Joyce, I have indeed explored the CT Couches who came abut 1740 to the shores of CT. On my website I may have included the the brief Histoy of the CT Couch family by Vintron Myron Couch who wrote the family histor sometime before he matriculated to Cornell about 1820 or so. Those close to this family say that some Couches may have moved South to VA and NC. But, I have not seen a clue to connect us to them. However, Windwalker's assertion that his folks may have come from CT is a possibility. William Couch, son of Drury Couch (Of The Ole Thomas Couch line of VA, NC, SC) is quoted in a book about one of his descendents, the noted Harvey Couch, that his Couch family was in New England as early as 1840s and in Virginia before 1700. So, we do have that possibility. Thanks for the inquiry. Bob Couch ---------- >From: JoyceHouseReeve@webtv.net (Joyce H. Reeves) >To: COUCH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [COUCH] John Couch, Mary Boone, Elizabeth Campbell of VA/NC/KY >Date: Thu, Oct 2, 2003, 5:52 PM > >Hi Bob, > I've been thinking (watch out !!) -- if the 25 marker DNA means a >common ancestor 7 generations ago, we may need to look across the ocean. >John of Perry was my 4th gr grandfather. I came along late in Dad's >life (age 47), so I guess I could say I'm closer to 5th than 4th. We >don't know for sure when John's father, or grandfather, came to America, >much less know who he was. The common ancestor might not have come to >America at all. One scenario might be our common ancestor had several >sons who immigrated -- maybe even at different times and to different >locations in America. Sam feels John's might have been in Connecticut >before meandering down into PA and later Western VA (now WV area). It >was not unusual for those old timers to move about a lot. What about >the CT Couches? Do any from there match at all, or is it only >Virginians? >Just some thoughts which might not help at all. We're still searching. > Joyce > > >==== 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 >