Christian Arnold

Christian was the daughter of Thomas Peak of Mulcheleny, Somerset, England. On May 1st, 1635, along with her husband William, they set sail for America with a small group of neighbors. They left from Dartmouth, England and landed in Massachusetts Bay on June 24, 1635.

Christian was an early settler of Providence, Rhode Island along with her husband, and children Joanne and Stephen.

from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_early_settlers_of_Rhode_Island

William Arnold recorded his immediate family. This was published in Genealogy of The Family Arnold”: < PDF >

Christian the Daughter of Thomas Peak of Muoheny* my wife was Baptized the 15° of February, 1583.

1. Elizabeth Arnold our Daughter was borne the 23° of November, 1611.
2. Benedict Arnold her Brother was borne the 21° of December, 1615.
3. Joane Arnold their Sister was borne the 27° ofFebr y , 1617.
4. Steven Arnold their Brother was borne the, 22° of December, 1622,
   

Memorandom. "We came from Providence withour ffamily to Dwell at Newport inRhode Island the 19 th of November, Thursday in-afternoon, &. arived ye\same night Ano. Domina 1651. Memorandom my father and his family Sett Sayle ffrom Dartmouth in Old England, the first of May, friday &.Arrived In New England. .June 24° Ano 1635. Mem 1 ".- We came to Providence toDwell,the 20th of April,1636. per me Bennedict Arnold.

Christian Peak, the daughter of Thomas Peak of Muchelney, Somerset

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Arnold_%28settler%29

William and Christian Arnold had four children, all born in Ilchester, Somerset. The oldest child was Elizabeth (1611 – after 7 September 1685) who married William Carpenter (c. 1610–1685), the son of Richard Carpenter of Amesbury, Wiltshire, England; the couple had eight children.[3][48][49] William and Elizabeth Carpenter settled in Providence, and then followed her parents to the settlement of Pawtuxet, where they lived the remainder of their lives, except for a short time during King Phillip's War, when they were forced to flee to Long Island.[50]

The second child and oldest son was Benedict (1615–1678) who married Damaris Westcott (1621[i] – after 1678), the daughter of Stukeley and Juliann (Marchante) Westcott.[3][48][49] They had nine children. Stukeley Westcott lived in Yeovil, five miles (eight km) south of Ilchester, where he was married and where Damaris was baptized.[46] The Westcotts may have sailed to New England with the Arnolds; if not they likely sailed at about the same time.[37] Benedict moved with his family from Pawtuxet to Newport in 1651, and in 1657 succeeded Roger Williams as the President of the colony.[48] When the royal charter arrived from England in 1663, Benedict Arnold became the first Governor of the colony, and served as either president or governor for a total of 11 years.[48]

The third child and youngest daughter, Joanna (1617 – after 11 February 1693[j]), married first Zachariah Rhodes (c. 1603–1665),[3][48][49] and settled in Pawtuxet near Joanna's brother Stephen.[51] Following Zachariah's death by drowning, Joanna married Samuel Reape. She had eight children, all by her first husband, and became the ancestress of the Rhodes family of Rhode Island.[13]

The fourth and youngest child of William and Christian Arnold was Stephen (1622–1699) who married Sarah Smith (1629–1713), the daughter of Edward Smith of Rehoboth, Massachusetts.[3][48][49] Stephen and Sarah had seven children. Stephen was either a Deputy to the General Assembly or colonial Assistant nearly every year for a period of three decades.[52] He and his family settled in Pawtuxet near his father, and had a garrison house along the Pawtuxet River. Stephen was 13 years old when he sailed from England to the New World with his parents and relatives, and he was the last surviving member of that sailing party.[33]

From Christian Peake Arnold Find A Grave Memorial# 34348566

Original Source had first name Christian, but found geni,com reference with Christiana. I found that a more believable woman's name. It also had same birthday but original source last death.

Note, this geni.com listing had the Last name spelled Peak rather than Peake.

Christiana Peak (1583 - 1659)

Immediate Family:
Daughter of Thomas
Wife of William
Mother of Elizabeth, Benedict, Joanna and Stephen

Added by: Charles Bouldin on 7/2/08
Managed by: Charles Patrick Bouldin

Christian Arnold (born Peake) Adds: father, mother, birth date, birth place, death date, death place and child(ren) Gender: Female Birth: Feb 15 1583 Muchelney, England Marriage: 1614 Muchelney, England Death: 1659 Pawtucket, R.I. Father: Thomas Peake Mother: Mrs. Peake Husband: William Arnold Children: Stephen Arnold Elizabeth Carpenter (born Arnold) Joanna Arnold

References

• Hubbard, Edwin. Early Records of the Arnold Family. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (1879). Vol. 33:427 < link to Family Bible > This article reprints a handwritten record dating back to the family of the immigrant WIlliam Arnold. Subsequent research has validated some of the dates, and thus the record appears original and trustworthy. The first section was written by William ‘the settler’ Arnold himself, the next by his son Benedict Arnold, the third by his son Josiah Arnold (1646), and the fourth by Josiah Arnold Jr. (1707).
• Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Arnold_(settler)]
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34348560/william-arnold
• New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the ..., Volume 2 edited by William Richard Cutter, p. 1012