Name |
Richard Arnold |
Title |
Capt. |
Birth |
22 Mar 1643 |
Watertown, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts |
Gender |
Male |
Residence |
1666 |
Woonsocket, Providence Co, Rhode Island |
- History of Woonsocket
p.32,33 "In 1731, the town of Smithfield was set off from Providence...... Citizens of Western Woonsocket participated in the annual elections of Smithfield....March 8, 1871, a portion of its territory was annexed to the new town of Woonsocket."
p.39 "....a saw-mill ...existed in these parts in 1666. As its builder, Richard Arnold, was at that time but 24 years of age, it is fair to infer that it was erected about that time, and that then was 'the beginning.' The first settlers, as I have said before, were Richard Arnold and Samuel Comstock -- the latter 'pitching his tent' a little west of the Union Village, and the former locating himself at the river. During their lives they held the lands in common, and no lines were drawn between their estates until many years after their death. this was done by the heirs, March 26, 1731."
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~katy/comstk/b279.html#P279
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Other-Begin |
29 Jun 1685 |
Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island |
- Vol XIV, p.126-127 Thomas Arnold deeds to Samuel Comstock the 30 acres laid out in 1681 "for and in Consideration of a valuable sum of money" 29 June 1685. Witnessed by Thomas Olney and John Browne. Acknowledged by Richard Arnold, Assistant.
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Property |
14 Apr 1707 |
Woonsocket, Providence Co, Rhode Island |
- History of Woonsocket
p.17 "Richard Arnold and Samuel Comstock were the first settlers of Woonsocket (R.I.)."
p.32 "But, April 14, 1707, the town granted to Capt. Richard Arnold and Ensign Samuel Comstock the lands which they had already occupied for so long a time."
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Property |
14 Apr 1707 |
Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island |
- p.189-190 Petition of Richard Arnold & Ensign Samuel Comestock for grant of land "haveing Some yeares Made Some improvement of Said land by building & Settling thereon, with Other Manufactions on Said land". Mentions several families placed on said land, Saw Mill and other improvements for benefit of said Towne. "Whereupon the Purchasers & Proprietors of Said Providence Doe Now Grant unto the Said Richard Arnold & Samuell ComeStock that Said Percell of land So lieing as aforeSaid betweene Said Pautuckett River & Said land of Edward Inman & Associates". Aprill the 14th, 1707. Recorded April 25, 1707, Tho. Olney, Clerk. Also recorded in Vol. XVII p.224-225.
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Death |
22 Apr 1710 |
Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island |
Other-Begin |
19 May 1907 |
Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island |
- Vol.XVII p.228-229 The Proprietors of Providence grant the Northern Grant (1000 acres) to 5 persons: Maj. William Hopkins, Capt. Richard Arnold, Mr. Jonathan Sprague, Mr. Joseph Whipple & Ensigne Samuell Comestock to share equally and prevent any intrechment or inroads into the Northern part of Providence Plantation. May 19, 1707.
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Notes |
- Richard Arnold was of Providence, RI.
He swore allegiance in 1670.
Richard was Assistant to Gov. RI 1681;
Richard was named in royal commission of council to Sir Edmond Andros in 1687. (SAVAGE, pp.64-67)
Obtained a grant of land at Woonsocket Hill, ca 1707 along with his brother-in-law Samuel Comstock and others.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jbbullock&id=I6069
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Person ID |
I2592 |
Roots |
Last Modified |
29 Dec 2014 |
Father |
Thomas* Arnold, Sr (immigrant), b. Bef 15 Apr 1599, Cheselbourne, Dorset, England d. Sep 1674, Providence Co, Rhode Island (Age > 75 years) |
Mother |
Phebe* Parkhurst, (Immigrant), b. Bef 29 Nov 1612, Ipswich, Suffolk, England d. 1688, Watertown, Mass Bay Col, Massachusetts (Age > 75 years) |
Marriage |
20 Dec 1640 |
Watertown, Mass Bay Col, Massachusetts |
Family ID |
F1239 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Mary Angell, b. 1641 d. Aft 1687 (Age > 47 years) |
Marriage |
24 Oct 1666 |
Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island |
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Children |
+ | 1. Richard Arnold, b. Aft 24 Oct 1666, Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island d. 01 Jun 1745, Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island (Age ~ 78 years) |
+ | 2. John Arnold, b. 01 Sep 1670, Woonsocket, Providence Co, Rhode Island d. 27 Oct 1756, Woonsocket, Providence Co, Rhode Island (Age 86 years) |
| 3. Thomas Arnold, b. 24 Mar 1675, Woonsocket, Providence Co, Rhode Island d. 3 Feb 1727, Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island (Age 51 years) |
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Family ID |
F1237 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
29 Dec 2014 |