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From the early 17th
century through today, the Fletchers have a long tradition in Northern
Florida and Southern Georgia. Farming is a key part of that tradition.
From tobacco to pine trees and numerous crops in between, many of the
Fletchers found financial success and personal fulfillment through
farming.
Military service is another theme that runs through the Fletcher history.
Notably, there are veterans of both the Revolutionary War and Civil War in
the Fletcher lineage. Many other Fletchers served throughout the
generations. For instance, Burton Fletcher enlisted and served in the U.S.
Marine Corps as a military policeman (1970-73).
The following information, arranged by generation, supplies a brief
history of the Fletcher family. |
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James Fletcher (born ca. 1617, England) 1
Resting place unknown.
James Fletcher was the first Fletcher of this line to land in America. He
arrived in Virginia aboard the Primrose.
James Fletcher and Unknown had three sons.
William Fletcher I (ca. 1645, Accomack Co., Va. –
before Dec. 5, 1710, Accomack Co., Va.)
Resting place unknown.
William Fletcher I was one of three sons of James Fletcher and Unknown.
William Fletcher I was a planter in Pungoteague, Accomack Co., Va.
Around 1675, William Fletcher I married Elizabeth Selby (born ca. 1655,
Accomack Co., Va.). They had 10 children.
William Fletcher II (Jan. 1687, Accomack Co., Va. –
before Aug. 5, 1729, Accomack Co., Va.)
Resting place unknown.
William Fletcher II was one of ten children of William Fletcher I and
Elizabeth Selby.
William Fletcher II married Sarah Mahon. They had two sons.
William Fletcher III (Oct. 13, 1729, Accomack Co.,
Va. – May 2, 1831, Jacksonville, Telfair Co., Ga.) 2 3
Resting place: Old Concord Methodist Cemetery, Telfair Co., Ga. Grave
marked by Oconee Chapter, NSDAR. 4
William Fletcher III was one of two sons of William Fletcher II and Sarah
Mahon. 5
William Fletcher III was known as “The Centenarian,” as he lived to
101. He is also notable for serving as a Revolutionary War Soldier.
William served in the cavalry, South Carolina Militia, under Col. Mayhew.
After the war, William eventually settled in Telfair Co., Ga., near
Jacksonville, Ga. 6
Around 1750, William Fletcher III married Elizabeth Unknown (died ca.
1760). They had two children. 7
In 1763, William Fletcher III married Susanna McIntosh (1729-1806). They
had five children.8 Other sources name Elizabeth McIntosh (March 30, 1729,
St. Andrews Parish, Berkeley Co., S.C. – 1806, Bulloch Co., Ga.) as
William Fletcher III’s second wife (married Oct. 21, 1761) and that they
had six children, not five. 9 The third wife of William Fletcher III was Louisa Hendricks. They had
three children.10
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