 1725 - 1796 (71 years)
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| Name |
Archibald Fletcher [1] |
| Born |
1725 |
Ardvrecknish, Argyllshire, Scotland  |
- Baptisms Glenorchy p.57-63, Argyle Parish Register and Dr. McIntyre's Register
- (birthplace of Archibald also given as Glen Orchy)
- Among the many lands owned or protected by the Fletchers, MacNabs and related clans, Ardbrecknish (Ardvrecknish), Argyllshire, Scotland (today in the United Kingdom), lies along the south shore of Loch Awe, the longest freshwater loch in Scotland, some distance to the northeast of Glasgow. As one leaves Loch Awe to the north, following along the River Orchy, the Bridge of Orchy is found lying just south of the much smaller Loch Tulla. Nestled just a little north of Loch Tulla is Achallader. And almost due east of Ardbrecknish is Loch Earn, with Ardvorlich on its south shore and Dundurn to the east. Southward lies Callander near Loch Venachar, to the east of which one finds Drumvaich, Doune and Dunblane.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1796 |
- "1796 Dec. 22 Mortcloth for Archibald Fletcher" —Manuscripts of John MacGregor at Old Registry House, Edinburgh.
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| Buried |
Family Plot at Farmhouse, Achallader, Glen Orchy, Argyll and Bute, Scotland |
- Achallader Castle Cemetery
- "...both Archibald and his son Angus lived 'for some time' at Ardbrecknish just south of Glen Orchy and east of Loch Awe. In 1813 Angus the son erected stones for his son Ronald and for Archibald...in this family plot adjoining Achallader farmhouse..." —MacGregor papers
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| Person ID |
I2652 |
adkinshorton |
| Last Modified |
2 Oct 2021 |
| Family 1 |
Unnamed (1st Wife of Archibald Fletcher) MacDonald, of Glencoe |
| Children |
| | 1. Ann Fletcher, b. 15 Apr 1759, Glen Orchy and Inishall, Argyll and Bute, Scotland |
| + | 2. Catherine Fletcher, b. 15 Apr 1759, Glen Orchy and Inishall, Argyll and Bute, Scotland , d. 25 Aug 1825, Stamford, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 66 years) |
| + | 3. Sir Angus Fletcher, b. 1 Apr 1764, Glen Orchy and Inishall, Argyll and Bute, Scotland , d. 1838, Blarachaorin, Scotland (Age 73 years) |
| + | 4. Archibald Fletcher, b. 22 Jun 1766 |
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| Family ID |
F26708 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Flora MacNab, b. 1761, d. 1819, Glen Orchy, Argyll and Bute, Scotland (Age 58 years) |
| Married |
Argyllshire, Scotland |
- 'Sketch of the History of the Fletcher Family 1896 by John Wesley Fletcher (1838-1913) of Detroit, Mich. Additions 1936 by Rev. Wm. Percy Fletcher. Begins "Grandfather Fletcher's father Archibald Fletcher married Flora McNab in Argyleshire, Scotland and their children from memory were Archibald, Alexander, Flora, Duncan, James, Ann and Elizabeth. The Fletchers, Campbells and MacNabs intermarried for centuries and the Fletchers wer thus allied to the Clans Campbell and MacNab."----(omitted here Fletcher name origin and meaning)---"Archibald Fletcher and his wife came from Scotland to new Jersey in 1769 in which year our grandfather (Alexander) was born." '
—The Ancestral Lines of Chester Everts Howell, by Jessie Howell Finch, 1796
A note was included by JHF: The Corwin family into which Alexander married came from N.J. but so far records of the Fletchers have not been found in that state (Alexander's marriage to Rachel Corwin).
Additional Note: The papers by John Wesley Fletcher called Sketch of the History of the Fletcher Family, was destroyed by water damage, and unfortunately thrown out rather than seeking restoration.
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| Children |
| | 1. Archibald FLETCHER |
| | 2. Flora FLETCHER |
| | 3. Duncan FLETCHER, b. Ardvrecknish, Argyllshire, Scotland |
| | 4. James FLETCHER |
| | 5. Ann Fletcher |
| | 6. Elizabeth FLETCHER |
| + | 7. Alexander Squire Fletcher, b. 1769, Scotland , d. 6 May 1846, Darlington, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years) |
| | 8. Christian Fletcher, b. 1775, d. 12 Apr 1869 (Age 94 years) |
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| Family ID |
F18584 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Headstones |
 | Archibald Fletcher (1725-1796) - Gravestone Placed in 1813
"In 1813 Angus the son erected stones for his son Ronald and for Archibald. These stones, like all others but one in this family plot adjoining Achallader farmhouse, do not have birth and death dates." — The Ancestral Lines of Chester Everts Howell, 1867-1949 of Elmira, New York, U.S.A., compiled by Jessie Howell Finch, published 1976
[Note: Angus, son of Archibald, placed this stone for his father (Arch Fletcher of Ardvrecknish by Loch Awe), and another one for his son, Ronald.] |
 | Sons of John Fletcher of Inveroran
Gravestones at Achallader, sons of John Fletcher of Inveroran
• Archibald Fletcher (1725-1796) of Achallader on left
• John Fletcher, Jr. (1727-1805) of Inveroran on right |
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| Sources |
- [S18652] Pg104- 105-116 (Reliability: 3).
Pg 104
However, the name Archibald as a son of John Fletcher of Inveroran, was
supplied in John MacGregor's Collection (of the history of the Clans occupying the
Glen of Orchy, Argyll from earliest times). To a large extent the same records
are in Sir Angus Fletcher's Collection at East Hampton,
Pg 105
L.I.John of Bernice names in order those Fletchers who were to be
recognized as inheritors. Three names toward the end of the list are:
John Fletcher of Thornton, North Carolina (Flora MacDonald's party first to
Fayettville then to Cross Creek, N. C. )
Duncan Fletcher, Lieut, in the Battalion of Loyal Americans under Col.
Robinson (there was such a Batt. in New Jersey under Col.
"Robertson")
Archibald Fletcher lawful son of uncle John deceased (John of Inveroran was a brother of Archibald IXth Chief.)
Pg 116
The Bernice Entail makes it clear
that John of Inveroran was a son of Archibald the 8th chief, with a son
Archibald alive 1780...page 30 [of The Bernice Entail] John of Inveroran's son Archibald
was born circa 1725 died 1796; was for some years a tenant of Ardbrecknish where his son Angus
later lived.
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