Second Company
San Luis de Ilinueses Militia
Spanish Colonial Militia of St. Louis
The following roster was recorded
in Royal Spanish records in the General Archives of the Indies, Cuba.
San Luis de Ilinueses, December 22,
1780
Information listed in the following order:
Rank; Name; Age; Birthplace;
Occupation
"LH Notes"= Notes
from "The Spanish Regime in Missouri", by Louis Houck (1909)
Officers
Capt.
Don Eugenio Peure [Pouree]
Lt. Don Luis Sanselier
[Chancelier]
Sub-Lt. Don Carlos Tayon
Adjutant
Don Benito Vasquez
1st Sgt. Joseph Polo;
34; France; Trader
2nd Sgt. Joan Baptista
Lapierre; 36; Canada; Blacksmith
-
[LH Note: This Lapierre in 1789 lived at Cahokia, and
at the suit of Dumoulin, who was trustee for Labadie, the sum of
"280 livres in buckskin, payable in May, 1792, due him from one Philip
Grevais" was seized, or garnisheed, out of 1166 livres he owed Lapierre.
A similar writ was issued in favor of Antoine Thibault, served by Tom Brady,
"huissier" of Cahokia. Alvord, Illinois Historical Collections,
vol. ii, pp. 421-423.]
2nd Sgt. Luis Otonere,
Sr.; 50; Canada; Tailor
1st Cpl. Jacobo Labe;
40; Ilinueses; Habitant
-
[LH Note: Jacques Noise, dit L'Abbe.]
1st Cpl. Carlos Hot; 35; Canada;
Hunter
-
[LH Note: Hotte or Haut.]
1st Cpl. Antonio Belpercher;
40; Ilinueses; Habitant
-
[LH Note: Antoine Oliver, dit Bellepeche.
He died in St. Louis, October 5, 1786. Catharine Moreau, his widow, claimed
land under a Spanish patent in Opolousas, lower Louisiana.]
1st Cpl. Carlos Roy; 26; Ilinueses;
Habitant
2nd Cpl. Pedro Bofrer; 35;
Canada; Tailor
-
[LH Note: The name may stand for "Beaufrere" although
no such name is found in the Archives, A Pierre Beaufre made claim to land
in Vincennes in 1785, and may be the same. It seems that his claim
to the land in Vincennes was rejected because he arrived here after 1783,
which would indicate that he might have resided in St Louis at the time
this muster roll was made.]
2nd Cpl. Andres Dupuy; 26;
Canada; Tailor
2nd Cpl. Francisco Honore;
17; Ilinueses; Tailor
-
[LH Note: Claimed land in St. Ferdinand.]
2nd Cpl. Antonio Venzan; 28;
France; Trader
-
[LH Note: Antoine Vincent Bouis, who was generally known
as Vincent. See Houck's History of Missouri, vol. ii, p. 54.]
Enlisted Men:
Nicolas Daniel; 38; Canada;
Hunter
-
[LH Note: This name occurs once in the St. Louis Archives,
but a man named Daniel is found in Dr. Conde's list of account, and marked
"paid."]
Pedro Plancha; 43; France;
Caulker
Miguel Tibo [Tibeau?]; 38;
Canada; Rower
-
[LH Note: Name spelled Thibault, or Tibeau. This
Joseph married Marie Louis Vincennes. A Joseph Tibeau lived in St.
Charles and claimed a lot there.]
Pedro Pelie[r?]; 33; Canada;
Habitant
-
[LH Note: A contraction of the name Pelletier Came
over from Cahokia, where the family lived as early as 1751. ]
Miguel Lamy; 50; Canada; Habitant
-
[LH Note: He came from Fort de Chartres, and died in St.
Louis, January 3,1784. The Lamis were among the very first settlers
of the Illinois country, and lived at Fort de Chartres before 1725, because
on the 24th of November, 1725, "un garcon de legitime mariage Jean Nicolas
Becquet et de Catharine Baran, ses pere et mere" married the widow
of one Lami on that day as appears from one of the entries of the
St. Anne church record.]
Enrique Duchoquete; 20; Ilinueses;
Habitant
-
[LH Note: Henri Douchouquette.]
Joseph Peron; 30; France;
Rower
Alexandro Luese; 30; Ilinueses;
Habitant
-
[LH Note: Alexis Loise probably came from Fort de Chartres,
where a Jean Baptiste Lois de Mons lived in 1746. ]
Francisco Duchoquete; 17; Ilinueses;
Habitant
Baptista Moro [Moreau?]; 26; Canada;
Rower
Juan Boduen; 18; Ilinueses; Rower;
-
[LH Note: The representatives of a Jean Bodoin made claim
to land in the St. Ferdinand common fields, and presumably this is the
same person named in this roll. Joseph Bodoin, dit L'Habitant, was his
son. ]
Jacobo Lasablonera; 38; Canada;
Habitant
-
[LH Note: Jacques la Sabloniere. ]
Carlon Chanrrion; 43; Ilinueses;
Rower
-
[LH Note: See Henrion. ]
Pedro Roy; 45; Canada; Blacksmith
Todos Santos Lorrose; 18; Ilinueses;
Rower
-
[LH Note: Touissant la Rose. ]
Nicolas Bogeneau; 38; Ilinueses;
Habitant
-
[LH Note: Nicolas Beaugenou. ]
Jacobo Tabo; 36; Canada;
Habitant
-
[LH Note: Jacques Thibault or Tibeau. ]
Simon Cuzot; 30; Nueva Orleans;
Habitant
-
[LH Note: Simon Coussot or Coussotte married Marie Louis
Lalande and came to St. Louis from Fort de Chartres. A Francois Coussot
at Fort de Chartres in 1761 was the husband of Madeline Kiercerau. ]
Joseph Lapierre; 25; Canada; Habitant
Antonio Lusere; 44; Canada; Carpenter
-
[LH Note: Antoine Lesieur. ]
Luis Crepo; 27; Canada;
Habitant
-
[LH Note: Louis Crepeau came from Vincennes to St. Louis.
Josephine Crepeau, who married Eugenio Alvarez, may have been his sister.
The heirs of Joseph Crepeau had an ancient grant at Vincennes, as did also
the heirs of Louis Crepeau. A Joseph "Crepo", soldier, died in St. Louis,
January 28, 1786. ]
Juan Gilver; 48; France; Potter;
-
[LH Note: Jean Gilbert, dit La Fontaine, or perhaps Montagne.
In 1743 an Antoine Gilbert or Gibert, dit La Montagne, was a sergeant at
Fort de Chartres in the "compagnie de Mimbret", but in 1746 he was said
to be sergeant in another entry in the "Compagnie de M. de Grand Pre."
Jean Gibert was married to Marie Josette Faveau, also a Fort de Chartres
name. ]
Joseph Jirar; 33; Canada; Rower
-
[LH Note: Joseph Girard. It may be that this name stands
for Joseph Tibeau or Tibault, dit Girard.. ]
Joseph Chartran; 38; Canada; Habitant
-
[LH Note: Joseph Chartran or Chartrand from St. Louis
removed to St. Charles. In 1801 he received a grant at Charette, where
he was syndic. The family came over from Kaskaskia. Amable Chartran was
a resident of Cahokia in 1787. Originally the family came from Montreal
and undoubtedly was among the first settlers of the Illinois country.
This Joseph Chartran seems to have had business relations with Des Bruisseau.]
Joseph Rubidu; 36; Canada; Shoemaker
-
[LH Note: Jospeh Roubidoux or Robidou, became one of the
principal merchants of St. Louis and an extensive fur trader. He was interested
in the Spanish Commercial Company as one of the stockholders and opposed
to the management of Clamorgan of the affairs of the company. He married
Catharine Rollet, dit Laderoute. One of his sons, also named Joseph, became
the founder of St. Joseph., Mo. ]
Francisco Porten; 25; Ilinueses;
Rower
Pedro Belhumor; 30; Canada;
Rower
Francisco Grene; 50; Canada;
Rower
-
[LH Note: Francois Fleury, dit Grenier. From the St. Louis
Archives it would seem that he ahd some business with La Busciere. A Jospeh
Grenier was a land claimant in the Kaskaskia land district. ]
Pedro Jonca; 36; Canada; Rower
-
[LH Note: In 1787 a Joseph Jonka, who came from Canada,
and son of Pierre Jonka and Marie Fournier married Marguerite Farkinpin.
A "Mendiase", i.e., a mendicant or beggar. A creek named "Jonca" in Ste.
Genevieve and St. Francois counties, probably derived its name from this
family. ]
Nicolas Lacomble; 42; Canada; Cooper
-
[LH Note: A Nicolas Lacompte made a claim to land on Fifi
creek, but his name does not appear in the St. Louis archives. ]
Gregorio Guiersero; 28; Ilinueses;
Habitant
-
[LH Note: This is probably Gregoire Kiercereau, junior.
]
Baptista Lorenzo [Laurence?];
36; Canada; Currier
-
[LH Note: Spelled variously Lorin, Laurin, Lorain, or
Lorenz. The St. Louis Archives show that a Jean Baptiste Lorenzo
gave Jean Marie Durand a power of attorney. A Jospeh Lorens married
Marguerite, the widow of Antoine Barada. From the Cahokia records
it appears that in 1787 for a debt he owed Tom Brady "the funds belonging
to M. Lorens, farmer, on the Spanish side, now in possession of M. Jean
Bapiste LaCroix, the value of a side of leather and a spur" were seized
and the said La Croix forbidden "to dispossess himself thereof" until Lorens
had satisfied the "said Tom Brady". This is probably the Baptiste Lorenzo
named in this muster roll.]
Pedro Cuzote; 22;
Nueva Orleans; Rower
Luis Lemez; 30;
Nueva Orleans; Shoemaker
-
[LH Note: Louis Lemay, or Ouimet, came to St. Louis from
St. Philippe. In 1782 he sued in the Cahokia court "for a plowshare, which
had been taken from his plow by M. Cesirre under the alleged pretext that
the said Lemay owed him fifteen francs." Alvord, Illinois Historical Collections,
vol ii, p.133. At this time Lemay lived at St. Philippe, perhaps
having moved back to that place from St. Louis. In another case he was
condemned to return some spokes he took from Jean Lapance "in the woods
of the Big Mushrooms" ]
Joseph Larduera; 33; Canada; Shoemaker
-
[LH Note: Joseph Laderoute, Antoine Laderoute, Jacques
Laderoute, and Louis Laderoute came to St. Louis from Kaskaskia where they
appear to have had claims for land. It is probable that they were not related
to Rollet, dit Laderoute. ]
Jacobo Larduera; 28; Canada; Rower
Antonio Larduera; 24; Canada; Rower
Luis Larduera; 20; Canada;
Rower
Luis Brunet; 45; Canada; Hunter
-
[LH Note: No doubt related to Noel Brunet. See ante,
p. 191, note 35. ]
Antonio Brunet; 18;Canada; Hunter
Joseph Cote; 17; Nueva Orleans;
Rower
Pablo Canpo; 35; Canada; Rower
-
[LH Note: Paul Campeau from Cahokia, where he claimed
a house and lot. ]
Baptista Pety; 40; Canada; Rower
-
[LH Note: Jean Baptise Petit, who married Therese Charron
in St. Louis. The name "Petit" is often a "dit". Thus we have Jean Baptiste
Lepre, dit Petit, and Francoise Milhomme, dit Petit, at Ste. Genevieve.
]
Luis Marcil; 40; Canada;Rower
-
[LH Note: This may be Louis Marechal, a name found among
the habitants of Kaskaskia. ]
Baptista Dujo; Canada; Habitant
-
[LH Note: Dujo may possibly be Pujol. ]
Joseph Fache; 38; Canada; Hunter
Juan Luis Derruen; 50; Canada; Habitant
Estevan Derruen; 20; Canada; Rower
Juan Baptista Derruen; 18; Canada;
Rower
Gaspar Rubio; 50; France; Merchant
Antonio Rivera; 50; Ilinueses; Habitant
Baptista Rivera; 26; Ilinueses;
Rower
Phelipe Rivera; 18; Ilinueses; Rower
Esteban Beron; 50; France; Rower
Agustin Hever; 44; Ilinueses;Hunter
Francisco Marichar; 34 Ilinueses;
Habitant
Joseph Ortiz; 34; Spain; Merchant
Joseph Beancur; 43 Canada; Rower
Baptista Humet; 38; Canada; Rower
Pedro Ganon; 40; Canada; Mason
Juan Baptista Brucieras; 35; Canada;
Rower
Guiery Denoye; 46; Canada; Habitant
Francisco Villar[s?]; 30; Canada;
Rower
Luis Breda; 24; Ilinueses; Shoemaker
Francisco Bernie[r?]; 30; Canada;
Rower
Gabriel Dodie; 48; Ilinueses; Habitant
Agustin Dodie; 23; Ilinueses; Rower
Baptista Henete; 28; Ilinueses;
Rower
Pedro Bequete; 43; Ilinueses; Rower
Gabriel Bequete; 22; Ilinueses;
Rower
Luis Bulrry; 46; France; Ropemaker
Lorenzo Ride; 24; Ilinueses; Rower
Luis Boduen; 30; Canada; Habitant
Joseph Baduen; 25; Canada; Habitant
Antonio San Francisco; 25; Ilinueses;
Rower
Baptista Trudo; 35; Canada; Rower
Luis Huno; 25; Ilinueses; Rower
Luis Ride; 50; Canada; Habitant
Guillermo Leconte;46; Canada; Habitant
Joseph Leconte; 18; Ilinueses; Rower
Amable Guion; 16; Ilinueses; Rower
Juan Martiny;50; Canada; Trader
Joseph Ribar 50; Canada; Trader
Joseph Berge; 48; Canada; Hunter
Pedro Dechene; 36; Canada; Trader
Juan Casa Noba; 50; France; Rower
Francisco Caida; 40; France; Trader
Joseph Tesier; 35; Canada; Rower
Juan Baptista Labreche; 34; Canada;
Rower
Carlos Sanguinete; 43; Canada; Merchant
Joachim Roy; 38; Canada; Carpenter
Francisco Barrera; 43 France; Baker
Luis Fache; 50; France; Rower
Isac Tros; 36; American; Rower
Andres Fidecharme; 45; France; Rower
Antonio Lajoy; 18; Ilinueses; Habitant
Summary:
Sergeants.........3
Corporals.........8
Enlisted Men....96
Total:...............107
San Luis de Ilinueses, December 20, 1780
Lt. Gov. Francisco Cruzat (rubic).
Source: "The Spanish Regime in Missouri",
by Louis Houck; R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company; 1909.