In the earlier days Archibald Dill was a frequent name. Ihave 14 in my data base:
1. Archibald “C” b abt 1748 Kent Co, DE, d 1840 McDonough Co, IL.
2. Archibald abt 1776 Orange Co, NC, d abt 1845 Jackson Co, TN
3. Archibald Thomas, b abt 1780 Caswell Co., NC, d7 Mar 1838 Caswell Co., NC
4. Archibald b abt 1800 Greenville Co SC, d abt 1869 Smith Ci TN
5. Archibald b 20 Dec 1818 Jackson Co, TN, d 12 Jul 1899 Cooke Co, TX
6. Archibald O., b abt 1828 Smith Co., TN
7. Archibald father of John (1829-1892) of McDonough Co, IL
8. Archibald son of Number 7
9. Archibald Walton, b 1 Apr 1879 Morgan Co., MO
10. Archie, b Gibson Co, IN
11. Archi, b Jan 1886 IL
12. Archibald b 26 Apr 1892 Crittenden Co, KY, d Dec 1970 IL.
13. Archibald b abt 1894 Chickasaw, I.T.
14. Archie Ramond, b 1920
Some may be repeated.
Laban Loftis is closely linked with Archibald, number 1, being his neighbor during the Revolutionary War and later in Jackson County, TN.