Thomas Cochran

1658 - 1722  (64 years)

• Name	Thomas Cochran
  Birth	1658	Northern Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1722	PA   [1]
  Findagrave.com	20 Dec 2021
  	See Notes
  Burial	Bensalem, Bucks Co, PA   [1]
  	Bensalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  Person ID	I2944	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Anna Mary MacKay,   b. 1648   d. 1689, Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1670	Ireland
  Children	1. Isabella Jane Cochran,   b. 1670, Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland d. 1722, PA (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1658 - Northern Ireland Marriage - Bef 1670 - Ireland Death - 1722 - PA Burial - - Bensalem, Bucks Co, PA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - married at age 12?? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 12/20/2021 Thomas Cochran Birth: 1658 Northern Ireland Death: 1722 (aged 63–64) Pennsylvania, USA Burial: Bensalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Bensalem, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA Memorial #: 202199027 Bio: Dates are circa. One source gives his birth and death places as Spain, but, according to several sources, the name Cochran and its various spellings stems from Paisley Parish in Renfrewshire, Scotland, west of Glasgow. The Scots, of course emigrated from north Ireland to the Scot Highlands and Lowlands in the 400s. Clan Cochrane claims its original ancestor was a Scandanavian Viking (pirate), who settled in Refrewshire. 'Coch' may derive from the Welsh/Brit Gael word meaning red. But the name may also be derived from two Gaelic words meaning 'battle cry'. Their heraldic beast is the boar, because of its fierce nature. Another tradition is that an early family member fought with such courage that his leader called him 'coch ran' or 'brave fellow'. Centuries later many Scots became Protestant. About 80,000 returned to Ulster as Presbyters as part of Oliver Cromwell's disastrous colonization policy called 'Plantations', his failed effort to turn Ireland Protestant, though Clan Cochrane supported the Royalists in the English Civil Wars of the 1640s. A century or more later, many of their descendants emigrated to the North American English colonies. Married Anna Mary MacKay. Children: Isabella 'Jane' Cochran White Family Members Spouse Anna Mary MacKay Cochran 1648-1689 Children Isabella Jane Cochran White 1670-1722 Created by: Lotsacousins (48730524) Added: 16 Aug 2019 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202199027/thomas-cochran Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202199027/thomas-cochran : accessed 20 December 2021), memorial page for Thomas Cochran (1658–1722), Find a Grave Memorial ID 202199027, citing Bensalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Bensalem, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Lotsacousins (contributor 48730524) . -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com.