William ARNOLD

1587 - 1676  (89 years)

• Name	William ARNOLD  [1]
  Born	24 Jun 1587	Ilchester, Somerset, England   [1]
  Christened	24 Jun 1587	Ilchester, Somerset, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Education	[2]
  	Education Sufficient to write lengthy letters to authorities in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
  Emigrated from Dartmouth, England to Massachusetts Bay	24 Jun 1635  [2]
  	With his family(Including brother Thomas) and his sister's (Joane) three children
  FamilySearch ID	MYYN-4MJ
  Residence	Jul 1635	Hingham, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America   [2]
  Residence	1636	Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America   [2]
  Residence	1638	Pawtuxet, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, British Colonial America   [2]
  	off of the Pawtuxet River
  Died	3 Nov 1676	Pawtucket, Rhode Island, British Colonial America   [1]
  Person ID	I594766953	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Nicholas ARNOLD,   b. 29 Sep 1550, Dorking, Surrey, England ,   d. 24 Jan 1623, Ilchester, Somerset, England  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Alice GULLEY,   b. 26 Sep 1553, Northover, Somerset, England ,   d. 25 Apr 1596, Ilchester, Somerset, England  (Age 42 years)
  Married	1569	Ilchester, Somerset, England   [3]
  Family ID	F536728806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christian PEAKE,   b. 15 Feb 1583, Muchelney, Somerset, England ,   d. 15 Apr 1659, West Pawtucket, Rhode Island, British Colonial America  (Age 76 years)
  Married	1614	Muchelney, Somerset, England   [2]
  Children	1. Elizabeth ARNOLD,   b. 23 Nov 1611, Ilchester, Somerset, England ,   d. 7 Sep 1685, Pawtuxet, Warwick, Rhode Island, British Colonial America  (Age 73 years)   2. Gov Benedict ARNOLD,   b. 21 Dec 1615, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England ,   d. 20 Jun 1678, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America  (Age 62 years)   3. Joanna ARNOLD,   b. 27 Feb 1617, Ilchester, Somersetshire, England ,   d. 11 Feb 1692, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America  (Age 74 years)   4. Sarah ARNOLD,   b. 1619, Ilchester, Somerset, England ,   d. Aft 1763  (Age 145 years)   5. Stephen ARNOLD,   b. 22 Dec 1622, Bighere, Ilchester, Somerset, England ,   d. 15 Nov 1699, Pawtuxet, Warwick, Rhode Island, British Colonial America  (Age 76 years)   6. Rebecca ARNOLD,   b. 27 Aug 1623, Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America ,   d. 2 Sep 1662, Albemarle, Carolina, British Colonial America  (Age 39 years)   7. Thomas ARNOLD,   b. 1624, Ilchester, Somerset, England ,   d. 1624, Ilchester, Somerset, England  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2023
  Family ID	F536728805	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William Arnold (24 June 1587 ? c. 1676) was one of the founding settlers of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and he and his sons were among the wealthiest people in the colony. He was raised and educated in England where he was the warden of St. Mary's, the parish church of Ilchester in southeastern Somerset. He immigrated to New England with family and associates in 1635. He initially settled in Hingham in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, but he soon relocated to the new settlement of Providence Plantation with Roger Williams. He was one of the 13 original proprietors of Providence, appearing on the deed signed by Roger Williams in 1638, and was one of the 12 founding members of the first Baptist church to be established in America. After living in Providence for about two years, Arnold moved with his family and others to the north side of the Pawtuxet River forming a settlement commonly called Pawtuxet, later a part of Cranston, Rhode Island. He and his fellow settlers had serious disputes with their Warwick neighbors on the south side of the river and, as a result, separated themselves from the Providence government, putting themselves under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. This separation from Providence lasted for 16 years, and Arnold was appointed to keep the peace as the head of the settlement. He died sometime during the great turmoil of King Philip's War in 1675 or 1676. His son Benedict succeeded Roger Williams as President of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in 1657, and he became the first Governor of the colony under the royal charter of 1663.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Elizabeth Arnold, person ID M5Q2-FQL. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for William Arnold, person ID MYYN-4MJ. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Nicholas Arnold, person ID LZR4-1VM. (Reliability: 3).