Brief Life History of Henry
When Henry Archer was born about 1736, in Virginia, United States, his father, John Field Archer II, was 38 and his mother, Sarah Randolph, was 22. He married Mary Randolph on 22 February 1776, in Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died in 1791, at the age of 56.
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Family Time Line
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- Legacy NFS Source: Henry Archer - Government record: birth-name: Henry Archer
Spouse and Children
1736–1791 Male
1751–1805 Female
Children (3)
1777–1858 Male
1778–1868 Male
1780–1829 Male
Parents and Siblings
1699–1773 Male
1715–1774 Female
Siblings (5)
1734–1784 Male
1736–1791 Male
1738–1831 Female
1740–1749 Female
1749– Female
World Events (5)
1758 · Mount Vernon
Age 22
1776
Age 40
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 40
Name Meaning
English and French: from Middle English archere, Anglo-Norman French archer, Old French archier ‘bowman’, hence an occupational name for an archer. This Norman French word partially replaced the native English word bowman in the 14th century. In North America, this surname may have absorbed some cases of European cognates such as French Archier. Compare Larcher .
German: from an agent derivative of Old High German archa ‘mill-race’ (from Latin arca ‘chest, box’). This surname is rare in Germany.
Germanized form of Slovenian Arhar: German-influenced patronymic from the personal name Arh (see Arch 3), an old vernacular equivalent of Henry . Alternatively, perhaps a topographic name derived from Old High German archa ‘mill-race’ (see 2 above), hence a cognate of Slovenian Rakar (see Raker 4).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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