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From: "Larry W. Parr" <>
Subject: RE: [COUCH] Couch research
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 18:26:19 -0400
In-Reply-To: <E1A7Xhc-000812-00@maynard.mail.mindspring.net>


My generation on the DNA is Larry Parr/Ruth Lee Couch/Henry J Couch/John
Coleman Couch/Samuel Couch and family tradition says his father was a John
Couch born in Virginia, but I have not proved this because there are too
many John Couchs in SC where Samuel was born.

Larry Parr

-----Original Message-----
From: Couch, Robert H. [mailto:]
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 7:03 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [COUCH] Couch research


Bill,

You are so Right! We have had a most productive year. The DNA testing let
me know that many of the Couches I had discovered throughout the country
shared a common ancestor with me (Group 5).

Please advise me. I have a note saying that if one achives a match on the
25 marker DNA test then
that common ancestor is within the past 7 generations. Is this a true fact
with DNA testing?
Since most Group 5 members who took the 25 marker test had a near perfect
match, then their common ancestor should be within the past seven
generations.

Although I did not take the 25 marker test I can only guess that my DNA
would match as well as those taking the 25 marker test. Seven generations
for me would be (not counting myself) would be Thomas and Elizabeth in
Brunswick County, VA (now Lunenburg County, VA) on Couches Creek just west
of the community of Lunenburg, VA. This is assuming that the line I have
researched is correct.

I would like to know who the seventh generation back is on those who
actually took the 25 marker test.
I would also like to know who is the seventh generation back on all other
Group 5 DNA members who only took the 12 marker test. This would assume
that they would probably match the scores of the 25 marker test takers (It
seems most who took the 25 marker test had near perfect matches).

Could the DNA officials in Texas comment on this.

Thanks for all your work and especially organizing the DNA testing. Would it
help if others of us now took the 25 marker test to better test my
hypothesis?

Robert H. Couch


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>From: Bill Couch <>
>To:
>Subject: [COUCH] Couch research
>Date: Tue, Oct 7, 2003, 10:42 PM
>

>Hello everyone, As you know last year about this time we started the DNA
>project. It seem to have died down now but I think if we could find
>someone from the other lines that have not been tested it would be of
>benefit to all of us.
>
>A couple of the lines did not turn out like we expected them to. It
>would not hurt if someone else from anothe part of these lines would
>also take the DNA test just to make sure that nothing went wrong.
>
>I think we have acomplished a lot's in the last year. we have at least 9
>Different Group's of Couch's
>
>First we have the old Fairfield CT. group and it is a large group of
>Couches. So far we only have two from them to take the DNA test and one
>of them is not a Couch.
>
>Then we have Group 2 that could connect to them sooner or later but I
>think it will be back in England.
>This group is growing. and I think some of the other lines will connect
>to it. If we find someone to take the DNA test.
>
>On the Group 5 we have lots of Matches. and from about 13 different
>lines we have not found links for yet. I feel if we can find the
>records all of us will link back up by 1700 and Probably most to the Old
>Thomas and Elizabeth who was in Virginia by 1700.
>
>The Charts that I have posted are there mosley for other Researchers to
>find you and work with you on your lines. If we all work together we can
>at least account for most of the ones that have been listed on the
>Census records from 1850 to present.
>
>By having those accounted for we will have a number of lines that do not
>connect together. Then by the process of elimation we can work out most
>of those and the DNA test will help.
>
>Thanks
>Bill Couch
>
>
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