516 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF -WESTCHESTER. 



phrey, married Elizabeth Townsend. and left among other sons — John 

 whose son John was the father of John Archer, first Lord of this manor. 

 The latter probably accompanied the early settlers from Fairfield, Conn,, 

 to Westchester, circ 1654 5; for in 1657 his name appears as plaintiff 

 in an action of debt brought against one Roger Wiles of the latter town. 

 His branch of the family might have removed out of Warwickshire into 

 Norfolk, from whence they came to New England. Several of this name 

 were early settlers of Massachusetts, viz., Henry, of Ipswich in 1641 ; and 

 Samuel Archer, a carpenter, who requested freedom, lived in Salem, and 

 died in 1667. Hubbard, in his " Indian Wars," mentions a Layton 

 Archer, and his son of Rhode Island who were killed by the Indians, 

 25th of June, 1675 a John Archer, first Lord of this Manor, was 

 Sheriff of New York city from 1679 to 1682. It is said that he suddenly 

 expired in his coach while journeying from his manorial residence to 

 New York city sometime in October, 1685, and was interred on Tetard 

 Hill. His eldest son, John Archer, second Lord of the manor, married 

 Sarah, daughter of William Odell, of Fordham, as appears by the follow- 

 ing license issued by Governor Dongan in 1686 : — 



"By his Excellency the governor, whereas, I have received information of a 

 mutual intent and agreement between John Archer of the one part, and Sarah 

 Odell of the other part, to solemnize marriage together, for which they have re- 

 quested my lycense, and there appearing no lawful impediment for the obstruc- 

 tion thereof, these are to authorize and empower 3 T ou to join the said John and 

 Sarah Odell in the bonds of matrimony, and them to pronounce man and wife, and 

 to make record thereof, if convenient to the laws in that behalf provided, for 

 which this shall be your warrant. Given under my hand and sea!, at Fort James, 

 in New York, the seventh day of October, 1686, under the second year of his 

 majesties reign. THOMAS DONGAN." 



Pbovotoe of New Yobk, 



These may certify all persons to whom those presents shall come, that John 

 Archer, of the manor of Fordham, in the County of Westchester, and Sarah 

 Odell of the same place, by virtue of his Excellency the Governor's license, bear- 

 ing date 7th day of October, 16S6, were both joined together in matrimony the 



day of December, in the year of our Lord God, 1686, and in the 2nd year of 



his majesty's reign. j T A Rogatto, Attestator. 



John Palmek, Justice of Quorum. 



John Archer, although charged under the manorial patent as mesne 

 lord, with the proper oversight for the maintainance of a minister in the 

 town of Fordham, (the parishioners living between the two kills of Har- 



a F ir in , '.> JleytHter. 



