Linda, We have good proof of Thomas Jr, William, and James Couch in Orange County, NC from about 1740 through the 1760s when some of the Couches moved to Spartanburg County, SC and a John Couch of Orange County went to Pendleton district which is also in the northwest corner of South Carolina. Thus, your Lee Couch b about 1803 most likely descended from this family. Earlier the family was in Brunswick County (Now Lunenburg) Virginia from about 1720 until about 1739. Now, we are looking for the parents of Thomas Couch Sr and his wife Elizabeth. They lived on Couch's Creek just outside the county seat of Lunenburg (west of town). If you like you may be interested in getting a Male Couch in your family to take the DNA test. We have some 14 Couches in this line who have matching DNA. Most of them can trace their family to this Thomas Couch Sr and Elizabeth of Brunswick County, VA. If you are interested in this check it out on the <CouchGenWeb.com>. Please let me hear from you. I do know of other Wake County Couches but I am not sure they are related to me. With a DNA test from your Couch line we could discover if the Wake County, NC Couches were related to our Brunswick County, VA line. Thanks Robert H. Couch ---------- >From: familysearching <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: [COUCH] Leigh Couch >Date: Tue, Feb 24, 2004, 6:22 PM > >Hello List, > >I am new to this list and could use a little help. Trying to research a >Leigh/Lee Couch in North Carolina. Lee married Salley Marshall, 1 July >1824 in Wake Co., NC. In the 1850 census there was a William, 15; >Louisa, 9; Jonathan, 7; in his household. Lee is listed as 47 years of >age and having been born in Orange Co., NC. >I know that Louisa Couch married Alvis Daniel and believe, that William >Couch married Sarah Fowler, 2 July 1857. Is there any one else >researching this family? Can not find a will or property, or have I >missed something? > >Linda Thompson >Cocoa, Fl >[email protected] > > >==== 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. > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >
Robert, The DNA is a possibility if there was a male Couch to do the test. Have to see if any of the distant cousins are interested in the results. Feel certain that he is related to one of the three Couchs in early Orange, but bridging the one or possibly, two generations, in between is the problem now. With Lee/Leigh for a first name I should be able to find something, you would think. Can only find him in 1830 through 1850 census where I can be sure. 1860, the only, Leigh Couch has the age all wrong and is living alone, so that is not a sure bet. If anyone should stumble across the name in NC, I would like to know. Even if it might be incorrect later, with enough eyes looking something should pop up. Linda Couch, Robert H. wrote: >Linda, > >We have good proof of Thomas Jr, William, and James Couch in Orange County, >NC from about 1740 through the 1760s when some of the Couches moved to >Spartanburg County, SC and a John Couch of Orange County went to Pendleton >district which is also in the northwest corner of South Carolina. Thus, >your Lee Couch b about 1803 most likely descended from this family. Earlier >the family was in Brunswick County (Now Lunenburg) Virginia from about 1720 >until about 1739. > >Now, we are looking for the parents of Thomas Couch Sr and his wife >Elizabeth. They lived on Couch's Creek just outside the county seat of >Lunenburg (west of town). > >If you like you may be interested in getting a Male Couch in your family to >take the DNA test. We have some 14 Couches in this line who have matching >DNA. Most of them can trace their family to this Thomas Couch Sr and >Elizabeth of Brunswick County, VA. If you are interested in this check it >out on the <CouchGenWeb.com>. Please let me hear from you. > >I do know of other Wake County Couches but I am not sure they are related to >me. With a DNA test from your Couch line we could discover if the Wake >County, NC Couches were related to our Brunswick County, VA line. Thanks > >Robert H. Couch >--------- > > >