Individual Details
PHEBE PARKHURST
( - Aft 1688)
Ancestral file gives her baptism as St. Stevens, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Subject: Parkhurst Family tree
Author: G. Parkhurst
Date: 17 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
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I have some information that may help in your search.
Phebe Parkhurst, Christened Nov. 29, 1612 in Ipswich, Co. Suffolk England. Died circa 1700 in providence CO. Rhode Island. She first married Daniel "Dan" Cane March 27, 1635 in Wolverstone, CO. Suffolk England. Her second marriage was to Thomas Arnold, circa 1640 in Watertown, Middlesex CO, MA. Phebe's first marriage took place at Wolverstone the home of her Aunt Ruth (Leete) Dalton near Ipswich. [The latter refers to the place of Phebe's first marriage.]
The will of Phebe's aunt, Ruth Leete Dalton written 8 Dec 1665, named niece Phebe Arnold
6 Jun 1671 or 1677: Power of attorney from Thomas Arnoll of Providence in behalf of himself and his wife Phebe, to their son Richard Arnoll, to collect a legacy of £20, given by the will of Mrs. Ruth Dalton to Phebe Arnold.
New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1873, Vol. 27, p.367
"The Arnold Family" from SETTLERS OF THE BEEKMAN PATENT:
George Parkhurst is said to have resided in Ipswich, County Suffolk, England, and came to New England about 1635. He was in Watertown, MA in 1642 but by Oct of 1645 had moved to Boston. He sold his Watertown property between 1645 and 1655 and one grantee was son-in-law Thomas Arnold. Other children were George, Benjamin, Joseph, Deborah, Elizabeth, Mary.
"Beekman Patent" book lists his spouse as Susanna with no other information. Ancestral file gives Phebe with date of marriage, etc. with Phebe's date of death in 1645.
[Note: George did marry a second time, to the widow Susanna Simpson.]
Events
| Christen | 29 Nov 1612 | Saint Stephen, Ipswich, Suffolk, England |  | ||
| Marriage | 20 Dec 1640 | Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts - THOMAS ARNOLD | | ||
| Death | Aft 1688 | Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island | |
Families
| Spouse | THOMAS ARNOLD ( - 1674) |
| Child | Ichabod Arnold (1640 - ) |
| Child | Capt. Richard Arnold (1642 - 1710) |
| Child | Thomas Arnold (1646 - 1721) |
| Child | John Arnold (1647 - 1722) |
| Child | Eleazar Arnold (1651 - 1722) |
| Child | ELIZABETH ARNOLD (1654 - 1747) |
| Father | GEORGE PARKHURST (1589 - 1675) |
| Mother | PHEBE LEETE ( - 1642) |
| Sibling | Mary Parkhurst ( - ) |
| Sibling | Samuel Parkhurst ( - ) |
| Sibling | Deborah Parkhurst ( - ) |
| Sibling | George Parkhurst ( - 1699) |
| Sibling | John Parkhurst ( - ) |
| Sibling | Abigail Parkhurst ( - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Parkhurst ( - 1727) |
| Sibling | Joseph Parkhurst ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. Elisha Stephen Arnold, The Arnold Memorial: William Arnold of Providence and Pawtuxet 1587-1675 (Tuttle Publishing Co. c.1935), p.19.
2. Mary Jane Comstock, Compiler; Comstock-Haggard and Allied Families; (Chicago: Adams Press, 1973).
3. Internet Home Page: Arnold/Van Deuson. 4. Ancestral File, version 4.19 (2002), Family History Library [FHL], Salt Lake City, Utah. Available online at http://www.familysearch.org.
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5. Frank J. Doherty, The Settlers of the Beekman Patent. Dutchess County, New York An Historical and Genealogical Study of all the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent. [Have copies in my files. This book thoroughly documented and sourced.] (Pleasant Valley, NY 12569 c1993), "The Arnold Family" p.218-219.
6. Ancestral File, version 4.19 (2002), Family History Library [FHL], Salt Lake City, Utah. Available online at http://www.familysearch.org.
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