'Archer02'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Archer of Coopersale, Archer of Langdon Hills, Archer of Theydon Gernon
Simon de Boys of Theydon Garnon, Essex (a 1415) | |||||||||||||||
Berry reports that Simon "assumed the name of Archer by command of King Henry V., from shooting a match against that King, who granted him a patent of five marks yearly for his services at the Battle of Agincourt." FMG identifies him as "son of Ann". | |||||||||||||||
1. | John de Boys, alias Archer | ||||||||||||||
A. | Richard Archer of Theydon Gernon | ||||||||||||||
m. Joanna Revell (dau/heir of John Revell of Newport Ponde) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Robert Archer | ||||||||||||||
m. Joanne Rowgood or Thorowgood | |||||||||||||||
a. | Robert Archer | ||||||||||||||
m. Margaret Kente of Hertfordshire | |||||||||||||||
(1)+ | issue - Edward, Richard | ||||||||||||||
b. | Thomas Archer | ||||||||||||||
ii. | William Archer | ||||||||||||||
m. Agnes Danyell (dau of John Danyell of Burntwood) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Henry Archer of Theydon Gernon, later of Coopersale, Essex (d 1615) | ||||||||||||||
m1/2. Ann Kirton (dau of William Kirton) | |||||||||||||||
m2/1. Anne Crouch (dau of Simon Crouch, alderman of London) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Sir John Archer of Coopersale (b 1598, d 08.02.1681-2, judge) | ||||||||||||||
m. Eleanor Curson (dau of Sir John Curson of Kedleston) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | John Archer of Welford, Berkshire (dsp after 06.1703) | ||||||||||||||
(B) | Eleanor Archer | ||||||||||||||
m. (27.06.1678) Sir Walter Wrottesley, Bart of Wrottesley (b 1659, d 1712) | |||||||||||||||
One of their daughters married William Eyre who, even though their marriage was without issue, inherited Welford, assumed the name Archer, and passed Welford to a son by his second marriage. | |||||||||||||||
b. | Richard Archer | ||||||||||||||
m. Anne Lynnet (dau of John Lynnet or Linnett) | |||||||||||||||
B. | John Archer of Baker in Epping, Essex | ||||||||||||||
m. Ellen Sanshar alias Sanshan or Sansham | |||||||||||||||
i. | John Archer of Bocking | ||||||||||||||
a. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
m. _ Henshaw | |||||||||||||||
ii. | Henry Archer of Coopersale | ||||||||||||||
a.+ | issue - Stephen, Thomas, Simon | ||||||||||||||
iii. | William Archer of Epping | ||||||||||||||
m. Isabel Serle (dau of John Serle of North Weald Bassett) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Henry Archer of Stoneplace in Langdon Hills, Essex | ||||||||||||||
m. Clemence or Clarence Bridges (dau of _ Bridges of Felsted) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Henry Archer of Langdon Hills (a 1634) | ||||||||||||||
(2)+ | other issue - Edward, John (dsp), Edward (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
b. | Francis Archer | ||||||||||||||
c. | Judith Archer | ||||||||||||||
m. George Campion of Epping | |||||||||||||||
d. | Elizabeth Archer | ||||||||||||||
m. Lawrence Stacy of Epping | |||||||||||||||
e. | Daye Archer | ||||||||||||||
m. Richard Spranger of North Weald Basett | |||||||||||||||
C. | Thomas Archer | ||||||||||||||
i. | John Archer | ||||||||||||||
m. Joanne Horsmanden of Kent | |||||||||||||||
a. | John Archer of London | ||||||||||||||
m. Mawdelyn(Maud) Saunderson of London | |||||||||||||||
(1)+ | issue - Killingworth, Henry, Jane, Cissley, Anne, Mary | ||||||||||||||
ii. | Thomas Archer | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): Visitation (Essex, 1612, Archer), FMG (vol 4, MS595, 'Archer', p1257+) with some support/input from Berry's Essex Pedigrees (1878, Archer)
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