june founding settlers colony rhode_island sons wealthiest people colony raised educated england warden parish church southeastern somerset family associates immigrated new_england initially settled soon relocated new settlement providence original providence appearing deed signed founding members baptist church established america living providence years arnold moved family relatives associates north forming settlement commonly called later rhode_island fellow settlers disputes neighbors south river result separated providence government putting jurisdiction separation providence lasted years head settlement arnold appointed keeper peace died great turmoil king philip war arnold son succeeded president colony rhode_island royal charter governor colony highly unusual 17th century american arnold began family record based entries local parish registers england brought new_england family record eventually span years generations nearly years birth fabricated pedigree arnold published claiming descent 12th century kings living wales half decades later correct ancestry published printed important source rhode_island early life born somerset england june son wife married baptized february daughter somerset village miles west arnold parents lived small village located known town nicholas tailor mention occupation vital records family members suggests prominent work likely member carried professional political day advanced profession baptism oldest daughter nicholas moved small family river larger town established trade remainder children born arnold mother daughter wife alice mother died shortly child birth arnold years old largely raised influenced sister years older eventually married died early age england children man immigrated new_england uncle arnold siblings likely educated associated parish church slightly mile east ancient school later lord cardinal records arnold known exist lived england marriages signed warden parish church bishop called sent city wells somerset central records record mentioning father dated january appointed friend nicholas record arnold sailing new_england educated man able read write warden parish church appeared secure relationship church community unknown motives england began planning reasons plan leave england family associates voyage new_england members immediate family relatives associates arnold gathered group baggage supplies spring trip coast devon exact route travelers recorded probable path exeter party likely turned south coast traveling port city provided perspective group prepared load ship destined new world eyes rested scenes home land young people thinking village separated older ones likely turning thoughts unknown sea doubts stout hearts strong hopes facing great adventure lay new world ship carrying group sailed england new_england brief voyage given son family record father family friday arrived new england june ship group sailed recorded identified governor recorded week period beginning june ships arrived area gave names ship sailed stated accounts vessel carried england virginia known record event took place sea length trip journey america months duration ended 48th birthday settling providence new_england arnold joined group settlers norfolk england establish new settlement massachusetts bay colony september town gave arnold acre house lot lying town street according historian banished reasons religious reason given references years later arnold son recorded family record came providence 20th april younger arnold place providence loosely providence founded actually settled near western edge plymouth colony massachusetts came arriving providence borne statement day sic land providence laid money buy pay settlers remain plymouth massachusetts plymouth governor gently urged williams fellow settlers lands historians agree june small group settlers moved river settled bank place soon named providence arnold original providence initials appear second initial deed signed following initials son future father law assigned house lot later stay providence short wife children son law nephew associates families moved miles south far southern edge williams providence purchase settled ford trail crossed river close avenue bridge later crossed river town arnold remained end life deeds continued called providence dividing line created physically resided location called important church england work simplicity defence wrote arnold great professor religion west england new world arnold original members organize providence church founded baptist church established america arnold good relationship native people words author family felt indians dealings sense justice like effort learn language acted interpreter times paid instance shillings services able communicate indians able buy large tracts land soon sons owned nearly acres km2 paid half pounds son paid pounds highest taxes paid colony implying arnold family wealthiest wealthiest families colony terms land holdings difficulty settlers complained massachusetts authorities neighbors called led mentioned earlier causing disturbances years evicted places creating difficulties centered religious beliefs refusal pay taxes dealings treatment indians massachusetts authorities replied unable help settlement fell jurisdiction massachusetts bay colony plymouth colony result settlers subjected massachusetts government arnold appointed peace separation providence lasted years primary reasons separation providence admitting friends equal rights providence evicted places attempted join providence government settlers wanted followers personal level bought indians land arnold bought years earlier attempted seize land cause dissatisfaction treatment indians having acquired language people arnold felt strong affinity long letter governor massachusetts complained injustice shown settlers unhappy arnold conduct september wrote massachusetts protesting proposed england seek charter colony letter spoke terms settlers saying liberty conscience parts came live country time want better order bring heavy burden land time sentiments dissipated following appeal massachusetts government activities ceased accepted arnold ownership disputed land able settlers expressed desire reunite providence motion end life decades following providence continued reside party land transactions away properties lived relative peace july king philip war erupted major confrontation natives english settlers safe place arnold refused son house newport providence eventually persuaded son stephen garrison house december detachment massachusetts troops led general route great swamp fight kingston rhode_island stayed garrison house given provisions january kingston fight indians attacked burning buildings land driving away livestock killing members family attacks continued march indians burned houses providence scattering residents likely went long_island family went family known probably likely died winter spring aged buried family plot wife grandson william son confirmation death occur november son described eldest son heir late said colony deceased ancestry early arnold family number historical documents documents significance published entire articles early journal family record created brought new_england second fabricated pedigree arnold lineage showing descent early kings wales dating 12th century documents published october arnold family record events concerning immediate families colonial immigrants america recorded family exist day highly unusual 17th century warden arnold access records marriages kept parish register contemplated family new_england recorded entries parish register pertaining children siblings took process step crossing parish parents lived oldest sister baptized recording information register creating personal family record family document sailed arnold england new world record end later years arnold son added notes family events document son added family latest entries family record son exceptional historical document spanning total years generations began baptism mother ended death document mid-19th century uncertain eventually came possession descendant governor canada passed president copy ultimately published following year turns descended historical document historians wanted know reliable original parish registers discovered researcher demonstrated entry arnold original document parish records england correct precise detail false pedigree arnold family published issue arnold family record article giving lineage going generations compiled pedigree arnold family client new_york based research england pedigree shown son descend 12th century modern day wales manuscript compiled rolls parish registers original documents years pedigree published incorporated dictionary rhode_island descendant providence mentioned earlier visited england search records pertaining family thinking connected turned visited finding original parish registers important source documents discovered entry arnold record compared entries parish registers matched perfectly discovered pedigree arnold family original documents checked source documents supposedly compiled pedigree found generations pedigree original documents members lineage came unrelated families place names totally earlier believed father stated came place called near county place exists pedigree arnold family published accepted fact decades prominent wrote feature work absence english record known reliable led accept use dictionary record evidence rarely austin accepted statement seen evidence support fabricated research isolated incident implicated fraudulent research clients regardless work correct ancestry english home eventually published findings arnold family demonstrating accuracy arnold family record carefully revealing factual error found pedigree summarized findings synthesized coherent lineage arnold family consistent known historical document presented findings work son somerset based arnold family record parish register arnold mother parents john alice based documents known ancestors based known historical records parents identified historical document pedigree arnold family indicated family lived counties england wales case associates lived small area southeastern somerset family lived parents come village scarcely half mile north arnold son mentioned farm referring new_england property named village old england village mile half east short distance north town husband arnold sister lived miles west village home arnold wife miles south home daughter married arnold son accompanied voyage new world arnold known lived miles southeastern somerset children william children born somerset oldest child elizabeth september married son wiltshire england couple children william settled providence followed parents settlement lived remainder lives short time king philip war forced flee long_island second child oldest son married daughter children lived miles south married baptized sailed new_england likely sailed time moved family newport succeeded president colony royal charter arrived england governor colony served president governor total years child youngest daughter february married rhodes settled near brother stephen following death drowning married children husband rhodes family rhode_island fourth youngest child william stephen married daughter massachusetts stephen sarah seven children stephen deputy general_assembly colonial assistant nearly year period decades family settled near father garrison house stephen years old sailed england new world parents relatives surviving member sailing party notable descendants descendants prominent military civil affairs united_states great great grandson named great generals american revolutionary war better known betrayal american revolutionary cause known descendants include presidents bush commodore american hero great lakes war younger brother commodore perry sent pacific president open japan western trade debated abraham_lincoln illinois senate seat winning contest later losing lincoln presidential race descends sons rhode_island colonial deputy governor descendant hall fame cowboy western artist noted descendant published line descent arnold president later
William Arnold (settler)