Caroline Philena Abbott

Caroline married John Mitchell, Jr. on 12 Nov 1890 in New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Washington DC. John was born in Mar 1867 in Glasgow, Scotland. [Group Sheet]

1. Elizabeth Mitchell was born in 1896.

Notes:

VIEW NOTES & JOURNAL Notes and Journal of Capt. Ira C. Abbott re First Battle of Bull Run, with Comments by Orlando B. Willcox. July 20. Remained at Centerville all day, during which [I] recd. orders from Genl. Heintzelman (Comdg. Div.) for an advance early next morning (I o'c). About 10 A.M. Maj. Bidwell sent for me & proposed that in view of the fight expected next day we make up our differences, to which I agreed, & with a cordial shake of the hand we parted for the night, & from that time I had no better friend in the regt. 2Ist. Battle of Bull Run. At one o'clock A.M. [the] regt. [was] in line & ready to move. There was a delay until about sun rise, when we heard artillery in the distance, when our march began for Sudley Ford. mmediately after crossing Cub Run we turned to the right, & our line of march was thro timber most of the way. (Mem. It was very hot & exhausting. OBW). Sudley Springs Ford is about 12 miles from Centerville. It was reached about II½ o'clock. The day was very hot, & [there] being no water from Cub Run to Sudley Springs, our men were nearly famished with thirst. On reaching [the] ford, canteens were filled & we fell back on the bluff for dinner. From this point we could plainly see the movement of troops & explosion of shells in the air & hear the crash of arms. At 2 o'clock our regt. was ordered to the front to support Arnold's Battery & immediately advanced, crossing Bull Run (Sudley Springs) up the road to Sudley Springs Church, filed to the left into a field & took up a position at the right of the battery, lying down upon the ground. (Mem. Capt. Richard Arnold's Battery, 2d Arty., was attached to my brigade. A. himself was a captain in the 5th Arty. His officers were Lieuts. Barringer & Throckmorton. OBW.) This position was maintained for about ½ hour, when we were ordered to advance. Accordingly [we] moved to the right across a ravine on to an open field. Marching by [the] flank & filing to the left along the ravine, we came in range of rebel batteries. The Ist man who fell was Color Sergt?, struck by a shell which severed his head from his body. "The Memoirs, Journals & Civil War Letters of Orlando B. Willcox" by Robert Garth Scott, editor, 1999, p.686.

 

VIEW BIOGRAPHY Born in Burns, Allegany County, New York, he moved with his family to the White Pigeon Community, St. Joseph County,Michigan in 1835. On February 13, 1850 he married Roxanna E. Brown of Elkhart County, Indiana. They were listed in the 1850 Concord Township Elkhart County, Indiana Federal Census, He was a merchant. Roxanna died iafter childbirth in 1852 , Abbott and daughter, Harriet E. moved back to Burr Oak ,St Joseph County, Michigan. In 1855 he was appointed Postmaster in Burr Oak while running a mercantile business there. Ira was an original Trustee of the Incorporated Township of Burr Oak in 1859, also served as a Justice of the Peace . Having a young daughter he traveled to Phelps, Ontario County, New York, and married Electa Araminta Shear on May 19, 1857. After Lincoln's call for Volunteers, he resigned as Postmaster in Burr Oak and enlisted on April 24, 1861 and was Commissioned, Captain "Co. G". The lst Infantry was the first Western regiment to arrive in Washington, DC. They fought at lst Manassas(Bull Run), and suffered great casualties. His Company lost 22 men killed, wounded or captured. Though wounded himself, he was commended for personally rescuing the Regimental colors, as they were about to fall into the enemy's hands, and carried them off the field. It was these colors around ehich the Regiment rallied near the little stone Church at Sudley's Ford.At the expiration of their 3 months' commisiion, the Regiment returned to Michigan, reorganized, and Captain Abbott was reassigned to Company "B" on August 17, 1861 for three years. The Regiment was asigned to the Army of the Potomac, arriving at Fort Monroe, Virginia on March 12, 1862. He was commissioned Major, April 28, 1862, particpating in the Peninsular Campaign of 1862 under Gen. McClellan (5th Corps, lst Brigade, lst Division...Mechanicsville, White Oak Swamp, Malvern Hill, etc... ...then as part of Fitz John Porter's Corps at 2nd Manassas on August 19, 1862... ...and as part of Fifth Army Corps (MG Daniel Butterfield), First Brigade of the First Division (brig.-General Charles Griffin) , then at Antietam, Maryland, and as Lt.Col (promoted August 30, 1862), in the December 1862 Campaign at Fredricksburg (wounded 12/1262). On March 18, 1863 he was promoted to Colonel, and was wounded twice May 2, 1863 at Chancellorsville, Va. Then his Regiment was at Gettysburg where he was again wounded at Little Round Top, July 2, 1863 , fighting as part of the Army of the Potomac (MG George G. Meade) with lst Infantry, Michigan Volunteers under Major General George Sykes' "Fifth Army Corps", First Brigade (Colonel William S. Tilton) of the First Division (BG James Barnes). Ira C. Abbott served in the Civil War first as Lieutenant Colonel, then Colonel and commander of the 1st Michigan Volunteer Infantry regiment. He was wounded in the face at the Battle of Fredericksburg. At the Battle of Gettysburg, his regiment was part of Colonel William S. Tilton's brigade that fought against attacking Confederates in the Stony Hill area West of the Wheatfield on July 2, 1863. Under intense fire, he kept his Michigan soldiers on the battle line until he him self was shot and seriously wounded, and had to retreat to the rear of the Union lines. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services during the war". A monument to his regiment stands in the Loop on Sickles Avenue in the Gettysburg National Military Park. On December 22, 1864, having served with honor and distinction nearly four years,having participated in most of the truly, hard-fought Campaigns, and having been wounded several times, he found his health seriously impaired, his resignation from active service was accepted and he was discharged. Because of that service, Colonel Abbott was brevetted a Brigadier General on March 13, 1865. He returned to Michigan, where during the period 1866 through 1869 he served an appointment with the United States Revenue Service. In 1873 he moved to Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin, where he resided until he moved to Delevan, then Elkhorn in 1880, where he was the State Sales Agent for Fairbanks Scale Manufacturing Co.(home-based in St. Johnsbury, Vermont). He later removed to and was living in Washington, DC, where he was a member of MOLLUS, DC Commandery and in January, 1908 was President of the Michigan State Association which met there at the Arlington Hotel for their National Annual Banquet. General Abbott died later that year in October, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery..(Section 2, Grave # 876-ES)....near the Old Amphitheater & Custiss-Lee Home. Pension # 282114 Buried: Buried: Section 2, Grave #876-ES Ira married Electa Araminta Shear on 19 May 1857 in Phelps, Ontario Co, NY. Electa (daughter of Henry Shear and Caroline COUCH) was born on 21 Jul 1840 in Allegany Co, NY; died on 19 May 1914 in Washington DC; was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co, VA. [Group Sheet]

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Electa Araminta Shear was born on 21 Jul 1840 in Allegany Co, NY (daughter of Henry Shear and Caroline COUCH); died on 19 May 1914 in Washington DC; was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co, VA. Children: Charles E. Abbott was born on 16 Nov 1858 in Burr Oak, St. Joseph Co, MI; died on 07 Aug 1918; was buried in Eldon, Wapello Co, IA. William Coray Abbott was born on 22 Jul 1860 in Burr Oak, St. Joseph Co, MI; died on 19 Apr 1907 in Jamestown, Chatauqua Co, NY. 1. Caroline Philena Abbott was born on 04 Apr 1871 in Benton Harbor, Berrien Co, MI; died after 1920.

Generation: 3

1. 4.	Edmund Austin Abbott Edmund married Nancy Gregory. [Group Sheet]

   
   

2. 5.	Nancy Gregory Children: 2. Bvt. Brig. Gen. Ira C. Abbott was born on 18 Dec 1824 in Burns, Allegany Co, NY; died on 09 Oct 1908; was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co, VA.

   
   

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   Henry Shear was born about 1812 in NY (son of William C. Shear and Sarah). Notes: Henry served as a Private (Artificer) for 15 months with the US Army, 50th New York Regiment. Probable father, William C. Shear, buried near Henry's wife in Pioneer Cemetery. Wiliiam died 12-17-1851, age 65y, 2m, 19d. Henry married Caroline COUCH. Caroline (daughter of Joel Bostwick COUCH and Phoebe LADOW) was born on 03 Dec 1818 in Cayuga Co, NY; died on 23 Aug 1856; was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Phelps Village, Ontario Co, NY. [Group Sheet]

   
   

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   Caroline COUCH was born on 03 Dec 1818 in Cayuga Co, NY (daughter of Joel Bostwick COUCH and Phoebe LADOW); died on 23 Aug 1856; was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Phelps Village, Ontario Co, NY. Children: William Shear was born about 1838. 3. Electa Araminta Shear was born on 21 Jul 1840 in Allegany Co, NY; died on 19 May 1914 in Washington DC; was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co, VA. Sarah J. Shear was born about 1844 in NY. Phebe Shear was born about 1851 in NY.

   
   

Generation: 4

1. 12.	William C. Shear was born about 1790 in NY. William married Sarah. [Group Sheet]

   
   

2. 13.

   Sarah Children: Elizabeth Shear was born about 1810 in NY. 6. Henry Shear was born about 1812 in NY. Theodora Shear was born about 1829 in NY. Arlimina Shear was born about 1829 in NY. Hellen M. Shear was born about 1832 in NY. Robert Shear was born about 1835 in NY. William C. Shear was born about 1838 in NY. Sarah J. Shear was born about 1843 in NY.

   
   

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   Joel Bostwick COUCH was born on 15 Apr 1781 in Washington, Litchfield Co, CT (son of Capt. Ebenezer Couch, Jr. and Sarah KINNEY); died on 10 Oct 1842; was buried in Kelloggsville Cemetery, Sempronius, Cayuga Co, NY. Notes: The descendants of Joel Bostwick Couch through James Ladow Couch was received from Darren Couch at COUCH@CKT.NET of Girard, KS, in 2005. Birth: Name: Joel Bostwick Couch Gender: Male Baptism/Christening Date: Baptism/Christening Place: Birth Date: 15 Apr 1781 Birthplace: WASHINGTON TWP,LITCHFIELD,CONNETICUT Death Date: Name Note: Race: Father's Name: Ebenezer Couch Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: 7450318 System Origin: Connecticut-ODM Source Film Number: unknown Reference Number: Collection: Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906 Joel married Phoebe LADOW. Phoebe was born in 1783 in Half Moon, Saratoga Co, NY; died on 10 Oct 1859; was buried in Kelloggsville Cemetery, Sempronius, Cayuga Co, NY. [Group Sheet]

   
   

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   Phoebe LADOW was born in 1783 in Half Moon, Saratoga Co, NY; died on 10 Oct 1859; was buried in Kelloggsville Cemetery, Sempronius, Cayuga Co, NY. Notes: Resided in Cayuga Co, NY. Children: Electa COUCH was born in 1808. James Ladow COUCH was born in 1810; died in 1909. Joel COUCH was born in 1811; died in 1859. Sybil COUCH 7. Caroline COUCH was born on 03 Dec 1818 in Cayuga Co, NY; died on 23 Aug 1856; was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Phelps Village, Ontario Co, NY. Riley COUCH was born in 1832 in NY. Betsy COUCH Sally COUCH Melvina COUCH

   
   

Generation: 5

1. 28.

   Capt. Ebenezer Couch, Jr. was born on 20 Jan 1733 in Redding, Fairfield Township, Fairfield Co, CT (son of Ebenezer Couch, Sr. and Ann CRANE); died on 16 Oct 1800 in Milton, Saratoga Co, NY; was buried in North Milton Cemetery, Milton, Saratoga Co, NY. Notes: John Wood, Jr. is a D.A.R. certified veteran of the American Revolutionary War, serving for Connecticut: A026420 Boyce Cemetery Information COUCH LOT Click Image for Full Boyce Cemetery Listing Capt. Ebenezer Couch, also Ebenezer Couch, Jr. Military Service: Captain Revolutionary War Burial: North Milton Cemetery, Saratoga County, NY Will Records of Saratoga County, New York 1796-1805 Will Records of Saratoga County, New York OSPage: 82 Name: Ebenezer Couch My wife, Sarah My oldest son, John My sons: Ebenezer, Aaron, Joel Bostwick, and John My daughters: Anne Whitlock, wife of Henry; and Elizabeth Benedict, wife of Benjamin My daughter, Sarah My son, Ebenezer and wife, Sarah, Exe. Probated: 17 August 1800 Article Title: Ebenezer Couch (Capt.), B.1733, Connecticut Periodical: American Monthly Magazine Darren Couch of Girard, KS said he paid to have Ebenezer Couch, Jr's grave stone set upright again after it fell over...set in gravel rather than on base. Ebenezer married Sarah KINNEY on 04 Nov 1777 in New Preston Congregational Church, New Preston, CT. Sarah (daughter of Jacob KINNEY) was born on 27 Mar 1750 in New Milford, Litchfield Co, CT; died on 09 Nov 1822 in Milton, Saratoga Co, NY; was buried in North Milton Cemetery, Milton, Saratoga Co, NY. [Group Sheet]

   
   

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   Sarah KINNEY was born on 27 Mar 1750 in New Milford, Litchfield Co, CT (daughter of Jacob KINNEY); died on 09 Nov 1822 in Milton, Saratoga Co, NY; was buried in North Milton Cemetery, Milton, Saratoga Co, NY. Notes: COUCH LOT Click Image for Full Boyce Cemetery Listing 2nd wife of Capt. Ebenezer Couch Died: (Sarah's death also given as 10 Nov 1822, and death place as Upper Merryall, Litchfield Co, CT. However, since Sarah moved from CT to NY and had children there, it is more likely she died there, and she is listed as buried in NY as well.) Children: Elizabeth COUCH was born on 15 Apr 1781. 14. Joel Bostwick COUCH was born on 15 Apr 1781 in Washington, Litchfield Co, CT; died on 10 Oct 1842; was buried in Kelloggsville Cemetery, Sempronius, Cayuga Co, NY. Levi Couch was born on 22 Jun 1783 in New Preston, Litchfield Co, CT; died in 1875 in CT. Caswell COUCH was born on 14 Oct 1785. Electra COUCH was born on 15 Jun 1788; died on 12 Jul 1799 in Saratoga Co, NY; was buried in North Milton Cemetery, Milton, Saratoga Co, NY. Sarah Kinney COUCH was born in 1789 in Milton, Saratoga Co, NY.

   
   

Generation: 6

1. 56.

   Ebenezer Couch, Sr. was born on 05 Apr 1709 in Fairfield Co, CT; was christened in Apr 1709 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT (son of Capt. Samuel COUCH and Edrea HURLBUT); died on 23 Mar 1797 in Redding, Fairfield Co, CT; was buried in North Milton Cemetery, Milton, Saratoga Co, NY. Notes: Ebenezer Couch, Sr. is a D.A.R. certified veteran of the American Revolutionary War, serving for Connecticut: A026419 Ebenezer (Sr.) was also Chairman of the Observation Committee for Fairfield. In the Revolutionary War, that makes him the head of the Culpepper Spy ring in Fairfield, CT. The British became so angry over the success of spies in Fairfield as you may already know, they came w/Hessians across Long Island Sound in 1779 and burned Fairfield to the ground, house by house. That is why Captain Ebenezer and his younger brother, who was a private migrated together to Milton, NY, where they are buried, side by side. Later Sarah Kinney would be buried next to him. Many of the former residents of Fairfield, Ct migrated together to NY. Ebenezer Couch was a member of the Safety Committee, his son who had several businesses in Fairfield, Conn., served as a Captain in the Revolutionary war, his son John, played the fife in his company and his son Ebenezer Jr., worked as a waiter for the company. One of their winter encampments in Connecticut is to this day undisturbed and military historians and archaeologists are trying to raise the funds to preserve the 50 plus acre site. Captain Ebenezer Couch lost everything to include his wife, businesses, home, as a result of his service. The British wanted to teach the colonists a lesson and selected Fairfield, Connecticut as the place to demonstrate their brutality. The town was burned to the ground and innocent women and children were killed. George Washington addressed the sacrifice of the residents of Fairfield, Conn. Joel Bostwick who served under Captain Ebenezer Couch, died, and his wife, Sarah Kinney Bostwick, and Ebenezer would marry after the war. They would move the family to Saratoga, New York, and live on rented lands. Christened: History of Fairfield, V2, First Extant Parish Record of Christ's Church, Fairfield, p.479 Ebenezer married Ann CRANE on 18 May 1731 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT. Ann was born on 24 May 1711 in Windham, Windham Co, CT. [Group Sheet]

   
   

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   Ann CRANE was born on 24 May 1711 in Windham, Windham Co, CT. Children: 28. Capt. Ebenezer Couch, Jr. was born on 20 Jan 1733 in Redding, Fairfield Township, Fairfield Co, CT; died on 16 Oct 1800 in Milton, Saratoga Co, NY; was buried in North Milton Cemetery, Milton, Saratoga Co, NY. Jonathan COUCH was born on 16 Jul 1736 in Fairfield Township, Fairfield Co, CT; died before 3 Aug 1786. Daniel Couch, Sr. was born on 27 Jul 1739 in Redding, Fairfield Township, Fairfield Co, CT; died on 04 Apr 1818 in Milton, Saratoga Co, NY; was buried in North Milton Cemetery, Milton, Saratoga Co, NY. Adrea COUCH was born on 12 Sep 1742 in Fairfield Township, Fairfield Co, CT; died about 1830. Martha COUCH was born on 25 Dec 1744 in Fairfield Township, Fairfield Co, CT. Elijah COUCH was born on 29 Jul 1747 in Fairfield Township, Fairfield Co, CT; died on 19 Mar 1816 in Sullivan Co, NY. Theoda COUCH was born on 24 Jan 1755 in Fairfield Township, Fairfield Co, CT; died on 08 Sep 1841 in New Milford, Litchfield Co, CT.

   
   

3. 58.	Jacob KINNEY Children: 29. Sarah KINNEY was born on 27 Mar 1750 in New Milford, Litchfield Co, CT; died on 09 Nov 1822 in Milton, Saratoga Co, NY; was buried in North Milton Cemetery, Milton, Saratoga Co, NY.

   
   

Generation: 7

1. 112.

   Capt. Samuel COUCH was born in 1666 in Westport, Fairfield Co, CT (son of Simon Couch and Mary Frances Andrews); died on 11 Dec 1739 in Westport, Fairfield Co, CT. Notes: "The General Assembly met on the 12th of October, [1710] when Mr. James Rennet and Mr. Samuel Couch represented Fairfield. Mr. Samuel Couch was confirmed captain, Mr. John Osborn lieutenant and Mr. Benjamin Rumsey ensign of Green's Farms train-band." - The History of Fairfield County, Connecticut, 1700-1800, Vol. II Capt. Samuel Couch, death also given as 1725 but will dated 1739, birth also given as abt.1670 (1666 date from Frost Gen.) "The History of the Town of Catharine, Schuyler County, New York" by The Tuttle Publishing Co. Inc., Rutland, Vermont, 1945. Ensign, west company, Fairfield, June 1709; Lt. Oct 1709; Capt. Oct 1710; Deputy (Fairfield), Oct 1710; Oct 1712, May and Oct 1720, May 173, Oct 1734; Justice 1723-39. Will 12 May 1739, proved 3 Dec 1739; advanced in years; legacies to sons Samuel, Benjamin, John (at College, to have out of his estate education for four years), and Ebenezer; daughters Eunice wife of Reuben Taylor and Abigail Couch; grandson Joseph Jackson; residue equally to children, Samuel, Benjamin, Ebenezer and Solomon Couch, Mary Couch, Edry Frost, Eunice Taylor, Elizabeth Todd and Abigail Couch. Samuel, Benjamin, Ebenezer and Solomon Couch, Joseph Crane and wife Mary, Joseph Frost and wife Adra, Nathaniel Hibbard and wife Abigail, all of Fairfield, Reuben Taylor and wife Eunice of Norwalk, and Rev. Jonathan Todd and wife Elizabeth of Guilford, conveyed 15 June 1741 to brother John Couch of Fairfield, land in Redding. All information from: "History & Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield" by Donald Lines Jacobus, Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter DAR, Fairfield, CT, 1930. Allen Co. Public Library, Ft. Wayne, IN. Gc 974.602 F161j Samuel married Edrea HURLBUT. Edrea (daughter of Thomas HURLBUT and Mary Brown) was born in 1674 in Woodbury, Litchfield Co, CT; died on 24 Nov 1737 in Westport, Fairfield Co, CT. [Group Sheet]

   
   

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   Edrea HURLBUT was born in 1674 in Woodbury, Litchfield Co, CT (daughter of Thomas HURLBUT and Mary Brown); died on 24 Nov 1737 in Westport, Fairfield Co, CT. Notes: birth also given as abt 1674, age 65 at death > 1737 death minus 65 years gives 1672 birth year from gravestone (1668 birth date from Frost Gen.) Also given as Edra, and dau name is Edra. http://www.bjpeters.com/bj/PS01/PS01_126.htm Name *Edrea HURLBUT95 <../PS_SRC.htm>, 7G Grandmother Birth abt 1668, Jacobus states abt. 1674. Of, Fairfield, CT95 <../PS_SRC.htm> Death 24 Nov 173795 <../PS_SRC.htm> Occupation CLICK NAME FOR NOTES Father *Thomas HURLBUT , II <../PS05/PS05_023.htm> Children: Mary COUCH was born on 15 Dec 1695; was christened on 3 May 1696 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT; died on 9 Jan 1766. Edra COUCH was born before 7 Aug 1698; was christened on 7 Aug 1698 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT; died on 23 Jul 1753. Samuel COUCH was born before 22 Sep 1700 in Westport, Fairfield Co, CT; was christened on 22 Sep 1700 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT; died on 18 May 1775 in Westport, Fairfield Co, CT. Benjamin Couch was born on 27 Dec 1702; was christened on 27 Dec 1702 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT; died on 27 Sep 1748 in Westport, Fairfield Co, CT; was buried in Colonial Cemetery, Westport, Fairfield Co, CT. Eunice COUCH was born before 2 Mar 1706/07 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT; was christened on 2 Mar 1706/07 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT. Martha COUCH was born before 18 Feb 1707; was christened on 18 Feb 1704/05 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT; died in 1728. 56. Ebenezer Couch, Sr. was born on 05 Apr 1709 in Fairfield Co, CT; was christened in Apr 1709 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT; died on 23 Mar 1797 in Redding, Fairfield Co, CT; was buried in North Milton Cemetery, Milton, Saratoga Co, NY. Elizabeth COUCH was born on 22 Jul 1711; was christened on 22 Jul 1711 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT; died on 18 Dec 1783. Solomon Couch was born before 24 May 1713; was christened on 24 May 1713 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT; died on 26 Sep 1748. Abigail COUCH was born before 4 Sep 1715; was christened on 4 Sep 1715 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT; died on 17 Nov 1776. John COUCH was born in 1717; died on 1 Jun 1805 in Lee, Berkshire Co, MA.

   
   

Generation: 8

1. 224.

   Simon Couch was born in 1633 in Devonshire, England (son of Unknown Father of Simon Couch and Unknown Mother of Simon); died on 15 Mar 1688 in Greens Farms, Fairfield Co, CT; was buried in Couch Burial Hill, Greens Farms, Fairfield Co, CT. Notes: Simon treated slavery as indentured servitude. He became a free man in 1665 having endentured himself to the Andrews family for his passage over from Plymouth. Plymouth is close to Cornwall, England. By the time of his death, he owned two neighboring "bankside farms," on Long Island sound in CT and had 3 businesses. In his will, his slaves were to be set free and were each given 8 acres of the farm lands. Unfortunately, when I copied the above statement about Simon Couch's treatment of slaves, I did not record the source. It is important to note that despite any benefit received by indentured people (of all colors including white), indentured people were essentially owned and treated poorly. Some did become free and climb to success, but this was not typical. If they did not in their "owner's" view prove to be loyal, many were sold into slavery. During Simon's lifetime, freeing slaves and giving them land may have been a good thing, and yet it was really only a small thing compared to what slaves endured in slavery. In later years, slave owners were required by law to support slaves they had liberated, and were also required to give them 50 acres each...so Simon's gifts, while perhaps better than many slave owners of his time, were not special and good, but were minimal, and could easily leave his freed slaves to a life even worse than slavery in his care. In fact, it was practices such as his, of freeing slaves and not necessarily assisting them afterward, that prompted the passing of laws to prevent such practices or penalize them to ensure freed people could survive without criminal activities they were often forced to engage in just to stay alive. — Footnote by Doug Couch, 2020 Buried at Couch Burial Hill, Fairfield Co., CT Will 22 Dec 1687, proved 15 Mar 1687/8; wife Mary; eldest son Thomas; 2nd son Simon; 3rd son Samuel; brother's son Thomas Couch that lives with me; brother's daughter living at John Grumman's; cousin Susannah Couch living at Milford; eldest daughters, Mary and Martha; daughters Sarah and Hannah. - "History & Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield" by Donald Lines Jacobus, Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter DAR, Fairfield, CT, 1930. Allen Co. Public Library, Ft. Wayne, IN. Gc 974.602 F161j Simon Couch was made a freeman 13 Oct 1664 - "History of Fairfield Vol 1 1889" pg 364 ("50 Puritan Ancestors") The History of Fairfield Co, CT 1700-1800 Vol.1 gives Simon's will as 22 Dec 1687, proved in 1689. If his death date is 15 Mar 1687/88, the sequence is correct, allowing for transcription errors in how the dates were to be recorded. Name: Previously, the parents of Simon were given here with his father as Lewis (as received from someone who visited England and did research there). Upon later reviewing (as the records became available to me as "The Register Baptisms Marriages & Burials-Parish of Hartland Devon {England}), the Lewis who married in Hartland, Devon, England and had a son, Symon, I do not believe this Symon born 1615 is our Simon born 1633. Even though I have unlinked them, you can still view that lineage here. In further support that our Simon Couch (by any spelling) was not born in Hartland, Devon, England in 1633, I'm providing the pages showing the baptisms for Hartland in 1633. Reviewing other years back several decades also do not show him, except for Symon born in 1615. View 1633 Baptisms — For now, I am retaining the birth information for Simon as 1633 in Devonshire, England because various sources give this date...and because Devon is a very large area, with Hartland being only a very small town as part of it at the time. Devon West District and the middle of Devon overall is roughly 40 miles from Hartland; which lies further west and north. Simon could have a birth record elsewhere in Devon (Devonshire). Died: Simon Couch - Will 22 Dec 1687, probated 1689. Simon married Mary Frances Andrews in 1664 in Fairfield Co, CT. Mary (daughter of Francis ANDREWS and Anna SMITH) was born about 1645 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT; died in 1691 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT. [Group Sheet]

   
   

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   Mary Frances Andrews was born about 1645 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT (daughter of Francis ANDREWS and Anna SMITH); died in 1691 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT. Notes: Inventory of Mary Couch, 22 May 1691, exhibited 27 Dec 1691. Adm'n granted to Simon and Samuel Couch. Order to distribute to the children: Thomas ("if he never come to this Country again"); Simon; Samuel; widow Mary Grumman; Martha, Hannah and Sarah Couch. Mary Couch conveyed 1689 to brother Thomas. Samuel Couch receipt 1694 to brother Simon for legacy from mother Mary dec'd. Abraham Finch receipted 1697 for legacy from father-in-law Couch. Peter Coley receipted 1703 for legacy of Hannah Couch, his present wife. All information from: "History & Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield" by Donald Lines Jacobus, Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter DAR, Fairfield, CT, 1930. Allen Co. Public Library, Ft. Wayne, IN. Gc 974.602 F161j Died: • He [re will of Simon Coucn I] caused his sons to provide a fixed & ample allowance yearly for their mother. • His [Simon Couch I's] s. Thomas sailed for England in 1689 ; & made his will of 8. April the same year, in which he gave his mother [Mary Andrews Couch] the use of his lands during her widowhood, & at her death to his brother Simon's eldest son, & if he had no son, to his brother Samuel's eldest son. His [Thomas Couch's] will was probated 2. Dec. 1691. • Mary the widow of Simon Couch [I] died in 1691, & the use of the land left her by her s. Thomas, fell to the eldest son of her s. Samuel. ——— History of Fairfield, Vol. I, p.364 (re Simon Couch I, commentary on his will and subsequent family history facts related to the widowhood period of wife, Mary's life up until her death) Children: Thomas COUCH was born in 1659; died in 1689. Mary Couch was born in 1663. 112. Capt. Samuel COUCH was born in 1666 in Westport, Fairfield Co, CT; died on 11 Dec 1739 in Westport, Fairfield Co, CT. Martha COUCH was born in 1667; died in 1725. Simon Couch, II was born in 1669 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT; died in 1713. Sarah Couch was born in 1669. Hannah COUCH was born est 1671 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT.

   
   

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   Thomas HURLBUT (son of Thomas Hurlbut, of Saybrook & Wethersfield and Unnamed wife). Notes: http://www.geocities.com/heartland/bluffs/2473/data/dat51.htm#16 web page gave Wethersfield, CT as birth place. http://www.bjpeters.com/bj/PS01/PS01_126.htm Gives as Thomas HURLBUT II Thomas married Mary Brown. Mary was born on 10 Feb 1655 in Farmington, Hartford Co, CT; died about 1714 in Woodbury, Litchfield Co, CT. [Group Sheet]

   
   

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   Mary Brown was born on 10 Feb 1655 in Farmington, Hartford Co, CT; died about 1714 in Woodbury, Litchfield Co, CT. Children: 113. Edrea HURLBUT was born in 1674 in Woodbury, Litchfield Co, CT; died on 24 Nov 1737 in Westport, Fairfield Co, CT. Keziah HURLBUT Jemima HURLBUT Jerusha HURLBUT Thomas HURLBUT Gideon HURLBUT Elijah HURLBUT