1776 Muster Roll of American Patriots at Opelousas

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.


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)

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 

Soldiers: 
Laurento BAILLIO
Antoine BELARD
Charles BOURUSSU
Francois BOTIN
Joseph BOUTIN
Blaise BRASSE 
Jaques BRIG....O
Michel BRIGNAC
Lange BROUGUE
Louis BROUSSARD 
Dominique CAILLAUX
Francois CAMPEAU
Martin CARMARSAGUE
Francois CAVEL
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
Louis LE GRAN 
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: 

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 

Total count of:
 3 Sergeants, 3 Corporals, 
 87 Soldiers and 34 Exempt, for a total of 127.

The roll was signed and certified by Le Chevalier DE CLOUET 

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