 The city of Archdale, North Carolina, which began as a Quaker settlement, was named for him because Archdale was himself a Quaker.There was also an Archdale Precinct in colonial Bath County, North Carolina, from 1705 until 1712.Archdale was elected to Parliament from the constituency of Wycombe in 1698, but he would not take his seat due to his refusal to take the required oath.