1836 Swan Cockram received a land grant on December 5, 1836 in Buncombe County, North Carolina. [1]
1840 Swan lived in Sourthern Division, Buncombe County, North Carolina in a household with males: 2 (Under 5) and 1 (40 thru 49); and females: 3 (Under 5), 1 (5 thru 9), and 1 (30 thru 39). Father Wm Cockram was listed nearby. [2]
1844 Swan Cockram was granted land in Buncombe County, North Carolina. [3]
1850 Swain Cockram (age 48, born in North Carolina) lived in Buncombe County, North Carolina, in a household with Lois Cockram (age 37), Narsey M Cockram (age 17), Wm H Cockram (age 15), James W Cockram (age 14), Sarah M Cockram (age 13), Harriet M Cockram (age 12), Emaline M Cockram (age 11), Joseph M Cockram (age 9), Lettie A Cockram (age 7), Moses W Cockram (age 6), Jeff P Cockram (age 5), and Jeston M Cockram (age 3). [4]
1853 Moses Cochran, administrator of the estate of Swain Cochran petitioned the court to sell land. Love Swain was the guardian of her infant children. [5]
1859 Probate records for Swain Cochran in Buncombe County, North Carolina named Moses Cochran as guardian of Joseph, Lettey Ann, Moses, Jefferson, Justin, and Mary Cochran, all minor orphans of Swain. Date: October 14, 1859. [6] [7]
[1] North Carolina, Land Grant Files, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[2] United States Federal Census, 1840, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[3] Buncombe. Land Records 1840–1843, image 327, [FamilySearchImage].
[4] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[5] Buncombe. Court Minutes 1792–1796, 1832–1834, 1819–1825, 1798–1804, image 956, [FamilySearchImage].
[6] North Carolina, Division of Archives and History, Wills and estate papers (Buncombe County), 1663-1978, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[7] North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].