The Opelousas Militia

The 1776 Muster Roll

Members present at April 15, 1776 Company Review (extracted from the Archives General de Indes, Seville, Spain, Paleles Procedentes de Cuba, 161)

Note: If you can prove your lineage to one of these men, you are probably eligible for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution or the Sons of the American Revolution. Charles Jeansonne, Jr. (listed below) is in the DAR "Patriot Index" (list of eligible ancestors).

Officers:

don Estevan Roberto DE LA MORANDIER, Captain
Mr. LE MELLE, Lieutenant
Mr. Noel SOILEAU, Ensign
Mr. Donato BELLO, Major

NCO's

SERGEANTS:

Mr. MONDAN
Mr. CASSE
Mr. ST. GERMAIN

CORPORALS:

Baptiste FONTENEAU
Amable BERTRAND
Henry FONTENEAU

Men:

Laurento BAILLIO
Antoine BELARD
Charles BOURUSSU
Francois BOTIN
Joseph BOUTIN
Blaise BRASSE
(note: this is Blaise Brasseau, brother of Marie-Rose, brother in law of Charles Jeansonne, Jr.)
Jaques BRIG....O
Michel BRIGNAC
Lange BROUGUE
Louis BROUSSARD

Dominique CAILLAUX
Francois CAMPEAU
Martin CARMARSAGUE
Francois CAVEL
(no first name given) CHARBONNEAU
Jean CHEVALIER
Joseph CHEVALIER
Charles COMMEAU
Joseph CORMIER
Michel CORMIER
Michel CORMIER
Antoine COUNARD

Jaque DE BORDE
Jean DE BORDE
Romain DE LA FOSSE
Jaque DE ROSIER
Baptiste DOUCETTE
Laurent DUPRE
Jaque DUPREE

Louis FONTENEAU
Pierre FONTENEAU
Jaque FONTENOT
Joseph FONTENEAU
Louis FONTENEAU
Francois FREGIER
Francois FRENAN
Francois FRUGIER
Pierre FRUGIER

Jaques GAGNARD
Jaque GROUGUE
Joseph GUENARD
Baptiste GUILLORIE
Claude GUILLORIE
Joseph GUILLORIE
Louis GUILLORIE
Michel JANISE

Charle JEANSONE
(blotted) JEANSONNE
Jean JEANSONNE
Paul JEANSONNE

Louis JOTRE
Baptiste LA FLEUR
Jaque LA FLEURE
Reneau LAMARQUE
Joseph LA MIRANDA
Antoine LANGLOIS
Silvain LAUNIER
Francois LE BLEU
LE GRAN Louis
( note: the name is listed as "Le Gran Louis", we are assuming that Le Gran is the surname)
Blaise LE JEUNE

Jaque MELAYAN
Jacques MISTRE
Jean ORTOTANTO
Francois PITRE
Christophe PLAISE
Flourantin POUVIER
Pierre PRIMEAU
Michel PRUDHOMME
Victor RICHARD
Fabien RICHARD
Pierre RICHARD

Joseph SAUSIER
Jean SAVOIE
Pierre SEASIOE
Baptiste SEAUSIER
Joseph SILVESTER
Auguste SOILEAU
Jean Baptiste SOILEAU
Jean Jean SOU(M?)
Olivier SOUNIER
Jean Baptiste STILLY
Joseph STORY
George STELEY

Pierre TRAHAN
Pierre THIBEAUDET
Joseph VAIBLE
Francois VEILLON
Charlie VIGEE
Pierre YOBERTO

List of men exempt by the the state because of age or sickness:

Note: if your ancestor appears on this list, it does not necessarily mean that he did not fight. Later muster rolls are available for 1776 (but not in my possession) and you should check these to be sure. Or, check the DAR ancestor list ("Patriot Index").

Louis BILLET
Gui BLANCHARD
BOIS DOREZ
Joseph BOURQUE
Paul BOUTIN
Joseph CARON
CARRIER
CRETIEN
Joseph FONTENEAU
Juan Louis FONTENEAU
Philipe FONTENEAU
Pierre FONTENEAU
Pierre FRUGIER
Pierre GUIDERIE
Jean LA FLEURE
Petit LANGLOIS
Philip LANGLOIS
Berthelemy LE BLEU
LE SAUDE
LE TIOLET
LOLIER
MANE
MARCANTELLE
Joseph MAUREAU
Pierre PANELLE
PATIN
Vincent PINET
Francois RIVORE
SAINT MOUT
John TISON
Honore TRAHAN
Joseph VAIBLE
Allesandre VEROSIN
VIDRINE

The above muster roll gave a count of 3 Sergeants, 3 Corporals, 87 Soldiers and 34 Exempt, for a total of 127. The roll as signed and certified by Le Chevalier DE CLOUET

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