Found another stray! This gentleman is mentioned on the following site:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~wagsswi/sea_captains.htm

There is more to see on the site regarding Thomas Coupe and his family, but far too much to include here.

Regards,
Pat

"Most of the captains of this narrative hailed from New England, home of ships and
deep-water captains, but Captain Thomas Coupe was born on the Isle of Man in 1818.
He married Marie White at Boston in 1840. In 1849 he came West via the Straits of
Magellan. He settled with his family on Whidby Island in 1853, telling his wife that
if she would remain he would give up the sea. In 1854 he built the second frame
house on the Island. The boards were planed by hand and had been brought from San
Francisco. It is now the home of Edward Bruce and his family. Mr. Bruce is the
grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John Gould.

Captain Coupe sailed lumber schooners between San Francisco and Puget sound for a
number of years. He was pilot of the Revenue Cutter Jeff Davis, later owned by
Thomas Cranney. Captain Coupe operated a ferry route between Whidby Island and Port
Townsend. He built three sloops, the "Mary Ellen", the "Keturah", named for his
daughter, Mrs. Trudie Gillespie, and the "Marie". He never permitted any other than
Captain Howard B. Lovejoy to pilot them. Captain Coupe is remembered as the only
captain who ever sailed a full rigged ship through Deception Pass. The town of
Coupeville was named for Captain Coupe. He made two trips to France in the years
1855 and 1856, carrying spars for the French government. His claim filed, November
20, 1852 became the present site of Coupeville."