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As posted at KYMERCER-L Archives. From the "History of Howard and Chariton Counties, Missouri", St Louis: National Historical Company, 1883, pages 95-98. Old Settlers Erect Forts. Being fully convinced that the Indians were making preparations to attack the settlements along the Missouri river, they determined to be ready to receive them properly when they did appear, and to this end, began the erection of three forts in Howard county, being the names respectively, of Fort Cooper, Fort Hempstead, and Fort Kincaid. Fort Cooper was located about two miles southwest of Boone's Lick. Fort Kincaid was east southeast, about nine miles distant, and about one mile north of the pesent Boonville railroad bridge. Fort Hempstead was about one and a half miles north of Fort Kincaid. Each fort was a series of log houses, built together around an enclosure. In each house lived a family, and the stock was corraled, and the property of the settlers secured at night in the enclosure. There were other smaller forts, but the above were the most important. Immediately after the erection of these forts, the pioneers organized themselves into a military company, with Sarshall COOPER as captain; first lieutenant, William McMAHON; second lieutenant, John MONROE; ensign, Benjamin COOPER, Jr. Sergeants. 1st John McMURRAY; 2d Samuel McMAHAN; 3d Adam WOODS; 4th Davis TODD; 5th John MATHIS. Corporals. 1st Andrew SMITH; 2d Thomas VAUGHAN; 3d James McMAHAN; 4th John BUSBY; 5th James BARNES; 6th Jesse ASHCRAFT. The above were the officers chosen by their comrades and neighbors, to command the company, which consisted of 112 men, who were able to bear arms. The following list comprises all the men and boys who were in the different forts:-- Fort Cooper. James ALEXANDER, James ANDERSON, Middleton ANDERSON, William ANDERSON, Gray BYNUM, John BUSBY, Robert BROWN, Samuel BROWN, Benjamin COOPER, Sarshall COOPER, David COOPER, Braxton COOPER, Joseph COOPER, Stephen COOPER, Robert COOPER, Henly COOPER, Patrick COOPER, Jesse COX, Solomon COX, John FERRILL, Henry FERRILL, Edward GOOD, Harmon GREGG, William GREGG, David GREGG, Robert HEATH, Robert HANCOCK, Abbott HANCOCK, Josiah HIGGINS, Frederick HYATT, Robert IRVINE, David JONES, John JONES, Jesse JONES, George JACKSON, Stephen JACKSON, James JACKSON, Samuel McMAHAN, Thomas McMAHAN, James McMAHAN, William McMAHAN, Thomas O'BANNON, Judiah OSMOND, Samuel PERRY, William READ, Benoni SAPPINGTON, John SAPPINGTON, James SAPPINGTON, Daniel TILLMAN, John THORP, William THORP, Samuel TURLEY, Stephen TURLEY, Ezekiel WILLIAMS, Thomas WASSON, Joseph WASSON, Adam WOODS, William WOLFSKILL, Joseph WOLFSKILL, William WOLFSKILL, Jr. Fort Hempstead. George ALCORN, James ALCORN, William ALLEN, John ARNOLD, Price ARNOLD, Joseph AUSTIN, John AUSTIN, Robert AUSTIN, William BAXTER, Big BERRY, John BERRY, William BERRY, David BOGGS, Joseph BOGGS, Muke BOX, Joseph BOYERS, Robert BROWN, Samuel BROWN, William BROWN, Townsend BROWN, Christopher BROWN, Christopher BURCKHARTT, Nicholas S. BURCKHARTT, Andrew CARSON, Lindsay CARSON (father of Kit Carson), Moses CARSON, Charles CANOLE, William CANOLE, Isaac CLARK, Joseph COOLEY, James COOLEY, Perrin COOLEY, Braxton COOPER, Jr., James COCKRELl, Thomas CHANDLER, James CREASON, John CREASON, Peter CREASON, William CREASON, Daniel CRUMP, Harper DAVIS, James Douglas, Daniel DURBIN, John ELLIOTT, Braxton FUGATE, Hiram FUGATE, Reuben FUGATE Sarshall FUGATE, Simeon FUGATE, Reuben GENTRY, Samuel GIBBS, Abner GROOMS, John GROOMS, William GROOMS, Alfred HEAD, Moses HEAD, Robert HINKSON, John JAMES, James JONES, Abner JOHNSON, Noah KATEW, Joseph McLANE, William McLANE, Ewing McLANE, David McQUITLY, William MONROE (called Long Gun), Joseph MOODY, Susan MULLENS, Thompson MULLENS, John PEAK, William PIPES, Michael POAGE, Robert POAGE, Joseph POAGE, Christopher RICHARDSON, Jesse RICHARDSON, James RICHARDSON, Silas RICHARDSON, John RUPE, Henry SIMMONS, Reuben SMITH, Andrew SMITH, Thomas SMITH, John SNETHAN, Joseph STILL, John STINSON, Nathan TEAGUE, Solomon TETERS, David TETERS, John TETERS, Isaac THORNTON, John THORNTON, Davis TODD, Elisha TODD, Jonathan TODD, Levi TODD, James TURNER, Philip TURNER, Jesse TURNER, Thomas VAUGHAN, Robert WILDS, William WADKINS, James WHITLEY, Benjamin YOUNG, John YARNELL. Fort Kincaid. Amos ASHCRAFT, Jesse ASHCRAFT, Otho ASHCRAFT, Amos BARNES, Aquilla BARNES, Abraham BARNES, James BARNES, John BARNES, Shadrach BARNES, Robert BARCLAY, Francis BERRY, Campbell BOLEN, Delany BOLEN, William BRAZIL, David BURRIS, Henry BURRIS, Reuben CORNELIUS, Pryor DUNCAN, Stephen FIELDS, John FIELDS, Cornelius GOOCH, Thomas GRAY, John HINES, Daniel HUBBARD, Asaph HUBBARD, Eusebius HUBBARD, Joseph JOLLY, David KINCAID, Matthew KINCAID, John KINCAID, John McMURRAY, Adam McCORD, Daniel MONROE, John MONROE, John MATHIS, William NASH, John PURSLEY, William RIDGEWAY, William ROBERTSON, Edward ROBERTSON, Gilead RUPE, Enoch TAYLOR, Isaac TAYLOR, William TAYLOR, Enoch TURNER, Giles WILLIAMS, Britton WILLIAMS, Francis WOOD, Henry WEEDEN.
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