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Facts and Events
| Name |
Benedict Couchman |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1][2] |
Est 1756 |
Frederick, Virginia, United States(now Berkeley County, West Virginia) |
| Residence[2] |
1779 |
Kentucky, Virginia, United Statescame to Kentucky |
| Residence[1] |
From 1780 to 1785 |
Kentucky, Virginia, United Statesat Strode's Station (now in Clark County) |
| Other[1][2] |
1805 |
Bourbon, Kentucky, United Statesage 49 - gives depositions |
| Death? |
1814 |
Bourbon, Kentucky, United States |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ardery, Julia Hoge Spencer. Kentucky records: early wills and marriages, copied from court house records by regents, historians and the state historian; old bible records and tombstone inscriptions; records from Barren, Bath, Bourbon, Clark, Daviess, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mason, Montgomery, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Scott, and Shelby counties. (Lexington, Kentucky: Keystone Printery, Inc., c1932)
2:108.
January Court, 1805
Deposition of Isaac Ruddell, aged 46 yrs., to establish land of Ephraim Gaither's 2049 acre survey, states he lived at Strode's Station from 1780 to 1785, and was well acquainted with salt spring trace, leading from Boonesborough to lower Blue Licks.
- William Clinkenbeard, aged 43, deposeth in same, and states he lived at Strode's Station from 1781 to 1784.
- Joshua Stamper, aged 51, deposeth in same, and states he resided at Strode's Station from 1780 to 1784.
- Benedict Couchman, aged 49 yrs., in same states he lived at Strode's Station 1780 to 1785.
- Edward Wilson, aged 66 yrs., states in same, that prior to 1783 he had in his possession several Va. Land Treasury Warrants and had Benedict Coachman assist him in locating said land; he made beginning of Gaither's entry, entered surveys for Peter Henry, Moses Hunter, Duvall Keeves, Anthony Noble, one Byars, Charles Bryan and David Campbell. He had interest in these but sold to John Wilson, Jesse Enlaw and George Bathe and part of Noble's to Stephen Peyton.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ardery, Julia Hoge Spencer. Kentucky records: early wills and marriages, copied from court house records by regents, historians and the state historian; old bible records and tombstone inscriptions; records from Barren, Bath, Bourbon, Clark, Daviess, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mason, Montgomery, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Scott, and Shelby counties. (Lexington, Kentucky: Keystone Printery, Inc., c1932)
2:114.
RANDOM NOTES FROM SUITS FILED IN OFFICE OF CIRCUIT CLERK
Patty Harris vs. Pollock, Box 490
In this suit some of the depositions were taken 1805, others in Clark Co., 1811. - Joseph McGuer states he came to Ky., 1779.
- Leonard K. Bradley came 1783.
- Joseph Procter aged 55 yrs. to Ky., 1778.
- Nathaniel Bullock came to Ky., 1777, had been captured by the Indians at Blue Licks, 1778, his age abt. 51 yrs.
- William Suddeth to Ky., 1783 and stopped at McGee's and Strode's Stations.
- Stephen Boyle to Ky., 1779, settled at Strode's Station, 1780.
- Jesse Coffee to Ky., 1781, settled at Boonsborough.
- James Morgan of Farquier Co., Va., surveyor, makes statement.
- David Linch to Ky., 1779.
- William Clinkenbeard aged abt. 44 yrs., to Ky., 1779, was at Strode's Station.
- Roger Clements, (Montgomery Co.), to Ky., 1781, was at McGee's Station.
- Oswell Townsin to Ky., 1775, settled at Boonsborough.
- Joseph Berry to Ky., 1782.
- James Duncan aged 55 yrs. (deposition taken 1805) came to Ky., 1779, was at Boonesborough, returned to old settlement same year and came out to Ky., again in the fall of that yr. and assisted Benedict Couchman and his brother to build the first house at Strode's Station, which was on a fork. That he was to and from Va. several times and when in Ky. he generally resided at Strode's Station, that he moved his family to Ky. in the spring of 1784.
- Benedict Couchman aged 49 yrs. (1805), came to Ky., 1779.
- William Cradlebough came to Ky., 1776 and lived with Daniel Boone.
- James Berry came to Ky., 1779.
- Benjamin Dunaway to Ky., 1779 and settled at Boonesborough:
- Zacheriah Easton, deposition.
- Aquilla White to Ky., 1779, settled at Boonesborough.
- Frederick Couchman to Ky., 1779, settled at Boonesborough and was at Strode's.
- James Sodowsky to Ky., 1779.
- Nicholas Proctor aged 53, (1811), to Ky., 1788, was at Boonesborough and at Strode's.
- Joshua Stamper aged 58 yrs. (1811), was at Strodes, 1779-1784.
- Charles Morgan, deposition.
- Deed filed in suit, 1813, Richard Ratcliff of Fairfax Co., Va., to Humphrey Marshall. Isaac Halbert and Elizabeth mentioned.
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