Individual Details
Richard Arnold
(Ca 1666 - Jun 1745)
On the last Monday in May of 1688, Richard Arnold Jr., possibly just turned age 21, took the oath of allegiance to the King of England.
No will was recorded in Smithfield, but Richard did write one 6 Sep 1735, about 10 years prior to his death. He named all of his children except Naomi. His son Richard had left the family in 1733, but Richard's wife Ruth was to receive an amount similar to the legacies of the other children.
Richard died 5 Jan 1745/6. Administration of his estate was granted to his son Thomas. The inventory was dated 1 Sep 1746. Thomas's report as administrator listed two trips to Glocester, RI, to collect some of his father's things at the home of Josiah Arnold.
Events
| Birth | Ca 1666 |  | |||
| Marriage | Bef 1700 | Mary Woodward | | ||
| Marriage | 14 Nov 1715 | Dinah Thornton | | ||
| Death | Jun 1745 | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Woodward ( - ) |
| Child | Joseph Arnold (1700 - 1745) |
| Child | Richard Arnold (1702 - 1743) |
| Child | Thomas Arnold (1705 - 1765) |
| Child | Woodward Arnold (1707 - ) |
| Child | Mary Arnold (1712 - 1803) |
| Child | Edmund Arnold (1714 - 1781) |
| Spouse | Dinah Thornton ( - ) |
| Child | Josiah Arnold (1716 - 1747) |
| Child | Naomi Arnold (1718 - 1735) |
| Child | Dinah Arnold (1719 - 1771) |
| Child | Hannah Arnold (1721 - ) |
| Father | Capt. Richard Arnold (1642 - 1710) |
| Mother | Mary Angell ( - 1687) |
| Sibling | Mary Arnold (1668 - 1725) |
| Sibling | John Arnold (1670 - 1756) |
| Sibling | Thomas Arnold (1675 - 1726) |
Endnotes
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. E. Richardson, History of Woonsocket (Rhode Island) (Woonsocket: S. S. Foss, Printer; Patriot Building, Main Street. c. 1876), p.188.