Col. Jacob Arnold

Militia Veteran. Born the son of Samuel Arnold, his family settled in Morris County in 1730. He served as county sheriff for three terms and served as a Captain in the Morris Militia Light Horse during the American Revolution. In 1777 Arnold's Tavern served as headquarters for the Continental Army from January until May, following the army's withdraw from Princeton and Trenton. General Washington and his wife took rooms in the tavern. The Continental Army returned to Morristown in December 1779 and again encamped there. Arnold's Tavern played host to General Nathanael Greene and his wife who gave birth in the Tavern. Arnold married Elizabeth Tuthill October 1, 1770, she died in May 1803. He married a second time December 26, 1807 to Sarah Nixon. He fathered seventeen children.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 12 2020, 4:16:39 UTC

Links

• Long Island White Family
• Findagrave: Jacob Arnold (1749-1827)
• Arnold Tavern Marker
• History of "The Arnold Tavern," Morristown, N.J. : and many incidents connected with General Washington's stay in this place, as his headquarters in winter of 1777 : with views of historic buildings and places of Revolutionary interest"
• DAR# A003256

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