Zachariah Rhodes

Notes:

Zachariah was of Pawtuxet, RI.

On 26 Apr 1738, Zachariah deeded land in Pawtuxet to his son-in-law, David Knapp of Warwick, and his wife Patience.

On 13 Apr 1741, Zachariah bought 97 acres with dwelling house in Smithfield, from Emanuel Rowse. After that he lived in Smithfield.

On 29 Dec 1741, Zachariah deeded 70 acres in Pawtuxet to John Rhodes of Warwick. The land was situated "easterly on land of my own and partly on land I gave to my son, Charles Rhodes."

On 25 May 1742, Zachariah deeded 97 acres of land in Smithfield to his daughter Elizabeth and her husband, Joseph Carpenter.

On 10 Jan 1761, Zachariah Rhodes of Smithfield and John Tucker of Warwick deeded 4 acres in Pawtuxet to Zachariah Tucker (son of John Tucker and grandson of Zachariah Rhodes).

(source for above notes: New England Historic Genealogical Register Vol 114 p 282)

Zachariah married Abt 1700. [Group Sheet]

1. Charles Rhodes was born Abt 1701.
2. Ruth Rhodes was born Abt 1703.
3. Elizabeth Rhodes was born Abt 1705.
4. Patience Rhodes was born Abt 1707.

Jeremiah — Madeline Hawkins. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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

Zachariah married Joanna Arnold 6 Mar 1645/46. Joanna (daughter of William Arnold and Christian Peak) was born 27 Feb 1617/18; died 1693. [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.