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- Peter is the son of Mary Margaret Knopf (Knopf) b. 30 Nov 1727, Order-Spree, Brandenburg, Germany - 28 Feb 1814, Augusta, Sussex Co., New York,
& John Henry Couse, born 4 Aug 1735, Hessen, Germany, Landed 1749, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - died 28 Dec 1804, Frankfort, Sussex Co., NJ, Buried Frankfort Plains Cemetery.
WILL of John Henry Couse:
Henry Couse of Frankford, Sussex Co., farmer;
Wife, Margaret, use of real estate & personal estate (excepting monies due me on obligations, book debts & otherwise), during her life.
Obligations due me, etc., to be divided among my children in respective portions. After wife's decease:
Son, Henry, the farm whereon I now live & timber lot of 40 acres; he to pay $2,000 for same. Residue to be divided into 10 equal shares:
sons, John, Peter & Henry, each 2 shares;
daughters, Mary (wife of Daniel Struble), Margaret (wife of John Wintermute), Elizabeth (wife of Henry Snook, Jr.), & Eve (wife of Peter Kemple), each one share.
Executors: son, John Couse, Daniel Struble & William A. Ryerson.
Witnesses: John Lantarman, Anthony Brodrick, Henry Jackson.
Proved Dec. 28, 1804. (Recorded, Surrogate Office, Sussex Co., Bk. A of Wills, p. 44). 1804, Dec. 24.
Inventory, $2,329.01: made by John Lantarman & Jacob Strader.
Ref: Calendar of Wills, New Jersey, File 1007 S.
COUSE
. The oldest member of the Couse family of whom I have record was JOHN HENRY COUSE, who immigrated from Germany to the United States. In 1810 his son PETER, b. Feb. 27, 1767 brought his family from Pennsylvania to Ontario. As I understand it, the family farm was located in Clinton township, Lincoln County, Ont. Peter Couse died at the age of 45 years on August 26, 1812 &
was buried in the Mennonite Burying Ground, Vineland, Ont. He is the only member of his family buried there.
One of Peter Couse's sons, John, served with the 4th Lincoln Regiment in the War of 1812.
After the War, probably about 1814, John & his brother, Fred, left the farm in Clinton & settled near Yarmouth Centre in Yarmouth township, Elgin County. When the younger brother, George, was old enough he also went down to Yarmouth township & took up & on the 7th concession, a mile south of the others. This apparently was the start of the Couse settlement in the Yarmouth area. There are many of their descendants still living there today.
Ref: Annals of the Forty , Vol. 4.
. 1870 Aug 12 . Advertisement water pump factory opens in Douglas.
. 1871 Nov 10 Peter Couse [junior], former landlord of Victoria Hotel, Douglas, very solitons moved from Douglas to Fergus, purchased Fergus Arms.
. Douglas fair, Day before Eloisa Fair [i.e. 14 Dec. Cattle Fair in Douglas].
Ref: Fergus Freeholder Newspaper. - - - [1]
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1767 - 1812 (45 years)