Larry, In the 1790 census Mary is the wife of Ole Thomas Couch and mother of John Sr and Joseph who were mentionied in the 1776 will of Old Thomas Couch. John Couch Sr and mother Mary were administrators of that will. Some have speculated that Isaac, James and Benjamin were also sons of Ole Thomas but they were younger and not mentioned in his will. John Sr would have been about 45 at the time of the 1790 census so the second John may have been his son John Couch JR. Matthew Couch has been projected as a son of Thomas and Elizabeth Couch of Brunswick Co, VA (b 1725) and a brother of Ole Thomas. There was indeed records of a Matthew in Spratanburg Co, SC in 1790 (could have been Matthew JR). Since we have records of Thomas and Elizabeth in Brunswick Co, VA as early as 1720 then the 1740 date may be a bit late. Nonetheless, in a biography about the famous Harvey Couch (a Group 5 DNA match) it is reported that his ancestor William Couch (son of Drury and grandson of Ole Thomas and Mary) says his folks were in New England and then in Virginia by 1700. Windwalker also maintains that his ancestors may have been in New England early. In his history of the Conneticut Couch family, Vintron Myron Couch did not indicate any Couches that went South but that does not mean it did not happen. Eleanor S. of Florida knows of some of the Conneticut Couches who came south. In any event, I find your information most interesting. Thanks for sharing. Robert H. Couch ---------- >From: Bill Couch <bcouch@CouchGenweb.com> >To: COUCH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [COUCH] Letter >Date: Wed, Oct 29, 2003, 7:57 PM > >Larry W. Parr wrote: >> >> I hope the group does not receive this twice. I sent it once but it bounced >> back >> >> I received this letter on 05DEC 1978 when I first started my research on the >> Couch family. It was from a Ethel L. Templeton. Do any of you know her. >> She did not send any documentation with it >> >> She traces some of SC Couch family back to New England. Here is what she >> said >> Imigrants From New England 1700-1755. Is this a Book? >> Couch, Joseph of Newbury Port, Mass and Boscowen NH from Wales ca 1740. >> married 1st Elsie Rowell, married 2nd Mrs Mary Webster, Married 3rd Mrs. >> Muzzy. Children by 1st marriage, John,Elsie, Benajmin, Joseph. Children by >> 2nd Mary >> >> 1790 SC Census >> Isaac Couch >> Mary >> John >> James >> Benjamin * >> Joseph * >> Matthew >> John sr * >> >> She felt like the men with * by their names could be the sons of this >> Joseph. >> Has anyone verified any of this information? >Larry they did have children Benjamin,John and Joseph, but all of them >also died in New Hampshire. That Benjamin is the one that married Rachel >Heath. >Some records have shown him to be the same as My Benjamin but I don't >think So. that Benjamin and Rachel had a all together different set of >Children than what Benjamin and Delila had. > >Bill Couch > >> Larry Parr >> >> ==== 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 >

Hi, How is Ethel Templeton connected to the Couch family? Thanks, Bonnie -----Original Message----- From: Couch, Robert H. [mailto:rcouchauburn@mindspring.com] Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 6:43 AM To: COUCH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [COUCH] Letter Larry, In the 1790 census Mary is the wife of Ole Thomas Couch and mother of John Sr and Joseph who were mentionied in the 1776 will of Old Thomas Couch. John Couch Sr and mother Mary were administrators of that will. Some have speculated that Isaac, James and Benjamin were also sons of Ole Thomas but they were younger and not mentioned in his will. John Sr would have been about 45 at the time of the 1790 census so the second John may have been his son John Couch JR. Matthew Couch has been projected as a son of Thomas and Elizabeth Couch of Brunswick Co, VA (b 1725) and a brother of Ole Thomas. There was indeed records of a Matthew in Spratanburg Co, SC in 1790 (could have been Matthew JR). Since we have records of Thomas and Elizabeth in Brunswick Co, VA as early as 1720 then the 1740 date may be a bit late. Nonetheless, in a biography about the famous Harvey Couch (a Group 5 DNA match) it is reported that his ancestor William Couch (son of Drury and grandson of Ole Thomas and Mary) says his folks were in New England and then in Virginia by 1700. Windwalker also maintains that his ancestors may have been in New England early. In his history of the Conneticut Couch family, Vintron Myron Couch did not indicate any Couches that went South but that does not mean it did not happen. Eleanor S. of Florida knows of some of the Conneticut Couches who came south. In any event, I find your information most interesting. Thanks for sharing. Robert H. Couch ---------- >From: Bill Couch <bcouch@CouchGenweb.com> >To: COUCH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [COUCH] Letter >Date: Wed, Oct 29, 2003, 7:57 PM > >Larry W. Parr wrote: >> >> I hope the group does not receive this twice. I sent it once but it bounced >> back >> >> I received this letter on 05DEC 1978 when I first started my research on the >> Couch family. It was from a Ethel L. Templeton. Do any of you know her. >> She did not send any documentation with it >> >> She traces some of SC Couch family back to New England. Here is what she >> said >> Imigrants From New England 1700-1755. Is this a Book? >> Couch, Joseph of Newbury Port, Mass and Boscowen NH from Wales ca 1740. >> married 1st Elsie Rowell, married 2nd Mrs Mary Webster, Married 3rd Mrs. >> Muzzy. Children by 1st marriage, John,Elsie, Benajmin, Joseph. Children by >> 2nd Mary >> >> 1790 SC Census >> Isaac Couch >> Mary >> John >> James >> Benjamin * >> Joseph * >> Matthew >> John sr * >> >> She felt like the men with * by their names could be the sons of this >> Joseph. >> Has anyone verified any of this information? >Larry they did have children Benjamin,John and Joseph, but all of them >also died in New Hampshire. That Benjamin is the one that married Rachel >Heath. >Some records have shown him to be the same as My Benjamin but I don't >think So. that Benjamin and Rachel had a all together different set of >Children than what Benjamin and Delila had. > >Bill Couch > >> Larry Parr >> >> ==== 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 > ==== 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 --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.532 / Virus Database: 326 - Release Date: 10/27/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.532 / Virus Database: 326 - Release Date: 10/27/2003