William Arnold - I43008 - Individual Information - Wisconsin and Illinois Genealogy

William Arnold (I43008)

Surname: Arnold
Given Names: William

Gender: Male

Birth: 24 June 1587 -- Cheselbourne, Dorset County, England
Death: 1676 -- Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA

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Progenitor of this ARNOLD family in America. Lived in Ilchester, Somerset. Emigrated to Massachusetts Bay Colony, arriving 24 JUN 1635. Helped establish town of Hingham MA, but on 20 APR 1636, set out with Roger WIlliams to new settlement at Providence Plantations, where he was on of 13 original proprietors. On 9d 3m 1639 acquired land on Pawtuxet River, at the ford above the falls, near the present Warwick Avenue bridge between Cranston and Warwick, by deed from Massasoit of the Narragansetts, as witnessed by Roger WIlliams and by his own son, Benedict ‎(W2)‎.
William's name appears frequently in historical records of Providence and the Rhode Island Colony. He was one of the twelve members who organized the First Baptist Church in America in 1639 in Providence. He led in subjecting the Pawtuxet settlers to Massachusetts Bay authority from 1642 to 1658 as a result of disagreements with the Warwick settlers under Samuel Gorton. He considered himself a friend of the native Narragansetts and understood their language well, often acting as interpreter. At his death in 1675, during the general uprising of the natives, he had extensive land holdings in Warwick.

1635 1 May. Sailed from Dartmouth, England.
1635 24 Jun. Landed in Massachusetts Bay on his 48 birthday.
1636 Settled in Hingham, MA as the 13th family enrolled.
1636 20 Apr. Left Hingham and moved to Providence RI with Roger Williams. Part of his property now a portion of Brown University.
1638 Moved to Pawtuxet River with other family members. With his two sons he owned nearly 10,000 acres.
1639 One of twelve who organized the first Baptist Church in America in Providence, RI.
1640 27 Jan. Signed an agreement to creat a civil government for Providence.
1641 Asked Massachusetts to help with conflict with Samuel Gorton's people in Warwick, RI. Both groups had bought the same land from the indians.
1642 Subjected themselves to the government in Massachusetts. Served as a interpretor to the indians.
1650 Tried to get Massachusetts to stop Roger Williams' mission to England to obtain a charter for RI.
1658 Reunited with Providence Colony.
1675 Jul. Carried in a feeble condition to his son Stephen's garrison house during King Philip's War.


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	Events of close relatives
Birth	24 June 1587 Cheselbourne, Dorset County, England
Death of mother	25 April 1596 (Age 8) Alice Gully (I41948) (Age 42) - [Relationship Chart]
Marriage	about 1605 (Age 18) Christian Peake - ‎[View Family ‎(F18679)‎‎]
Marriage	about 1610 (Age 23) Christian Peake - ‎[View Family ‎(F18687)‎‎] England
Death of father	26 January 1622 (Age 34) Nicholas Arnold (I43010) (Age 69) - [Relationship Chart]
Death	1676 (Age 89) Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Reference Number	W
Universal Identifier	A4341ABCABF74D4189E7FA5B33D35F3C44AB
Last Change	28 July 2006 - 22:46:48