General Notes

The first known location in America for the Archer family was in Greene county, Pennsylvania around 1774. It was written in The Tenmile Country  and It's Pioneer Families by Howard L. Leckey,  "The Archer Family settled  east of Fort Jackson about 1774, taking up land in the vicinity of the old double bridge at Morrisville. Captain James Archer was the first to come here. He went back over the mountains and convinced his father to come out with  him.  Patrick Archer, the father, brought with him the whole family, consisting  of five sons and three daughters ... during the troublesome days the Archers played an important part in the defense of the frontier, with at least one sone giving his life in the struggle against the Indians."
It is believed that Patrick Archer came to America as a General in the  British forces prior to the Revolution. He joined the rebel forces as a  General during the Revolution.
Patrick is buried in Bruton Parish Church Yard in Williamsburg, Virginia. source: Robert Jacob Stiers <rstiers403@aol.com>   Children of Patrick Archer are:1784 Cumberland Twp., Washington Co., PA  i. James Archer I, born 1746 in Greene, PA; died 1832 inMonroe, Ohio;  married (1) Jane Lincicome; married (2) Sophia McClelland; married (3)  ii. Joseph Archer, born 1775; married Margaret Church.iii. Micheal  Archer, born 1760; married Elizabeth Wells; died August 1786. iv. Simon Archer, born 1760; married Nancy Church. v. Elizabeth Archer, married William Wells. vi. Mary Polly Archer, married George Fee.vii. Nancy Archerv iii. Jacob Archer  source: Denise Hall