1775-1783
Cape Girardeau County Soldiers
The following list of soldiers who fought on the Colonial side and their information was compiled from the individual pension applications found in the Cape Girardeau County Court Books and the County Clerk’s records available at the Cape Girardeau County Archive Center in Jackson, MO. Further information was gathered from the National Archive’s Revolutionary War Pension Papers and other sources. Only the soldiers living in Cape Girardeau County after having served are listed.
| Name | Rank | Where Served | Battles | Place of Burial |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abernethie, John | Deputy Commissary | Wake County, North Carolina Militia | ||
| Boyd, John | John May’s Company & John Bowman’s Regiment | Exact location unknown, probably northwest of Jackson. | ||
Brevard, Robert | Private | Rowan County,North Carolina Militia | Battle of Ramisour’s Mill Battle of Cowan’s Ford Battle of Torrence | Jackson City Cemetery |
Brock, Uriah | Fifer | 1st Artillery Regiment Continental Troops from Virginia | Battle of Monmouth | Old Lorimier Cemetery, Cape Girardeau |
Bull, Thomas | Sergeant | 12th Virginia Regiment of the Continental Line | Battle of Brandywine Battle at Peola Battle at Germantown Battle of Iron Hill | Exact location unknown, probably Washington County, Illinois |
| Byrd, Amos | Captain | North Carolina | Exact location unknown, marker at Byrd-Rumfelt-Wheeler Cemetery between Jackson and Oak Ridge. | |
Chase, Robert | Private | New York State Continental Line | Battle of Yorktown, | Exact location unknown, probably in Madison County. |
Cochran, John | North Carolina Cavalry | Siege of South Carolina, taken prisoner | ||
Cook (Kook), Jacob | Private | North Carolina | Battle of Charleston, taken Prisoner of War | Exact location unknown, probably Bollinger County. |
Deck, John | Private | North Carolina | ||
Edwards, John | Indian Battles along the Ohio River | |||
| English, Thomas | South Carolina | Battle of Eutaw Springs, wounded | English Cemetery in, southwest Cape Girardeau | |
Fleming, Mitchel | Private | North Carolina | Fleming Cemetery, southeast of New Wells | |
| Gilliland, John | ||||
Green, Robert | Ensign | 7th Maryland Regiment of the | Battle at Brandywine Battle at Germantown Battle at Monmouth | |
| Harbison, John | Captain John Holder’s Company | |||
Hartle, Peter | Private | 1st Battalion, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Militia | Hartle Cemetery, Bollinger County | |
| Hays, Christopher | Colonel | Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Militia | Ware Cemetery, near Fruitland | |
Hill, Thomas | Cavalry | North Carolina Continental Line | Battle of Ramsour’s Mill Battle of King’s Mountain Battle of Cowan’s Ford Siege of Yorktown | |
Hitt, John | Private | South Carolina Militia | Hitt Cemetery, east of Gordonville | |
Hubbel, Ithamer | Private | Albany County, New York Militia | Exact location unknown, however there is a marker for him at the Old Bethel Baptist Church Church Cemetery south of Jackson. | |
Hutchinson (Hutchins), David | Private | Virginia | Battle of Shawnee Indians Battle against Mohawk Indians Battle of Yadkin River Battle of Guilford Battle on Isle of Mance Battle of Reedy Fork | |
Masterson, William | Pennsylvania Rangers on the Frontier Washington County, Pennsylvania Associaters & Militia Pennsylvania Continental Line | Ranging Pennsylvania & Ohio | Exact location unknown, probably between Cape Girardeau and Jackson. | |
May, John | Private | 6th Regiment of Pennsylvania Line | ||
McChronister, James | Private | North Carolina Company | ||
McLean (McLain/McLane), Alexander | Private | Mounted Rifleman of North Carolina Company | Battle of Ten Mile Spring Battle of Brier Creek Battle of Two Sisters Ferry | Apple Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, east of Pocahontas |
Patterson, David | Private | Chester County, South Carolina Militia | Exact location unknown, probably northwest of Jackson. | |
Randall, Enos | Sussex County, New Jersey Militia | Exact location unknown, Cape Girardeau County, however there is a marker for him at Old Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery south of Jackson. | ||
| Ranney, Stephen | Connecticut Troops | Exact location unknown, Jackson | ||
Seabaugh, Christian | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Militia | |||
| Shell, Michael | ||||
Smith, John | North Carolina Company | Siege of Charlestown, SC Dunmores War Battle of Nub Station | ||
Taylor, Benjamin | Private | North Carolina Company | Battle of Outlaw Springs | Exact location unknown, probably in Stoddard County |
| Verden, James | South Carolina Colonials | |||
| Walker, John | Apple Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, east of Pocahontas | |||
| Waters, Thomas W. | Major | South Carolina Troops | Exact location unknown, probably near Commerce in Scott County. | |
Wrightington, Thomas | Private | Massachusetts Company | Battle of Valentine Hill Battle of Fort Stongo | |
Yount, Jacob | North Carolina Company under General Nathaniel Greene | Dalton Cemetery, Bollinger County |