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Colonel William Field Archer 1709–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1709

Birth Location: Archer Hall, Chesterfield, Goochland, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 22 Oct 1785

Death Location: Second Branch Plantation, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Archer

Mother: Martha Field

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Royall

Children(s): Agnes Archer, Elizabeth Archer, Martha Archer, Peter Archer, Richard Archer, William Archer, Lieutenant Archer, Richard Archer, John Archer, John Archer, Michael ARCHER, John Archer, Martha Archer, Michal Archer, Elizabeth Archer, Col. Archer

Colonel William Field Archer was born in 1709 in Archer Hall, Chesterfield, Goochland, Virginia, United States, the child of John I Archer And Martha Field. Colonel William Field Archer married Elizabeth Field Royall, and had children including Agnes Archer, Col Edward Archer, Elizabeth Ann Archer, Elizabeth Archer, John Archer, John Edward Archer, Lieutenant Joseph Archer, Martha Field Archer, Michael Archer, Michal Archer, Peter Field Archer, Richard Archer, William Archer. Colonel William Field Archer passed away in 1785 in Second Branch Plantation, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Colonel William Field Archer was born in 1709 in Archer Hall, Chesterfield, Goochland, Virginia, United States, the child of John I Archer And Martha Field.
  • Colonel William Field Archer married Elizabeth Field Royall, and had children including Agnes Archer, Col Edward Archer, Elizabeth Ann Archer, Elizabeth Archer, John Archer, John Edward Archer, Lieutenant Joseph Archer, Martha Field Archer, Michael Archer, Michal Archer, Peter Field Archer, Richard Archer, William Archer.
  • Colonel William Field Archer passed away in 1785 in Second Branch Plantation, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA.

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Colonel Archer's Ancestors

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Colonel Archer
1709–1785
Birth Place: Archer Hall, Chesterfield, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Parents
John I Archer
1677–1718
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Martha Field
1681–1718
Henrico, Virginia, United States,
Grandparents
George (William Archer,) Jr.
1654–1729
Bristol Parish, Henrico, Virginia
Elizabeth (Ann) Harris
1658–1729
Bristol, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Sr
1618–1675
Mary Wood
1632–1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Archer
1579–1675
Mary Bull
1601–1684

Colonel Archer's Descendants

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Colonel (William Field) Archer (1 Jan 1709–22 Oct 1785) m. Elizabeth (Field) Royall (1711–3 Jul 1785)
  1. 1. Agnes Archer 1728–1744
  2. 2. Elizabeth Archer 1760–1808
  3. 3. Martha (Field) Archer 1752–1817
  4. 4. Peter (Field) Archer 1765–1829
  5. 5. Richard Archer 1739–
  6. 6. William Archer 1729–1717
  7. 7. Lieutenant (Joseph) Archer 1746–1777
  8. 8. Richard Archer 1746–
  9. 9. John (Edward) Archer 1739–1794
  10. 10. John Archer 1734–1784 m. Mary (Ann) Hall 1740–1794
    1. 1. Major (Peter Field "Fielding" Archer,Inherited Huntington Plantation but sold it in 1806 & bought Springfield Plantation,) Planter, 1758–1829
    2. 2. John Archer 1784–
  11. 11. Michael ARCHER 1724–
  12. 12. John Archer 1767–1798
  13. 13. Martha (Field) Archer 1729–1798
  14. 14. Michal Archer 1745–1808
  15. 15. Elizabeth (Ann) Archer 1720–1796
  16. 16. Col. (Edward) Archer 1735–1790 m. Mary Walthall 1742–1790
    1. 1. John Archer 1769–1812
    2. 2. Frances ARCHER 1770–
    3. 3. Fielding Archer 1773–1820
    4. 4. Elizabeth Archer 1770–1776
    5. 5. Edward (P.) Archer 1774–1823 m. Mary (Jefferson) Bolling 1779–1798 m. Ann Walthall 1781–1839
      1. 1. Peter (Jefferson) Archer 1798–1871
      2. 2. William (Archibald) Archer 1813–1860

Colonel Archer's Timeline

3 Records

1709
1 Jan 1709
Birth of Colonel William Field Archer in Archer Hall, Chesterfield, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Archer Hall, Chesterfield, Goochland, Virginia, United States
1722
1722
Age 13
Colonel William Field Archer was married
None
1785
22 Oct 1785
Age 76
Death of Colonel William Field Archer in Second Branch Plantation, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Second Branch Plantation, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1709
    Event Place: Archer Hall, Chesterfield, Goochland, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1785
    Event Place: Second Branch Plantation, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1722

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