Peter Field Archer

Maj. Peter Field Archer

Ensign 2 CL May 1778; 2nd Lieut. May 29, 1780; 1st Lieut. Feb. 18, 1781;[1]
Retired Jan 1, 1783 and was awarded 2,666 acres.
Abrev. CL-- Preceded by a numeral. The 15 Virginia regiments of the Continental Line. Thus, 9 CL refers to the Ninth Virginia Regiment, Continental Line

Maj. Peter Field Archer, born 1756; died April 25, 1814 in Henrico County, VA. He married Frances Tanner on October 22, 1782, in Amelia County, Virginia.

Children:

• Mary Page Archer
• Fanny Tanner Archer
• Eliza Royall Archer
• Peter Field Archer, II
• Sarah Randolph Archer
• Elizabeth Trent Archer
• William B. Archer b: 1780
• Branch Tanner Archer, b: 13 Dec 1790 in Henrico County, Virginia [2]

Second he married Judith Eggleston Cocke, b: 8 Feb 1773 Married: 22 Jan 1799 in Amelia County, Virginia

Children

• Richard C. Archer
• John Field Archer
• Fanny Tanner Archer
• Jane Segar Archer

Sources

↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXR-TLR7 : 15 March 2018), Field Archer, 18 Feb 1781; citing 18 Feb 1781, Virginia, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,393.
↑ https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=danielbsr&id=I17730
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See also: Peter Field Archer, DAR Patriot Ancestor #A003001