John Arnold

John was a Friend (Quaker)

John Arnold, son of Richard and Mary (Angell) Arnold was born on November 1, 1670. [1] [2] [3]

He married first, about 1695 [1], Mary Mowry, the daughter of Nathaniel Mowry and Johannah Inman who was born in 1675. She died January 27, 1742, aged 67. [4] [3] [5]

He married second, October 31, 1742, Hannah Howard. [6] [2] [3]

He was a miller and lived in that part of Providence that became Smithfield, Rhode Island; was a member of the town council in Smithfield in 1731-32.

He was one of the organizers of the Society of Friends in Northern Rhode Island.
Built their first meeting house at this place.
One of the committee who run our northern boundary line in 1718.
He was the first President of the Council when Smithfield became a town in 1731 . [3]
He died October 27, 1756 in the eighty sixth year of his age. [2] He was buried in the burial ground on the Vose farm at the Globe Village. [3] His inscription reads: Here lies ye body of John Arnold Who Died October the :27 :1756 : in ye 86 year of his age. [7] [8]

His will was written May 5, 1753. In it he left bequests to:

wife Hannah
son William
three sons Daniel, Anthony, and Israel L5 each
three daughters Mary Lapham, Abagail Bartlett and Susanna Malavory L100 each
grandson Moses Arnold L5
grandson Noah Arnold L40
grandson David Arnold L 10
grandson Arnold Paine
grandson Nicholas Lapham
son Seth [3]
Children

by wife Mary

William, born October 9, 1695 [1]; died August 2, 1766 [4] [3]; married first Hannah Whipple on December 27, 1717 [9]; married second Margaret Capron [3] on May 5, 1729. [6]
John, born July 27, 1697 [1]; died March 12, 1727 [9] [4] [3]; married Martha Jenckes [3] in August, 1717. [9]
Israel born___ [4][3]; married Waite Mowry, daughter of Joseph. [3]
Mercy, born December 22, 1701 [1]; married Nicholas Lapham and removed to Dartmouth. [4][3]
Daniel born May 1, 1699 [1]; died July 30, 1773 [4] [3]; married Bathsheba Ballou, October 16, 1720. [9] [10]
Anthony, born March 1, 1705 [1]; married Sarah Fish, at Dartmouth, Massachusetts on [11] and removed to the State of New York. [4] [3]
Seth, born September 26, 1706 [1]; died about November 27, 1801; [4] married first Hannah Aldrich; and second Mary Cargill Arnold. [2][3]
Anna [4]: born 1710 at Providence, died at Smithfield in 1734; married Benjamin Paine, on December 24, 1731. [6] [3]
Susannah born ___ [4]; married John Malvery/Melavroy on December 26, 1736. [6] [12] [3]
Abigail,[4] born between 1705 -1711; died about January 9, 1811 at the age of 104; married Abner Bartlett on April 30, 1734 [6] and lived at Glocester. [3] [2] [13]

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John Arnold (1670 - 1756)

John Arnold

Born 1 Nov 1670 in Providence County, Rhode Island

Son of Richard Arnold and Mary (Angell) Arnold

Brother of Richard Arnold, Thomas Arnold and Mary (Arnold) Steere

Husband of Mary (Mowry) Arnold — married about 1695 in Providence Co., Rhode Island

Father of William Arnold Esq., John Arnold, Daniel Arnold, Mary (Arnold) Lapham, Anthony Arnold, Seth Arnold, Anna (Arnold) Paine, Israel Arnold and Abigail (Arnold) Bartlett

Died 27 Oct 1756 in Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island

Profile last modified 4 May 2020 | Created 8 Sep 2013
Research notes

Narragansett Friends Births

Arnold, John of Providence, 1d 9m 1670. [November 9, 1670]. (p. 143)
Arnold, William of John and Mary, 9d 6m 1695. [October 9. 1695. (p. 143)
Arnold, John of John and Mary, 27d 5m 1697. [July 27, 1697.] (p. 143)
Arnold, Daniel of John and Mary, 1d 3m 1699. [May 1, 1699] (p. 143)
Arnold, Mercy of John and Mary, 22d 10m 1701. [December 22, 1701] (p. 143)
Arnold, Anthony of John and Mary, 12d 1m 1704. [March 1, 1705] (p. 143)
Arnold, Seth of John and Mary, 26d 7m 1706. [September 26. 1706]. (p. 143) [1]
Entered by Chris Hoyt, Sunday, September 8, 2013.

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Arnold, James N. Editor. Vital Record of Rhode Island : 1636-1850 : First Series : Births, Marriages and Deaths : a Family Register for the People, Vol. 7: Narragansett Friends and Ministers, Narragansett Historical Publ. Co., Providence, Rhode Island, p. 143
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Representative men and old families of southeastern Massachusetts: containing historical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families, By J.H. Beers & Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1912, p. 1336
↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 Richardson, Erastus. History of Woonsocket, S.S. Foss, printer, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, 1876, p. 46
↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 William A. The Descendants of Nathaniel Mowry of Rhode Island, Sidney Rider, publisher, Providence, Rhode Island, 1878
↑ Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries database, Rhode Island Historical Commission, WO010 http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=333122
↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Arnold, James N. Editor. Vital Record of Rhode Island : 1636-1850 : First Series : Births, Marriages and Deaths : a Family Register for the People, Volume 3: Providence County: Smithfield, Marriages, Narragansett Historical Publ. Co., Providence, Rhode Island, p. 10-1: 41
↑ Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries database, Rhode Island Historical Commission, WO010 http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=333123
↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 19476431
↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Arnold, James N. Editor. Vital Record of Rhode Island : 1636-1850 : First Series : Births, Marriages and Deaths : a Family Register for the People, Vol. 3: Providence County: Providence, Narragansett Historical Publ. Co., Providence, Rhode Island, p. 7; 101: 261
↑ Ballou, Adin, editor. An Elaborate History and Genealogy of the Ballous in America, Press of E. L. Freeman & son, 1888
↑ Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, Volume 2: Marriages NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1930, p. 41
↑ Austin, Jojn Osborne. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers who Came Before 1690, with Many Families Carried to the Fourth Generation, Albany, New York 1887. Reprint: Genealogical Publishing Co.
↑ Genealogy of that Branch of the Russell Family which Comprised the Descendants of John Russell, of Woburn, Massachusetts, 1640-1878, by John Russell Bartlett, Providence Press, 1879
Acknowledgments

Thank you to Chris Hoyt for creating Arnold-3421 on 8 Sep 13.

From History of Pawtucket, RI

John built the first framed house in 1711. John also erected a grist mill, which was located on the rocks below the falls. This mill was carried away during the flood of 1807, but was soon rebuilt.

source of information for John Arnold:

1) History of Woonsocket By Erastus Richardson

2) The descendants of Nathaniel Mowry of Rhode Island. by William A. Mowry

3) Find A Grave Memorial# 19476431

4) Representative men and old families of southeastern Massachusetts: containing historical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. By J.H. Beers & Co rnold Born November 1, 1670 in Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown] [sibling%28s%29 unknown] Husband of Mary Mowry — married [date unknown] [location unknown] [children unknown] Died October 27, 1756 in Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island Profile manager: Chris Hoyt [send private message] Last profile change on 8 September 2013 14:40: Chris Hoyt edited the data for John Arnold. [Thank Chris for this] This page has been accessed 24 times.

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1) Of John Arnold I have been able to learn but little If we judge of him from documents of his time which allude to his father as Captain Richard Arnold, to his son as William Arnold of Smithfield Esq., and to himself as simply John Arnold yeoman, we may regard him as simply a connecting link between his ancestors and his descendants. It will therefore be pleasant to remain in his company because we know so little of him And yet from positions which he held among his fellow countrymen and from works which he has left behind him he seems to have been a man of more than ordinary parts.

He was one of the organizers of the Society of Friends in Northern Rhode Island and built their first meeting house at this place. He was one of the committee who run our northern boundary line in 1718, and when Smithfield became a town in 1731 he was the first President of the Council. He was born in 1671. Tradition fixes the time of his coming to take up his permanent abode upon his father's lands at this place in 1695 and the records show that this was about the time of his marriage. The maiden of his first wife Mary Mowry a daughter of Nathaniel Mowry. She presented him with ten children namely, William, John, Israel, Daniel, Anthony, Seth, Anne, Marcy, Susanna, and Abagail. Mary died January 27, 1742.

He remained a widower but a short time and although arrived at the mature age of three score years and eleven, he again put on the yoke of matrimony. The name of his second wife was Hannah Hayward. There were no fruits to this union. He died October 27, 1756 in the eighty sixth year of his . His remains now repose in the burial ground on the Vose farm at the Globe Village His will was written May 5, 1753.

(Note: abstract of will at History of Woonsocket, p. 46)

2) Nathaniel Mowry, born 1644: married in 1666 Johannah, daughter of Edward Inman; died March 24, 1717-18, age 73.

Mary Mowry, daughter of Nathaniel; married John Arnold, and died Jan. 27, 1742, age 67.

3) Burial: Arnold-Vose Cemetery, Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island

John Arnold

Inscription: Here lies ye body of John Arnold Who Died October the:27:1756: in ye 86 year of his age.

4) John Arnold, son of Richard, born Nov. 1, 1670; married first Mary Mowry, born in 1675. She died Jan. 27, 1742, and he married second, Oct. 31, 1742, Hannah Hayward. He was a miller and lived in that part of Providence that became Smithfield, RI; was a member of the town council in Smithfield in 1731-32. He died Oct. 27, 1756.

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Sources

1) History of Woonsocket By Erastus Richardson

2) The descendants of Nathaniel Mowry of Rhode Island. by William A. Mowry

3) Find A Grave Memorial# 19476431

4) Representative men and old families of southeastern Massachusetts: containing historical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. By J.H. Beers & Co

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Chris Hoyt for creating Arnold-3421 on 8 Sep 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Chris and others. __________________________________________________________________________________ The distinguishing marks of Thomas Arnold's life are less certain; however, the collection contains papers of several of his male descendants: his son Job (b. 1707), grandson Oliver (b. 1752), great-grandson Preserved (1788-1828), and great-great-grandson Preserved Whipple Arnold (1828-1919). Oliver married Elethan Harris in 1778; their children, in addition to Preserved, were Isaac (b. 1779), Sabra (b. 1786), and Martin (1783-1847). Preserved married Betsy Bowen Whipple; in addition to Preserved Whipple, their children were Cornelia and Louisa. Preserved Whipple Arnold married Annie Harris.

Because of the original inclusion of both Holden and Arnold papers in a single scrapbook, it is assumed there is a connection, probably by marriage, between the two families, but despite some in-depth genealogical research, the connection remains unknown. It is known that Richard Arnold and Major Randall Holden were appointed to a commission to resolve a dispute over Rhode Island's northern boundaries in 1707. William Arnold (1695-1766), and (Col.) Randall Holden (1694-1766), Major Randall's son, were contemporaries.

Bibliography: Richardson, E. History of Woonsocket (Woonsocket, 1876). Greene, S. History of the State of Rhode Island, v. 2 (New York, 1860).

Source: http://www.rihs.org/mssinv/Mss267.htm _____________________________________________________________________________

Rhode Island Historical Society Arnold/Holden Papers Inventory- Series III: Arnold Family Documents

John Arnold (1670-1756) F8 Land surveys and agreement for construction and repair of dam,1720-1728. F9 Bond with William Mowery, Aug. 22, 1726. F10 Deed to son William Arnold, 1746 and receipt to Abraham Tourtellot, Apr. 17, 1754. F11 Deeds to son Anthony Arnold, 1733 and 1736.

John Arnold (1670-1756) F8 Land surveys and agreement for construction and repair of dam,1720-1728. F9 Bond with William Mowery, Aug. 22, 1726. F10 Deed to son William Arnold, 1746 and receipt to Abraham Tourtellot, Apr. 17, 1754. F11 Deeds to son Anthony Arnold, 1733 and 1736. http://www.rihs.org/mssinv/Mss267.htm