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Captain Josiah Arnold

Male 1646 - 1725  (78 years)


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  • Name Josiah Arnold 
    Title Captain 
    Born 22 Dec 1646  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Died Feb 1724/25  [1] 
    Person ID I02156  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Benedict Arnold,   b. 21 Dec 1615, Ilchester, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1678, Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Damaris Westcott,   b. 1 Jan 1620/21, Yeovil, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1679  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 17 Dec 1640  [2, 3] 
    Family ID F01753  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Mills,   b. Abt 1665,   d. 1 Sep 1704  (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Married 4 Sep 1683  [3, 4] 
    Children 
     1. Damaris Arnold,   b. 19 May 1684,   d. Bef 23 Feb 1720/21  (Age < 36 years)
     2. Elizabeth Arnold,   b. 19 May 1684
     3. Abigail Arnold,   b. 14 Dec 1685
     4. Ann Arnold,   b. 31 Oct 1687
     5. Daughter Arnold,   b. 30 Sep 1689
     6. Benedict Arnold,   b. 18 Jul 1691
     7. Josiah Arnold,   b. 13 Apr 1693,   d. 3 Sep 1693  (Age 0 years)
     8. Sarah Arnold,   b. 3 Oct 1695
     9. Edward Arnold,   b. 27 May 1697,   d. 4 Feb 1697/98  (Age 0 years)
     10. Penelope Arnold,   b. 16 Jun 1698
     11. William Arnold,   b. Abt 2 Jul 1700,   d. Abt 8 Jul 1700
     12. Freelove Arnold,   b. 22 Aug 1704
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F00793  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Sanford,   b. 27 Apr 1674,   d. 15 Jul 1721  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 12 Feb 1704/05  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Abigail Arnold,   b. 28 Mar 1706,   d. 7 Dec 1773, Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     2. Josiah Arnold,   b. 25 Aug 1707,   d. 1789  (Age 81 years)
     3. Mary Arnold,   b. 19 Apr 1709
     4. Content Arnold,   b. 14 Jul 1711
     5. Katharine Arnold,   b. 7 Feb 1713/14
     6. Comfort Arnold,   b. 17 Jul 1715
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F03401  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • "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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012513] RI Genealogical Register, Vol. 12, Alden G. Beaman, Ph. D., editor, 260.

    2. [S013513] Early Records of the Arnold Family, (New England Historical and Genealogical Register).

    3. [S012513] RI Genealogical Register, Vol. 12, Alden G. Beaman, Ph. D., editor, 259.

    4. [S013513] Early Records of the Arnold Family, (New England Historical and Genealogical Register), 429.

    5. [S013517] President John Sanford of Portsmouth, RI, and His Family, G. Andrews Moriarty, A.M., L.L.B., F.A.S.G., F.S.A, (New England Historical and Genealogical Register), Vol 103 p 271.