George Archer

Est 1653 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	George Archer
  Born	Est 1653	Henrico County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I6307	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2015

  
  

  Family	Mary Harris,   b. 10 Aug 1653,   d. 1696, Henrico Co., Virginia  (Age 42 years)
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F2655	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Histories

  Virginia Heraldica - A Registry of Virginia Gentry Entitled to Coat Armor with Genealogical Notes of the Families Edited by William Armstrong Crozier, F.R.S., F.G.S.A. Virginia County Record Series Volume V. 1908 virginiaheraldic00croz.pdf

  
  

• Sources

  [S100] Internet Source, Virginia Heraldica. ARCHER. Henrico county. Arms: Azure three arrows argent. Crest: Out of a mural coronet gules a dragon's head argent. Motto: Fortitude. The first of this family in Virginia was George Archer, who, ia 1665, had a grant of 550 acres of land on Tunstalls Creek, Henrico County; he also was granted other patents. He died in 1677, in that part of Henrico which is now Chesterfield county. It is not known whom he married, but he left issue: (1) George, born 1654, died 1731, a vestryman of Bristol Parish in 1721, who married Elizabeth, sister of William Harris of Henrico; (2) Elizabeth, married Thomas Branch of Henrico; (3) John of Henrico, vestryman and Justice in 1713, married, 1st, Frances, relict of Thomas Shippey; married, 2nd, Martha, daughter of Major Peter Field of Henrico; (4) :Margaret. The arms are from the book plate of Col. William Archer of Amelia county, who was a Justice in 1743. He was a grandson of John and Martha (Field) Archer of Henrico.