Sam, I want to send you the enclosed listing of the earliest Couches I have found in the Colonies. Can you relate our Couch line to any of these? Your analysis and that of others would be greatly appreciated. Perhaps you can find a clue that has eluded me. Someone in this group may just be our common ancestor for the Group 5 DNA Couches. Robert H. Couch Earliest Known Couches in America Before 1700 New England 1640 Brothers SIMON AND THOMAS COUCH arrived in Conneticut from Devonshire Eng. Simon m Mary Andrews. 1670 ROBERT COUCH in Charleston, Mass Court as defendent in Witchcraft case Virginia bef. 1624 Thomas Crouch/Couch came to James City, VA on ship Bonaventure before 1624/Land previously owned by Thomas Crouch mentioned (Foley, 1979) in James City, VA in 1638 1635 James Cittie, VA William Crouch arrived as indentured servant courtesy of David Mancell 1662 AMBROSE COUCH IN MD IN 1662. 1667 MATTHEW COUCH arrived James Citie, VA as indentured servant courtesy of Roger Womsley. 1684 THOMAS COUCH arrived in VA Aug 29-Sept 1, 1684 from Plymouth via Charles captained by Capt Edward Blagg. 1693 THOMAS COUCH listed as a Plymouth VA merhant (Coloinia Recds SR 00376 p. 2) 1693 ROBERT COUCH came to VA 1693 Glouchester County. Robert Couch given land patent # 8 on April 29, 1693 containing 66 acres in Gloucester Co, VA./ Rent Role Glouchester Co, VA 100 acres, 1704 1693-1701 THOMAS COUCH listed as Master of ships Fortune in 1663, Palm Tree in 1697, 1698, 1699 and Friendly Society of London (Pink 60 tons) during visit to Rappahannonk District, VA from Sept 29, 1701. Virginia -1700-1725 1700 EDWARD COUCH & WIFE AVERILLA, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, VA. CHILDREN: ROBERT COUCH b DEC 1704 CHRIST CHURCH, MIDDLESEX CO, VA; ELIZABETH, b DEC 29, 1706; EDWARD b MAY 2, 1708 CHRIST CHURCH MIDDLESEX CO, VA EDWARD COUCH LAND DEAL IN MIDDLESEX CO, VA 1724. 1702 CROUCH¹S CREEK TO JAMESTOWN, VA VIA BOAT; FEES FOR MAN AND HORSE THREE ROYALS; IN JAMESTOWN THE PRICE TO SWANS POINT FOR MAN ONE ROYAL. TO CROUCHES CREEK FROM JAMESTOWN MAN AND HORSE 3 ROYALS; AT CHICAHOMINY MAN AND HORSE SIX PENSE. BOAT ALSO LANDED AT COFIELD. 1711 EDWARD COUCH married Sarah Thompson on Feb 26, 1711 Christ Chruch Middlsex Co VA 1695-1732 ALEXANDER AND CHARLES COUCH IN VA 1720 THOMAS & ELIZABETH COUCH RECEIVED LAND GRANT BRUNSWICK CO, VA RECORDED IN WILLIAMSBURG, VA. ON COUCH¹S CREEK (NORTH BRANCH OF MEHERRIN RIVER NOW LUENBURG CO, VA). At one time in Prince George Co, VA. 1720 THOMAS COUCH JR b Brunswick Co, VA. 1725 THOMAS AND ELIZABETH COUCH gave birth to son MATTHEW COUCH on July 25Th in Brunswick Co, Bristol Parish, VA (FROM BRISTOL PARISH REGISTER OF HENRICO, PRINCE GEORGE AND DINWIDDLE COUNTIES OF VA 170-1798. Virginia 1730-1765 1730 Found on Hotten¹s List in VA 1730 was: Thomas ; William & James Couch. 1731 THOMAS COUCH granted 566 acres on th Pinelick Branch in VA (Microfilm VA State Land Office, Patents 1-42 Reels 1-41) 1735 Thomas Wilson deeds of lease or release of VA land to THOMAS COUCH JR, JAMES COUCH, WILLIAM COUCH not properly recorded due to error. Wilson seeks and is granted court permission to correct error. 1736 THOMAS COUCH SR (HIS MARK) TO THOMAS COUCH JR. (HIS MARK) for 5 lbs sold 150 acres in St Andrews Parish to John Couch Jr. 1739 THOMAS COUCH SR AND THOMAS COUCH JR sell 566 acres of property on Pine Lick Branch (part of Thomas Couch Sr original land patent) to Drury Stitch. Land next to John Stroud. 1754 Thomas Couch receives land grant in Orange County, NC. From Granville Proprietary Deeds and Surveys Oct 23, 1754. John Sroud Jr gentleman, three shillings on Old Field Creek of waters of New Hope. 13 Shillings rent per year. Surveyed May 14 1753, by Matthew Couch and John Stroud Sr. 1755 James Couch born. He died in Clairborne Co, MS on April 16, 1826. 1755 Orange County, North Carolina Tax list: MATTHEW, JAMES, WILLIAM AND THOMAS COUCH. LAND surveyed by Edward Stone and Thomas Couch. Surveyed Jun 9, 1757 deed granted July 28 1760. 1760 Edward Stone and THOMAS COUCH SCC surveyed land on Aug 331, 1759 For William Cox. 1760 JOHN COUCH and William Cox surveyed land for Edward Stone Aug 9th. 1764 MATTHEW COUCH sold land in Orange Co, NC to Archibald ? on Aug 14. ---------- >From: Windwalker <windwalker@fastmail.fm> >To: COUCH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [COUCH] query list and a finding >Date: Sat, Aug 2, 2003, 9:07 P >Something is mighty wrong... on the Couch-L list... >no one is posting not even Bill Couch > >I went back to my archives and it was averageing 200 posts per month >Its all but dead now. >Not even Bill is posting about DNA > >Have they moved the list elsewhere for the AR Couch clan? > > > >Also note this I found >> E. John Couch b Orange Co, NC 1750 later moved to Ashe Co, NC and then >> to >> >> eastern Kentucky m in Orange Co, NC to Elizabeth James Campbell. One >> son >> >> named Martin. 1783? >> >> 1. 1784 Appointed Constanble in Orange Co, NC >> >> 2. 1789 Was best man in Thomas Couch marriage to Jenny Nelson >> >> (John Couch of Orange and Ashe Counties in NC and Perry County, > >>John Married Elizabeth James Campbell and died in Perry Co Ky. >> >> >> > > > > > > > >============================== >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 >