Abigail Arnold

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Abigail died aged one year and one day.

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"My 5th Son & 14th Child being ye son of my Second Wife Mary was borne Aug 25 1707 on Monday Six Clock afternoon and we called his name Josiah In memory of his dearest [deceased?] brother Jos."

Josiah was married the first time at age 17, but his wife died just over four years later, in Jan 1728/29. Then he remained single for 33 years until remarrying in 1761 at age 54. He had five children by this second marriage.

Josiah married Lydia Gardiner 17 Nov 1724, Narragansett, RI. Lydia (daughter of William Gardner and Abigail Remington) was born 16 Feb 1707/08; died 22 Jan 1728/29. [Group Sheet]

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"My Wife Lydia Arnold departed this Life Jan'y 22d 1728 Aged Twenty years Eleven month & Six days."

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Josiah was "of Jamestown, alias Conanicut," and Lydia was "of William, of Narragansett." They were married at the bride's home, and the minister was Lydia's brother-in-law.

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"Our Third Sonne was borne Decem 22 1646 about midnight, he was our Third child, & we named him Josiah in Memory of that good Josiah which purged the house of Israel of Idolity &c."

Capt. Josias Arnold is mentioned in the will of his brother, Oliver.

Josiah's will mentions two deceased wives, Sarah & Mary.

Josiah married Mary Sanford 12 Feb 1704/05. Mary (daughter of Samuel Sanford and Sarah Wodell) was born 27 Apr 1674; died 15 Jul 1721; was buried 17 Jul 1721. [Group Sheet]

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BSR's ancestry chart has her name as Mary Sanford Brinley. Was she a widow when she married Josiah?

"My Wife Mary Arnold by Gods Will Dyed July 15th 1721 being in ye 47th of her age. Burried ye 17th."

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William's parents were "of Narragansett, RI."

William married Abigail Remington Between 1696 and 1698, Newport or North Kingstown, RI. Abigail (daughter of John Remington, III and Abigail Richmond) was born 1681, Newport or Kingston, RI; died 6 Feb 1763, South Kingstown, Washington Co., RI; was buried , Historical Cemetery 36, Shermantown Rd., North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]

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GARDINER Abigail, wife of William, of Boston Neck, bapt. at her sister Mumford's in Groton, CT, Nov. 2, 1731

The will of Abigail Almy, maiden name Remington, widow of Job Almy and previously widow of William Gardiner, was written 3 Apr 1762, and proved 11 Apr 1763 at South Kingstown, RI. The will was witnessed by Mary Chappell, Robert Stoddard, & Francis Willett. Abigail was the mother of Hannah (Gardiner) MacSparran, wife of Rev. James. (source note: RI Genealogical Register, Vol. 2, No. 3, p. 157)

The will mentions sons John & Sylvester Gardner, daughter Abigail Robinson, and the following grandchildren: Josiah Arnold, Anstis Robinson, Abigail Updike, Abigail Stewart, & Mary Dockray.

The date of 6 Mar 1763 is given for Abigail's death in some genealogies, but according to Jane Fletcher Fiske in "The Abigail Connection," that date of death belongs to another Abigail who married John Carr.

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Benedict was Governor of Rhode Island 1663-66, 1669-72, and 1677-78.

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."

So, Benedict was 19 1/2 years old when he came to America with his family.

Benedict married Damaris Westcott 17 Dec 1640. Damaris (daughter of Stukeley WESTCOTT and Juliana MARCHANTE) was born 1 Jan 1620/21, Yeovil, Somerset, England; died 1679; was buried , Gov. Benedict Arnold Graveyard, Pelham St., Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]

Samuel married Sarah Wodell Oct 1662. Sarah (daughter of William WODELL and Mary WARDWELL) was born Oct 1644; died 15 Dec 1680. [Group Sheet]

Benoni — Mary Unknown. Mary was born 1645; died 1729, Portsmouth, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

(If you use any portion of these notes, please give credit to me, Lois Sorensen, and/or to other sources as noted herein.)
John and Abigail and family were residents of Newport and Kingstown, RI, according to "Representative Men of Old Families of Southeastern MA," V. I, p. 173.

Boyd Scott Remington's ancestry chart has John's date of birth as 12 March 1651.

He became a freeman 30 April 1678.

See notes for his father. Some of the information cited there could pertain to this John Remington.

John married Abigail Richmond 1679. Abigail (daughter of Edward RICHMOND, I and Abigail DAVIS) was born Abt 1656, Newport, RI; died 20 Jul 1744, South Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]

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Abigail's parents were "of Haverhill, MA."

She was the widow of John Remington when she married Henry Gardner (see notes for Henry!).

The Rev. Dr. MacSparran in his diary (Sept 30th and Oct 4th 1744) speaks of the death of his wife's grandmother, at the great age of eighty-eight years.

If Abigail was the daughter of Edward's second wife, Abigail, she must have been born after Edward who was born in 1658, son of Amey.