Second Generation
2. Tamzen
\ Thomasine Arnold (Nicholas-1) was baptized on 4 Jan 1571/2 in Northover,
Somerset, England.7
She was born c Jan 1571/2 in Ilchester, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.7 [based on baptismal date] She was also
known as Tamzen \ Thomasine Hacker.7
Tamzen \ Thomasine Arnold and
Robert Hacker were married on 5 Oct 1595 in Ilchester, Somerset, England.7 Robert
Hacker was born (date unknown).
Robert Hacker and Tamzen \ Thomasine Arnold had the
following children:
i. Robert Hacker was baptized on 22 Jan 1597/8 in
Ilchester, Somerset, England.7
He was born about 1597/8 in Ilchester, Somerset, England. [based on baptismal
record]
ii. Francis Hacker was baptized on 24 Jan 1599/1600 in
Ilchester, Somerset, England.7 He was born about
1599/1600 in Ilchester, Somerset, England. [based on baptismal record]
iii. John Hacker was born about 1601 in Ilchester,
Somerset, England. [based on baptismal record] He was baptized on 25 Oct 1601 in Ilchester, Somerset,
England.7
iv. William Hacker was born about 1604 in Ilchester,
Somerset, England. [based on baptismal record] He was baptized in Oct 1604 in Ilchester, Somerset,
England.7
v. Alce Hacker was born about 1607 in Ilchester,
Somerset, England. [based on baptismal record] She was baptized on 25 Aug 1607 in Ilchester, Somerset,
England.7
vi. Mary Hacker was baptized on 4 Mar 1609/10 in
Ilchester, Somerset, England.7
She was born about 1609/10 in Ilchester, Somerset, England.
vii. Thomas Hacker was baptized in Apr 1616 in Ilchester,
Somerset, England.7
He was born about 1616 in Ilchester, Somerset, England. [based on baptismal
record]
3. Joanne
Arnold (Nicholas-1) was born in Nov 1577 in Ilchester, Somerset, England.
[based on baptismal date] She
was baptized on 30 Nov 1577 in Ilchester, Somerset, England.7
She died about 10 Mar 1621/2 at the age of 44 in Yeovilton, Somerset, England.7 Joanne
was buried on 10 Mar 1621/2 in Bartholomews, Yeovilton, Somerset, England.7 She was also known as Joanne Hopkins.7
Joanne Arnold and William Hopkins
were married before 1613 in Yeovilton, Somerset, England.7 William Hopkins was born (date unknown).
William Hopkins and Joanne Arnold had the following
children:
7 i. Fracnes Hopkins, born abt 1614,
Yeovilton, Somerset, England;
married William Man; died 26 Feb 1699/1700, Dartmouth, Plymouth Co.,
Massachusetts.
8 ii. Thomas Hopkins, born abt 1616,
Yeovilton, Somerset, England; died
1684, Littleworth, Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., Long Island, New York.
iii. Elizabeth Hopkins was born about 1619 in Yeovilton,
Somerset, England. [based on baptismal record] She was baptized on 3 Jul 1619 in Yeovilton, Somerset,
England.7
4. Margery
Arnold (Nicholas-1) was born in Aug 1581 in Ilchester, Somerset, England.7 [based on baptismal date] She was baptized on 30 Aug 1581 in Ilchester, Somerset,
England.7 She was also known as Margery
Burnard.7
Margery Arnold and Thomas Burnard
were married in 1603 in Northover, Somerset, England.7 Thomas Burnard was born (date unknown).
5. William Arnold1,3,8 (Nicholas-1) was born on 24 Jun 1587 in Ilchester,
Somerset, England.6,9 He died in Jul 1675–Nov 1677 at
the age of 88 in The Home of His Son, Stephen Arnold, Pawtuxet, Rhode Island,
British America.10–11
William Arnold, son of Nicholas Arnold and Alice Gully, was born in Ilchester,
Somerset,England in 1587. William, his wife and four children, and other
members of his family sailed from Dartmouth, Devonshire on 1 May 1635.
On 24 June 1635 the following were among those that arrived at the Massachusetts Bay Colony: William Arnold [48] of Ilchester, Christina [Peak] Arnold [51] of Muchelney, Elizabeth [23], Benedict [19], Joane [17], Stephen [12]; Thomas [19] and Frances Hopkins [21], children of William and Joane [Arnold] Hopkins; William Man, husband of Frances Hopkins; William Carpenter, son of Richard Carpenter of Annesbury, Wiltshire and husband of Elizabeth Arnold; Stuckley Westcott [43], wife and children: Robert, Samuel [13], Damaris, Amos [4], Mercy and Jeremiah. It was William Arnold's 48th birthday.
William Arnold left a detailed accounting of the births of his family members. Included here, the immediate Arnold family:
Alice Gully, the daughter of John Gully of Northover, who was my mother, was baptised 29 September 1553.
Tamzen, my sister, was baptised 4 January 1571.
Joane Arnold, my sister, was baptised 30 November 1577.
Margery Arnold, my sister, baptised 30 August 1581.
I, William Arnold, their brother, was borne 24 June 1587.
Robert Arnold, my brother, was baptised 18 October 1593.
Elizabeth Arnold, my sister, was borne 9 April 1596.
Thomas Arnold, my brother, my mother-in-law's son, was baptised 18 April 1599.
Eleanor Arnold, my sister, was baptised 31 July 1603.
Christian, the daughter of Thomas Peak of Muchelney, my wife, was baptised 15 February 1583.
Elizabeth Arnold, our daughter, was baptised 23 November 1611.
Benedict Arnold, her brother, was borne 21 December 1615.
Joane Arnold, their sister, was borne 27 February 1617.
Steven Arnold, their brother, was borne 22 December 1622.
On 18 September 1635, William Arnold was given two acres lying on the Town Street by the town of Hingham for a houselot. Roger Williams deeded the Providence lands he had purchased from the Indians to a large group of men, including William Arnold on 8 October 1638. These men became the proprietors of Providence.
On 27 July 1640, William Arnold was one of the signers of the "constitution" of Providence. Osomequen, chief sachem of Pokanocuk sold land west of the Great Salt River to William Arnold of Pautuxett on 27 August 1645. He deeded, 7 March 1646/47, to daughter Joane [Arnold] Rhodes, wife of Zachariah, land purchased from Thomas Olney located on the west side of the Papaquinapauge River.
William Arnold was involved in a number of land disputes with Providence over family holdings at Pawtuxet and with the Gortonists at Warwick.
Note: According to the LDS-Ancestral File, William and Christian Arnold had a 6th child Nicholas, who apparently was stillborn, as his birth and death are given as 15 Jan 1627, Leamington, Dorset, England.
Thomas Hopkins, son of Thomas Hopkins [Joane Arnold and William Hopkins] was the great grandfather of Stephen Hopkins, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Benedict Arnold, son of William, moved to Newport on 19 Nov. 1651. He succeeded Roger Williams as president of the colony on 19 May 1657. He was named first governor of the colony by the Charter of King Charles II in 1663, and except for 6 years, served in that position until his death in 1678.
According to an affidavit made by Major William Hopkins, aged 31 and Arnold's nephew, on 16 Oct 1678, at the outbreak of King Philip's War, he went to his uncle's in Pawtuxet on the request of concerned neighbors to persuade William to take refuge at some garrison or to son Benedict's at Newport. Arnold refused to travel to Newport, but agreed to go to Providence. William decided against Providence and opted for his son Stephen's home. William Arnold died there between mid-1675 and 3 Nov 1677, when Benedict Arnold described himself as eldest son and heir of William Arnold, deceased.
On 24 June 1635 the following were among those that arrived at the Massachusetts Bay Colony: William Arnold [48] of Ilchester, Christina [Peak] Arnold [51] of Muchelney, Elizabeth [23], Benedict [19], Joane [17], Stephen [12]; Thomas [19] and Frances Hopkins [21], children of William and Joane [Arnold] Hopkins; William Man, husband of Frances Hopkins; William Carpenter, son of Richard Carpenter of Annesbury, Wiltshire and husband of Elizabeth Arnold; Stuckley Westcott [43], wife and children: Robert, Samuel [13], Damaris, Amos [4], Mercy and Jeremiah. It was William Arnold's 48th birthday.
William Arnold left a detailed accounting of the births of his family members. Included here, the immediate Arnold family:
Alice Gully, the daughter of John Gully of Northover, who was my mother, was baptised 29 September 1553.
Tamzen, my sister, was baptised 4 January 1571.
Joane Arnold, my sister, was baptised 30 November 1577.
Margery Arnold, my sister, baptised 30 August 1581.
I, William Arnold, their brother, was borne 24 June 1587.
Robert Arnold, my brother, was baptised 18 October 1593.
Elizabeth Arnold, my sister, was borne 9 April 1596.
Thomas Arnold, my brother, my mother-in-law's son, was baptised 18 April 1599.
Eleanor Arnold, my sister, was baptised 31 July 1603.
Christian, the daughter of Thomas Peak of Muchelney, my wife, was baptised 15 February 1583.
Elizabeth Arnold, our daughter, was baptised 23 November 1611.
Benedict Arnold, her brother, was borne 21 December 1615.
Joane Arnold, their sister, was borne 27 February 1617.
Steven Arnold, their brother, was borne 22 December 1622.
On 18 September 1635, William Arnold was given two acres lying on the Town Street by the town of Hingham for a houselot. Roger Williams deeded the Providence lands he had purchased from the Indians to a large group of men, including William Arnold on 8 October 1638. These men became the proprietors of Providence.
On 27 July 1640, William Arnold was one of the signers of the "constitution" of Providence. Osomequen, chief sachem of Pokanocuk sold land west of the Great Salt River to William Arnold of Pautuxett on 27 August 1645. He deeded, 7 March 1646/47, to daughter Joane [Arnold] Rhodes, wife of Zachariah, land purchased from Thomas Olney located on the west side of the Papaquinapauge River.
William Arnold was involved in a number of land disputes with Providence over family holdings at Pawtuxet and with the Gortonists at Warwick.
Note: According to the LDS-Ancestral File, William and Christian Arnold had a 6th child Nicholas, who apparently was stillborn, as his birth and death are given as 15 Jan 1627, Leamington, Dorset, England.
Thomas Hopkins, son of Thomas Hopkins [Joane Arnold and William Hopkins] was the great grandfather of Stephen Hopkins, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Benedict Arnold, son of William, moved to Newport on 19 Nov. 1651. He succeeded Roger Williams as president of the colony on 19 May 1657. He was named first governor of the colony by the Charter of King Charles II in 1663, and except for 6 years, served in that position until his death in 1678.
According to an affidavit made by Major William Hopkins, aged 31 and Arnold's nephew, on 16 Oct 1678, at the outbreak of King Philip's War, he went to his uncle's in Pawtuxet on the request of concerned neighbors to persuade William to take refuge at some garrison or to son Benedict's at Newport. Arnold refused to travel to Newport, but agreed to go to Providence. William decided against Providence and opted for his son Stephen's home. William Arnold died there between mid-1675 and 3 Nov 1677, when Benedict Arnold described himself as eldest son and heir of William Arnold, deceased.
William Arnold and Christian
Peake were married about 1610 in Ilchester, Somerset, England.6
Christian Peake,
daughter of Thomas Peake, was born in Feb 1583/4 in Muchelney, Somerset,
England.7 [based on baptismal date] She was baptized on 15 Feb 1583/4
in Muchelney, Somerset, England.6,9 She died after 1659 at the age
of 75 in Pawtuxet, Providence/Kent Co., Rhode Island.6
William Arnold and Christian Peake had the following
children:
9 i. Elizabeth Arnold, born 23 Nov 1611,
Ilchester, Somerset, England;
married William Carpenter, abt 1635, England; died
aft 7 Sep 1685, Pawtuxet, Providence/Kent Co., Rhode Island.
10 ii. Governor Benedict Arnold I, born 21
Dec 1615, Ilchester, Somerset, England; married Damaris Westcott, 17 Dec 1640, Providence,
Providence Co., Rhode Island; died
19 Jun 1678, Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island.
11 iii. Joanna Arnold, born 27 Feb 1616/7, Ilchester, Somerset, England; married Zachariah Rhodes, 7 Mar
1645/6, Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island; married Samuel Reape, 11 Jan
1666/7, Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island?; died 1693, Pawtucket, Providence
Co., Rhode Island.
12 iv. Stephen Arnold, born abt 1622,
Ilchester, Somerset, England;
married Sarah Smith, 24 Mar 1645/6, Pawtuxet, Providence/Kent Co., Rhode Island?; died
15 Nov 1699, Pawtuxet, Providence/Kent Co., Rhode Island.
6. Thomas
Arnold (Nicholas-1) was baptized on 18 Apr 1599 in Ilchester, Somerset,
England.6
He was born about 1599 in Ilchester, Somerset, England.7
[based on baptismal date]
Thomas Arnold and Jane [Arnold]
were married about 1624 in Ilchester, Somerset, England.6
Jane [Arnold] was born (date unknown).
Thomas Arnold and Jane [Arnold] had the following
children:
i. Thomas Arnold was born on 3 May 1625 in Ilchester,
Somerset, England.6
ii. Nicholas Arnold was born on 15 Jan 1627/8 in
Ilchester, Somerset, England.6
iii. George Arnold was born about 1635 in Ilchester,
Somerset, England. [based on baptismal date] He was baptized on 15 Oct 1635 in Ilchester, Somerset,
England.6
Thomas Arnold and Margaret
[Arnold] were married before 1623 in Ilchester, Somerset, England.6
Margaret [Arnold] died about 18 Oct 1623 in Ilchester, Somerset,
England.6
Third Generation
7. Fracnes
Hopkins (Joanne Arnold-2, Nicholas-1) was baptized on 28 May 1614 in
Yeovilton, Somerset, England.7
She was born about 1614 in Yeovilton, Somerset, England. [based on baptismal
record] She
died on 26 Feb 1699/1700 at the age of 86 in Dartmouth, Plymouth Co.,
Massachusetts.7 Fracnes was also
known as Fracnes Man.7
Fracnes Hopkins and William Man were married.7
William Man was born (date unknown).
William Man and Fracnes Hopkins had the following
children:
8. Thomas
Hopkins (Joanne Arnold-2, Nicholas-1) was baptized on 7 Apr 1616 in
Yeovilton, Somerset, England.7
He was born about 1616 in Yeovilton, Somerset, England. [based on baptismal
record] He
died in 1684 at the age of 68 in Littleworth, Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., Long
Island, New York.7
Thomas Hopkins had the following children:
9. Elizabeth
Arnold (William-2, Nicholas-1) was born on 23 Nov 1611 in Ilchester,
Somerset, England.6,9
She died after 7 Sep 1685 at the age of 73 in Pawtuxet, Providence/Kent Co.,
Rhode Island.6 She was also known
as Elizabeth Carpenter.6
Elizabeth Arnold and William
Carpenter were married about 1635 in England.6 William
Carpenter died on 7 Sep 1685 in Pawtuxet, Providence/Kent Co., Rhode
Island.6
He was born in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England.6
10. Governor Benedict Arnold I12
(William-2, Nicholas-1) was born on 21 Dec 1615 in Ilchester, Somerset,
England.6,9
He died on 19 Jun 1678 at the age of 62 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island.13 Benedict Arnold succeeded Roger
Williams as governor of Rhode Island in 1657 and served until 1660. He served
additional terms as colnial governor from 1662-1666 and from 1669-1672.
Governor Arnold's final term lasted from 1677 until his death on 19 June 1678.
Governor Benedict Arnold I and
Damaris Westcott were married on 17 Dec 1640 in Providence, Providence Co.,
Rhode Island.6,9
Damaris Westcott, daughter of Stuckley Westcott, was born about 1620 in
Yeovilton, Somerset, England.6
She died after 1678 at the age of 58 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island.6 She was also known as Damaris Arnold.6
Benedict Arnold and Damaris Westcott had the following
children:
13 i. Benedict Arnold II, born 10 Feb
1641/2, Pawtuxet, Providence/Kent Co., Rhode Island;
married Mary Turner, 9 Mar 1670, Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island;
married Sarah Mumford, abt 1694, Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island; died
4 Jul 1727, Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island.
ii. Caleb
Arnold was born on 19 Dec 1644 in Pawtuxet, Providence/Kent Co., Rhode
Island.14
iii. Josiah
Arnold was born on 22 Dec 1646 in Pawtuxet, Providence/Kent Co., Rhode
Island.14
iv. Damaris
Arnold was born on 23 Feb 1648/9 in Pawtuxet, Providence/Kent Co., Rhode
Island.14
v. William
Arnold was born on 21 Oct 1651 in Pawtuxet, Providence/Kent Co., Rhode
Island.14
He died on 23 Oct 1651 at the age of 0 in Pawtuxet, Providence/Kent Co., Rhode
Island.14
vi. Penelope
Arnold was born on 10 Feb 1652/3 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island.14
vii. Oliver
Arnold was born on 25 Jul 1655 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island.14
viii. Godsgift
Arnold was born on 27 Aug 1658 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island.14
ix. Freelove
Arnold was born on 20 Jul 1661 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island.14
11. Joanna Arnold
(William-2, Nicholas-1) was born on 27 Feb 1616/7 in Ilchester, Somerset,
England.9,14 She died in 1693 at the age of
76 in Pawtucket, Providence Co., Rhode Island.15
She was also known as Joanna Rhodes.9,15
Joanna Arnold and Zachariah
Rhodes were married on 7 Mar 1645/6 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island.9,15 Zachariah Rhodes16–20, son of Walter Rhodes and Elizabeth [Rhodes], was born in
1603 in Lancashire, England.15 He signed a will on 28 Apr 1662
in Pawtucket?, Providence Co., Rhode Island.21 He died drowned on 10 Apr 1666
at the age of 63 in Pawtucxet Shore, Pawtucxet, Providence Co., Rhode Island.22 Zachariah had his estate
probated on 29 May 1666 in Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island.21 The story of the Rhodes family turns out to be a
fascinating one. Over several generations, the Rhodes family links to many
prominent Rhode Island families.
Zachariah, the immigrant, came to America at the same time as or shortly
after Roger Williams. He married Joanna Arnold, daughter of William Arnold and
sister of future Rhode Island governor Benedict Arnold [the ancestor of
Revolutionary War hero and traitor Benedict Arnold.] His son, John married
Waite Waterman, whose mother was Mercy Williams, daughter of the Rhode Island
founder. Other prominent Rhode Island families had marital ties to the
descendants of Zachariah: Holden, Greene, Gorton, Remington, and others.
Zachariah Rhodes may have been a brother to Henry Rhodes [1608-1675] of Lynn, Massachusetts. Both men were close in age and arrived in Massachusetts about the same time and there was a great similarity between their coats of arms.
Zachariah Rhodes was probably born in Lancashire, England in 1603. He landed at Plymouth and settled in Rehoboth, Massachusetts in 1643. That year his estate given as 50 lbs. in a list of 58 inhabitants of Rehoboth. On 30 June 1644 Zachariah drew a share of woodland. Rhodes and 29 others signed a compact: "We whose names are underwritten, being by the Providence of God, inhabitants of Seacunk, intending there to settle, do covenant and bind ourselves, one to another and e." The government was to rest in nine persons chosen from their inhabitants and it was agreed "to assist them according to our ability and estate, and to give timely notice unto them of any such things as in our conscience may prove dangerous unto the Plantation and this combination to continue until we shall subject ourselves jointly to some other government" on 8 July 1644. On 4 June 1645 he was propounded for as a freeman and on 9 June he drew a lot on the great plain.
That same year problems developed for Zachariah Rhodes and others who did not adhere to the strict Puritan doctrine. The commissioners of the United Colonies placed Rehoboth under the jurisdiction of Plymouth. Rhodes was an Independent [Baptist] and refused to comply with the law that called for citizens to contribute to the support of preaching. As a result, he was "compeled" to leave the colony and fled to Providence Plantation in 1646.
He would go on to become a prominent citizen in Rhode Island. In 1646 he married Joanna Arnold, daughter of William Arnold, who bore him eight children*.
On 18 February 1647, Rhodes drew a lot in the new meadow at Providence. He was on a commission sent by Massachusetts to ascertain the damage done to Pomham of Warwick and to demand redresses for him and company [21 August 1648]. On 2 September 1650, Zachariah Rhodes of Providence was taxed one pound.
Roger Williams, in a letter to the General Court of Massachusetts on 15 November 1655, wrote "a second, Zacharie Rhodes being in the way of dipping is [potentially] banished by you." ["Dipping" refers to the Baptist faith and "potentially" refers to Rhodes' violation of the law that obliged him to leave Massachusetts.]
In a deposition taken on 6 May 1657 Rhodes was called aged about 54. On 18 May 1658 he was admitted as a freeman. On 1 June 1658 Rhodes and others of Pawtuxet desired to be dismissed from the government of Massachusetts [under whose rule Pawtuxet had been since 1642.] The petition was granted the following October.
Zachariah Rhodes served in many civic capacities over the years. He was a Commissioner [1659-61-62-63], a constable [1660], served on committee concerning letter from Massachusetts authorities [1661], juryman [1661-63].served on committee to agree with the Indians on amount to be paid for confirmation of lands previously purchased in 1663, he was on committee to run the boundary between Rhode Island and Plymouth Colonies [1664], deputy [1664-65], and was town treasurer and a member of the town council in 1665.
While serving as a Commissioner from Providence to the General Court held at Newport in 1661, Rhodes was appointed to a committee to adjust difficulties between Massachusetts and Rhode Island. He was also appointed, with Roger Williams and others, to draw up and sign an address to King Charles II.
Rhodes was present at the ceremony of "delivery of the lands by turf and twig to the Atherton Company" 22 September 1662. The ceremony was performed by Scutape, chief sachem of the Narragansetts, in the presence of a great concourse of Sachems, Councilors, and other Indians. [This event is credited son John. However, it would have to be Zachariah, unless the elder Rhodes took his four year old son to witness the ceremony.]
On 11 October 1665 the General Court of Massachusetts in Boston had arrested a group of Baptists for speaking out against accepted church doctrine. During the proceedings deputy to the court, Zachariah Rhodes, was brought before the court for saying, "The court has not to do in matters of religion." He was admonished and discharged from office by the governor.
Zachariah Rhodes drowned "off Pawtuxet Shore" on 10 April 1666. He and Joanna were buried at Pawtuxet in what became known as the Rhodes Burying Ground. There is no indication as to whether it was a swimming or sailing accident that took Zachariah's life.
Will of Zachariah Rhodes: Written 28 April 1662; recorded 29 May 1666; executrix - wife Joan.
He left his wife the dwelling house on the north side of the Pawtuxet River, with meadow, uplands, and commanage. The land was then to go to the youngest son, Pelig. If eldest son [living with grandfather Arnold] is not adequately provided for, the property was to be split between the two sons. All lands in the precincts of Providence was to be divided equally between the eldest and youngest sons. To Malachi, at age 21, the lands in Rehoboth. To Zachariah, Malachi, and John, at age 21, the lands south of the Pawtuxet River, to be divided by their mother. To eldest daughter Elizabeth, at age 21 or marriage,80 pounds. To Mary and Rebecca, at age 21 or marriage, 60 pounds. If the girls marry against their mother's wishes, the money is forfeited. Five pounds to overseers William Carpenter, Sr. and John Brown.
Joanna was married a second time to Samuel Reape in January 1666/7. She made her will on 9 November 1666 and left legacies to her children.
Apparently, Mr. Reape was unable to adequately provide for Joanna, as she had to go to court to rectify the situation. 26 October 1681: On petition of Joanna Reape, wife of Samuel Reape, of Pawtuxet, the assembly "considering the deplorable estate of said Joanna, being left destitute by her second husband," and c., order that all estate of Samuel Reape be sequestered for the use of Joanna for her life, and appointed her son-in-law Daniel Williams and son John Rhodes feolees in trust to take possession in her behalf and receive rents for her use.
1 September 1687: Joanna Reape was taxed 7 shillings on 1 September 1687. Joanna's Rateable Estate for that year listed 2 acres of orchard, 6 acres of planting land, 20 acres of pasture, and 13 acres of meadow. She and son Pelig sold an eighth of a thirteenth right in land on the west side of the Pauchasset River to John Fowler on 11 February 1692/3. Joanna died later that year.
*A few sources assign three additional children to Zachariah & Joanna [Arnold] Rhodes. They are Robert, Benjamin, and Mercy. The Genealogy of Zachariah Rhodes does not mention them, nor does the work on prominent Rhode Island families.
The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island offers the following: Mercy [1664 - ????] - m. Thomas Nichols [6 August 1660 - 1745]; Robert [???? - 1715] m. Deliverance Smith [???? - aft 1715]; Benjamin [???? - ????].
The IGI gives Mercy's birth as 1664, Robert's as c 1666, and Benjamin's as c 1660. The Ancestral File for Zachariah gives two entries for Mercy. The first has a 1660 birth and the second a 1664 birth with a marriage to Thomas Nichols. For Robert [c 1664 -1715] and spouse Deliverance Smith. Benjamin likewise has two entries, with births of c 1660 and c 1670.
A printout from Kindred Konnections [citing the Gen. Dictionary of RI & The Gen. of Zachariah Rhodes] shows Mercy as a twin of Peleg and born in 1664, with husband Thomas Nichols; Robert [c 1666-1715] with wife Deliverance Smith; and Benjamin with a birth of c 1660.
The biggest problem with children born to Joanna as late as 1666 is that she would have been 49 years old. That is an extremely late age for a woman to be giving birth in the 17th century. She would have been 43 at the birth of Peleg in 1660. Even that late a birth is dangerous.
Zachariah Rhodes may have been a brother to Henry Rhodes [1608-1675] of Lynn, Massachusetts. Both men were close in age and arrived in Massachusetts about the same time and there was a great similarity between their coats of arms.
Zachariah Rhodes was probably born in Lancashire, England in 1603. He landed at Plymouth and settled in Rehoboth, Massachusetts in 1643. That year his estate given as 50 lbs. in a list of 58 inhabitants of Rehoboth. On 30 June 1644 Zachariah drew a share of woodland. Rhodes and 29 others signed a compact: "We whose names are underwritten, being by the Providence of God, inhabitants of Seacunk, intending there to settle, do covenant and bind ourselves, one to another and e." The government was to rest in nine persons chosen from their inhabitants and it was agreed "to assist them according to our ability and estate, and to give timely notice unto them of any such things as in our conscience may prove dangerous unto the Plantation and this combination to continue until we shall subject ourselves jointly to some other government" on 8 July 1644. On 4 June 1645 he was propounded for as a freeman and on 9 June he drew a lot on the great plain.
That same year problems developed for Zachariah Rhodes and others who did not adhere to the strict Puritan doctrine. The commissioners of the United Colonies placed Rehoboth under the jurisdiction of Plymouth. Rhodes was an Independent [Baptist] and refused to comply with the law that called for citizens to contribute to the support of preaching. As a result, he was "compeled" to leave the colony and fled to Providence Plantation in 1646.
He would go on to become a prominent citizen in Rhode Island. In 1646 he married Joanna Arnold, daughter of William Arnold, who bore him eight children*.
On 18 February 1647, Rhodes drew a lot in the new meadow at Providence. He was on a commission sent by Massachusetts to ascertain the damage done to Pomham of Warwick and to demand redresses for him and company [21 August 1648]. On 2 September 1650, Zachariah Rhodes of Providence was taxed one pound.
Roger Williams, in a letter to the General Court of Massachusetts on 15 November 1655, wrote "a second, Zacharie Rhodes being in the way of dipping is [potentially] banished by you." ["Dipping" refers to the Baptist faith and "potentially" refers to Rhodes' violation of the law that obliged him to leave Massachusetts.]
In a deposition taken on 6 May 1657 Rhodes was called aged about 54. On 18 May 1658 he was admitted as a freeman. On 1 June 1658 Rhodes and others of Pawtuxet desired to be dismissed from the government of Massachusetts [under whose rule Pawtuxet had been since 1642.] The petition was granted the following October.
Zachariah Rhodes served in many civic capacities over the years. He was a Commissioner [1659-61-62-63], a constable [1660], served on committee concerning letter from Massachusetts authorities [1661], juryman [1661-63].served on committee to agree with the Indians on amount to be paid for confirmation of lands previously purchased in 1663, he was on committee to run the boundary between Rhode Island and Plymouth Colonies [1664], deputy [1664-65], and was town treasurer and a member of the town council in 1665.
While serving as a Commissioner from Providence to the General Court held at Newport in 1661, Rhodes was appointed to a committee to adjust difficulties between Massachusetts and Rhode Island. He was also appointed, with Roger Williams and others, to draw up and sign an address to King Charles II.
Rhodes was present at the ceremony of "delivery of the lands by turf and twig to the Atherton Company" 22 September 1662. The ceremony was performed by Scutape, chief sachem of the Narragansetts, in the presence of a great concourse of Sachems, Councilors, and other Indians. [This event is credited son John. However, it would have to be Zachariah, unless the elder Rhodes took his four year old son to witness the ceremony.]
On 11 October 1665 the General Court of Massachusetts in Boston had arrested a group of Baptists for speaking out against accepted church doctrine. During the proceedings deputy to the court, Zachariah Rhodes, was brought before the court for saying, "The court has not to do in matters of religion." He was admonished and discharged from office by the governor.
Zachariah Rhodes drowned "off Pawtuxet Shore" on 10 April 1666. He and Joanna were buried at Pawtuxet in what became known as the Rhodes Burying Ground. There is no indication as to whether it was a swimming or sailing accident that took Zachariah's life.
Will of Zachariah Rhodes: Written 28 April 1662; recorded 29 May 1666; executrix - wife Joan.
He left his wife the dwelling house on the north side of the Pawtuxet River, with meadow, uplands, and commanage. The land was then to go to the youngest son, Pelig. If eldest son [living with grandfather Arnold] is not adequately provided for, the property was to be split between the two sons. All lands in the precincts of Providence was to be divided equally between the eldest and youngest sons. To Malachi, at age 21, the lands in Rehoboth. To Zachariah, Malachi, and John, at age 21, the lands south of the Pawtuxet River, to be divided by their mother. To eldest daughter Elizabeth, at age 21 or marriage,80 pounds. To Mary and Rebecca, at age 21 or marriage, 60 pounds. If the girls marry against their mother's wishes, the money is forfeited. Five pounds to overseers William Carpenter, Sr. and John Brown.
Joanna was married a second time to Samuel Reape in January 1666/7. She made her will on 9 November 1666 and left legacies to her children.
Apparently, Mr. Reape was unable to adequately provide for Joanna, as she had to go to court to rectify the situation. 26 October 1681: On petition of Joanna Reape, wife of Samuel Reape, of Pawtuxet, the assembly "considering the deplorable estate of said Joanna, being left destitute by her second husband," and c., order that all estate of Samuel Reape be sequestered for the use of Joanna for her life, and appointed her son-in-law Daniel Williams and son John Rhodes feolees in trust to take possession in her behalf and receive rents for her use.
1 September 1687: Joanna Reape was taxed 7 shillings on 1 September 1687. Joanna's Rateable Estate for that year listed 2 acres of orchard, 6 acres of planting land, 20 acres of pasture, and 13 acres of meadow. She and son Pelig sold an eighth of a thirteenth right in land on the west side of the Pauchasset River to John Fowler on 11 February 1692/3. Joanna died later that year.
*A few sources assign three additional children to Zachariah & Joanna [Arnold] Rhodes. They are Robert, Benjamin, and Mercy. The Genealogy of Zachariah Rhodes does not mention them, nor does the work on prominent Rhode Island families.
The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island offers the following: Mercy [1664 - ????] - m. Thomas Nichols [6 August 1660 - 1745]; Robert [???? - 1715] m. Deliverance Smith [???? - aft 1715]; Benjamin [???? - ????].
The IGI gives Mercy's birth as 1664, Robert's as c 1666, and Benjamin's as c 1660. The Ancestral File for Zachariah gives two entries for Mercy. The first has a 1660 birth and the second a 1664 birth with a marriage to Thomas Nichols. For Robert [c 1664 -1715] and spouse Deliverance Smith. Benjamin likewise has two entries, with births of c 1660 and c 1670.
A printout from Kindred Konnections [citing the Gen. Dictionary of RI & The Gen. of Zachariah Rhodes] shows Mercy as a twin of Peleg and born in 1664, with husband Thomas Nichols; Robert [c 1666-1715] with wife Deliverance Smith; and Benjamin with a birth of c 1660.
The biggest problem with children born to Joanna as late as 1666 is that she would have been 49 years old. That is an extremely late age for a woman to be giving birth in the 17th century. She would have been 43 at the birth of Peleg in 1660. Even that late a birth is dangerous.
Zachariah Rhodes and Joanna Arnold had the following
children:
14 i. Jeremiah Rhodes, born 29 Jun 1647,
Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island;
married Madelene Hawkins, abt 1676, Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island.
15 ii. Malachi Rhodes, born abt 1650,
Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island;
married Mary Carder, 27 May 1675, Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island; died 1682, Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island.
16 v. Mary Rhodes, born abt 1655, Pawtucket,
Providence Co., Rhode Island;
married John Low, 3 Mar 1674/5, Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island; died aft 1692, Rhode Island [?].
17 vi. Rebecca Rhodes, born abt 1657,
Pawtucket, Providence Co., Rhode Island;
married Nicholas Power, 3 Feb 1671/2, Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island;
married Daniel Williams, 7 Dec 1676, Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island; died
1727, Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island.
18 vii. John Rhodes, born 1658, Pawtuxet, Providence/Kent Co., Rhode Island; married Waite Waterman, 12 Feb
1684/5, Pawtuxet, Proviidence / Kent Co., Rhode Island; married Sarah [Rhodes], bef Aug
1716, Pawtuxet, Providence/Kent Co., Rhode Island; died 14 Aug 1716, Pawtuxet,
Providence/Kent Co., Rhode Island.
19 viii. Peleg Rhodes, born abt 1660,
Pawtucket, Providence Co., Rhode Island;
married Sarah Stephens, bet 1690 and 1695, Providence, Providence Co., Rhode
Island; died
6 Oct 1724, Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island.
Joanna Arnold and Samuel Reape
were married on 11 Jan 1666/7 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island?.24–25
Samuel Reape was born (date unknown).
12. Stephen
Arnold (William-2, Nicholas-1) was born about 1622 in Ilchester, Somerset,
England. [based on baptismal date] He was baptized on 22 Dec 1622 in Ilchester, Somerset,
England.24–25
He died on 15 Nov 1699 at the age of 77 in Pawtuxet, Providence/Kent Co., Rhode
Island.14
Stephen Arnold and Sarah Smith
were married on 24 Mar 1645/6 in Pawtuxet, Providence/Kent Co., Rhode Island?.14,25
Sarah Smith was born in 1629 in England.14
She died on 15 Apr 1713 at the age of 84 in Pawtuxet, Providence/Kent Co.,
Rhode Island.14 She was also
known as Sarah Arnold.14
Stephen Arnold and Sarah Smith had the following
children:
20 iv. Elizabeth Arnold, born 2 Nov 1659,
Pawtuxet, Providence/Kent Co., Rhode Island;
married Peter Greene, 16 Dec 1680, Pawtuxet, Providence/Kent Co., Rhode Island; died
5 Jun 1728, Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island.
Sources:
1. Fred A.
Arnold, Genealogies of Rhode Island Families: An Account of the Eglish Homes of
the Three Early "Proprietors" of Providence, Volume: I (Genealogical
Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1983).
2. Johnson and Schaufelberger Genealogy, Url:
http://members.fortunecity.com/johnsongenealogy/id325.htm.
3. Compiler: unknown, Ancestral File Family Group Record
for Nicholas Arnold - AFN:30Z6-ZW, Version: 4.16F (10 January 1997).
4. Fred A. Arnold, Genealogies of Rhode Island Families:
An Account of the Eglish Homes of the Three Early "Proprietors" of
Providence, Volume: I, p. 27.
5. Fred A. Arnold, Genealogies of Rhode Island Families:
An Account of the Eglish Homes of the Three Early "Proprietors" of
Providence, Volume: I, p. 26.
6. Fred A. Arnold, Genealogies of Rhode Island Families:
An Account of the Eglish Homes of the Three Early "Proprietors" of
Providence, Volume: I, p. 29.
7. Fred A. Arnold, Genealogies of Rhode Island Families:
An Account of the Eglish Homes of the Three Early "Proprietors" of
Providence, Volume: I, p. 28.
8. Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn Jr., Melinda
Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634 - 1635,
Volume: I: A-B (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA, 1991).
9. Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn Jr., Melinda
Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634 - 1635,
Volume: I: A-B, p. 88.
10. Fred A. Arnold, Genealogies of Rhode Island Families:
An Account of the Eglish Homes of the Three Early "Proprietors" of
Providence, Volume: I, p. 42.
11. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration
Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Great Migration Study Project,
Vol I [A-F] (Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1995), 88.
12. Edwin Hubbard, New England Historical and
Genealogical Register: Early Records of
the Arnold Family, Series: ?, Volume: 33 (October 1879), p. 436.
13. Compiler: unknown, Ancesral File Pedigree Chart for
General Benedict Arnold - AFN:8HQS-27, Version: 4.19 (8 June 2002).
14. Fred A. Arnold, Genealogies of Rhode Island Families:
An Account of the Eglish Homes of the Three Early "Proprietors" of
Providence, Volume: I, p. 30.
15. Genealogy of Zachariah Rhodes, Roll: ?, Film: FHL #
22359 Item 3 (Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 1950), p. 1.
16. Compiler: John Osborne Austin, Genealogical
Dictionary of Rhode Island: comprising three generations of settlers who came
before 1690 [with many families carried to the fourth generation] (Joel
Munsell's Sons / Genealogical Publishing, Albany, NY / Baltimore, MD, 1887 /
1969).
18. unknown, Representative Men & Old Families of
Rhode Island: Genealogical Records and Historical Sketches of Prominent and
Representative Citizens and of Many Old Families, Volume: I, II, III (J.H.
Beers, Chicago, IL, 1908).
19. Theresa Snow, Kindred Konnections Query Result: Zachariah
Rhodes, Record Type: Family Group Record, Location: Kindred Konnections (22
October 2000).
21. Compiler: John Osborne Austin, Genealogical
Dictionary of Rhode Island: comprising three generations of settlers who came
before 1690 [with many families carried to the fourth generation], p. 364.
22. Compiler: unknown, Ancestral File Family Group Record
for Griffith ap Evan - AFN:1THB-CK, Version: 4.19 (23 November 1999), p. 1.
23. Compiler: unknown, Ancestral File Family Group Record
for Zachariah Rhodes - AFN:2298-8L, Version: 416F (10 January 1997).
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