Research Notes:
1806 On April 10, Nanian Cochran, of Greenville County, South Carolina, granted power of attorney to brother Robert Cochran, of Rutherford County, North Carolina, regarding his father's estate, in the county of Lincoln, specifically to recover claims from Henry Slinkard. [1] [2]
1820 Ninian Cochran lived in Cumberland Twp, Allegany County, Maryland in a household with males: 1 (45 and over); and females: 1 (under 10), 2 (10 thru 15), and 1 (26 thru 44). [3]
1850 Ninian Cockran (age 75, born in North Carolina) lived in Pickneyville Twp, Gwinnett County, Georgia, in a household with Martha Ann Cockran (age 65), and Lynna T Cockran (age 26). [4]
A biosketch reports: [http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5801399/person/-1392075883/story/283cc7e1-3ae8-4058-b355-7a2620c59400]
Ninian Cochran, born 1780, in Rutherford County, North Carolina. The name Ninian comes from a Scottish saint - St. Ninian; the first Christian apostle to Scotland, who died in 423 AD. (This helps to confirm the family's Scottish Presbyterian heritage.) Ninian Cochran's nickname was "Nanour". Ninian moved to Greenville, South Carolina prior to 1806, and married Martha Ann (maiden name unknown), born about 1785, in about 1823. Ninian and Martha had several children. The only name immediately available is that of their youngest daughter- Lyana, born about 1824. Ninian later moved to Gwinnett County, Georgia, sometime before 1850, and is listed on the Gwinnett County Census in 1850, along with his wife and Lyana, as being 70 years old.
[1] Rutherford County, North Carolina, Will Book C-115, [FamilySearchImage].
[2] North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, [AncestryImage].
[3] United States Federal Census, 1820, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[4] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].