John Couch

More About John Couch:

Date born 2: Bef. 1755

Census 1: 1790, Orange Co, NC

Census 2: 1800, Ashe Co, NC

Fact: 1807, Came to Perry Co., Ky from North Carolina

Fact 1: 1800 Ashe Co., NC age 45+

More About Mary Polly Boone:

Note: Parents not confrimed See obituary of grandson William Lewis

More About John Couch and Mary Boone:

Marriage: August 1769, Orange County, North Carolina

More About Elizabeth James:

Burial: Unknown, Campbell Bend Cemetery, Perry Co, Ky

Census: 1830, Perry Co, Ky

Marriage Record: December 02, 1783, Orange County, NC

Marriage Notes for John Couch and Elizabeth James:

North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

Bride: Elizabeth Campbell

Groom: John Couch

Bond Date: 02 Dec 1783

County: Orange

Record #: 01 096

Bond #: 000096011

More About John Couch and Elizabeth James:

Marriage: December 02, 1783, Orange County, NC

John was a very large man (weighed up to 500 pounds) and fought in the Rev olutionary War. He later went to Kentucky about 1800 with his son Martin a nd lived and died in Kentucky. He is referred to by Martin In the Dickey D iary.

I have marriage license to Elizabeth Campbell James in Orange County, Nor th Carolina. He married he after Mary Polly Boone died. He is suppos ed to have served as a wagon driver and/or he was with Washington at the c rossing of the Delaware for General Washington in the Revolutionary War.

"John married third to Mary Patterson" (No actual proof of this third marr iage) I do believe that John Couch married Elizabeth James though. ...s ee will in North Carolina Wills, Orange County, North Carolina # 1752-18 00 by Ruth Herndon Shields. Book C, page 79. Will in archives proven to/17 96 signed Mary Patterson. "All her estate to be equally divided amoung t he surviving children of Couch and Betsy, his wife decased.

The names of the children now living are Mary Couch, Letitia Couch, July C ouch, Elanor Couch and Elizabeth Couch. All are under 18 years of age. Exe cutors: worthy friends Robert Campbell, Roger Daniel and John Couch. Witne sses: Robert Campbell, Roger Daniel. See Ira Couch interview on 4/29/18 98 ay Big Creek, Kentucky. Names John Couch a Hrandfathert! Interview on p age 2277, Roll 3, John Dickey Diary. Available from LDS in Utah.

Some of this information furnished by Stewart Couch and Gladys K. Frazie r. Mrs. Frazier is descendent of John Couch. Stewart Couch died in about 1 980.

John Couch and Polly Boone had 6 children. After Polly died, he married El izabeth James Campbell, who was divorced from Patrick Campbell. Martin w as the only issue of this union. After Martin was born John divirced Eliza beth and returned to Orange County, North Carolina and married Mary Patter son. They had 5 daughters before Mary died in 1796. They are mention ed in her will.

He was married to Elizabeth James on December 2, 1783 in Orange County, No rth Carolina. He was divorced from Elizabeth James. Elizabeth is sa id to be related to the famous Jessie James according to information in t he John J. Dickey Diary.

John was a very large man (Weighed up to 500 Lbs.) and fought in the

Revolutionary War. He is supposed to have served as a wagon driver for Gen. Washington in the Revolutionary War. He later went to KY about 1800 with his son Martin and lived and died in KY. He is referred to by Martin in the Dickey Diary. I have marriage license to Elizabeth Campbell James (Elizabeth James was a cousin to the famous Jessie James according to information in the John Jay Dickey Diary) in Orange Co., NC. He married her after Mary Polly Boone died (Mary Boone a niece of explorer frontiersman, the legendary Daniel Boone.) John married 3d to Mary Patterson . . . see will in NC Wills, Orange Co., NC 1752-1800 by Ruth Herndon Shields. Book C, Pg. 79. Will in archives proven 2/1796 signed Mary Patterson. "All her estate to be equally divided among the surviving children of Couch and Betsy, his wife deceased. The names of the children now living are Mary Couch, Letitia Couch, July Couch, Eleanor Couch and Elizabeth Couch. All are under 18 years of age. Executors: Worthy friends Robert Campbell, Roger Daniel and John Couch. Witnesses: Robert Campbell, Roger Daniel. John Couch and Polly Boone had 6 children. After Polly died He married Elizabeth James Campbell, who was divorced from Patrick Campbell. Martin was the only issue of this union. After Martin was born John Divorced Elizabeth and returned to Orange Co. NC and married Mary Patterson. They had five daughters before Mary died in 1796.

References

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• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Couch-419
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