On a cold rainy winter night in Atlanta I was going through my Couch file as I have many times trying to connect all the Couch lines. As usual I had not luck but found a few things that some of you who are better at this than I might be able to piece together. >From the NC Genealogy Magazine. did not record date and volumn number It was the Federal Direct Tax of 1816 Orange Co. NC. Samuel Couch residence New Hope, 691 acres, value $1,436 Edward Couch residence Boling Crk, 135acres, value $400.00 Asa Couch residence Boling Crk, 150 acres, value $300 Thomas Couch, residence New Hope, 1,247 acres, value $1,250 >From SC Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol IV, Spring 1976 1829 Census. This might have been a state census, not sure James Couch 4 Berry Couch 4 Matthew Couch 4 John Couch 5 William Couch 11 Isaac Couch 2 Sameul Couch 7 Clarke County Ga. Land Court Minutes William Coucj a Head Right for 350 acres granted April 1843 The Following information came from a write up of a cousin of mine, Rev. Horace Couch done about 20 years ago. He did not give any documentation for his information but it is about our common ancestor John Couch. "John Couch was born around 1754. He had come to the colony of South Caroline as a British soldier. He was described as five feet seven inches tall, having a fair complexion with a smooth face, freckles, and sandy brown hair. He was of Scotch-Irish heritage. He met and married Samanthia( bron around 1760). He was 19 and she was 13 at time of their marriage. John Settled on a plat of land on the Reedy River in the Ninety-sixth district of South Carolina. ****In 1790, John and Samanthia were living in the 96th District, Spartanburg County, S.C." He also states that by 1810 John and Samanthia had been married 37 years and had 17 children. I would appreciate any comments on this and if jives with any of information that some has. Thanks Larry Parr