He was mentioned as deceased by his son Benedict on Nov 3,1677, and died "after the beginning of King Philip's War", i.e. mid-1675.
He came to New England in 1635, first settling at Hingham, and then Providence by April 1636. In 1638, he settled in Pawtuxet (now Warwick).
Son of Nicholas Arnold and Alice Gully Arnold of Ilchester, Co.Somerset. He was a brother of Joan (Arnold) Hopkins, and therefore his nephew was Thomas Hopkins of Providence,RI.
He married Christian Peake/Peak by 1611.
Children: Elizabeth Arnold Carpenter, Benedict Arnold, Joanna Arnold Rhodes Reape, and Stephen Arnold. There may have been other children that died young.
Source: Great Migration Study Project
Thomas Hopkins was great grandfather of a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=502"Stephen Hopkins who signed the Declaration of Independence and became both Governor and Rhode Island's first serious historian.
William Arnold died after 24 May 1675 when he drew Lot #50 for the second dividing [PrTR 4:48] and before 3 Nov 1677 (on which date Benedict Arnold described himself as "eldest son and heir of William Arnold late of Pautuxett in the said Colony deceased" [PrTR 14:5] (GM 1:87-88)
"William Arnold ... became ill in the fall of 1675 at the beginning of King Phillip's War. ... He was asked to join his son, Stephen in his blockhouse in Pawtuxet. One report said he did this; another said he went nearby to the home of his daughter, Joanna Rhodes, and died there." (RIR 9:54).
He came to New England in 1635, first settling at Hingham, and then Providence by April 1636. In 1638, he settled in Pawtuxet (now Warwick).
Son of Nicholas Arnold and Alice Gully Arnold of Ilchester, Co.Somerset. He was a brother of Joan (Arnold) Hopkins, and therefore his nephew was Thomas Hopkins of Providence,RI.
He married Christian Peake/Peak by 1611.
Children: Elizabeth Arnold Carpenter, Benedict Arnold, Joanna Arnold Rhodes Reape, and Stephen Arnold. There may have been other children that died young.
Source: Great Migration Study Project
Thomas Hopkins was great grandfather of a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=502"Stephen Hopkins who signed the Declaration of Independence and became both Governor and Rhode Island's first serious historian.
William Arnold died after 24 May 1675 when he drew Lot #50 for the second dividing [PrTR 4:48] and before 3 Nov 1677 (on which date Benedict Arnold described himself as "eldest son and heir of William Arnold late of Pautuxett in the said Colony deceased" [PrTR 14:5] (GM 1:87-88)
"William Arnold ... became ill in the fall of 1675 at the beginning of King Phillip's War. ... He was asked to join his son, Stephen in his blockhouse in Pawtuxet. One report said he did this; another said he went nearby to the home of his daughter, Joanna Rhodes, and died there." (RIR 9:54).
He was mentioned as deceased by his son Benedict on Nov 3,1677, and died "after the beginning of King Philip's War", i.e. mid-1675.
He came to New England in 1635, first settling at Hingham, and then Providence by April 1636. In 1638, he settled in Pawtuxet (now Warwick).
Son of Nicholas Arnold and Alice Gully Arnold of Ilchester, Co.Somerset. He was a brother of Joan (Arnold) Hopkins, and therefore his nephew was Thomas Hopkins of Providence,RI.
He married Christian Peake/Peak by 1611.
Children: Elizabeth Arnold Carpenter, Benedict Arnold, Joanna Arnold Rhodes Reape, and Stephen Arnold. There may have been other children that died young.
Source: Great Migration Study Project
Thomas Hopkins was great grandfather of a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=502"Stephen Hopkins who signed the Declaration of Independence and became both Governor and Rhode Island's first serious historian.
William Arnold died after 24 May 1675 when he drew Lot #50 for the second dividing [PrTR 4:48] and before 3 Nov 1677 (on which date Benedict Arnold described himself as "eldest son and heir of William Arnold late of Pautuxett in the said Colony deceased" [PrTR 14:5] (GM 1:87-88)
"William Arnold ... became ill in the fall of 1675 at the beginning of King Phillip's War. ... He was asked to join his son, Stephen in his blockhouse in Pawtuxet. One report said he did this; another said he went nearby to the home of his daughter, Joanna Rhodes, and died there." (RIR 9:54).
He came to New England in 1635, first settling at Hingham, and then Providence by April 1636. In 1638, he settled in Pawtuxet (now Warwick).
Son of Nicholas Arnold and Alice Gully Arnold of Ilchester, Co.Somerset. He was a brother of Joan (Arnold) Hopkins, and therefore his nephew was Thomas Hopkins of Providence,RI.
He married Christian Peake/Peak by 1611.
Children: Elizabeth Arnold Carpenter, Benedict Arnold, Joanna Arnold Rhodes Reape, and Stephen Arnold. There may have been other children that died young.
Source: Great Migration Study Project
Thomas Hopkins was great grandfather of a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=502"Stephen Hopkins who signed the Declaration of Independence and became both Governor and Rhode Island's first serious historian.
William Arnold died after 24 May 1675 when he drew Lot #50 for the second dividing [PrTR 4:48] and before 3 Nov 1677 (on which date Benedict Arnold described himself as "eldest son and heir of William Arnold late of Pautuxett in the said Colony deceased" [PrTR 14:5] (GM 1:87-88)
"William Arnold ... became ill in the fall of 1675 at the beginning of King Phillip's War. ... He was asked to join his son, Stephen in his blockhouse in Pawtuxet. One report said he did this; another said he went nearby to the home of his daughter, Joanna Rhodes, and died there." (RIR 9:54).
