1803 Inhabitants in Cape Girardeau County
The following names were heads of households in the Cape Girardeau District of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 at the time of the Louisiana Purchase by the United States from France. If your family name appears here, perhaps you are a descendant of these hardy frontier families that settled the area.
They undoubtedly experienced the uneasy feeling of unconfirmed Spanish Land grants that had to be proved with great difficulty to the United States Land Office. They certainly knew about the adventurers heading westâthe Corps of Discoveryâbetter known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition. They both began in 1803.
Lewis and Clark and their crew stopped to visit Louis Lorimier at Lorimierâs house/trading post called the Red House on November 23, 1803 on their way to their winter camp on the Illinois side of the river at Camp DuBois opposite St. Louis. They spent 24 hours here and Meriwether Lewis wrote 4 pages in his diary about Cape Jerado, Louis Lorimier, Lorimierâs lovely daughter, and the events that transpired here.
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Abernathie, Washington |
Abernathy, John |
Aidinger (Ardinger), Christopher |
Andrew, Alexander (Alexander, Andrew) |
Aroritt, Connelius |
Arrell, James |
Ashabranner, Daniel |
Austin, Harris (Horace) |
Bailie, Alexander |
Baker, Joseph |
Banish, Jeremiah |
Barks, Handel |
Barks, Jacob |
Berthiaume, Francois |
Black (Block), Ezekiel |
Bollinger, Daniel |
Bollinger, David |
Bollinger, Davolt |
Bollinger, Frederick |
Bollinger, George Frederick |
Bollinger, Henry |
Bollinger, John |
Bollinger, Mathias |
Bollinger, Phillip |
Bollinger, William |
Boner, William |
Bowden, Jesse |
Bowlin, John |
Boyd, James |
Boyd, John |
Bradley, Charles |
Bradly (Bradley), Samuel |
Brant, Daniel |
Brummitt, Renna |
Bull, Thomas |
Burrows, John |
Burrows, Mrs. Walter |
Buys (Bouis), Jonathan |
Byrd Jr., Abraham |
Byrd Sr, Abraham |
Byrd, Amos |
Byrd, John |
Byrd, Moses |
Byrd, Stephen |
Cain, Jesse |
Carither, Jacob |
Carrender, George |
Caruthers, James |
Cavender, George |
Cheney, Lemuel |
Clingingsmith, Daniel |
Connelly (Connelley), Hugh |
Connelly (Connelley), Timothy |
Conway, Jeremiah |
Cooper, James |
Cornelius, Jephtha (Jeptha) |
Cotner, Martin |
Cousin, Bartholomew |
Cox, James |
Cresswell (Crisswell), Hugh |
Crytz (Cryts), Peter |
Currin, James |
Demoss, Charles |
Dickson (Dixon), Hezekiah |
Dickson, Zillah |
Dixon, Lewis |
Dixon, Mrs. |
Dougherty(Daugherty), Elijah |
Dougherty(Daugherty), William |
Dougherty, John |
Downard, David |
Dowty, James |
Drybread, John |
Dyal, Terence |
Eustache, Lewis |
Fallenash, Charles |
Findley, Charles |
Finnanty, William |
Foreman, Jonathan |
Foster (Forster) Jr., Jacob |
Foster (Forster) Sr, Jacob |
Franks, Andrew |
Franks, Barton |
Franks, Peter |
Freeman, John |
Friend, Charles |
Fyght, Joseph |
Giboney, John |
Godair, Pierre |
Godaire, Baptiste |
Goodwin, Benjamin |
Green, David |
Green, Robert |
Grount, Daniel |
Grount, George |
Grount, Peter |
Guething, John |
Guiboney (Guibony), Mrs. Alexander |
Guibony, Robert |
Guinn, Michael |
Hand, Henry |
Hand, John |
Hand, William |
Hardell (Hartle), Peter |
Hargrove, Benjamin |
Hargrove, Lemuel |
Hays, Christopher |
Hays, George |
Hays, John |
Hector, Gilbert |
Heldebrand, Benjamine |
Heldibrand, Daniel |
Henderson, George |
Henry, Lemuel |
Henthorn, John |
Herring, Thomas |
Hill, William |
Hinginsmith, Daniel |
Hogan, Edmund |
Horn, Solomon |
Hoss, John |
Hubbell (Hubble), Daniel |
Hubbell (Hubble), Jonathan |
Hubble Sr., Jonathan |
Hubble, Ebenezer |
Hubble, Ithmar |
Hubble, Matthew |
Hurley, Moses |
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Jackson, William |
Jacobs, Jacob |
James, James |
Kelly (Kelley), Isaac |
Kelly (Kelley), Jacob |
Kenyon, Simeon |
Lane, Robert |
Latham, John |
Latham, Lewis |
Laugherty, Benjah (Benijah) |
Lee, Jonah |
Lee, Jr., Josiah |
Lee, Sr., Josiah |
Leno (Lene), Jacob |
Lerr (Lorr), Valentine |
Limbeth (Limbach) (Limbaugh), Jr., Fred |
Lorance, John |
Lorimier, Louis |
Losta (Losla, Lorsa), John |
Loyd (Lloyd, Loyed), John |
Lucas (Lucus), Charles |
Magee, John |
Magee, Joseph |
Marote, Hippolyte |
May, John |
McCarty, John |
McKinzie (McKenzie), Allen |
McMillen, James |
McMultrie, David |
Meredith, Roland |
Miller, John |
Miller, Mrs. James |
Milliken, Alexander |
Mills, James |
Morgan, George |
Mullins, Daniel |
Murphy, James |
Murphy, William |
Norris, Thomas |
Nyswonger, Joseph |
O'Hagan (O'Hogan), Michael |
Parrish (Parish), Alexander |
Patterson, _____ |
Patterson, Andrew |
Patterson, David |
Patterson, John |
Pew (Pero), Samuel |
Prickett, Josiah |
Probst, John |
Quimby, Josiah |
Quimby, Robert |
Quimby, Stephen |
Ramsey Jr., Andrew |
Ramsey Sr., Andrew |
Ramsey, James |
Randall (Randol) Jr., Enos |
Randall (Randol) Sr., Enos |
Randall (Randol), Anthony |
Randall (Randol), James |
Randall (Randol), Medad |
Randall (Randol), Samuel |
Randoll (Randol, Randall), Abraham |
Randoll (Randol, Randall), Mrs. Samuel |
Reed, Gelulon (Zebulon) |
Revelle, Nicholas |
Rodgers, Andeston (Anderson, Adenston) |
Rodney (Rodner), Martin |
Rodney, Thomas |
Ross, William |
Russell, James |
Russell, William |
Sexton, Charles |
Sexton, Daniel |
Sharadin, Henry |
Sharedine, Jacob |
Sheradine, John |
Simeson, John |
Simpson, Jeremiah |
Slavisur, John |
Slinker, Fredick (Frederick) |
Slinker, Mrs. |
Smith, John Henry |
Smith, Tillman |
Smith, William |
Smith, Wm (Tywappity) |
Stotler, Adam |
Stotler, Conrad |
Stotler, Peter |
Stout, Ephraim |
Strother, Samuel |
Strother, William |
Sullivan, Dennis |
Summers Jr., John |
Summers Sr., John |
Summers, Alexander |
Summers, Andrew |
Temantz, William |
Thomas, Jeremiah |
Thompson, Elizabeth |
Thompson, Jeremiah |
Thomson (Thompson, Tomson), John |
Thomson (Thompson, Tomson), Joseph |
Thorn, Solomon |
Walker, John |
Waller, Joseph |
Weaver, Hannah |
Weaver, John |
Welker, Jacob |
Welker, Leonard |
Wellborn, Curtis |
Wellborn, James |
Wellborn, Jonathan |
Wellborn, Thomas |
Welsh, Elijah |
Whittiker (Wittaker), Elijah |
Wilker, George |
Williams, Isaac |
Williams, William |
Williamson, James |
Williamson, Mrs. |
Woolsey, Thomas |
Woolveton, Levi |
Worthington, Benjamin |
Worthington, Joseph |
Young, Austin |
Young, Joseph |
Young, Morris |
Young, Phillip |
Zellafrow, John |
Sources:
Goodspeed’s History of Southeast Missouri
Census of Cape Girardeau District, 1 November 1803, pp 264-266.
Houck’s Spanish Regime in Missouri
Statistical Census of the District of Cape Girardeau pp 403-407.
Genealogia
Inhabitants of the District of Cape Girardeau
General Concession for 164 Inhabitants of the District of Cape Girardeau
Liste Nominale des Habitants de Cape Girardeau
Volume B pp 320, 323
French and Spanish Land Grants (Microfilm)
Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, Missouri