William Arnold b. 24 Jun 1587 probably, Ilchester, Somerset, England d. Bef 03 Nov 1677 Pawtucket, Providence Co, Rhode Island: WellsWooster Genealogy

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Name	William Arnold
Born	24 Jun 1587	probably, Ilchester, Somerset, England [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Died	Bef 03 Nov 1677	Pawtucket, Providence Co, Rhode Island [2]
	The date of 7 Sep 1685 found in some secondary sources is probably not correct. On 3 November 1677, Benedict Arnold described himself as "eldest son and heir of William Arnold late of Pautuxett in the said Colony deceased." ! Early Records of the Town of Providence 14:5
Buried	Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island
Notes	William Arnold arrived at Massachusetts Bay on his 48th birthday, 24 June 1635. The unnamed ship set sail 1 May 1635 from Dartmouth, Devon, England. William was the leader of the party. Almost all aboard the ship were related either by blood or by marriage and all but two were from Ilchester. He lived for a short time in Hingham, MA, where he was a proprietor in 1635. In 1636 he became associated with Roger Williams and others in the purchase of land in Rhode Island. William removed to Providence, RI in 1636 wheere he had received large tracts of land. He removed to Newport November 19, 1651. He was one of the original members of the first Baptist Church in Providence. William was one of the 13 original proprietors of Pawtuxet, RI.
Person ID	I12432	Bryant
Last Modified	20 Dec 2003

Father	Nicholas Arnold, b. Abt 1550, England , d. Jan 1623, Ilchester, Somerset, England
Mother	Alice Gully, d. Apr 1596, Ilchester, Somerset, England
Married	Abt 1570	England
Family ID	F818	Group Sheet

Family Christian Peak, b. Feb 1584, Muchelney, Somerset, England , d. 1659, Pawtucket, Providence Co, Rhode Island

Married Bef 1611 England [2]

Children

	1. Elizabeth Arnold, b. 23 Nov 1611, Ilchester, Somerset, England , d. Abt 1683, Pawtucket, Providence Co, Rhode Island
	2. Benedict Arnold, b. 03 Dec 1615, Ilchester, Somerset, England , d. 19 Jun 1678, Newport, Newport Co, Rhode Island
	3. Joanna Arnold, b. 27 Feb 1617, probably, Ilchester, Somerset, England , d. Bef 28 Jan 1668
	4. Stephen Arnold, b. 22 Dec 1622, Bighere, Ilchester, Somerset, England , d. 15 Nov 1699, Pawtucket, Providence Co, Rhode Island

Family ID F692 Group Sheet

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	Born - 24 Jun 1587 - probably, Ilchester, Somerset, England
	Married - Bef 1611 - England
	Died - Bef 03 Nov 1677 - Pawtucket, Providence Co, Rhode Island
	Buried - - Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island

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[S214] Cutter, No. NY Families, Cutter, William Richard, (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1910), p.107 - Cheselbourne, Dorset is wrong..
[S312] The Great Migration, Anderson, Robert Charles & George F. Sanborn, Melinde Lutz Sanborn, (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1999), p. 88.