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Samuel Arnold (abt. 1611 - bef. 1674)

Samuel Arnold
Born about in St.Martin, Ludgate, London, Englandmap
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Son of and
Brother of and
[spouse(s) unknown]
Father of and
Died before before about age 63 in New Kent, New Kent County, Virginiamap
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Samuel Arnold was a Virginia colonist.

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Biography

He was born and baptized on 30 Mar 1611 at St.Martin, Ludgate, London, England [1] [2] and his parents were Mary (Thornton) and Samuel Arnold.

Samuel ARNOLD married in England and his children included ...

  1. Catherine Arnold, b: 1631, d: 1636
  2. Anthony Arnold, b: 01 Oct 1635 Clarisbrooke Parish, Isle of Wright, England; d: 15 Mar 1677; m: Joanna Tilton, b: 1629 d: 1708
  3. Fern Arnold, b: 1637
  4. Benjamin Arnold, b: 1642 England, d: 1711; m1:1659 VA to Joanna ???.

Death

  • 1674/Apr/09 Court - Present: Governor Edwd. Diggs; Col. Bacon; Col. Swann; Hen. Corbyn; Col. Beale; Lt. Col. Parke; Tho. Ballard; Col. Bridger, Esqrs.

Dispute between Lt. Col. West and Jno. Wilson, who married relict of Samuel "Arnall," over ownership of Arnold's plantation in New Kent County, Virginia. West paid "Ten Thousand pound of tobacco and caske" for the plantation. Jno. Wilson maintained that the land was made over only in trust. Court ordered the Sherriffe of New Kent to put Lt. Col. John West in possession of the land. But if the ten thousand pounds of tobacco is returned to Lt. Col. West, then Jno. Wilson can retain possession. Also referenced Lt. Col. West's judgment against the estate of said Arnold. [3]

  • 1674/Sep/28 Court - Present: Governor Tho. Ludwell; Secr. Hen. Corbyn; Coll, Bridger, Esqr.

Reference to suit by Lt. Col. John West against estate of Mr. Samll Arnold. [3]

Research Notes

An extensive search of records failed to find any additional information for Samuel Arnold/Arnall. Records searched included ...

  • "Early Virginia Immigrants 1623-1666" by George Cabell Greer.
  • "Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1800" by Nell Marion Nugent in 5 volumes; Press of the Dietz Printing Co. of Richmond, VA in 1935.
  • "Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants' Religious Exiles ..." edited by John Camden Hotten in London, England in 1874; reprinted: Empire State Book Co. of New York.
  • "Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia 1607-1625" by Annie Jester & Princeton University Press of Princeton, New Jersey in 1956
  • "Virginia Historical Genealogies" by John Bennett Boddie & Pacific Coast Publisers of Redwood City, CA in 1954.
  • "Historical Southern Families" by John Bennett Boddie
  • Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
  • Ancestry.com - profiles there include every English b/m/d record that includes "Samuel Arnold;" immigration records linked to are actually for Samuel Arnold-204 who settled in Massachusetts; AGBI listing is also for New England Arnold.

I have been unable to confirm that the birth record included herein is actually for this Samuel Arnold. There is also no confirmation/evidence that Samuel is the son of Samuel Arnold and Mary Thornton. The only source that has been located is the record of a lawsuit following the death of Samuel Arnold as cited above. (Strutton-11 on 19 Dec 2021)

Sources

  1. ↑ London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1538-1812 on ancestry.com citing London Metropolitan Archives, St.Martin Ludgate, Composite register: baptisms 1558-1719; marriages 1559-1715; burials 1558-1719; P69/MTN1/A/002/MS10213
  2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings 1538-1975" on FamilySearch database (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLFK-BR6 : 19 Sep 2020) for Samuell Arnold, b: 1611
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Minutes of the Council and General Court of Colonial Virginia; 1622-1632 & 1670-1676" edited by H. R. McIlwaine in 1924 Richmond, Virginia pages 372, 382
  • American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) compiled by Godfrey Memorial Library of Middletown, CT, USA; on ancestry.com
  • "Arnold Family Association of the South" - excerpt, v11 #2, Mid-Summer Newsletter, 15 June 1981; (note: brief mention of a Samuel Arnold, sometimes in connection with Anthony Arnold, but no sources or documentation pertaining directly to Samuel. --Strutton-11 on 19 Dec 2021)
  • "Arnel's/Arnold's of North Carolina and Virginia Family Histories" by Howard Leon Arnold & available at Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah (note: unable to access to determine if information included in this volume is relevant. --(Strutton-11 on 19 Dec 2021)




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Strutton-11 Shirley Ann (Strutton) Dalton (1943-2023)
After spending several days searching for information for this man on behalf of the US Southern Colonies Project, I could find nothing other than the source which refers to a lawsuit regarding the settlement of Samuel Arnold's estate following his death in 1674. No documentation has been presented, or found by me, to confirm that Samuel is the son of Samuel Arnold and Mary Thornton. I was unable to locate any document, will, etc., that names his wife or children. No record has so far been found to show when he immigrated to the Virginia Colony.

In other words, I give up. If anyone else cares to try, good luck.

posted by Shirley Ann (Strutton) Dalton (1943-2023)
Morton-7125 LaMyra Morton
I appreciate your efforts in trying! The Arnel's/Arnolds book by Howard Leon Arnold is one I have at home. The authors were members of the AFAS and were drawing on its research. I used it to pull the christening record for this Samuel Arnold. He covers English records believed to be relevant in the introductory pages II-IX.

What connects this Samuel to Samuel and Mary Thornton is the 1634 London Visitation which shows Richard's (the haberdasher) line including son Samuel and then grandson, Samuel. Richard left a Will with many bequests, including one to Samuel Arnold, grandson, the messuage or tenement called King's Head and L100.0.0. So I believe the Richard to Samuel to Samuel b.1611 is correct. That this last Samuel is the same one that dies in Virginia is less evident.

What has changed over the years is Y-DNA testing. I know I had an email from an Arnold man when I first came on WT. I'd have to go back and look for it. But I believe I understood that they are now seeing the markers for Richard fall into place and that this line is being confirmed via y-DNA. But, yes, we need better information than that to explain what is going on.

posted by LaMyra Morton
edited by LaMyra Morton
Strutton-11 Shirley Ann (Strutton) Dalton (1943-2023)
It is the connection from Samuel and Mary Thornton Arnold that really needs to be made. And I would like to find some information showing when Samuel Arnold arrived in Virginia. Does your book show any connection between Samuel Arnold of New Kent County and the Anthony Arnold who is all over the early records?

Does the Arnel's/Arnolds book give any sourcing for the Virginia Arnolds/Arnalls?

posted by Shirley Ann (Strutton) Dalton (1943-2023)
Morton-7125 LaMyra Morton
I don't think there is any sourcing in it that isn't already here. The book doesn't claim to prove that Samuel d. 1674 is the father of Anthony hung in 1677, only that the evidence makes it seem likely that that is the case given that they were both in New Kent in the same time period. If Samuel of New Kent is the same as the grandson of Richard, then he had an aunt that married an Anthony and that offers an explanation for that name being used in the family. It just seems to be the conclusion that people keep coming back to. I don't see anything in the book that tells us when Samuel arrived in Virginia.

We can show that Samuel and Mary Thornton had a son Samuel b. in 1611. That their son went to the colonies, I don't think we have.

posted by LaMyra Morton

Rejected matches › Samuel Arnold (abt.1622-1693) › Unknown Arnold (abt.1610-)

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