Individual Details

Seth's father was John Arnold who owned land at Woonsocket and built first mill there in 1710.

Seth had the following children by Hannah: Nathan, Hannah,Abigail, Levi & Seth. After Hannah's death, he married Mary Cargill on 25 Oct 1750 and had children George, Phoebe, James, and Anthony.

A case before the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Seth Arnold on the 5th of January in 1741 at Clocester did pass in payment to Anthony Arnold of New Milford [his brother] fifteen false and counterfeit bills of the denomination of twenty shillings, knowing them to be false and counterfeit. On Friday, the 28th of May next, between the hours of three and five in the afternoon to stand in the Pillory in Newport ...and be confined and have your ears cropped or pay a fine to the General Treasury of 300£. Before the 28th of May give bond in the sum of 500£ and make good double damages to the persons injured thereby and pay all charges of prosecution and all lawful fees and to remain secured in His Majesty's Gaol in Newport until the sentence is performed.
A similar charge and sentence was placed on Azariah Comstock of Smithfield, who collaborated in forging, counterfeiting, imprinting and signing the counterfeit bills.
On the 2nd Monday of February 1743, Seth Arnold and Daniel Comstock, Jr., paid their fines and petitioned the General Assembly for return of their freemen's privileges. Their petition was supported by signatures of 51 of their Smithfield neighbors who stated that had been honest men until they fell into the affair of counterfeiting bill.

Seth's will was dated 27 Sep 1798 at Cumberland, RI, and was proved 15 Dec 1801. He named sons James, Nathan, dec'd, Levi, Seth, dec'd, and George. He named daughters Hannah Aldrich, wife of Simeon; Abigail Comstock, wife of Nathan, Phebe Arnold, wife of Luke. Grandsons Samuel & Nathan Arnold were sons of Nathan, dec'd.

Birth	26 Sep 1706	Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Marriage	Ca 1731	Hannah Aldrich
Marriage	25 Oct 1750	Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island - Mary Cargill
Death	1801

Spouse	Hannah Aldrich (1710 - 1749)
Child	Levi Arnold (1731 - 1741)
Child	Nathan Arnold (1733 - )
Child	Seth Arnold (1735 - 1741)
Child	Hannah Arnold (1737 - 1741)
Child	Abigail Arnold (1740 - 1741)
Child	Hannah Arnold (1742 - )
Child	Abigail Arnold (1744 - 1830)
Child	Levi Arnold (1746 - )
Child	Seth Arnold (1749 - )

Spouse	Mary Cargill (1726 - 1793)
Child	George Arnold (1751 - )
Child	Phebe Arnold (1755 - )
Child	James Arnold (1763 - )
Child	Anthony Arnold (1769 - )

Father	John Arnold (1670 - 1756)
Mother	Mary Mowry (1675 - 1742)
Sibling	William Arnold (1695 - )
Sibling	John Arnold (1697 - 1727)
Sibling	Daniel Arnold (1699 - 1773)
Sibling	Mercy Arnold (1701 - 1756)
Sibling	Anthony Arnold (1704 - )
Sibling	Israel Arnold (1708 - 1781)
Sibling	Anna Arnold (1711 - )
Sibling	Abigail Arnold (1714 - )
Sibling	Susanna Arnold (1716 - )