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William Arnold

Male Abt 1710 - 1786  (~ 76 years)


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  1. 1.  William Arnold was born Abt 1710, Warwick, RI; died 7 Sep 1786, Warwick, RI; was buried , Historical Cemetery 35, West Warwick, RI.

    Notes:

    The RI Cemetery database estimates his birth year as 1708, but his parents weren't married at that time. Perhaps the age on the gravestone is incorrect or was misread.

    William's will mentions his father, Elisha, wife Phebe, and children: Job, William, Thomas, Ann (w/o Capt. John Ladd), Phebe (w/o Samuel Hopkins), & Mercy; also his aunt Catherine Brown. I think she must have been Catherine (Greene) Brown, wife of James and sister of Anne Greene, who was mother of William's wife Phebe.

    William & Phebe are buried in the Arnold Lot, formerly the Old Baptist Church Cemetery, on the south side of Cowesett Rd., directly east of the Elms Apts., about 40 ft. up on the hill.

    William married Phebe Stafford 6 May 1733, Warwick, RI. Phebe (daughter of Thomas STAFFORD and Anne GREENE) was born Between 1709 and 1710; died 28 May 1799; was buried , Historical Cemetery 35, West Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Ann Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Apr 1734; died 13 Feb 1821.
    2. 3. Job Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1736.
    3. 4. William Arnold, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1738, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 1810, Coventry, Kent Co., RI.
    4. 5. Thomas Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Oct 1740, Warwick, RI; died 8 May 1821; was buried , East Greenwich Cemetery, First Ave., East Greenwich, RI.
    5. 6. Benedict Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1742.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ann Arnold Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 2 Apr 1734; died 13 Feb 1821.

    Ann married Ebenezer Greene Abt 1752. Ebenezer (son of Ebenezer Greene and Mariam Blackington) was born 19 Aug 1727; died 23 Mar 1757. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Job Arnold Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born Abt 1736.

  3. 4.  William Arnold, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born Abt 1738, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 1810, Coventry, Kent Co., RI.

    William married Patience Wightman 1 Jul 1764, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. Patience (daughter of George Wightman and Mary Ralph) was born 1741, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Ruth Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1768; died 15 Nov 1853.

  4. 5.  Thomas Arnold Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 26 Oct 1740, Warwick, RI; died 8 May 1821; was buried , East Greenwich Cemetery, First Ave., East Greenwich, RI.

    Notes:

    According to the book "Descendants of Roger Williams" Book III, Sayles Line, p. 305 - 306, this Thomas Arnold married Frances Haynes. However, the date of death in the book does not agree with the RI Cemetery Database, which gives his date of death as 1821; and his wife is Sarah, not Frances.

    The only other possibility is that he married Frances first, and that she died in childbirth, in which case the estimated date of birth for their daughter, Anne, must be two or three years off.

    Thomas married Sarah Pierce 14 Apr 1768, East Greenwich, RI. Sarah (daughter of Preserved Pierce and Alice Spencer) was born Abt 1744; died 2 Dec 1808; was buried , East Greenwich Cemetery, First Ave., East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Freelove Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Oct 1768, East Greenwich, RI.
    2. 9. Benedict Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1770.
    3. 10. Elizabeth Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Aug 1775, East Greenwich, RI; died 13 Jul 1866, Providence, RI; was buried , East Greenwich, RI.
    4. 11. Thomas Pearce Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Oct 1778.
    5. 12. Isaac Allerton Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Aug 1780.
    6. 13. Sarah Ann Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Aug 1784, East Greenwich, RI; died 21 Jul 1870, Warwick, RI; was buried , East Greenwich, RI.
    7. 14. William Rice Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Oct 1787.

  5. 6.  Benedict Arnold Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born Abt 1742.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Ruth Arnold Descendancy chart to this point (4.William2, 1.William1) was born 1768; died 15 Nov 1853.

    Ruth married Anthony Arnold Rice 4 Jan 1787, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. Anthony was born 1763, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died Jul 1835, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Patience Rice  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Mar 1802; died 5 Sep 1887.

  2. 8.  Freelove Arnold Descendancy chart to this point (5.Thomas2, 1.William1) was born 18 Oct 1768, East Greenwich, RI.

    Freelove married William Boyd 14 Oct 1792, East Greenwich, RI. (son of Andrew Boyd) [Group Sheet]


  3. 9.  Benedict Arnold Descendancy chart to this point (5.Thomas2, 1.William1) was born Abt 1770.

    Notes:

    Benedict is not included in the list of births in James N. Arnold's published East Greenwich births.

    Benedict married Mary Peirce 25 Dec 1793, East Greenwich, RI. Mary (daughter of William Peirce) was born Abt 1772. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Elizabeth "Betsey" Greene Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Aug 1795; died 17 Sep 1860.
    2. 17. Isaac Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Mar 1797; died 27 Apr 1867.
    3. 18. William P. Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1807, East Greenwich, RI; died 14 Apr 1874.

  4. 10.  Elizabeth Arnold Descendancy chart to this point (5.Thomas2, 1.William1) was born 13 Aug 1775, East Greenwich, RI; died 13 Jul 1866, Providence, RI; was buried , East Greenwich, RI.

    Elizabeth — David Pinniger. David (son of John Pinniger) was born 1 Jan 1774, Newport, RI; died 14 May 1853, East Greenwich, RI; was buried , East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]


  5. 11.  Thomas Pearce Arnold Descendancy chart to this point (5.Thomas2, 1.William1) was born 17 Oct 1778.

    Notes:

    He may be Thomas Pearce Arnold, son of Thomas Arnold, whose will was proved at East Greenwich 25 March 1809. He died 17 April 1806.


  6. 12.  Isaac Allerton Arnold Descendancy chart to this point (5.Thomas2, 1.William1) was born 23 Aug 1780.

    Isaac married Nancy Clarke 1 Aug 1816, East Greenwich, RI. (daughter of Pardon Clarke) [Group Sheet]


  7. 13.  Sarah Ann Arnold Descendancy chart to this point (5.Thomas2, 1.William1) was born 30 Aug 1784, East Greenwich, RI; died 21 Jul 1870, Warwick, RI; was buried , East Greenwich, RI.

    Notes:

    My source for Sarah's birthdate, RI Vital Records New Series, Vol. 6, p. 10, and Vol. 7, p. 14, also says she may have been born Jan 1786.

    Sarah married Benjamin G. Searle 14 Mar 1802. (son of William Searle) [Group Sheet]


  8. 14.  William Rice Arnold Descendancy chart to this point (5.Thomas2, 1.William1) was born 9 Oct 1787.


Generation: 4

  1. 15.  Patience Rice Descendancy chart to this point (7.Ruth3, 4.William2, 1.William1) was born 15 Mar 1802; died 5 Sep 1887.

    Patience — William H. Hathaway. William was born 18 Oct 1802; died 1839. [Group Sheet]


  2. 16.  Elizabeth "Betsey" Greene Arnold Descendancy chart to this point (9.Benedict3, 5.Thomas2, 1.William1) was born 16 Aug 1795; died 17 Sep 1860.

    Notes:

    Elizabeth did not marry.

    Arnold's VRRI Vol 2:422 lists Betsy as a member of Quidnessett Baptist Church.
    Arnold's VRRI Vol 1:96 living in E, Greenwich, RI.
    East Greenwich VR Bk 3:22 Bk 2:84.
    B-M-D No. Kingstown Bk 4:24.
    1850 census age 54 living with George Austin.

    (Notes from a descendant, Sally-Pat Greene)

    Elizabeth — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Elizabeth "Betsey" Bowen Arnold  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1814; died 18 Oct 1875; was buried , Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI.

  3. 17.  Isaac Arnold Descendancy chart to this point (9.Benedict3, 5.Thomas2, 1.William1) was born 24 Mar 1797; died 27 Apr 1867.

  4. 18.  William P. Arnold Descendancy chart to this point (9.Benedict3, 5.Thomas2, 1.William1) was born 1807, East Greenwich, RI; died 14 Apr 1874.

    William married Harriet Briggs 21 Sep 1862, Allenton, North Kingstown, RI. Harriet (daughter of Daniel Briggs and Mary Martin Cornell) was born Abt 25 Feb 1813, South Kingstown, RI; died 1 Jan 1892, East Greenwich, RI; was buried , EG042, East Greenwich, RI. [Group Sheet]