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 VOLUME  5       
February  March   April         
NUMBER 2
2001

 
WELCOME-

WE'VE BECOME OUR OWN DOT COM
For a Christmas present our 
children Meredith and Alexandar Evans 
set about to update and realign the 
web page and pay for us to have 
our own URL Address on the web.  
We are now officially as follows:                   
http://www.CoutsFamily.com       
Thanks Kids!!! 

INTERNET RESEARCH~
War of 1812 Search Results  Sierra 
Home Genealogy http://www.sierrahome
.com/familytree/records/w1812/list/
1,2824,,00.html
Name:    
AARON COUTS  HUDSPETH'S AND 
BROWN'S REGIMENT, KENTUCKY MILITIA.
AARON COUTS  11 REG'T 
(CALDWELL'S) KENTUCKY MILITIA.
JACOB COUTS   3 REG'T 
(JOHNSON'S) E. TENNESSEE MIL. 
PETER COUTS   1 REG'T (CLARKE'S) 
VIRGINIA MILITIA.
WILLIAM COUTS 2 REG'T MOUNTED 
 GUNMEN (WILLIAMSON'S), TENNESSEE VOL.
War of 1812 Search Results
Name:    
JAMES COUCH 1 REG'T (PIPKIN'S) 
WEST TENNSESSEE MILITIA. 
JOHN COUCH ALLISON'S 
REG'T, EAST TENNESSEE MILITIA.
JOHN COUCH BUNCH'S REG'T 
(1814), E.TENNESSEE MIL.
JOHN COUCH 3 REG'T (JOHNSON'S) 
E. TENNESSEE MILITIA.
JOHN COUCH 4 REG'T (BAYLES') 
EAST TENNESSEE MILITIA.
JOHN COUCH 36 REGIMENT 
TENNESSEE MILITIA
EMAIL QUERIES ~
FOR ALL OF THOSE OHIO COUTS 
I found the perfect site for you:  
http://homepages.rootsweb.com
/~greg/PRC/names2.htm#COUTS

Peterman Surname List
Husband: Christian COUTS  Born: 1775 
Died: 1830 at: Crawford Co, OH, Crall 
Cem. in Liberty Township  
From: Carol Ferguson  
(by way of Carol C-H 
)Subject: [COUTS] COUTS  To: COUTS-L@
rootsweb.com Hi, I am researching Christian 
Couts of Scotch descent who served three 
years in the American army during the 
Revolutionary war.  He moved from
Pennsylvania to Crawford County, 
Ohio in 1821.  He had a son Henry,
 born July 4, 1810 in Lancaster Co., 
Pennsylvania.  Henry married Sarah 
Ann Peterman on August 25, 1833.  
They lived in Liberty Township, Ohio.      
 Their children were:
Samuel - born April 10, 1834
David - born November 4, 1835
John A. - born October 2, 1837
William H. H. - born March 15, 1840
Barbara Ellen - Born March 18, 1842 - 
my great grandmother
Jacob - born March 3, 1844
Jeremiah B. - born March 12, 1846
Frances - born July 18, 1848
Hiram Andrew - born November 6, 1849
Eliza Ann - born April 7, 1852
Sanford - born September 21, 1854
Charles Fremont - born March 29, 1857

Christian is buried in the Crall 
Cemetery in Liberty Township.  
The cemetery record states he was 
born in 1775 and died 1830.  He is 
listed with Mary, apparently his 
wife who died November 5, 1834.
I would like to obtain information 
on Christian and Henry so I can join 
the DAR.  I have information on
 Barbara Ellen that I can share 
with anyone that is interested. 
Thank you, Carol Ferguson 
mindmatt@infi.net
Subj:	 Re: John H.(Hugh) Barton    
From:  MaryRBarton@email.msn.com 
(Mary Ruth Barton)
Thanks, Barb.  I hope we do meet.  
I want to know you personally, as I 
do know both Susan Couts Springstead 
and Lucy Couts Leon in San Diego.  
What a threesome!  This Couts/Barton 
crossover is so significant that I was 
even dreaming the puzzling details 
of John H. Barton/Nancy Couts lives 
last night. It went like this: Since we 
cannot locate him, as is claimed, 
in early Boone Co., MO, why is it not 
possible that: He may never have 
left Graves Co, KY where he appears 
to have been from 1828 (land grant 
on Obion River between Henry Co
 TN and Graves Co., KY) through 
the 1830/1840 censuses in Graves 
Co., KY (as HUGH BARTON). ref. 
Virginia DeMarce of Boone Co., 
MO says he is NOT FOUND THERE.  
I regard her as our ablest and best 
genealogist, hands down!  She is a 
GRAHAM, and so are we of Berry 
Barton and Barbara Graham.
Ergo, says last night's lucid research 
dream:  By 1850 he may have actually 
died in Graves Co., KY and been even 
buried in the Barton cemetery near 
Cuba with both (my) Berry and their 
brother Wade Barton.  No graves there 
are known to be Barton's, but obviously 
that is because only late date burials 
have markers. If, that is a viable possibility, 
and HUGH BARTON had no sons, but 8 daus, 
how can we trace his family in Graves Co, 
KY after 1840?  Did he die there age 56 to 
66?  What about his widow? Might she 
have married again?  Or gone to live 
elsewhere with a md dau?  Might there 
have been some of the 8 daus left in the 
county?  Under what names???  When I 
get home, I will certainly re-peruse my 
printed copy of that 1850 census looking 
for - what?  Unknown names of females
???   I must also search JOHN H. BARTON 
in the Henry Co. TN 1850 census.  Again, 
thanks for your inclusive efforts - 
so valuable! MRB
Cc: "Anne Coots Brown" broja@
gate.net Subject: Coots Researchers 
Dear Barbara, Just wanted to let you 
and your group know about us, 
another Coots bunch of researchers. 
We started out looking for Coots, but
 it has expanded to other spellings of
 the name. Thought that you might 
want to put us in one of your newsletters
 for the information of your members. 
I intend to do the same to our members 
to inform them about your web site.  I 
personally put out, for lack of a better 
word, the COOTS FORUM. Others send 
me info and after enough has accumulated 
then I post it to everyone on my list. Very 
primitive, but has been effective.  
Several months ago one of our contacts,
 Anne Coots Brown, offered to set up a 
Coots web site 
for us. We are getting more participants 
all the time, so our site is constantly 
growing. I thought that it might be 
benificial for our two groups to know 
about each other. I am going to ask 
Anne to link your page to ours and I 
will inform the forum about you also. 
Perhaps you can do the same for us?  
Our web site address is:        http://millennium.
fortunecity.com/garston/699/   
Hope to hear from you, Winnie Bell
From: "Don & Donna Mangis" Subject: 
Couts/Lockwood Family
Goodmorning- My Grandmother 
Lutetia Couts Married Lowell Lockwood 
October 22, 1892 in Fort Smith, Arkansas.  
My Father did not talk of his family so I am 
staring from knowing nothing to not 
knowing ha ha.  Lutetia had 2 sisters 
Mary Ann. Melissa Francis and 1 
brother William Levi Couts.  Mary 
Ann married a Bookout,  Melissa 
married a Skrimager.  Please, please
 send me any information on my 
grandparents. Also I would like to 
get in touch with Richard Averett I 
believe he is the son of my Aunt 
Bertha Please feel free to give him 
my e-mail address.  DandDK4@
centurytel.net.  My father was Ed 
Lockwood. Thank you Donna 
Lockwood Mangis  
From: "Debby Branscum"  Subject: couts Barbara, I have 
tried to e-mail you before, but never got through. 
My g-grandmother was Lutetia Lockwood 
(Couts). She had 2 sisters-Mary Ann Bookout 
(Couts) and Melissa Frances Skrimager (Couts) 
She also had 2 brothers-William Levi and 
Larkin Caldwell "Uncle Dock" Couts.  I really 
don't know any more. I found your California 
Cousins Page. It is wonderful. My mom has 
some info that you may not have on Lutetia 
and Loel's youngest son Edward Emmett - 
my grandfather. I never found his name 
mentioned or his picture in with Lutitia and 
Loell's family. Nettie died shortly before or 
after my grandfather was born. I can't remember 
which. My mom would know though. 
Thanks for any help. Debby ;-)
From: "Don & Donna Mangis" Subject: Couts/Lockwood family
Goodmorning Cousin Barb
Lowell Lockwood Born 7-30-1862 
Where ??? Married Lutetia Couts 10-22-1892
Died 6-2-1930 Stigler, Oklahoma 
Buried Lona Cemetery, Haskell 
County Oklahoma
Letutia Couts Born 6-15-1874 Pike 
County, IN. Died 7-7- 1931 Stigler, 
OK Buried Lona Cemetery, Haskell County, OK
Ed Emmett Lockwood  (my Father)
Born 11-7-1907 Quinton, OK Married 
Mattie Marie Wheat 5-21-1929 Stigler, 
OK  Died 4-23-1972  Buried Hanford, California
Mattie Marie Wheat Born 2-23-1908 
Quinton, OK Died 8-15-1965 Buried Hanford, 
Cal I will look for pictures and send to you I 
do not have any pictures of any 
one later the Ed and Mattie Lockwood. 
Would love to have Couts family line 
and how I fit in. I am going to Oklahoma 
in the Spring and we have family there and 
a promise of pictures and information will 
share with you when I get them,  My husband
 is in poor health and we will not be able to 
go until Spring time,  I have found cousins 
there no computer worst luck.  But I am in 
touch with Jess and Mellisa Skrimager's 
Granddaughter so maybe we will find 
out more stories Your Grandfather William 
Couts is buried in the Lona Cementery also. 
so are Melissa and Jess Skrimager Sorry I don't 
know anymore Thank you Donna
From: Paula Thompson 
Subject: STARK To: TNROBERT-L@rootsweb.com
Hi.......My 5th great grandfather Thomas 
STARK died in Robertson Co, Tn. in 1802 
His wife Rachel died sometime after 
1802.....thanks for any help that you 
can give me.......pj
From: Paula Thompson 
Subject: STARK >To: TNROBERT-L@rootsweb.com
Rachel WILLIAMS is the wife of 
Thomas 1, son of James STARK
My lineage is this....
James & Elizabeth Thornton STARK
Thomas & Rachel Williams STARK
Thomas & Ruth King STARK
Thomas & Mary Ann Blackburn STARK
Francis L. "Franky" STARK and James Garland JONES
James McClure JONES and Emily Elizabeth MORRISON
William Lee JONES and Lucy Caroline McCLAIN
Ellen Beauton JONES and Paul Revere HOWARD
and then me.......{:
Subject: STARK     To: TNROBERT-L@rootsweb.com
I have just found something interesting.....
From FTM CD511-Early Tennessee Settlers 1700s-1900s
Bible Records-Tombstone Inscriptions.....
William STARK-  William STARK, buried 
in "STARK" Cemetery on the farm of Joe COUTS, two
miles north of Springfield, Tn.; his 
commission in NC, Continental 
troops; was in battle of Kings Mountain;  
ancestor of Mrs. Farmer McINTOSH, 
Charlotte Reeves Robertson Chapter,
 D.A.R., Springfield, Tn........ pj
From: "Keith and Darci Mull" nikki@mail.
escapees.com Subject: Elizabeth Ada 
Kautz Hello,  You have a wonderful site.  
I appreciate all of your attention to 
detail and listing sources. I have exhausted 
my internet search for information 
regarding my gg grandmother: 
Elizabeth Ada KAUTZ,  b. May 22, 1824, 
England; 
  m. John Lewis 1843, England; 
 d. March 19, 1893, Buried Salem 
Cemetery, Lebanon, Kansas
Do you have any  information re: 
Elizabeth Ada or suggestions 
where I can go next?
Thank you very much. Kind regards, 
Darci Mull  nikki@mail.escapees.com
Hi, Thanks you for your comments...
Elizabeth sounds like an interesting 
woman, Kautz born in England in 1824. 
There were many Germans would 
moved to Scotland in the 1600's because 
of religious beliefs, but I doubt that Kautz
 spelling would have lasted that long...
Do you have her birth certificate info? 
That would give her parents-English
 records are wonderful. Then, you 
could find their village and church 
and collect all of their records. Probably, 
not on the internet though.  Her 
immigration/ naturalization records 
would have a great deal of info. Her 
death certificate would have the
 place of her birth, parents, and 
village info. Immigrants usually came 
for land. There should be land records 
in the counties surrounding Lebonon 
Co. Learn the history of the county 
and that will give you some clues.  
Good luck! I'll add your gggrandmother 
to the newsletter and page and see if 
we finds some takers...Barb
"Don & Donna Mangis" Subject: Hello 
Hi Barb  I found Sarah Grim in the 1850 census
Henry Grim  34   Ohio
Jane 32  Ohio
Manoah 8 Ohio (not sure of the spelling)
Josiah 6 Ohio
SARAH  4 Indiana
William 3 Indiana
Sabinia 6/12 Indiana
Charles Grim 11 Ohio
Katharine 11 Ohio
Thought you would like to know       Donna
From: Carol C-H cch@netdoor.com Subject: 
[COUTS] Listowner post - please read To: 
COUTS-L@rootsweb.com  Cousins, Hope 
all of you are making progress with 
your lines!   We have new cousins 
with us on the list.  Now that everyone 
has had time to get feet wet, let's  
have a roll call - please send a post 
to the list with your line of this surname, 
and include information about your 
ancestors with this surname such as where 
they lived, when they migrated, what 
work they did, and such. Have recently
 found out about and become 
involved with a new and exciting 
online resource that I think can really 
be a great help - Migrations  
http://www.migrations.org/. Have
 volunteered by adopting some 
counties and am in the process of 
entering my ancestors into that database - 
hope that  you will do the same!  Another
 new one with which I volunteer is AHGP 
http://www.ahgp.org/, and it is growing 
by leaps and bounds.  Am still a County 
Coordinator for some counties with 
USGenWeb http://www.usgenweb.org/, 
and would like to encourage you to share 
any data you might have such as censuses 
or wills or biographical material with the 
County Coordinator (of either or both projects) 
for any counties in which your ancestors lived.   
Please also volunteer with these or any of the 
other online volunteer genealogy projects such 
as RootsWeb which has adoptable e-mail lists 
and GenConnect Boards http://
resources.rootsweb.com/adopt/. 
Without volunteers, the volunteer 
projects would cease to exist, and 
help is always needed. I've revised 
the genealogy links off my homepage 
(the url is in my sig) - if you know of a 
resource that is very helpful to you which 
I have not included, please tell me about 
it - these lists of links are ones that 
listmembers have asked for over the 
years and at times have suggested 
be included.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County    
Compiled and Submitted by 
Charles Burnett   
http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/Oiljournal.htm  
found by Mary W. Bookout 
Oklahoma City Oil Journal         March 14, 1931 
BATTLED NOTED OUTLAW
Both Roe and Joe BURNETT were 
among the city's early day officers, 
the family being pioneers who helped 
blaze the trail of civilization in the 
southwest. The family is related to the 
late Captain S. BURK BURNETT, famous 
pioneer of Texas, who owned the 
Burkburnett ranch. The late Joe BURNETT, 
uncle of Sam BURNETT, engaged in a 
hand-to-hand struggle with "Red" KELLEY, 
a noted outlaw, a number of years ago. 
BURNETT had arrested KELLEY near the old 
Frisco depot. During the struggle BURNETT 
killed the outlaw. KELLEY was the slayer of 
Bob FORD, outlaw and former partner of 
Jesse JAMES. 
PIONEER DRILLERS  JOHNSON and KEMNITZ, 
drilling contractors, have taken the 
contract for the No. 1 Burnett. This 
firm has drilled about 20 gushers since 
the city field opened, all of which were 
for the I.T.I.O Company. The drillers 
completed a well flowing 62,500 barrels 
last week for the Mid-Tex Company in 
the north end of section 2.
Sam BURNETT is owner of part of the 
fee under the new operation by the 
Manning Oil Corp. Mr. BURNETT is a
 son of Roe BURNETT, who was a city 
policeman for 22 years, also is a nephew 
of the late Joe BURNETT, who served as 
night chief of police under Mayor Henry 
M. SCALES, also as captain of detectives.  
(Note)Samuel Burk BURNETT, was born in 
Bates County, Missouri January 1, 1849 to 
Jerry and Nancy(Taylor)BURNETT. When 
he was eight yrs. old his family moved 
to Denton Co. Texas. About 1875 
Samuel Burk BURNETT bought a large 
piece of land on the Big Wichita. Later 
he bought the 6666 Ranch, B Ranch and 
Dixon Creek Ranch, all of them in Texas, 
constituting some 350,000 acres. He was
 married twice: 1st in 1871 to Ruth LOYD,
 2nd in 1892 to Mary COUTS. Burk BURNETT 
died in Ft. Worth, Texas June 27, 1922. 
New River Augusta Co. Inhabitants 
A few issues back, someone asked if the 
New River and Clinch River Couts could 
be ours.  The question is still being 
researched.  I did find however, the 
following reference to Draper's Manuscripts:
Draper's Manuscripts      Date  ca.1769     
Ref # 2QQ115  http://www.ls.net/%7Enewriver/draper1.htm
New River Augusta Co. Inhabitants. 
Petition to the house of burgesses
                      praying that they be 
exempted from the payment of levies and taxes for
                      a few years longer; and that 
they be added to the new county should
                      Augusta be divided.
11/16/1772    Ref# 2QQ138   and   2QQ139 
Byrd, Col. William. Westover. 
Letter to William Preston 
       inquring about land and expressing 
desire to buy land adjoing the lead mines
I will be sending for copies of these 
from the Wisconsin Historical Society, 
just to see if they relate to us.
;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) 
Obituaries 
Mary Frances COUTS    Age 78     
April 16, 2000     Goodlettsville, Tn.  
Sunday, April 16, 2000. 
http://dbease.tennessean.com/dbEase/cgi-bin/go_get.pl    
Tennessean.com Obituaries  Survived by 
her daughters, Brenda Cavanah of 
Louisville, KY., Jean Bigger of Burnsville, 
MN. and Diane Gray of Gallatin, TN.; 
grandchildren, Dawn Cavanah, Karmen 
Hartman, Amy Bigger, Kelly Haston, Kathy 
Fann and Anne Gray; great grandson, 
Nathan Hepburn; half brothers, Leon 
and John Echols both of Warner Robbins, 
GA. and Joe Echols of Atlanta, GA. Her 
remains are at Cole and Garrett Funeral 
Home, Goodlettsville, where the family 
will receive friends on Tuesday from 2-4 
and 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be at 
the funeral home at 2:30 in the afternoon 
on Wednesday, April 19, 2000 with 
Reverend James Moore officiating. 
Friends will serve as Pallbearers. Interment 
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery in 
Cross Plains, TN. Memorial contributions 
may be made to Parkway Baptist Church, 
505 Cunniff Parkway, Goodlettsville, TN 37072. 
COLE AND GARRETT FUNERAL HOME, 
Goodlettsville, 859-5231. 24 HOUR 
OBIT LINE, 859-0300			
CHRISLEY COUTS SR. RECORDS IN 
KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE
· A List of Non-Commissioned Officers 
and Soldiers of the Illinois Regiment, 
and the Western Army, under the 
command of General G.R. Clarke, 
who are entitled to Bounty in land. 
Number 143, Name Christopher Coontz, 
Rank Private, Remarks-Entitled to land for 
the war. Samuel Hawkins Corporal Entitled 
to land for the war. William Wright, Rank-
private, entitled to land for 3 yrs.
· Collections of the Illinois State 
Historical Library Volume XIX Virginia Series, 
Volume IV, George Rogers Clark Papers 
1781-1784, by James Alton James
August 4, 1784 Christor. Coontes, not 
allowed - Those Continentals 
who came up with Capt. 
George, and never reinlisted in the 
Illinois Regiment are not allowed.  
Wm. Freeman Soldr. 
· Friends of Metropolitan Archives of 
Nashville and Davidson County, TN 
chapter of The Friends of the Public 
Library of Nashville and Davidson 
Countyhttp://www.geocities.com/
Heartland/Plains/3661/TAX1787.html
 History of Davidson County, Tennessee, 
with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches 
of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, by 
Prof. W. W. Clayton, J. W. Lewis & 
Co., Philadelphia, 1880, p. 58
· Contes, C.       1   Davidson County Tax List for 1787
· Nashville, Davidson Co and 
Mero District TN - Springfield TN Lib.
· Pg. 8 Chrisley Couts - Nov. 1788 
Assembly (w) Jomes Tennia, 
Wm Johnson, Jonathon Price
· Pg. 9 C. Couts fined for not 
appearing as a juror-Nov 1788
· Pg. 15  Chrisley Couts served on a 
jury in State vs. Thomas Hendrix - 
found not guilty of horse  stealing - Nov. 1788.
· 1788 Middle Tenn. Vol. II page 52, 
No. Carolina and Mero District, 
Chrisley Couts to show Cause.
May 1789 Page 24 Davidson Co. 
Tenn-supena for jury duty from Tenn. 
Co. by Superior Court of  
law equity meeting? in Nashville, 
May 1789 REF. 107.
· CRISLEY WAS CALLED FOR JURY 
DUTY FROM TENNESSEE COUNTY 
BY THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LAW 
AND EQUITY MEETING IN NASHVILLE,
 MAY 1789-REF 107 COUNTY COURT 
MINUTES A-8.  A NOTE IN TENNESSEE 
CO RECORDS IS THAT CRISLEY COUTS 
HAD JURY DUTY RECORDED IN 
DAVIDSON CO.  FROM "CENSUS 
OF THE CUMBERLAND SETTLEMENTS," 
BY RICHARD CARLTON FULCHER.
· 1770 -1790 Census of the Cumberland 
Settlements Davidson, Sumner, and 
Tennessee Counties, compiled by 
Richard Carlton Fulcher,  Davidson 
County page 24,  Couts, Christley -
 summoned for jury duty from Tennessee 
County by the Superior Court of Law 
and Equity meeting in Nashville, 
May, 1789: [ref. 107].
· May 1789 Juror on State of No. 
Carolina vs. Thomas Hendrix 
(horse stealing) Mero District Superior 
Ct. of Law. Page 11, printed court 
record; Venire Facias (to appear 
for Jury Duty) Date not clear  Sumner 
Co. No. Carolina, page 6 printed 
court records; Nisi-failed to appear 
for jury duty Sumner county No. 
Carolina Tenn. Co.  page 7 printed 
court records. Middle Tn Genealogy 
vol II page 52
· Oct. 5, 1790 in Tenn. Co/Sulphur 
Creek/Red River, a deed, sales to 
Mathew Mouldin to heirs of Chrisley 
Couts, Christley Couts Jr., John Couts, 
and Aaron Couts. Robertson Co. Tenn 
Deed Book J page 121.
· Oct. 15, 1790   in Tenn. Co/Sulphur 
Creek/Red River, a deed, sales to Stephin 
Cantrill to John Couts and Chrisley Couts 
of Tenn and state of No. Carolina. (sons?) 
John Couts bought land from Jacob 
Pennington January 7, 1796.  Land 
adjacient to property owned by heirs 
of Crisley Couts.   Sept. 1798 
Robertson Co. Tenn.  History page 1139 

DEED FROM THE HEIRS OF 
CHRISLEY COUTS TO MATHEW MOULDIN
Chrisley Couts, His Deed and 
covenant for 320 acres of land 
on Sulphur Fork of Red River Tennessee 
County-Sworn by the oath of 
Jacob Pennington as inscribing 
Witness at July Term, Territory of 
the United States South of the River Ohio:
Tennessee County September 
24th day 1792, This Indenture 
made the fifth day of October 
in the Year of our Lord One 
thousand Seven hundred and 
Ninety, Between Mathew Mouldin 
of the County of Lincoln and State 
of Virginia of the One part and the 
heirs of Chrisley Couts of Tennessee 
and the State of North Carolina of 
the other part Witnesseth that for 
and in consideration of the sum of 
five hundred pounds to the said 
Mathew Mouldin in hand paid by 
Chrisley Couts the Receipt and 
payment where of is hereby acknowledged 
hath granted, bargained, sold, aliened, 
conveyed and confirmed and by these 
presents Doth Grant, Bargain, Sell, 
Alien, Convey and confirm unto the 
said heirs of Chrisley Couts their heir 
and assigns forever a certain tract or 
parcel of land containing three 
hundred twenty acres be the same 
more or less lying and being in the 
County of Tennessee on the Sulphur 
Fork, a branch of the Red River, 
Beginning at a black oak Jacob 
Pennington Corner, thence North 
one hundred and sixty poles to a 
black oak and hickory thence West 
two hundred and twenty poles, twenty 
poles to the Beginning being part of a 
tract of Six Hundred and forty acres 
granted to the said Mathew Mouldin 
by the State of North Carolina Grant 
being dated the tenth day of July 
Seventeen Hundred and Eighty eight 
and numbered two hundred and 
seventy three with the appurtenances 
with their and every of their Rights, 
members and appurtenances whatsoever 
and every part and parcel thereof and 
all Rents, dues, Services and profits to 
them or either of them belonging and 
appurtaining to have and to hold the
 said land and premises hereby granted 
with the appurtenances unto the said 
heirs of Chrisley Couts their heirs and 
assigns to the only proper use and behoof 
of the said heirs of Chrisley Couts their 
heirs and assigns forever and the said 
Mathew Mouldin for himself and his heir 
Executors and administrators doth 
hereby promise covenant and agree 
that he shall and will at all time here 
after warrant and forever defend the
 said land and premises to the said heirs 
of Chrisley Couts, their heirs and assigns 
against all lawful Claims and demand 
whatsoever whereby the above mentioned 
premises may be affected or incumbered 
contrary to the true intent and meaning 
of these presents.  In witness whereof the 
said Mathew Mouldin hath hereunto set 
his hand and affixed his seal the day and 
year first above written.  Signed dated 
and delivered in presence of Andrew 
Thompson, John Couts, Jacob Pennington.    
Signed Mathew Mouldin, his seal affixed.  
Test. Hugh Lewis P.R.T.C.
TRANSFERANCE OF DEED FROM THE 
HEIRS OF CHRISLEY COUTS TO JOHN COUTS
Robertson County Tennessee 
Deed Book J Page 121-122- 
August 14, 1811 John bought the 
above land.
Page 121   John Couts from 
Aron Couts ???????? Dec 10, 17??
This Indenture made this thirteenth 
day of August one thousand eight 
hundred and eleven between Aron 
Couts, John Couts, and Chrisly Couts 
the Heirs of Chrisly Couts Dist. Of the 
County of Warren and State of 
Kentucky of the one part and 
John Couts of the County of 
Robertson and State of Tennessee 
of the other part  Elizabeth 
(line drawn through) What for 
and in consideration of the sum 
of two hundreds Dollars to the 
said Aron Couts, John Couts and 
Chrisly Couts in hand paid by the
 said John Couts the receipt and 
payment whereof is hereby 
acknowledged hath granted, 
bargained, sold aliened, conveyed, 
and confirmed and by these 
present doth grant bargain, 
sell, alien, convey and confirm 
unto the said, John Couts his 
heirs and assign forever all their 
said Aaron John and Chrisly part 
of a certain tract or parcel of 
land containing three hundred 
and twenty acres be the same 
more or lying and being in the 
county of Robertson on the 
Sulphur Fork of Red River Beginning 
at a black oak Pennington's 
corner runs north one hundred 
and sixty poles to a black oak 
and hickory poplar ???????
south ????? hundred and 
sixty poles???????  Page 122
three hundred and sixty poles 
????Beginning being front part 
of a trust of ??/hundred and 
forty acres granted to Mathew 
Mouldin by the State of North 
Carolina grants July 10th 1788-
and numbered 273- with the 
apurtinanus  with their and 
every of these rights member 
and appentunancis whatsoever 
and being part and parcel 
thereof and all rents issue 
services and profits to them 
or ??? of them belonging or 
appentaining to have and 
to hold the said land and 
premises hereby granted 
with the appentinancus 
unto the said John Couts 
his heirs and ????against 
all lawful claims and dis?????  
Whatever, whereby the above
 mentioned ???????may ?
effective or insu???????? contrary 
to the terms intents and meaning 
of these present (unreadable said 
Aron Couts John Couts, and Chrisly 
Couts hat here into set their hands 
and affirmed their seals the day 
and year first above written  Signed 
sealed and delivered in presents  
Aron Couts Seal, John X Couts mark 
and seal, Christley Couts seal 1811 
August 14th, acknowledge and 
ordered to be registered Test Jas Tunstall seal					
1811 Robertson Co. Tenn, Cemetary 
records/10-10 Couts Cemetary- 
Chrisley  Couts, brother of John Couts.  
10-10 Couts Cemetery located on 
James Armstrong. land- Couts, 
Crissley died 1811-brother of 
John Couts--Crissley died 1790 
 
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE FOR ALVIS 
COUTS TO SARAH GRIM
(Indiana Branch of Couts: John 
and Polly's son W. Levi Couts 
son Alvis Couts)
Be it Remembered that on this 
10th day of January, 1874 the 
following marriage license was 
issued viz:
STATE OF INDIANA, PIKE COUNTY, 
SET:  THE STATE OF INDIANA, TO ANY 
PERSON EMPOWERED BY LAW TO 
SOLEMNIZE MARRIAGES IN SAID 
COUNTY, GREETING:
You are hereby duly authorized 
to join together as Husband and 
Wife, Alvis Couts and Sarah Grim
In Testimony Whereof, P. Jefferson 
W. Richardson Clerk of the Pike 
Circuit Court, have hereunto set 
my hand, and offered the seal of 
said Court at Petersburg, this 10th 
day of January A. D., 1874 J.W. 
Richardson Clerk: Be it Further 
Remembered , that on this 13th 
day of January, 1874 the following 
certificate was filed in my office, 
to-wit: State of Indiana, Pike County, 
Set: I, James A. Shepard a Justice of 
the Peace, in said County, do certify 
that on the tenth of January, 1874, I 
joined together as Husband and Wife, 
Alvis Couts and Sarah Grim given 
under my hand, this 10th day of 
January, 1874 James A. Shepard J.P.
JOHNS IN THE COUTS FAMILY LINES
There is a tendency to become over 
burden while seeking a John in the 
Couts family.  We have a large number.  
Let's see if I can diagram the major ones:
· John Couts arrived in America 1752 
with father Christian Couts; brother 
to Detrick "Teter" (possibly Christian Teter) 
Couts, moved to Virginia, 
died circa 1776 in Virginia, no descendants.
· John Couts born circa 1765 died 1829, 
son of Teter Couts possibly, brother to 
Chrisley Couts Sr. -has series of John 
descendants who lived in Tennessee 
and Texas. He died in Tennessee. Many 
descendants- some in Tennessee.
· John Couts born circa before 1787, 
died 1846 in Indiana, son of  Chrisley 
Couts Sr.; brother to Aaron, Chrisley Jr.
(who both moved to Missouri), Elizabeth, 
and Nancy, married Mary Polly Caldwell 
and moved to Indiana circa 1812- has 
series of John descendants who 
lived in Indiana.

A LETTER FROM JAMES S. ARMSTRONG
Dear Barbara,  							           
 January 2, 2001

As a young lad, I often rode with 
Dad to Springfield, Tn. Where he 
purchased the farm supplies.  I expect 
my real motive for going was to 
persuade him to buy me a nickel 
cone of vanilla ice cream from the 
corner drug store.  Usually on our 
return trip home we stopped and 
visited with Mr. Johnnie and Wallace 
Couts, the owners of a small general 
store located on the banks of Beaver 
Dam Creek.  It was a wooden structure 
with one window on the side wall 
and a low hanging stoop covering 
the front door entrance.  I was impressed by 
the size of that chain and lock used to 
secure the door at night. Dad and Mr. 
Johnnie were friends for many years 
and enjoyed sharing funny stories.  
While our parents talked, Wallace 
shared his ever-present box of pepper 
stick candy.  Today, I remember the 
distinct flavor of my first Coca-Cola 
given to me by Wallace. During the 
1920's the Couts' went out of the store 
business, and the little landmark was 
torn down.  The only fixed object left 
standing was the one-way steel bridge.  
But a great change took place during 
the fifties.  A new two-way concrete 
bridge replaced the old steel structure.  
The Couts' farm was sold, and the original 
house was torn down.  A new brick home 
replaced it.  I cross the new concrete 
bridge at least twice each week and in 
doing so, remember many pleasant 
memories of a by-gone era.
A few weeks ago I walked up to the 
steep hill to visit the gravesites of Mr. 
John, Jr. and his wife Henrietta Owen 
Couts.  To my dismay, I found weeds,
 briars, and trees were growing over 
the once cared for plots.  Their unattended 
grave sites showed signs of cattle 
trampling, knocking down and the 
breaking of their memorial rocks.  This 
was a far cry from my last visit of some 
fifty-odd years ago.  In today's world, 
this kind of destruction often happens 
unless old family cemeteries are reserved 
in the family deeds.
Standing near their graves, I recalled the 
story their great grandson, Mr. Johnnie Couts 
told my Dad about how Mr. John and his 
wife Henrietta had selected this spot on 
top of the hill for a family cemetery.  The 
hill and cemetery were located about 100 
yards beyond the Beaver Dam Creek and 
could easily by viewed from the house.  In 
those early years the main road into the 
settlement was located on the cemetery 
hill above the home, not where it lies today. 
Mr. John and Henrietta were satisfied with 
their selection of a cemetery, and two or 
three times each year they walked up there 
to supervise its cleaning.  Before Mr. John 
died he had a split rail fence built around 
the enclosure.  Before any family member 
could use the selected site, three family 
slaves were buried there. The day after 
Mr. John's death in 1868, there was much 
discussion on how his body was to be 
carried up the steep hill. In his Young days, 
he made arrangements with young friends 
that after his death they were to walk and 
carry his body up the hill.  They all agreed,
 never realizing they would all die before 
him.  He often said he didn't want to hauled 
up the hill in a two-horse wagon, being 
jostled about in his coffin.
On the day of his funeral, there were no 
able-bodied men available to carry out 
his wishes.  Henrietta consented to allow 
his body to be hauled up the hill, saying, 
"I'm sure that's the way they will haul me 
up there someday."  Mr. Johnnie said,
 "My father said that was the way they 
hauled my grandmother."  
With regards, James S. Armstrong.

See Mr. Johnnie's Hill on the Picture Album Page
Courtesy of Mr. James S. Armstrong

Descendants of John (Indiana) C.
(Calvin??) Couts - see Chrisley Couts Sr.'s page

  
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