Gov Benedict ARNOLD

1615 - 1678  (62 years)

• Name	Benedict ARNOLD
  Prefix	Gov
  Born	21 Dec 1615	Bighere Ilchester, Somersetshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Migration	1635	Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts
  Noteworthy	First Governor of Rhode Island
  Immigrant?	Y
  Died	19 Jun 1678	Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
  Buried	Governor Arnold Burying Ground, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island   [1]
  Person ID	I45064	Main
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	William ARNOLD,   b. 24 Jun 1587, Somersetshire, England ,   d. 7 Sep 1685, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island  (Age 98 years)
  Mother	Christian PEAKE,   b. 15 Feb 1583, Muchelney, Dorsetshire, England ,   d. 1659, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F31520	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Damaris WESTCOTT,   b. 27 Jan 1621, Yeovil, Somersetshire, England ,   d. 19 Jun 1678, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island  (Age 57 years)
  Married	17 Dec 1640	Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
  Children	+ 1. Dr Caleb ARNOLD,   b. 19 Dec 1644, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island ,   d. 9 Feb 1719, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island  (Age 74 years) + 2. Benedict ARNOLD,   b. 10 Feb 1642, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island ,   d. 4 Jul 1727, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island  (Age 85 years)   3. Freelove ARNOLD,   b. 1643, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island ,   d. 1643, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island  (Age 0 years)   4. Josiah ARNOLD,   b. 22 Dec 1646, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island ,   d. 7 Sep 1725, Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island  (Age 78 years)   5. Damaris ARNOLD,   b. 23 Feb 1648, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island ,   d. 1720  (Age 71 years)   6. Priscilla ARNOLD,   b. Abt 1650, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island ,   d. ?   7. William ARNOLD,   b. 21 Oct 1651, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island ,   d. 23 Oct 1651, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island  (Age 0 years)   8. Penelope ARNOLD,   b. 10 Feb 1652, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island ,   d. 1718  (Age 65 years)   9. Oliver ARNOLD,   b. 25 Jul 1655, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island ,   d. 6 Nov 1697, Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island  (Age 42 years)   10. Godsgifte ARNOLD,   b. 27 Aug 1658, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island ,   d. 23 Apr 1691, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island  (Age 32 years)
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2019
  Family ID	F31508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Migration - 1635 - Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Buried - - Governor Arnold Burying Ground, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones » Slide Show		Gov Benedict Arnold Governor of Rhode Island
  		Gov Benedict Arnold Grave Right behind the house
  		Gov Benedict Arnold Governor of Rhode Island
  		Gov Benedict Arnold Grave Right behind the house

  
  

• Notes

  In 1635 at the age of 19, he accompanied his parents, siblings, and other family members on a voyage from England to New England, where they first settled in Hingham in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In less than a year, they moved to Providence Plantation at the head of the Narragansett Bay at the request of Roger Williams. In about 1638, they moved once again, about five miles south to the Pawtuxet River, settling on the north side at a place commonly called Pawtuxet. Here they had serious disputes with their neighbors, particularly Samuel Gorton, and as a result put themselves and their lands under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, a situation which lasted for 16 years. His many descendants include General Benedict Arnold, best known for his treason during the American Revolutionary War, and Senator Stephen Arnold Douglas who debated Abraham Lincoln in 1858, and lost to him during the 1860 presidential election. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 11077117. [S76] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Arnold_(governor).