Capt. James Archer

Capt. James Archer

• Birth: 1747
• Death: 1830 Monroe County Ohio, USA

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He was a son of Patrick Archer of Ireland. He married Sophia McClelland and Jane Lincicome. This is a memorial marker in the East Union Cemetery. He was actually buried near Temperanceville, OH in an unmarked grave. He was a Revolutionary Soldier in Washington County, PA and fought in the Indian wars.

FIRST FAMILIES OF OHIO, The Ohio Genealogical Society.

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Children:

1. James Archer (1779 - 1856)*
2. Michael Archer (1792 - 1847)*
3. Elizabeth Archer Harris (1795 - 1879)*
4. Jacob Archer (1798 - 1875)*
5. Nathan Archer (1800 - 1845)*

Burial: East Union Cemetery East Union (Noble County) Noble County Ohio, USA

GEDCOM Note

There is a stone for Captain James Archer in the East Union Cemetery, but it is believed he is buried in the Catholic Cemetery, Temperanceville, Ohio. James, his father and siblings moved from Frederick County, Maryland to Washington (now Greene) County Pennsylvania about 1772.
James became the Captain of the local militighting Indians during the French-Indian War and remained in Greene County moving out to Ohio County (now Marshall County) Virginia by 1800.
Heand his family moved to Monroe (now Noble) County, Ohio around 1815 and died there about 1830.
Most of his descendants stayed in Noble County until the 1870s. American Revolutionary war soldier

He was a son of Patrick Archer of Ireland. He married Sophia McClelland and Jane Lincicome. This is a memorial marker in the East Union Cemetery. He was actually buried near Temperanceville, OH in an unmarked grave. He was a Revolutionary Soldier in Washington County, PA and fought in the Indian wars.

FIRST FAMILIES OF OHIO, The Ohio Genealogical Society.

Patriot in both Sons of the American Revolution and Daughters of the American Revolution.

NSDAR credits him with the following service during the Revolutionary War: Lieutenant in Gaddis' Command, Monongalia Co VA Militia, 1777; Captain under Lieut Col Henry Enoch, Washington Co PA Militia, 1782; also patriotic service, "suffered depredation", 1781.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 2 2021, 18:24:23 UTC