Stephen Smith, Sr.

Stephen married Mary Sabin Abt 1742. Mary was born Abt 1717, Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]

1. Stephen Smith, Jr. was born 15 Jul 1743, Warwick, RI; died 10 Jun 1824, Warwick, RI; was buried , Arnold-Pawtuxet Burial Ground, Harrison St., Pawtuxet, RI.
2. Benjamin Smith was born 19 Nov 1744.
3. Simeon Smith, Sr. was born 5 Mar 1745/46, Pawtuxet, RI; died 3 Mar 1843, Pawtuxet, RI.
4. Mary Abbott Smith was born 25 Jan 1747/48.
5. Mollie Smith was born Abt 1750.
6. Sally Smith was born Abt 1752.
7. Sarah Smith was born 6 Jan 1754.

Benjamin married Phoebe Arnold 25 Dec 1691, Warwick, RI. Phoebe (daughter of Stephen Arnold, Sr. and Sarah Smith) was born 9 Nov 1670. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The five oldest daughters are mentioned in the will of Phebe's mother, Sarah Arnold, dated 1708.

Notes:

Benjamin mentions his wife and children in his will.

Benjamin married Lydia Carpenter Abt 1660. Lydia was born Abt 1638. [Group Sheet]

Stephen married Sarah Smith 24 Nov 1646, Providence, RI. Sarah (daughter of Edward Smith) was born 15 Nov 1629; died 15 Apr 1713. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Sarah's will, dated 26 April 1708 at Warwick, says she is a widow stricken in years, of Pawtucket, of Providence. The will mentions sons Israel (eldest), Stephen, & Elisha (youngest); daughters Elizabeth (Greene), Sarah (Carpenter), & Phebe (w/o Benjamin Smith of Warwick); 11 or 12 granddaughters, and one grandson.

Christopher — Alice Unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

"On June 24, 1635, there arrived in Massachusetts Bay a group of neighbors, nearly all related either by blood or marriage. They had sailed from Dartmouth in Devonshire May 1 of the same year, all but one of the party, William Carpenter, coming from Ilchester, in southern Somersetshire or within about five miles of that place. The leader of the party was William Arnold whose 48th birthday was the day of their arrival. His oldest son Benedict, one of the party, a lad 19 years of age at that time, has given us the only account that we have of their embarkation, in his own family record, written probably soon after his removal to Newport in 1651. They joined with Roger Williams in the settling of Providence, RI. In 1638 William moved about five miles south of Providence to the Pawtuxet River where he, with his two sons, his son-in-law, and his nephew, and others bought huge tracts of land from the Indians. With his sons Benedict and Stephen he owned nearly ten thousand acres of land and paid the highest tax in the colony. William Arnold's farm included a section of the most valuable part of the city of Newport, including the 'Old Stone Mill.' Benedict, son of William, was with his father when they went from Hingham to the Narragansett Bay in 1636. He moved to Newport in 1651 where he was very active in town affairs. In 1657, he succeeded Roger Williams as President of the colony until 1663 when he was named as the first governor which he was, with the exception of six years, until his death in 1678."
(The Arnold Memorial: William Arnold of Providence and Pawtuxet 1587-1675, compiled by Elisha Stephen Arnold 1935)

From "Early Records of the Arnold Family" in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register: "We came from Providence with our family to Dwell at Newport in Rhode Island the 19th of November, Thursday in afternoon, & arrived ye same night. Ano. Domina 1651. . . my father and his family Sett Sayle from Dartmouth in Old England, the first of May, friday & Arrived In New England. June 24th Ano 1635. We came to Providence to Dwell the 20th of April, 1636. per me Bennedict Arnold."

William Arnold was one of the four original founders of Pawtuxet in 1638, along with Zachariah Rhodes, William Carpenter, and William Harris.

William married Christian Peak Abt 1610, England. Christian (daughter of Thomas Peak) was born Abt 15 Feb 1583/84, Somerset, England; died 1659, Pawtuxet Village, Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

An Arnold web site says she was born 15 Feb 1583, a daughter of Thomas Peake of Muchelney, Somerset, England.

Notes:

Edward was "of Rehoboth."