Abt 1645 - 1691 (~ 46 years)
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Name |
Mary Frances Andrews [1] |
Born |
Abt 1645 |
Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT |
Gender |
Female |
Died |
1691 |
Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT |
- • 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)
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Person ID |
I2772 |
adkinshorton |
Last Modified |
22 Sep 2023 |
Father |
Francis ANDREWS, b. Abt 1620, Essex, England , d. 5 Mar 1662, Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT (Age ~ 42 years) |
Mother |
Anna SMITH, b. 1625, Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT , d. 5 Mar 1661/62, Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT (Age 37 years) |
Married |
1641 |
Hartford, Hartford Co, CT |
Family ID |
F18904 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Simon Couch, b. 1633, Devonshire, England , d. 15 Mar 1688, Greens Farms, Fairfield Co, CT (Age 55 years) |
Married |
1664 |
Fairfield Co, CT |
Children |
| 1. Thomas COUCH, b. 1659, d. 1689 (Age 30 years) |
| 2. Mary Couch, b. 1663 |
+ | 3. Capt. Samuel COUCH, b. 1666, Westport, Fairfield Co, CT , d. 11 Dec 1739, Westport, Fairfield Co, CT (Age 73 years) |
+ | 4. Martha COUCH, b. 1667, d. 1725 (Age 58 years) |
+ | 5. Simon Couch, II, b. 1669, Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT , d. 1713 (Age 44 years) |
+ | 6. Sarah Couch, b. 1669 |
+ | 7. Hannah COUCH, b. Est 1671, Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT |
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Documents |
| Simon Couch & Mary Frances Andrews - Marriage Record (compiled) New England Marriages Prior to 1700, page 186 |
Histories |
| History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield - Couch References Compiled & Edited by Donald Lines Jacobus, 1902 (retyped as searchable PDF 2011) |
Family ID |
F20130 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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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
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