On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 23:10, Sarah Rierson wrote: This is probably a dumb question...but I have to ask it anyway. Do people ever record copies of their family histories in their states historical libraries? I vaguely remember someone in the family saying that such had been done in our family....which one????. ...who knows... .but have a feeling that it might be COUCH. I have a letter written by a grandson of John D. Couch (DOB 2/10/1832 Luenberg, VA) saying that the Couches came to the states with Peter Stuyvesant.....settling in NY. (The same J. D. Couch is also my grandfather). Any one have history on this item. Hopefully there is some truth to this and not just something for some good laughs. Sarah Rierson iowamom@prairieinet.net Sarah: It would ne best to research Peter Stuyvesant and party first in NY. Then find out all you can of the area and its migration patterns. Couch people settled in NY/CT/NJ/RI before "some" went on down to PA/Va and later other areas. As far as submitting family records to a historical center. They first must be highly documented and pass a rigid check. Then "some" local state agencys will take them based on local history. As far as just a "genealogy file" submitted to said. They will not take them in most cases. There has to be some significance in the family or submitted file for them to have. I would not truse a "letter" written by a old family member as "proof". It is a starting point indeed to document the lineage. To many fables are started in false family reports from long ago. I am not saying this is one. Just merely that you are lucky to have the info to start the paper trail to documented lineage. Couch clan came from several different areas in the old world.. some welsh, some english {mostly} some Austria/german.. I would start with the Peter Stuyvesant landing point and backtrack, thus leading to VA {hopefully} in the long run. Be highly advised alot of the "internet files" one see,s on the net are wrong and full of mis info. So hard copy documentation is a must!!! Then you can blow everybody away and tell them their "files" suck, as you have hard copy proof ! not copied internet files.

I know that some of you are working on different Couch lines and many years ago (1986) there was article that was in "The Virginia Genealogist, Vol 30, Number 4, Whole Number 120, October-December 1986 issue that deals with the Anderson/Couch connection. If you haven't seen the article it might be worth the time to write for a copy. Title: Anderson of Buckingham: A case study in Family reconstruction within a "burned" county. The connection between the Couch families and the Anderson families is very strong and this outlines in great detail these connection thru tax lists, land transaction, births, deaths, marriages, and WILLS. Very interesting reading and sources are noted that can be checked. Just a thought. ellen

Got a question > Everyone mentions Ny/Ct/RI/NJ/Pa/Va/ but has anyone done research on the Delaware bunch of Couch people? This may or may not be a Couch but I did find in 1715 a reference in a will of Job Brewster Apr 14, 1715 and May 31 1715 Cornelius Coach. in will of John Patterson Aug 16, 1750 Sept 27 1750 Wife Mary Patterson (from Ireland) sister Judith Welsh Exec. Thomas Cooch in will Sarah Belew June 7 1783 Oct 28 1783 son Thomas, dau Sarah Belew, dau Elizabeth Gist Exec. Thomas Couch Jr. Thomas Cooch Jr. Dec 28 1784 Feb 3 1785 Wife Sarah, sons: Thomas, Francis and William. dau" Elizabeth Maxwell. Thomas Cooch Dec 17 1780 Nov 24 1788 wife Sarah son Thomas: grandchildren Thomas, Francis and William Cooch, Elizabeth Cooch; Sarah, Dorcas and Mary Armitage and William Simonton; dau Frances Elizabeth Simonton. Exec. son in law John Simonton and Alexander McBeth will of Thomas Evans Sept 4 1796 Sept 20 1796 Wife Frances Lowan Evans; son Thomas dau Elzabeth sister Jane Thompson, three nephews Joseph, Thomas, Nathaniel Evans David, sons of sister Ann David, Jane Thompson's son in law, John Jones. Exec. Robert Middleton and William Cooch Simonton. These are all on the Calendar of Delaware Wills, New Castle Co., 1682-1800. Nancy --- Windwalker <windwalker@fastmail.fm> wrote: > On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 23:10, Sarah Rierson wrote: > This is probably a dumb question...but I have to > ask it anyway. > > Do people ever record copies of their family > histories in their states historical libraries? > > I vaguely remember someone in the family > saying that such had been done in our > family....which one????. > > ...who knows... > > .but have a feeling that it might be COUCH. > > I have a letter written by a grandson of John D. > Couch (DOB 2/10/1832 Luenberg, > > VA) saying that the Couches came to the states > with Peter Stuyvesant.....settling in NY. > > (The same J. D. Couch is also my grandfather). > Any one have history on this item. > > Hopefully there is some truth to this and not > just something for some good laughs. > > Sarah Rierson > iowamom@prairieinet.net > > > Sarah: > > It would ne best to research Peter Stuyvesant and > party first in NY. > Then find out all you can of the area and its > migration patterns. Couch > people settled in NY/CT/NJ/RI before "some" went on > down to PA/Va and > later other areas. > As far as submitting family records to a historical > center. They first > must be highly documented and pass a rigid check. > Then "some" local > state agencys will take them based on local > history. > As far as just a "genealogy file" submitted to said. > They will not take > them in most cases. There has to be some > significance in the family or > submitted file for them to have. > I would not truse a "letter" written by a old family > member as "proof". > It is a starting point indeed to document the > lineage. > To many fables are started in false family reports > from long ago. I am > not saying this is one. Just merely that you are > lucky to have the info > to start the paper trail to documented lineage. > Couch clan came from > several different areas in the old world.. some > welsh, some english > {mostly} some Austria/german.. > I would start with the Peter Stuyvesant landing > point and backtrack, > thus leading to VA {hopefully} in the long run. > Be highly advised alot of the "internet files" one > see,s on the net are > wrong and full of mis info. So hard copy > documentation is a must!!! > Then you can blow everybody away and tell them their > "files" suck, as > you have hard copy proof ! not copied internet > files. > > > > > > ============================== > 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 > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com