Did this Rachael Evans have a sister Elizabeth Evans? On Mon, 30 Oct 2000 10:04:11 EST APUND@aol.com writes: >I am passing on a reply which I made to a Burcham researcher, just in >case >anyone else is interested in these people: > >"I have only recently discovered that Rachel Evans was married to >James >Burcham. She was first married to John Couchman, who is my relative, >and who >died in 1827. I have his probate record. It includes a receipt (10 Feb >1834) >for $7.75 received from an executor of the estate; the receipt is >signed A. >Evans for James Burchum & Rachel Burchum formerly Rachel Couchman. >Another >receipt (Oct 14, 1834) for $6 from the estate was signed by James >Burcham; >the signature was faded so I can't tell how he spelled it. >Jesse and Andrew Evans were listed as buyers of some of the items sold >from >the estate. A. Evans was identified as a collector of tax from the >estate, >1829. >John's two farms were left to their daughter Mary Ann Elizabeth; >proceeds >were to support the daughter and his beloved wife Rachel as long as >she >remained his widow. They were only married two years. > >I have this record of the marriages: > >[Indiana State Library Genealogy Division Indiana Marriages >Through 1850 >http://199.8.200.90:591/c-d.html >Couchman John Evans Rachel Owen 8-31-1825 >lic [no >record of the marriage in Owen Co., just the license. They probably >married >in a nearby co. John had two farms, one in Owen Co. and one in Daviess >Co.] > >Coutchman Rachel Burcham James Owen 11-29-1831] > >This also appeared during a search: > >Database: Gene Pool Individual Records Mariann Elizabeth Coutchman >birth >date 1827 Somerset, , KY father John Coutchman mother Rachel Evans >[from >Ancestry.com] > >If this is correct, it seems to indicate that Rachel and John moved to > >Indiana after their daughter's birth in 1827. Others in John's family >were >there as early as 1819." > >Nancy Pundsack > > >==== INOWEN Mailing List ==== > > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.