Descendants of William D. Cochran Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM D.1 COCHRAN1,2,3 was born Abt. 1769 in North Carolina4,5, and died April 26, 1841 in Avery's Creek, Buncombe County, North Carolina6,7,8. He married ELIZABETH BETSY STEWART9,10, daughter of NATHANIAL STEWART and MARY UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1785 in Greenville, Laurens County, South Carolina11,12. Children of WILLIAM COCHRAN and ELIZABETH STEWART are: i. CLARISSA2 COCHRAN12, b. Abt. 1793, Avery's Creek, Buncombe County, North Carolina12; d. Bef. 1841, Avery's Creek, Buncombe County, North Carolina12; m. ROBERT ROGERS12; b. Abt. 1792, Tennessee. ii. SWAIN COCHRAN13,14, b. Abt. 1802, North Carolina15 16; d. Abt. 1859, Avery's Creek, Buncombe County, North Carolina17,18; m. (1) LOIS RAY19,20, Abt. 1831, North Carolina21,22; b. Abt. 1813, North Carolina23,24; d. Abt. 1858, Avery's Creek, Buncombe County, North Carolina25,26; m. (2) LOIS UNKNOWN26, Abt. 1831, North Carolina26; b. Abt. 1813, North Carolina26; d. Abt. 1858, Avery's Creek, Buncombe County, North Carolina26. iii. JESTIN COCHRAN28, b. Abt. 180828; d. December 24, 1869. iv. JAMES COCHRAN28, b. Abt. 181028. v. JOHN MOSES COCHRAN, b. June 13, 1813, Avery's Creek, Buncombe County, North Carolina; d. August 05, 1903, Avery's Creek, Buncombe County, North Carolina; m. REBECCA DAVIS, December 23, 1846, Macon County, North Carolina; b. October 17, 1823, North Carolina; d. June 09, 1881, North Carolina. More About JOHN COCHRAN and REBECCA DAVIS: Marriage: December 23, 1846, Macon County, North Carolina vi. NATHANIAL COCHRAN28, b. June 13, 1813, Avery's Creek, Buncombe County, North Carolina; d. Abt. 1860; m. MARY MILINDA PRAYTOR; b. Abt. 1819.