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From: "Couch, Robert H. " <>
Subject: Re: [COUCH] Thos. Couch Meck. Co. VA
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2003 16:55:14 -0700


Bonnie,

CouchGenWeb Master Bill Couch descends from Benjamin Couch, father of both
Eli and Levi. He is a group 5 Dna match. Look at the DNA project results
on the <CouchGenWeb.com>. You can see all the several groups and group 5 is
your group via Benjamin Couch.

Robert H. Couch
----------
>From: "Bonnie C. Segui" <>
>To:
>Subject: RE: [COUCH] Thos. Couch Meck. Co. VA
>Date: Tue, Apr 1, 2003, 4:14 PM
>

>Hi,
> I would like to comment on this message regarding Second
>Generation, Paragraph D, Benjamin Couch, his son Levi Couch. I am a
>descendant of Eli Couch, who is also a son of Benjamin Couch. The
>paragraph D states that Levi Couch was in Lincoln Co, TN before 1830 and
>DeKalb Co, AL by 1850. This needs to be corrected as my Eli Couch was
>the one in Lincoln Co, TN and in DeKalb Co, AL - not his brother Levi
>Couch. Did anyone have a DNA match thru this Eli Couch?
>
>Thanks, Bonnie Couch Segui
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [mailto:]
>Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 8:59 PM
>To:
>Subject: Re: [COUCH] Thos. Couch Meck. Co. VA
>
>When do you think you might have a get together? I would be interested
>in
>joining you if I can fit it in between visits to sick people!! it would
>nice
>to meet some more folks from my line -- I wouldn't be able to make it
>the
>first weekend in June we will have our reunion the 5-6-7th, in Arkansas.
>Thanks for the info
>Kay Couch-Lopez
>
>In a message dated 3/5/03 5:47:12 AM,
>writes:
>
><< Danny,
>
>
>I have been exploring Couch generations without trying to tie
>generations
>
>(parent to child) together unless I know them for sure. Take a look at
>this
>
>little paper and see if it jogs your brain for a new way of looking at
>
>finding our folks. I have named most of the known Couches of Brunswick
>Co,
>
>VA; Orange Co, NC; Most SC Couches and some others who moved away to GA,
>Tn,
>
>Ky, AL and other points west.
>
>What do you think. Do you have any additions to my generations.
>
>
>Have a great day on the Outter Banks. Spring is not far away and we may
>
>need to start planning another joint Couch family meeting (perhaps a
>
>reunion of DNA Matches). Have folks present formal papers or reports.
>
>Katheryn Hopkins wants to attend our next get-together.
>
>
>Cousin,
>
>
>Bob Couch
>
>
>Generation ONE
>
>
>
>I. Matthew Couch came to James City, VA Colony on ship named Constance
>in
>
>1635.
>
>
>I. Thomas Sr & Elizabeth Couch Bristol Parish, Brunswick Co, VA b
>1685-1700
>
>???
>
>
> A. Thomas recd land grant Brunswick Co, VA (formerly Prince George Co)
>in
>
>1720.
>
>
> B. On Hotten1s L:ist in Brunswick Co, VA 1730.
>
>
> C. Nell Nugent says Thomas had 566 acres Brunswick Co, VA in 1731.
>
>
> D. Projected children of Thomas and Elizabeth Couch
>
>
>
> (1. Projected son Thomas Jr b 1710/1720
>
> (2. Had son Matthew b July 25, 1725
>
> (3. Projceted son William b Brunswick Co, VA 1721-1732)
>
>
> E. Sold land to Thomas Couch Jr in 1739.
>
>
>I. William Couch Sr. Possible brother of Thomas Couch Sr. Was included
>on
>
>HOTTEN1S List in Brunswick Co, VA in 1730
>
>
>I. James Couch Sr. is anoher possible brother of Thomas Couch Sr. He
>was
>
>found on HOTTEN2S List in Brunswick Co, VA in 1730; In Brunswick Co, VA
>
>1735;
>
>
>
>
> Generation TWO
>
>
>II. Thomas and Elizabeth Couch's Children known and projected:
>
>
>1. Son Thomas Couch b Va 1710/1720 (Ole Thomas who m Mary and lived
>Orange
>
>Co, NC and later Enoree, SC, d 1784)
>
>
> 2. Matthew Couch b 1725, documented son of Thomas & Elizabeth Couch in
>
>Brunswick County, Virginia. Lived in Orange Co, NC; His mark recorded
>in
>
>Org Co, NC 1753; Orange Co, surveyor 1754; Orange Co, NC jury 1763;
>rcd
>
>land grant in Spartanburg Co, SC 1771 near Bro Thomas Couch;
>
>Matthew or son Matthew Jr married widow Elizabeth Stone; Wife Elizabeth
>
>Stone Couch & Levi Stone executors of Matthew Couch1s 1816 will in
>
>Spartanburg Co,
>
>
>3. William Couch was documented brother of Thomas Couch Jr. Wm
>bornsometime
>
>between 1721 and 1732. In 1732 would first be of age (21) to
>
>rcd land grant in 1753. Danny Couch1s guess B 1725.; LIved in Orange Co,
>NC
>
>on land next to Thomas Couch and near James Couch.
>
> (a. William & Thomas Couch on same page in 1755 tax record
>
> (b. LIve next door to brother Thomas in Orange Co, NC land map.
>
> (c. Wm grants 300 acres to bro Thomas Couch
>
> (d. 1758 William Couch1s mark recorded Corbintown with Chris Rhodes.
>
> (e. 1760 Recived 630 acres land bro Thomas Couch Chain carrier.
>
> (f. William Couch apt overseer of Orange Co, NC road.
>
>(William and his son Edward Couch ancestor of DNA Project match Daniel
>Couch
>
>of NC)
>
>
>II. Other potential Second Generation Couch children in: Buckingham Co,
>VA;
>
>Orange Co, NC; Spartanburg and Pickens Counties in South Carolina.
>
>
> A. James Couch b 1739 VA was in Buckingham Co, VA with bro Capt John
>
>
>Couch (b 1751?). m Elizabeth Powers Feb 2, 1762 in King Geo Co, VA.
>
>
> B. Capt John Couch b ? bro of James Couch who settled in Buckingham Co,
>
>
>VA.
>
>may have m Rebecca Upton. Chldren: Fefire Couch b 1775; James b 1775;
>Lewis
>
>b 1783; Marchant b ca 1785; Nicholas Couch b 1786.
>
>
>(James and Capt John Couch of Buckingham Co, VA ancestor of DNA Project
>
>match Dr. Richard Couch of Tulsa, OK.
>
>
> C. John Couch b 1745 in VA/Orange Co, NC may have married neighbor
>Thomas
>
>Meredith1s daughter Anne Meredith. (Ole Thomas Sr had son named John who
>
>later moved to Greenville Co, SC, perhaps TN and Madison and Lawrence
>Co,
>
>AL, died in Tishomingo Co, MS ca 1840).
>
> 1. 1760 surveyed land in North Carolina
>
> 2. 1764 In Orange Co, NC court case with John White.
>
> 3. Spartanburg Co, land grant 1773.
>
> 4. In Greenville Co, SC ca 1798 on Saluda river with possible
>relatives
>
> (bros?)
>
>(John Couch Sr ancestor of Robert H. Couch of Auburn, AL).
>
>
>
> D. Benjamin Couch b 1745-1750 (Son of James Couch or perhaps younger
>son
>
>of Ole Thomas Couch of Enoree, SC. (Two in Spartanburg Co, SC in 1790 SC
>
>census).
>
>(Benjamin Couch ancestor of Bill Couch of Arkansas <couchgenweb.com> )
>
>(Robert Marion Couch also descends from Benjamin Couch. His line
>descends
>
>from Benjamin1s son Levi Couch who was in Laurens Co, SC, found in
>Cowetta
>
>Co, GA; Lincoln Co, TN before 1830 and in DeKalb County, AL by 1850)
>
>
>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.
>
> 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, KY is an
>
>
>ancestor of Ron Couch of Kentucky who is a group 5 DNA match)
>
>
>
>F. James Couch b 1755
>
>
>G. William Couch Jr (son of Ole Thomas Couch) b Orange Co, NC 1758--REV
>WAR.
>
> 1. 1780 Wm Couch & Mark Patterson asked to lay out road Org Co,NC
>
> 2. 1782 Wm Couch appointed Juror.
>
> 3. Applied for Rev War Pensioni in Greenville Co, SC in 1836.
>
>
>H. Thomas Couch b VA 1760-1763 d 1829 m Elizabeth Bull in 1778...
>Children:
>
>Rachel b 1826 who m ____White; William Couch m Dicey White; Samuel
>Couch b
>
>1826; Hardin Couich b 1828; Nancy Couch m Wm White; Ann Couch; Susannah
>
>Couch; Elizabeth who m Joseph White in 1807; and Thomas Couch; Isaac
>Couch.
>
>
>I. Edward Couch son of William Couch b Amelia, VA July 31, 1761
>
>m Mary in 1779.
>
>1. son Asa b 1781 Orange Co, NC; son Milton Couch Carrolton, TN
>
>2. One Edward fought Indians with bro William in Cherhaw, SC.
>
>3. One Edward worked on road with William Rhodes OR Co, 1786
>
>
>
>
>III. Third Generation:
>
>
>
> A. Thomas Couch b 1765 who married Elvie Lynch dau of William Lynch and
>
>Mary Terry. May have been son of John Couch Sr and Ann Meredith. Lived
>in
>
>Greenville Co, SC and later (1809) in Madison Co, AL and later in
>Lawrence
>
>Co, AL One source says died in 1822.
>
>(Ancestor of Robert H. Couch via Thomas and Elvy Lynch Couch1s son
>Malachi
>
>Couch).
>
>
> B. John Couch Jr b ca 1766-1770, bro of Thomas in A above was in
>Greenville
>
>Co, SC and later in Madison Co, AL by 1809 and Lawrence Co, AL by 1830
>near
>
>father John Couch SR.
>
>
> C. James Couch 1767-1840 m Mary Polly Henderson in Orange Co, NC had
>
>children: Matthew b Spart Co, SC (1791-1881); Berry Couch (1793-) who m
>
>
>Lavina Stroud; Precilla Couch; Rishy Couch (1805-1878) who m Josiah
>Neill
>
>in SC; John Couch. Marlin Hershel Couch DNA Project match is of this
>line.
>
>Marlin is son of Joseph Johnson & Lelia Mae Knight Couch (1882-1972 of
>
>Cowetta Co, GA, grandson of Henry Couch (1847-1929) and Leah A. North
>of
>
>Cowetta Co, GA gg of Josiah Couch (1826-1892) and Mary A. V. Davis; and
>ggg
>
>grandson of Matthew Couch (1791-1881) of Sparatanburg Co, SC
>
>and gggg grandson of James Couch of Orange Co, NC and Spartanburg Co,
>SC.
>
>(Marlin Hershel Couch of Cowetta Co, Georgia is the DNA Match for this
>James
>
>Couch). This is also the James Couich line of Calvin Dorris and Betty
>
>Duval)
>
>
>
>D. John Couch b Orange Co, NC 1770 m Mary Prather and moved to
>
>Pendelton Dist, Pickens Co, SC (Easley, SC). Had son named John JR.
>
>(John Couch and Mary Prather Couch ancestor of Kenneth R. Couch of SC
>who is
>
>another of the Group 5 Couch DNA project match).
>
>
>
>IV. Fourth Generation:
>
>
> A. Samuel Couch (1800---) in South Carolina m Martha Wofford (b 1800)
>
> Descendents found mostly in Gwinette, Clarke, Jackson and Murry
>County,
>
>GA.
>
>(Larry Parr (b 1942) asked his cousin Lawrence Bruce Couch to take the
>DNA
>
>test and so both are descendents and DNA matches in Group 5).
>
>
>B. My Malachi Couch b 1803 in SC.
>
>----------
>
>>From: "Danny Couch" <>
>
>>To:
>
>>Subject: [COUCH] Thos. Couch Meck. Co. VA
>
>>Date: Wed, Jan 22, 2003, 9:46 AM
>
>>
>
>
>>OK guys, I might have messed up. The "Thomas Couch of the County of
>
>>Mecklingburg in the Commonwealth of Virginia..." that is in the Orange
>Co.
>
>>NC deed with Edward Couch of Orange deeding land to Asa Couch of Orange
>in
>
>>1812 was probably not the Thomas John Couch that is on the chart with
>sp.
>
>>Anne Anderson in Buckingham Co. I think this Thos. Couch is separate.
>I
>
>>wasn't thinking when I threw "Thomas John Couch" in there instead of
>
>>"Thomas Couch". I went to the VA library website and tried to get some
>
>
>>info on Thos. Couch and did get a reference to a newspaper obituary on
>a
>
>>Thomas Couch who died in 1842 but could not access the story, only the
>
>>microfiche catalog info. I will call them and see if they will print
>it
>
>>out and fax it to me.
>
>> Meanwhile, does anybody have anything on this Thomas Couch of
>
>>"Mecklingburg" (sic) Mecklenburg Co VA to share? Mecklenburg Co. VA is
>
>>right over the state line from NC, about 60 miles from Orange Co. NC.
>
>>Danny Couch
>
>
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