Revolutionary Soldiers and Patriots, Macoupin County IL

All information in (parenthesis) came from a loose sheet found at the county archives
If you know of other Revolutionary War veterans buried in Macoupin County IL, please contact the county coordinator.

Pvt Samuel BROWN VA (He came to IL and lived in Morgan Co but died in Macoupin County)
Robert BUSHBY VA (He was born in Hanover County VA. July 1759. He served in the VA Troops. Moved to Morgan County but died in Macoupin County 1839)
John A CHEEK
Thomas DODSON MD
William GATV
Pvt William GILLESPIE SC
Pvt Huriah GILMORE VA Pension Application and Family Data
Philip HUPP
Patriot William KIRK VA*see below
Gardner N LOCKWOOD
Benjamin MADDOX
(John MAYFIELD came from Warren County North Carolina where he served in the car. He came to Macoupin County.)
Sgt Thomas MOORE VA (was born in VA January 24, 1760. He served under Capt. Peter May and Col. John Glenn. He moved to KY and in 1831 came to Macoupin County Illinois where he died and is buried on the land entered by him and his brother. He is buried in Moore Cemetery.)
Pvt John PEEBLES SC
Pvt Joshua A RICHARDSON VA (Born in VA Dec. 19, 1762. He served with the VA Troops. Came to Macoupin County and died there March 1844)
Pvt John ROBINSON NC (Served in the war in NC as a musician in the 10th Reg. under Capt. Thos. Evans. Died in Macoupin County)
J W SINCLAIR
Charles STEWART

*More information provided by Stan Jacobs from a brochure titled "Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in Illinois, A Bicentennial Project of the Illinois State Genealogical Society, 1976."
Kirk, William, Born 1754 in Virginia, Died 1837, Buried Scottsville Cemetery, Scottsville, Macoupin County, Illinois. Spouse: Agnes. Service: Patriotic Service: Virginia. He was a Gunsmith detailed to make muskets at Harpers Ferry in Col. Baylor's Light Horse Cavalry. Sources: DAR, HS, PI


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