John Archibald (abt. 1690 - 1751)

Born about 1690 in Coleriane, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Wilson) Archibald — married 1716 (to 1751) in Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland

Descendants

Died 10 Aug 1751 at about age 61 in Londonderry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, New England

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Biography

John was born in Ireland. His date of birth and parents are not known, but his gravestone states he was 58 years of age when he died.

He married Margaret Wilson in Ireland in 1716. ^[1]

John Archibald was one of a group of Presbyterian settlers for the American colonies who left in a fleet of five ships from Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland for Boston in 1718. He was amongst those Proprietors who first took up land in Nutfield, Massachusetts, later to become Londonderry, New Hampshire. ^[2][3]

The children of John Archibald and Margaret Wilson included:

1. Major David Archibald, Esq. 1717-1779
2. Samuel 1719-1774
3. Robert 1722^[4]
4. Eleanor 1726-1791^[5]
5. Elizabeth 1726-1809
6. John 1729 ^[6]
7. James 1731-1800^[7]
8. Thomas 1733-1796
9. Margaret 'Martha' 1735-1783

John's occupation is shown as Selectman and Surveyor.

A portion of documentation about John Archibald written 1836: John Archibald and his young family left Ireland to settle in New England about 1720. In the year 1762 most of his adult children took up lands in present day Colchester County, Nova Scotia, as grantees of the newly formed Truro Township. John Archibald's return for 257 acres; Londonderry, Nov. 14, 1728, then laid out to John Archibald another 257 acres of land which is in full for his amendment and addition lands which he sold his land out to Hugh Thomson and one acre of good land unlaid out --- said land lying near Butterfields -- it is bounded on ye most Northerly angle by a stake and heap of stones standing by Dracut road from thence running S:E:6:S: to ye eight acre meadow bounds to a stake from thence running Southerly by said meadow bounds to ye upper end of a creek ye acre to a stake and from thence running to a small poplar tree marked --- standing by ye bounds of ye six acre meadow from thence running S:W:W:77 rods to a black Ash tree --- and on it goes.^[8]

Morrison, on the other hand, states that there were two John Archibald's in Londonderry; one in the north and one in the south. South John's farm was near Butterfields, with his family's first dwelling place a dug-out in the hill. This John married Ann and had sons Arthur and Robert, born in 1725 and 1727. He died in about 1730. The passage in the paragraph above seems to combine the histories of the two John's as it notes the land details of South John but also the migration to Nova Scotia of several of the North John's children.^[9]

(North) John's will was written on 8 Jun 1751. He described himself as weak and ill. He signed with his Mark;

• to wife Margret one horse, six cows, the Dutch Steers, all furniture except barrels and one good Beed, and one quarter of the farm produce, and to maintain the payments to John's mother-in-law; but if Margrat remarries she gets only her Beed and a cow.
• to son Robert a three-year-old colt or £40
• to son-in-law Mathew Tylor (sic) £40 owed to John by his son Samuel.
• to son John a tract of land of 140 acres in Londonderry, £50 owed by his son David, and a two-year-old heffer.
• to daughter Margrat £200 to be paid to her by her brother David when she turns 18, one good beed and a cow
• to David one-fourth of the produce of the farm until his son Thomas turns 21, and all his property in Derry and in New towns.
• to sons James and Thomas 180 acres in South Range, Londonderry
• James Willson and David Archibald to be Executors.

Although not mentioned in the will, his daughter Elener Fisher and her husband William were listed as two of the witnesses.

John died August 10, 1751 at age 60 and is buried in Forrest Hill Cemetery, East Derry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "The Archibald Family of Nova Scotia: No Reward Without Effort" by Allan E. Marble, Past President and Fellow of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society, printed by the Friesens Book Division in Altona Manitoba on February 2008, pages 19-21; U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
2. ↑ Willey's book of Nutfield: A history of that part of New Hampshire comprised within the limits of the old township of Londonberry, from its settlement in 1719 to the present time by George F. Willey pub: New Hampshire 1895. Notes that the first twenty settlers in Nutfield included: John Archibald, see page 7 for the list of proprietors; page 214 includes a map showing John Archibald's land
3. ↑ Original Nutfield Proprieters in Nutfield Genealogy ]
4. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL2X-H2S : 12 December 2014), John Archibald in entry for Robert Archibald, 30 Jan 1726; citing Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,480.
5. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL2X-CJ9 : 12 December 2014), John Archibald in entry for Eleanor Archibald, 25 Jun 1724; citing Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,480.
6. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL2X-CJW : 12 December 2014), John Archibald, 25 Jan 1730; citing Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,480.
7. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL2X-CJQ : 12 December 2014), John Archibald in entry for James Archibald, Jun 1731; citing Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,480.
8. ↑ Found on Ancestry.com, behind a paywall
9. ↑ Morrison, Leonard Allison, "The history of Windham... p. 315.
10. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 18085620 created by Robin Parker Feb 26, 2007 (note date of birth is uncertain though entered as 1691 in Find A Grave)

See also:

• Our Archibald Ancestors by James Clifford Retson (2015)
• Four Nova Scotia Families: Hennigar, Elliott, Harvey, Chipman genealogy website by Harcus Hennigar; see person I18118
• Morrison, Leonard Allison, "The history of Windham in New Hampshire (Rockingham country). 1719-1883. A Scotch settlement (commonly called Scotch-Irish), embracing nearly one third of the ancient settlement and historic township of Londonderry, N.H.," Publisher Boston, Mass.: Cupples, Upham & co. 1883; online publication by Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/historyofwindham83morr/page/42/mode/2up?q=archibald).
• New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982 published online by Ancestry.com database (https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/8996/images/007636323_01002?pId=119441)
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 online publication by Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/29953:7836?ssrc=pt&tid=17247234&pid=29352586900)
• Ireland birth and marriages
• New Hampshire deaths 1751
• Census and household polls
• Family ID F21750
• Immigration records
• MacNutt-Murray database ID M #10969