Dr. Caleb Arnold

• Caleb Arnold Find A Grave Memorial# 110714814 __________________________

physician and surgeon

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Dr. Caleb Arnold

Born: 19 Dec 1644 Newport, Rhode Island

Died: Bef 9 Mar 1718/19 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

Father: Gov Benedict Arnold, 1615 - 1678

Mother: Damaris Westcott, 1620/21 - AFT 1678

Siblings: Benedict Arnold, 1642 - 1727 Freelove Arnold, 1643 - Oliver Arnold, 1645 - Josiah Arnold, 1646 - 1725 Damaris Arnold, 1648/49 - AFT 1717 Priscilla Arnold, 1650 - William Arnold, 1651 - 1651 Penelope Arnold, 1652/53 - AFT 1733 Oliver Arnold, 1655 - 1697 Godsgift Arnold, 1658 - 1691 Freelove Arnold, 1661 - 1711

Married: 10 Jun 1666

Spouse Abigail Wilbour, - 1730

Children:

• Oliver Arnold
• Samuel Arnold
• Sarah Arnold
• Peleg Arnold, b. ? - Bef 1716
• William Arnold, 1667 -
• Penelope Arnold, 1669 - AFT 1743
• Josiah Arnold, 1671 -
• Caleb Arnold, Abt 1673 - Bef 1716

Facts and Events:

Will[1] 7 Jul 1716 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Death[1] Bef 9 Mar 1718/19 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States will proved

It was at Caleb's house in Portsmouth that his grandfather, Stukely Westcott, (1st) took refuge when driven from Warwick by the Indians in March 1676 and where he died on January 12, 1677. Most of the Westcott information was obtained from a book "History & Genealogy of Stukely Westcott" by J. Russell Bullock of Bristol, R,I.

▼References ↑ 1.0 1.1 Abstracts of Portsmouth Wills, in Alden G. Beaman. Rhode Island Genealogical Register. (The Rhode Island Genealogical Research Institute), 364, Apr 1981. Caleb Arnold, of Portsmouth, Practitioner. Will dated 7 Jul 1716, proved 9 1st month 1718/9; Wife Abigail; Brother-in-law John Wilbur deceased. Sons: William, Samuel, Oliver, Josiah and Peleg who was deceased. Daughters: Sarah Arnold and Penelope Hazard. Elizabeth Carter.

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46. Caleb ARNOLD, born Dec 19 1644 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, occupation Doctor, died Feb 09 1719 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. He married Abigail WILBUR, born 1644 in Boston, Suffolk, MA, died Nov 17 1730 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Children:

61. i. William ARNOLD born May 31 1667.

62. ii. Penelope ARNOLD born Aug 03 1669.

63. iii. Caleb ARNOLD born 1673.

iv. Peleg ARNOLD, born 1675 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, died 1716.

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Capt. Caleb (1644-1719), dep. Gen. Ct., m 1666, Abigail (d 1730), dau. Samuel Wilbur, patentee under Royal Charter, g. dau. Samuel Wilbur and John Porter, both original patentees of Portsmouth, R.I. Caleb Arnold, was born December 19,1644, and died February 9, 1719. In 1671 and 1680 he was Deputy. August 24, 1676, was of the court-martial at Newport for the trial of certain Indians charged with being engaged in King Philip's designs. He was at this time called Captain, having served through the Indian war of 1676. In 1684 he was elected Deputy from Portsmouth, but refused to serve on account of his profession (physician), and another was elected in his place.

In 1707 he was again elected from Portsmouth, which established his residence in that place. He styled himself "Practitioner of Physic." In old public documents he is called "Doctor." At the time of his death he had considerable landed estate. His father left him one-fourth of all his land in Newport and one hundred and sixty acres in Canonicut to be held until his eldest son was of age, when he should possess it.

His marriage to Abigail, the daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Porter) Wilbur, took place June 10, 1666. She died November 17, 1730. Their daughter Penelope, to whom in his will he left a silver tankard and ten shillings, married GEORGE HAZARD I.