Thomas Archibald (abt. 1738 - 1800)

Biography

Thomas Archibald was born in about 1738 (probably in Scotland, but not proven). He died on Oct 18, 1800 in Iredell County, North Carolina.^[1][2]

Parents: William Archibald (b. 1700 in Scotland, d. Jan 30, 1764 in Scottsboro, North Carolina, buried at Fourth Creek in Statesville) and Elizabeth Unknown (b. 1702 in Scotland d. 1759), married about 1720 in Scotland.

Siblings:

1. John Archibald (b. 1726, d Oct 22, 1789 in Statesville, buried at Fourth Creek in Statesville)
2. Elizabeth Archibald (b about 1729, d about 1790)
3. William Archibald, II (b about 1735, d about Nov 1777 in Rowan, buried at Fourth Creek in Statesville)
4. Jean Archibald (b aobut 1740, d about 1790)
5. Robert Archibald (b about 1742, d. Jun 21, 1808 in Georgia)

Spouse: Unknown Unknown (1740-1764), married in 1758 Children:

1. Samuel Archibald (1762-1830), died in Alabama
2. Elizabeth Archibald (1764-1856)

Spouse: Martha Edmond (1745-1782), married on Mar 23, 1765 in Rowan County, North Carolina Children:

1. Martha Jean Archibald (1766-?)
2. Mary Polly Archibald (1771-?)
3. Nancy Archibald (1776-1845)
4. Margaret Archibald (1779-1845) -married Abijah Alexander (1765-1856) Recorded in the Alexander Bible of Abijah Alexander

Spouse: Elizabeth "Betsey" Galoway Harbison, married about 1784 Children:

1. William Archibald (1784-1845)
2. Matilda Archibald (1786-?)
3. Elinor Archibald (1788-?)
4. Thomas Archibald (1792-1863)

Revolutionary Service

Soldier Thomas Archibald served with Rowan County Regiment, North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

Thomas Archibald is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A003013.

• Service:  NORTH CAROLINA^[2] 
• Rank(s): SOLDIER
• Birth:  1738   
• Death:  10-18-1800     IREDELL CO NORTH CAROLINA
• Service Description:  1) MILITIA SER

Sources

1. ↑ #FG, #C1790, #Descendants, #Map
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Oct 29, 2017), "Record of Thomas Archibald", Ancestor # A003013.

• See also Space:Iredell County Revolutionary Soldiers for a comprehensive list of Iredell Revolutionary War Veterans.

• "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-P1X8 : accessed 15 August 2018), Thomas Archibald, 11 Sep 1782; citing Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.

• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch : 22 December 2016 Thomas Archibald and Martha Edmond, 23 Mar 1765; citing , Rowan, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 317,002.

• "Birth and Marriage of Daughter Margaret Archibald is recorded in the "Family Record of Abijah Alexander", found in the "Alexander Family File" at the Concord Library, in Cabarrus County, NC* - 2nd source: "Alexander Kin, Vol I" by Charles C. Alexander and Virginia W. Alexander, Chapter V, pg 22 (their source was the James Alexander Family Bible held by Mrs. Margaret Alexander Muse of Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina)

• Map of the Fourth Creek Congregation Church members, by William Sharp, dated 1773, Rowan County, North Carolina

• "A History of Old Fourth Creek Congregation 1764-1964" [1]

• "Journal of Backcountry Studies" Fourth Creek Congregation and Map...The Archibald Family is mentioned numerous times [2]

• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-S38 : accessed 29 October 2017), Thomas Archabeld, Iredell, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 400, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.

• "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z7-SBNW : 21 November 2016), Thomas Archibald, 1800; citing Iredell, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm .

• Find A Grave: Memorial #40803981 retrieved Oct 28, 2017, Old Fourth Creek Cemetery, Statesville, North Carolina