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1760 Joseph Kennedy received a warrant for land on Cockrons Creek, the waters of 12 mile Creek, joining George Neel & near to an of improvement of Thomas Cockron Junr. [1] [Perhaps Thomas Cochran Jr was already age 21 by this time.]

1777 Thomas Cochran Jr purchased land on Twelve Mile Creek from Jerem[iah] and Rachel Miller on January 5. [2]

1790 Thomas Cochran Junior lived in Salisbury District, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, in a household with 5 males under age 16, 1 males age 16 and over, and 7 females. [3] [4]

1803 John Cochran sold 147 acres on the south fork of Crooked Creek to Thomas Cochran Jun on September 4. Witnessed by Moses Cochran. [5]

1807 Thomas Cochran Jr received a warrant for 60 acres of land on both sides of Crooked Creek. [6]

1809 Thomas Cockron Jr was granted 60 acres on both sides of Crooked Creek adjacent to land of James Cockron. A survey map is shown. [7]

1800 Thomas Cochran Jr lived in Salisbury, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in a household with males: 2 (under 10) and 1 (26 thru 44); and females: 1 (16 thru 25). [8]

1810 Moses Cochran lived in Capt Bozzels, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in a household with males: 2 (Under 10) and 1 (26 thru 44); and females: 1 (Under 10), 1 (10 thru 15), and 1 (26 thru 44). [9]


Footnotes:

[1] North Carolina. Warrants 1769–1771, image 85, [FamilySearchImage].

[2] Record of deeds: Mecklenburg. Deed Books 1767–1779, IGN=007548128, image 389, [FamilySearchImage].

[3] United States Federal Census, 1790, [AncestryRecord].

[4] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: South Carolina, left column, bottom half, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[5] Record of deeds, (Mecklenburg County, North Carolina) 1755-1959; index to deeds, 1763-1955, 18-71, [FamilySearchImage].

[6] Mecklenburg. Land Warrants 1735–1957, IGN=007164926, image 941, [FamilySearchImage].

[7] North Carolina, Land Grant Files, [AncestryRecord].

[8] United States Federal Census, 1800, [AncestryRecord].

[9] United States Federal Census, 1810, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].