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Saturday, October 5, 2013

Surname Saturday - ARNOLD (England > colonial New England)

It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.  


I am in the 7th great-grandmothers and I'm up to Ancestor  #723, who is Elizabeth ARNOLD (1684-about 1758) 
[Note: the earlier great-grandmothers and 7th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts].

My ancestral line back through three generations in this ARNOLD family line is:

1.  Randall J. Seaver (1943-living)

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)


10.  Thomas Richmond (1848-1917)
11.  Julia White (1848-1913)

22.  Henry Arnold White (1824-1885)
23.  Amy Frances Oatley (1826-1864)

44.  Jonathan White (1806-1850)
45.  Miranda Wade (1804-1850)

90.  Simon Wade (1767-1857)

91.  Phebe Horton (1772-????)

180.  Simon Wade (1731-1790)
181.  Deborah Tracy (1731-????)

360.  Nathaniel Wade (1709-1754)
361.  Ruth Hawkins (1711-1789)

722.  William Hawkins, born Abt. 1679 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; died 08 October 1712 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.  He was the son of 1444. William Hawkins and 1445. Lydia Ballou.  He married  14 December 1704 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
723.  Elizabeth Arnold, born about 1684 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; died 11 July 1758 in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.  

Children of William Hawkins and Elizabeth Arnold are:
*  Elijah Hawkins (1705-1754), married (1) 1724 Abigail Vallet (1706-1735); (2) 1735 Jemima Salisbury (1700-1754)
*  Uriah Hawkins (1707-1708).
*  Joseph Hawkins (1709-1754), married Mary smith (1705-????).
*  Ruth Hawkins (1711-1789), married (1) 1731 Nathaniel Wade (1709-1754); (2) 1758 Zebedee Hopkins (1697-1789)
*  Deborah Hawkins (1713-1802), married 1731 Nathan Wade (1706-1778).

1446.  Eleazer Arnold, born 17 June 1651 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 29 August 1722 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.  He married about  1671 in probably Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
1447.  Eleanor Smith, born about 1652 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; died about 1722 in probably Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.  She was the daughter of 2894. John Smith and 2895. Elizabeth.

Children of Eleazer Arnold and Eleanor Smith are:
*  Phebe Arnold (1672-1741), married 1696 Thomas Smith (1671-1741).
*  Eleazer Arnold (1674-1712), married 1700 Sarah Hawkins (1680-1759).
*  Joseph Arnold (1678-1746), married 1716 Mary Stafford (1694-1779).
*  John Arnold (1682-1752), married 1733 Sarah --?-- (????-1751).
*  Elizabeth Arnold (1684-1758), married (1) 1704 William Hawkins (1679-1712); (2) 1718 Israel Smith (1690-1727).
*  Eleanor Arnold (1690-1722).
*  Mary Arnold (1697-1753), married 1717 George Thomas (1694-1756).
*  Jeremiah Arnold (1699-1775), married 1721 Freelove --?-- (1700-????).
*  Abigail Arnold (1700-1775), married 1720 John Mann (1694-1782).
*  Deborah Arnold (1702-????).

2992.  Thomas Arnold, born before 15 April 1599 in Hollesley, Suffolk, England; died September 1674 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.  He married about 1640 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
2993.  Phoebe Parkhurst, born before 29 November 1612 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England; died 1688 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.  She was the daughter of 5986. George Parkhurst and 5987. Phebe Leete.

Children of Thomas Arnold and Phoebe Parkhurst are:
*  Ichabod Arnold (1641-????).
*  Richard Arnold (1643-1710), married (1) 1667 Mary Angell (1645-1687); (2) 1687 Sarah --?-- (????-1712).
*  Thomas Arnold (1644-1721).
*  Elizabeth Arnold (1645-1747), married 1678 Samuel Comstock (1654-1727)
*  John Arnold (1648-1723), married Hannah --?--.
*  Eleazer Arnold (1651-1722), married 1671 Eleanor Smith (1652-1722).

Information about these families was obtained from:

Richard H. Benson, The Arnold Family of Smithfield, Rhode Island (Boston, Mass., Newbury Street Press, 2009).

There are other books, and several periodical articles, that document more of these families also.

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