Daniel Arms, of the third generation, succeeded to the ownership of the home farm in Deerfield, and was there engaged in agricultural pursuits throughout his entire life. He wedded Mary, daughter of John Stebbins, and they became the parents of eight children: Submit, Daniel, Mary, Aaron, Esther, Thomas, Experience and Martha.
Epitaph: Here lies inter'd the Body of M'r Daniel Arms who died May 7'th 1784 in y'e 65'th Year of his Age
Whatever Farce ye boastful hero plays Virtue alone has Majesty in Death
Burial: Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts[2]
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Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Deerfield Births, Marriages and Deaths. Digital image of handwritten page (see top right quadrant) : "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988". www.Ancestry.com.
Will of Daniel Arms (1719-1784). Hampshire Probate Records, Volume XIII, p. 613-614: [1]
Inventory of Mr. Danl. Arms (1719-1784). Hampshire Probate Records, Volume XV, page 143: [2]
Arms, Edward W. "A Genealogical Record of the Arms Family in this Country, embracing all the known descendants of William First, who have retained the family name, and the first generation of the descendants of other names." 1877, pages 7-8. Digital book. www.Archive.org.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Daniel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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