Benedict
Arnold
Born in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of Stephen Arnold III
and Ann Haynes
Brother of
James William Arnold Sr. [half], Edward Arnold [half], Mary (Arnold) Manchester [half], Abigail (Arnold) Armstrong [half], Anthony Arnold [half], Stephen Arnold [half], Barbara Arnold [half], Christopher Arnold [half], Elizabeth (Arnold) Whitman [half], Anne Arnold [half] and Phoebe Arnold [half]
Husband of
Lydia (Weaver) Arnold
— married
6 Apr 1777 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 73
in Rhode Island, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Jul 2017
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Biography
Benedict was born in 1756. He is the son of Stephen Arnold and Ann Hayes.
In DAR applications he has been confused with Arnold, Benedict DAR Ancestor #: A003213 Birth: 11-20-1752 Warwick, Rhode Island Death: 4-30-1839 Herbonville, MA. Spouse: Sarah Potter. Note: The DAR states that the service once credited to this man belongs to a Benedict Arnold born 3-14-1756, died 4-10-1829, RI, whose widow was pensioned. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 24 Jan 2018), "Record of Arnold, Benedict", Ancestor # A003213.
- Arnold, Elisha Stephen. The Arnold Memorial (Rutland, VT, Tuttle Publishing Company, 1935). Page 165.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benedict by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benedict by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
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Benedict Arnold, son of Stephen of Warwick- Spouse's Name Elizabeth Andrew Spouse's Sex Female Spouse's Father's Name Edmand Andrew Deceased of East Greenwich Spouse's Father's Sex Male Marriage Date 30 Jun 1793 by Philip Jenkins, Elder, Marriage Place East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States Page p 82 "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2W7-5K3W : accessed 1 October 2022), Benedict Arnold, 30 Jun 1793; citing Marriage, East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States, Rhode Island State Archive, Providence City Archives, city and town clerk offices; FHL microfilm 926,802.
Name Benedict Arnold Sex Male Marital Status Unknown Father's Name Stephen Arnold Father's Sex Male Spouse's Name Lidia Weaver Spouse's Sex Female Spouse's Marital Status Unknown Spouse's Father's Name George Weaver Spouse's Father's Sex Male Marriage Date 6 Apr 1777 Marriage Place East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States Marriage Source Details cn 100 Reference Item 3. https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&q.anyDate.from=1775&q.anyDate.to=1780&q.givenName=benedict&q.marriageLikePlace=rhode%20island&q.spouseGivenName=lydia&q.spouseSurname=weaver&q.surname=arnold