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John Archer 1644–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1644

Birth Location: Henrico County, Colony of Virginia

Death Date: 1696

Death Location: Elizabeth City, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia

Father: George Archer

Mother: Mary Wood

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Royall

Children(s): Sarah Archer

John Archer was born in 1644 in Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, the child of George Archer And Mary Sarah Elizabeth Wood. John Archer married Elizabeth Royall, and had children including Sarah Archer. John Archer passed away in 1696 in Elizabeth City, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia.

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Biography

  • John Archer was born in 1644 in Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, the child of George Archer And Mary Sarah Elizabeth Wood.
  • John Archer married Elizabeth Royall, and had children including Sarah Archer.
  • John Archer passed away in 1696 in Elizabeth City, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Archer's Ancestors

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John Archer
1644–1696
Birth Place: Henrico County, Colony of Virginia
Parents
George Archer
1624–1675
Mary (Sarah Elizabeth) Wood
1632–1678
Grandparents
Margaret (Elizabeth) Llewellyn
1616–1682
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Archer's Descendants

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John Archer (1644–1696) m. Elizabeth Royall (1648–2 September 1695)
  1. 1. Sarah Archer 1682–1710 m. Archibald Blair 1665–1733
    1. 1. Mary (ELIZABETH) Blair 1708–1775 m. Major (JOHN Kennon, VA House of Burgesses, County Lieutenant Chesterfield Bolling II) Judge 1700–1757
      1. 1. ELIZABETH (Blair) Bolling 1731–1776 m. Samuel (James) Averett 1723–1818
        1. 1. Zachariah Averett 1767–1843 m. Mary (Polly William) Tindall 1776–1812

John Archer's Timeline

3 Records

1644
1644
Birth of John Archer in Henrico County, Colony of Virginia
Henrico County, Colony of Virginia
1668
1668
Age 24
John Archer was married in Henrico, Virginia, USA
Henrico, Virginia, USA
1696
1696
Age 52
Death of John Archer in Elizabeth City, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia
Elizabeth City, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1644
    Event Place: Henrico County, Colony of Virginia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1668
    Event Place: Henrico, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Elizabeth City, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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