William
Archer
Born in Colony of Virginia
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Martha (Unknown) Archer
— married
about 1780 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Israel Archer, Cavil Archer, Hezekiah Archer, William Archer, Moses Archer, Michael Archer, Robert Archer, Jemima (Archer) Duff and Obadiah Archer
Died
at about age 67
in Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Note: Most of this biography is sourced from Archer Family History.[1]
William was born in 1740. He passed away in 1807.
"Mr. [William] and Mrs. Martha Archer had two sons born in North Carolina:[1]
- William born July 30, 1793
- Moses born in 1795
"In 1798 they moved to Tennessee. Four children were born in Tennessee:[1]
- Michael - 1799
- Robert - 1801
- Jemima - 1803
- Obadiah - 1805
"Mr. Archer died in Tennessee in 1807. In 1816 William and Moses came to Madison Co., Ill.; immigrated to Sangamon County, six miles west of Springfield, in Curran Township."[1]
"William Archer, a native of Tennessee who owned a large plantation and a great number of slaves in that State." [2]
Research Notes
Often Conflated
This William Archer (1740-1807) is not the son of William Clark Archer (abt.1701-abt.1750) and Anne Kennon (Royall) Archer (1700-1785). That William Archer (abt.1725-abt.1776) was born earlier and has an alternative biography/sources.
Birth
He is thought to have been born in either North Carolina, Virginia or England. The uncertainty is due to it being a common name.
An alternate, unsourced birth date of 1736 was listed in a merged profile.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Beulah Maxcy, Archer Family History from 1373 to 1959 - 586 years (self published, April 1959), p2; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/124224).
- ↑ Portrait and Biographical Album of Sangamon County, Illinois: Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County, Together with Portraits and Biographies of All the Presidents of the United States, and Governors of the State. United States: Chapman Bros., 1891. p. 551 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/124224
See also:
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Township Plats of Selected States; Series #: T1234; Roll: 5.
- 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]; Census Place: Hertford, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 186; Image: 116; Family History Library Film: 0568147. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
- Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891[William Archer, Carter County, TN, 1798, Tax list] [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~0.78%
Carol (Thomas) Coble
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~0.78%
David Finster :
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~0.78%
David Stephens :
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~0.39%
Mikel Stephens :
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So, there appear to possibly be two families in the same time period with the same/similar names and in the same area. One has ties to England and North Carolina although I can't find the time to pin down which is which. What is also troublesome is that there is also a reference found in Barbados to William and Martha Archer with a young son, Israel, who was baptized there. The family had apparently moved there from England. Could these all be the same people? What is missing is an affirmative link to the three. Also, I do not have family lore or any stories that go back that far. If we could find a ship passenger list or another solid link to consolidate then merging would be justified. Unfortunately, I can't figure it out with the information I have found to this point and should rely on more experienced researchers.
Sincerely, Mikel Stephens
Is this correct, or not? I don't want to suggest that this William Archer be merged with Archer-6813, if not correct. But, I don't want to remove the Obadiah Archer-6812 from the other William IF he is attached to the correct father/grandparents.
edited by M. (Jordan) Archer