Pg 20 Soon after the death of Archibald, Francis Clopper, a tobacco merchant fm Philadelphia, presented a claim that Archibald had sold the property to him, filed suit to obtain the land, and won the case. Until a few years ago, the mansion in which he lived still stood on the property, called the Woodlands, begun as early as 1783, but now gone. It was located near the site of the present Seneca Creek State Park headquarters building on the west side of Clopper Road, near the City of Gaithersburg.7562

Pg 20 Archibald Trail Enlisted 29 Jul 1776 Frederick Co & served in the Revolution as a private, 1st Co, Middle Battalion, Militia, 30 Aug 1777 & as a private, 6th Class, 3rd Co, Middle Battalion, Militia 15 Jul 1780 and took the Patriots' Oath in 1778.7562

MD Genealogical Records Committee s1 v0617564
Pg 56 Montgomery County established 1776 from Prince George’s County, Patriots Oath 1778, Mar Court 1778
List of persons taken oath bef different magistrates returned to Montgomery Court /s/ Gerrard Briscoe (Returns)
123. Archibald Trail

Box 79 Folder Trail 101_0122: Ltr to Mr. Newman: James Trail’s son: Archibald, oath of allege 177845680

13. Nat’l # 752483, Add Vol. 1036, Child: Archibald, Spouse: Nancy45603 (Nancy or Monica Howe or both?)(descendant search not available for Archibald)