Hi Becky, I don't know if these records are for your David Couch, but I found them with a quick search on the internet: 1813 June Tax List, Page 8 - David Cough, Bergen County, Saddle River Township, NJ 1814 June Tax List, Page 10 - David Cough, Bergen County, Saddle River Township, NJ 1820 Census - Mill Creek, Hamilton County, Ohio, Page 162 David Couch - 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 This means: 3 males up to age 10, 1 male age 10-16, 1 male age 26-45; 1 female up to age 10, 2 females ages 10-16, 1 female age 26-45 and 1 female age 45 or over. Note: I did not find "David Couch" in 1830 census (which goes to your death date of 1828), but I didn't search on spelling variations. Hope this gives you a lead, Kathryn <snip> > What if you only know that an ancestor was born in New > Jersey, but don't know what county? Does anyone have > any suggestions? > > My oldest known Couch ancestor is David Couch born > about 1790 in New Jersey. He died about 1828 in Ohio. > He married a woman named Martha who was also from New > Jersey and died in Ohio. > > Becky Griswold <snip> __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com

I have a suggestion on other sources when census records are lost. See if the county they lived in has tax digest. It does not give much information but at least it can give you when the person was living in the county. It can also give leads to people who might be kin if they lived close to each other. In Georgia the person payed taxes in the county where they lived no matter where the land the owned was. I find the tax digest very usefull. I guess each state did taxes differently and I have not researced anything in NJ later than 1789. Larry -----Original Message----- From: Knecht [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 8:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [COUCH] New Jersey Couches Hi, My line of Couches comes from southern New Jersey. I have found them there until the early 1800s but then lost them. I am currently stumped with finding if John and Hannah Couch were born in New Jersey or if they came from another state (perhaps Va.) John and Hannah (perhaps nee Surtton) were living in New Jersey in the 18teens and had children Joseph, James, Isaac, George, Phebe, and maybe Frances. The NJ Federal Census was destroyed for 1800, 1810, and 1820 so I am left without a good source for the period I am researching. If any of your Couches come from NJ please contact me. Thanks, Sharon Couch Knecht ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 11:00 PM Subject: COUCH-D Digest V03 #251 ==== COUCH Mailing List ==== Please note that this mailing list is operated by rootsweb and administered by a volunteer. It is not connected with the CouchGenWeb. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Bessie Mae Couch was my grandmother. She was born 28 March 1886, in Abilene, Tayler Co, Texas. Bessie had at least one brother, Claud J Couch. Claud was born 26 June 1892 in Pauls Valley, Garvin Co, Oklahoma. I believe Bessie had a second brother, Cordy Couch, born abt. 1890. I don't have any verifiable information about Cordy. I have yet to find documentation of any of the Couch siblings' whereabouts as children. Bessie's mother and stepfather are on the 1900 Garvin Co., Indian Territory, Chickasaw Nation census; but none of the Couch children are listed with them. Bessie married John Wesley Paddack Jr at her mother's home in Oklahoma on 25 July 1905. A six-year-old niece, Dora Couch, is listed with John and Bessie in the 1920 Craig Co Oklahoma census. Who was Dora's father? I do not have the date of birth of Bessie's father, John Franklin Couch. Bessie did not know where John Franklin was born, but Claud said it was Mississippi. John Franklin Couch died close to the date of Claud's birth. John Franklin is buried in an unmarked grave in the old Pauls Valley, Garvin Co, Oklahoma cemetery. Bessie died in Purcell, McClain Co, Oklahoma 23 July 1970. Claud died 16 August 1980 in Baytown, Harris Co, Texas. Margaret Paddack

What if you only know that an ancestor was born in New Jersey, but don't know what county? Does anyone have any suggestions? My oldest known Couch ancestor is David Couch born about 1790 in New Jersey. He died about 1828 in Ohio. He married a woman named Martha who was also from New Jersey and died in Ohio. So, I don't know what county in New Jersey I am looking for and I don't have any known family members to look for even if I did know what county. My uncle took the dna test and we are apparently connected to the Meshack Couch line. But it would have to be through one of his brothers, James or Samuel, whom we know came to America with Meshach, but they left no trail whatsoever that anyone has found. This is my hardest brick wall of any of my lines. Any help would be appreciated. Sharon, maybe we can look for our New Jersey Couches together. Becky Griswold --- "Larry W. Parr" <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a suggestion on other sources when census > records are lost. See if > the county they lived in has tax digest. It does > not give much information > but at least it can give you when the person was > living in the county. It > can also give leads to people who might be kin if > they lived close to each > other. In Georgia the person payed taxes in the > county where they lived no > matter where the land the owned was. I find the tax > digest very usefull. I > guess each state did taxes differently and I have > not researced anything in > NJ later than 1789. > > Larry __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com

Hi, My line of Couches comes from southern New Jersey. I have found them there until the early 1800s but then lost them. I am currently stumped with finding if John and Hannah Couch were born in New Jersey or if they came from another state (perhaps Va.) John and Hannah (perhaps nee Surtton) were living in New Jersey in the 18teens and had children Joseph, James, Isaac, George, Phebe, and maybe Frances. The NJ Federal Census was destroyed for 1800, 1810, and 1820 so I am left without a good source for the period I am researching. If any of your Couches come from NJ please contact me. Thanks, Sharon Couch Knecht ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 11:00 PM Subject: COUCH-D Digest V03 #251

My line is from Henry Couch m. Margaret Clancy, of Castlelyons, County Cork, Ireland. Immigrated to US (date unknown). Margaret and children (John, Henry, Johanna, Thomas, James, Elizabeth) are in St. Louis, MO by 1864, around which time the two daughters married (Johanna to ____Messing, and Elizabeth to John Kohler), as did Henry (to Johanna McCarty). In 1864, Margaret, John, and Henry and his wife moved to Chicago. Margaret died there. John met and married Ellen Geary in 1864, and they moved to Morris, IL, where two children were born (James and Mary). By 1871, John and Ellen moved to Kentland, Indiana, where five more children were born. John was a blacksmith. To date, I have not found a trace of Thomas. Beyond the marriage of Henry and Margaret, and the births of their children, I have not found much information in Ireland------but I'm still searching. If anyone is connected, I would love to hear from them. (John and Ellen are my direct line) Jeanne Fowler

Well, this list is just too quiet lately so how about a roll call? Would love to see some of you lurkers post your line and family mysteries. How about some from NE and NW parts of the country? If you have a family homepage url, please share. My line is Harvy Couch, b. abt 1852, Breathitt, Perry, or Lee Co. Kentucky. Last find him in Lee Co. census, 1880. Family story is he died between 1885-1890 in Owsley Co. You can find my chart at Kentucky Couch Kin site. http://swapasource.com I've added some new ones toward the end. Kathleen Couch Latshaw (Kathy :-) surnames: Gabbard, Burch, Peters, Johnston

Thanks Ellen, ---------- >From: "emcht" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: [COUCH] Attn: Robert >Date: Thu, Oct 9, 2003, 12:21 PM > >Sorry, I didn't make my msg very clear. So I am going to extract and resend. > >. >John>James>John>Orrell Gist> John W.>Roy Vigil>Roy C.. The three sons of >> >Roy C. are: Roy Vigil Couch, born 1948; Gregg Milton Couch, born 1950; >and >> >John George Couch, born 1952. > >The first John is the one called Captain John, the second name, James is his >son. These two men were born in England. > >I called Bev the other day and she said when researching the Couch line, she >was researching another line and the Couch married into the line she was >researching. > >I have not made any attempt to go back to England and search this line as I >have not proven the other lines that I am also interested in proving. If >something turn up along the way, I will get in touch. > >However, as I said before those three men (brothers) that are listed last >are the only ones that you might get to take the DNA and the results be >relevant to our search. There maybe some other male that descend but I >don't recall however if you are interested I will try to ferret them out for >you. good searching. ellen > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Couch, Robert H. " <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 6:37 AM >Subject: Re: [COUCH] Couch research > > >> Ellen, >> >> I am a bit confused. Exactly who is the man who you know descends >directly >> from Capt John Couch of England and Jamestown? Is it the first John you >> mentioned or all those you listed i. e. John, James, John, Orrell Gist, >John >> W., Roy Virgin and Roy C.???? >> >> Thanks >> >> Robert H. Couch >> >> >> ---------- >> >From: "emcht" <[email protected]> >> >To: [email protected] >> >Subject: Re: [COUCH] Couch research >> >Date: Wed, Oct 8, 2003, 5:51 AM >> > >> >> >Bill, Sometimes it doesn't help to be a female but since we always have >to >> >prop up the males here goes nothing. >> > >> >As I look thru my data bank, I only find one Couch that I can safely >vouch >> >that comes directly from the Captain John Couch from England. >> >First let me give the descending order and then the three names as I have >> >them. (Please others jump in here and make corrections or alter in any >form >> >or fashion that pertains to what we are trying to do.) >> > >> >John>James>John>Orrell Gist> John W.>Roy Virgil>Roy C.. The three sons >of >> >Roy C. are: Roy Virgil Couch, born 1948; Gregg Milton Couch, born 1950; >and >> >John George Couch, born 1952. >> > >> >The father of these three men according to my recordswas married to Pola >> >June Barney 1 Jun 1947 in Rawlins, Carbon Co, WY. Roy C. Couch was born >19 >> >Feb 1922 and died Dec 1932 in Sheridan Co, WY. >> > >> > > > > > >==== COUCH Mailing List ==== >Please note that this mailing list is operated by rootsweb and administered >by a volunteer. It is not connected with the CouchGenWeb. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

In addition to Vic's post -- John Couts and John Couch is the same man. He is listed as Couts on some of these Washington Co VA deeds, but actual deed says COUCH. Joyce

Here's some information.... Page 119 - Thomas Martin...275 ac...Commissioners Certificate...on the waters of Clinch River in the Baptist Valley...Beginning corner to John Hankins land...on the side of Couts Ridge...April 26, 1783 - Thomas Martin...400 ac by settlement made in 1775 on sinking Creek on the north side of Clinch being the land whereon he now resides...August 8, 1781 Page 201 - David Crouch, assignee of James Roark...130 ac...Commissioners Certificate...in the Baptist Valley on the waters of the upper north fork of Clinch River, on the waters of Sandy...Beginning corner to William Patterson in a gap of Sandy Ridge...on Hankins line...April 30, 1783 - James Roark, assignee of John Pearie...150 ac...on the waters of the north fork of Clinch and on the north side, includes improvements, actual settlement made in 1773...August 15, 1781 - Assigned to David Crouch by purchase on April 30, 1783 enjoy Vic

My generation on the DNA is Larry Parr/Ruth Lee Couch/Henry J Couch/John Coleman Couch/Samuel Couch and family tradition says his father was a John Couch born in Virginia, but I have not proved this because there are too many John Couchs in SC where Samuel was born. Larry Parr -----Original Message----- From: Couch, Robert H. [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 7:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [COUCH] Couch research Bill, You are so Right! We have had a most productive year. The DNA testing let me know that many of the Couches I had discovered throughout the country shared a common ancestor with me (Group 5). Please advise me. I have a note saying that if one achives a match on the 25 marker DNA test then that common ancestor is within the past 7 generations. Is this a true fact with DNA testing? Since most Group 5 members who took the 25 marker test had a near perfect match, then their common ancestor should be within the past seven generations. Although I did not take the 25 marker test I can only guess that my DNA would match as well as those taking the 25 marker test. Seven generations for me would be (not counting myself) would be Thomas and Elizabeth in Brunswick County, VA (now Lunenburg County, VA) on Couches Creek just west of the community of Lunenburg, VA. This is assuming that the line I have researched is correct. I would like to know who the seventh generation back is on those who actually took the 25 marker test. I would also like to know who is the seventh generation back on all other Group 5 DNA members who only took the 12 marker test. This would assume that they would probably match the scores of the 25 marker test takers (It seems most who took the 25 marker test had near perfect matches). Could the DNA officials in Texas comment on this. Thanks for all your work and especially organizing the DNA testing. Would it help if others of us now took the 25 marker test to better test my hypothesis? Robert H. Couch ---------- >From: Bill Couch <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: [COUCH] Couch research >Date: Tue, Oct 7, 2003, 10:42 PM > >Hello everyone, As you know last year about this time we started the DNA >project. It seem to have died down now but I think if we could find >someone from the other lines that have not been tested it would be of >benefit to all of us. > >A couple of the lines did not turn out like we expected them to. It >would not hurt if someone else from anothe part of these lines would >also take the DNA test just to make sure that nothing went wrong. > >I think we have acomplished a lot's in the last year. we have at least 9 >Different Group's of Couch's > >First we have the old Fairfield CT. group and it is a large group of >Couches. So far we only have two from them to take the DNA test and one >of them is not a Couch. > >Then we have Group 2 that could connect to them sooner or later but I >think it will be back in England. >This group is growing. and I think some of the other lines will connect >to it. If we find someone to take the DNA test. > >On the Group 5 we have lots of Matches. and from about 13 different >lines we have not found links for yet. I feel if we can find the >records all of us will link back up by 1700 and Probably most to the Old >Thomas and Elizabeth who was in Virginia by 1700. > >The Charts that I have posted are there mosley for other Researchers to >find you and work with you on your lines. If we all work together we can >at least account for most of the ones that have been listed on the >Census records from 1850 to present. > >By having those accounted for we will have a number of lines that do not >connect together. Then by the process of elimation we can work out most >of those and the DNA test will help. > >Thanks >Bill Couch > > >==== COUCH Mailing List ==== >Please note that this mailing list is operated by rootsweb and administered >by a volunteer. It is not connected with the CouchGenWeb. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ==== COUCH Mailing List ==== Please note that this mailing list is operated by rootsweb and administered by a volunteer. It is not connected with the CouchGenWeb. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

The 1870 Logan Co., Ky. Census shows Catherine Daniel (Couch), born NC, age 75, living with Francis M Brown without spouses. This would make Catherine's dob 1795. The death certificate for Francis M Brown lists Catherine Couch and John Daniel as parents. BROWN, FRANCES M (1870 U.S. Census) Kentucky , LOGAN, GORDONSVILLE DIST, Age 46, Female, Race: White, Born: NC Series: M593 Roll: 483 Page: 361 1900 KY. Soundex/B525 Census Ky., Russellville, Logan Co. Mag. Dist.1, ED 38, Sheet 3, Line 3 BROWN, FRANCIS (1900 U.S. Census) Kentucky, LOGAN, RUSSELLVILLE, Female, Race: White, Born: NC Series: T624 Roll: 492 Page: 59 FRANCIS M BROWN Date 170311 Age 093 Place LOGAN Volume 018 Cert 08673 Deathvol 17 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com

Hi folks, Just recently ran across some records in VA that have John Couch listed, and in other records he is John Couts. Sounds as if one of these fellows might have had a speech impediment, doesn't it? Joyce

Sorry, I didn't make my msg very clear. So I am going to extract and resend. . >John>James>John>Orrell Gist> John W.>Roy Vigil>Roy C.. The three sons of > >Roy C. are: Roy Vigil Couch, born 1948; Gregg Milton Couch, born 1950; and > >John George Couch, born 1952. The first John is the one called Captain John, the second name, James is his son. These two men were born in England. I called Bev the other day and she said when researching the Couch line, she was researching another line and the Couch married into the line she was researching. I have not made any attempt to go back to England and search this line as I have not proven the other lines that I am also interested in proving. If something turn up along the way, I will get in touch. However, as I said before those three men (brothers) that are listed last are the only ones that you might get to take the DNA and the results be relevant to our search. There maybe some other male that descend but I don't recall however if you are interested I will try to ferret them out for you. good searching. ellen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Couch, Robert H. " <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 6:37 AM Subject: Re: [COUCH] Couch research > Ellen, > > I am a bit confused. Exactly who is the man who you know descends directly > from Capt John Couch of England and Jamestown? Is it the first John you > mentioned or all those you listed i. e. John, James, John, Orrell Gist, John > W., Roy Virgin and Roy C.???? > > Thanks > > Robert H. Couch > > > ---------- > >From: "emcht" <[email protected]> > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [COUCH] Couch research > >Date: Wed, Oct 8, 2003, 5:51 AM > > > > >Bill, Sometimes it doesn't help to be a female but since we always have to > >prop up the males here goes nothing. > > > >As I look thru my data bank, I only find one Couch that I can safely vouch > >that comes directly from the Captain John Couch from England. > >First let me give the descending order and then the three names as I have > >them. (Please others jump in here and make corrections or alter in any form > >or fashion that pertains to what we are trying to do.) > > > >John>James>John>Orrell Gist> John W.>Roy Virgil>Roy C.. The three sons of > >Roy C. are: Roy Virgil Couch, born 1948; Gregg Milton Couch, born 1950; and > >John George Couch, born 1952. > > > >The father of these three men according to my recordswas married to Pola > >June Barney 1 Jun 1947 in Rawlins, Carbon Co, WY. Roy C. Couch was born 19 > >Feb 1922 and died Dec 1932 in Sheridan Co, WY. > > > >

Does anyone have any information on the Othnell Couch listed below? My great great grandfather Daniel Jarrel listed as Daniel Gerald was in Co. G. pluse other relatives. Nancy COMPANY H - RUTHERFORD COUNTY VOLUNTEERS MARCUS O. DICKERSON ; CAPTAIN OLIVER CARSON; ENSIGN LEANDER PACE; 1ST SERGEANT JAMES D. BUTLER; 2ND SERGEANT STANHOPE HILL; 3RD SERGEANT ABNER G. McENTIRE; 4TH SERGEANT MADISON KILPATRICK; 2ND CORPORAL ALLEN D. KILPATRICK; 4TH CORPORAL JOHN ROBERTSON; MUSICIAN JOHN WILLIAMS; MUSICIAN; JOHN ALLY HENRY BAKER THOMAS BALLARD JOSEPH BALLEW WILLIAM BALLEW DAVID BEAM JAMES BINGHAM JOSEPH BRADDY JOHN K. CLOUD WILLIAM COCHRAN JOHN COLBERT THOMAS A. COLBERT WILLIAM CONSTANT OTHNELL COUCH HARVEY COVINGTON PETER COWARD DEPRIEST CHAS. DICKERSON PETER DOGGETT PETER DAGGETT GOVAN P. EDNEY EDWARD D. ELIOT JAMES EVINGTON PETER EVINGTON WILLIAM FLYNN MORTON FREEMAN CHARLES GILHAM ANDREW J. GIBBS SAMUEL GRAY ADAM GLOVER ANDREW GROSS ANDREW GROSE HOYLE T. GROSS HOYLE T. GROSE WILLIAM HANNON ROBERT HAMILTON CARSON HILL JAMES F. HAWKINS JOHN HUTCHINSON WM. HUDGINS JEREMIAH JACKSON AMBROSE JACKSON ELIAS M. LYNCH DAVID D. KERR JAMES MORRIS ROBERT KING NIMROD KILPATRICK RICHARD McENTIRE JONATHAN OWENSBY AMBROSE OWENSBY WM. D. UNDERWOOD JOHN S. PANTHER JOHN FRENCH ALFRED RICHARDSON AARON PRITCHET KINSON RIDINGS GEORGE W. PRUETT JOSEPH SUTTLE WILLIAM C. RICHARDSON WILLIS N. TURNER JOSEPH ROBBINS WM. PRIVETT ROBERT TENISON ROBERT WALKER MATTHEW WADKINS NATHAN WADKINS MATTHEW WATKINS NATHAN WATKINS COMPANY __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com

Ellen, I am a bit confused. Exactly who is the man who you know descends directly from Capt John Couch of England and Jamestown? Is it the first John you mentioned or all those you listed i. e. John, James, John, Orrell Gist, John W., Roy Virgin and Roy C.???? Thanks Robert H. Couch ---------- >From: "emcht" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [COUCH] Couch research >Date: Wed, Oct 8, 2003, 5:51 AM > >Bill, Sometimes it doesn't help to be a female but since we always have to >prop up the males here goes nothing. > >As I look thru my data bank, I only find one Couch that I can safely vouch >that comes directly from the Captain John Couch from England. >First let me give the descending order and then the three names as I have >them. (Please others jump in here and make corrections or alter in any form >or fashion that pertains to what we are trying to do.) > >John>James>John>Orrell Gist> John W.>Roy Virgil>Roy C.. The three sons of >Roy C. are: Roy Virgil Couch, born 1948; Gregg Milton Couch, born 1950; and >John George Couch, born 1952. > >The father of these three men according to my recordswas married to Pola >June Barney 1 Jun 1947 in Rawlins, Carbon Co, WY. Roy C. Couch was born 19 >Feb 1922 and died Dec 1932 in Sheridan Co, WY. > >This is all the data that I have on this family and I have never tried to >locate any of them. >Bill, don't you agree that retirement is better then working. Good luck. >ellen > > > > > >==== COUCH Mailing List ==== >Please note that this mailing list is operated by rootsweb and administered >by a volunteer. It is not connected with the CouchGenWeb. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Bill, You are so Right! We have had a most productive year. The DNA testing let me know that many of the Couches I had discovered throughout the country shared a common ancestor with me (Group 5). Please advise me. I have a note saying that if one achives a match on the 25 marker DNA test then that common ancestor is within the past 7 generations. Is this a true fact with DNA testing? Since most Group 5 members who took the 25 marker test had a near perfect match, then their common ancestor should be within the past seven generations. Although I did not take the 25 marker test I can only guess that my DNA would match as well as those taking the 25 marker test. Seven generations for me would be (not counting myself) would be Thomas and Elizabeth in Brunswick County, VA (now Lunenburg County, VA) on Couches Creek just west of the community of Lunenburg, VA. This is assuming that the line I have researched is correct. I would like to know who the seventh generation back is on those who actually took the 25 marker test. I would also like to know who is the seventh generation back on all other Group 5 DNA members who only took the 12 marker test. This would assume that they would probably match the scores of the 25 marker test takers (It seems most who took the 25 marker test had near perfect matches). Could the DNA officials in Texas comment on this. Thanks for all your work and especially organizing the DNA testing. Would it help if others of us now took the 25 marker test to better test my hypothesis? Robert H. Couch ---------- >From: Bill Couch <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: [COUCH] Couch research >Date: Tue, Oct 7, 2003, 10:42 PM > >Hello everyone, As you know last year about this time we started the DNA >project. It seem to have died down now but I think if we could find >someone from the other lines that have not been tested it would be of >benefit to all of us. > >A couple of the lines did not turn out like we expected them to. It >would not hurt if someone else from anothe part of these lines would >also take the DNA test just to make sure that nothing went wrong. > >I think we have acomplished a lot's in the last year. we have at least 9 >Different Group's of Couch's > >First we have the old Fairfield CT. group and it is a large group of >Couches. So far we only have two from them to take the DNA test and one >of them is not a Couch. > >Then we have Group 2 that could connect to them sooner or later but I >think it will be back in England. >This group is growing. and I think some of the other lines will connect >to it. If we find someone to take the DNA test. > >On the Group 5 we have lots of Matches. and from about 13 different >lines we have not found links for yet. I feel if we can find the >records all of us will link back up by 1700 and Probably most to the Old >Thomas and Elizabeth who was in Virginia by 1700. > >The Charts that I have posted are there mosley for other Researchers to >find you and work with you on your lines. If we all work together we can >at least account for most of the ones that have been listed on the >Census records from 1850 to present. > >By having those accounted for we will have a number of lines that do not >connect together. Then by the process of elimation we can work out most >of those and the DNA test will help. > >Thanks >Bill Couch > > >==== COUCH Mailing List ==== >Please note that this mailing list is operated by rootsweb and administered >by a volunteer. It is not connected with the CouchGenWeb. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

on the Benjamin Couch and Nancy that we have listed at http://www.couchgenweb.com/family/benji3.htm Is there anyone else on the list connected to this line? We need to find a living male Couch from this line to take the DNA test. We also need to find a Father for this Benjamin, Can anyone out there provide anything that would help. Bill Couch

RE: the following I saw this and can add that his father was Capt. Ebenezer Couch. His wife Lois Stone is the daughter of Ashael and Sarah Beardsley Stone. Hope this helps someone. Gwen "John, Lois, W17640, CT Line, sol m Lois Stone 4 Liar 1783 at Washington in Litchfield Cty CT, wid appl 8 Sep 1838 Litchfield Cty CT aged 74 a res of New Milford CT, sol d 12 Jun 1812, sol had srv under a Capt Ebenezer Couch but no relationship was stated"

Bill, you have the Couch Web site for this family as Thomas John Couch and I have never seen the name used in front of the name John. I have a copy of the WILL of this John Couch and I have posted it to the web site. Have you seen it and if not, I will send you a copy. The John Couch that you have listed is the son of James Couch and James is the son of John. My gggrandfather is the John Couch who married Ann Anderson and had the son Allen Howard and after Ann died he married her sister and the sister is the mother of my Orrell Gist who was born in VA, moved toKY (he was still living at home) when John moved to KY. Orrell G Couch is buried in Webster county MO and Orrell is the father of my grandmother, Ora Emma Couch Hunt. Thanks ellen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Couch" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 10:15 AM Subject: Re: [COUCH] Couch research > I have a chart for this family at > > http://www.couchgenweb.com/couch/tjohnco.htm > > how do you connect to them. I will show it on the chart and add you as a > researcher. this way others can find you and work with you on This line. > > Bill Couch > > > > > Bill, Sometimes it doesn't help to be a female but since we always have to > > prop up the males here goes nothing. > > > > As I look thru my data bank, I only find one Couch that I can safely vouch > > that comes directly from the Captain John Couch from England. > > First let me give the descending order and then the three names as I have > > them. (Please others jump in here and make corrections or alter in any form > > or fashion that pertains to what we are trying to do.) > > > > John>James>John>Orrell Gist> John W.>Roy Virgil>Roy C.. The three sons of > > Roy C. are: Roy Virgil Couch, born 1948; Gregg Milton Couch, born 1950; and > > John George Couch, born 1952. > > > > The father of these three men according to my recordswas married to Pola > > June Barney 1 Jun 1947 in Rawlins, Carbon Co, WY. Roy C. Couch was born 19 > > Feb 1922 and died Dec 1932 in Sheridan Co, WY. > > > > This is all the data that I have on this family and I have never tried to > > locate any of them. > > Bill, don't you agree that retirement is better then working. Good luck. > > ellen > > > > ==== COUCH Mailing List ==== > > Please note that this mailing list is operated by rootsweb and administered by a volunteer. It is not connected with the CouchGenWeb. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== COUCH Mailing List ==== > Please note that this mailing list is operated by rootsweb and administered by a volunteer. It is not connected with the CouchGenWeb. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >