THE ARNOLD FAMILY ASSOCIATION OF THE SOUTH _________________________________________________________________________________ “Family Trails” from the Unpublished Newsletters 1979-1983 Part Two _______________________________________________________________________________ Volume X (January 1980) Updates to “Some Ancestors and Descendants of Benjamin Arnold of 2 King William County, Virginia, and Greenville County, South Carolina” by Hazel Arnold MacIvor (Travels from Virginia to Georgia to South Carolina to Kentucky to Mississippi to Texas) Additional information from Pauline (Arnold) Scott to her Family Trails, Volume IX 19 Volume X (January 1980) Introduction: When my book, “Some Ancestors and Descendants of Benjamin Arnold of King William County, Virginia and Greenville County, South Carolina” was published in May, 1974, there was more I did not know about my family than I did know. The same thing is true today. However, books published since that time and members of our AFAS who have sent in records, plus further research on my part, have shed a little more light on the westward movement of this family and some of the events that occurred in their lives as they migrated. The records given below document these events, but raise more questions than they answer. Rosalie Edith Davis’, “Louisa County, Virginia, Deed Books A and B, 1742-1759” (Bellevue, Washington, 1976) has abstracted some references to my Arnolds that escaped my notice when I did the Louisa County, Va., research for my book in 1973. p. 44: Benjamin (his B mark) Arnold was witness to deed in which John Compton of Amelia Co. Va., conveyed 200 acres on the south fork of Contrary in Louisa Co., Va., to William Hendrick, Jr. Deed instituted 24 Oct. 1748, Deed Book A, pp.331- 332. (Note: Benjamin Arnold’s wife was nee Anne Hendrick and his eldest son was named William Arnold.) -2- p. 90: Edward Arnold of St. Martin’s Parish, Louisa Co., Va., Planter, and Benjamin Arnold of same, Planter, and Anne, his wife, to Richard Johnson of same, Gent. 84 pounds current money for 200 acres in St. Martin’s Parish … beg. at Clark’s (now Sarah Johnson and Robert Tenham’s) corner … Richard Johnson’s line … David Johnson’s line; granted by letters patent at Williamsburg 16 June 1727 to Lancelot Crost, late of Hanover Co.; conveyed to sd. Arnold by Indenture recorded in Hanover Co. Signed: Edward (his EA mark) Arnold and Benjamin (his B mark) Arnold Deed instituted 22 Sep. 1752. Deed Book A., pp. 523-524 Wits: Thomas Perkins, Michal Wright, David Harris, Pouncey Anderson, Nichos. Johnson, Christopher Hudson, William Johnson. p. 116: David Johnson purchased 186 acres in St. Martin’s Parish, Louisa Co., Va., from William Johnson, 22 Feb 1757,which land extended to “a corner pine in Benjamin Arnold’s line.” Deed Book B, pp. 132-133 p. 150: Benjamin Arnold served on the jury of Louisa County Court on 26 Aug 1746. Ref.: “Three loose pages found in Deed Book B.” Rosalie Edith Davis’, “Louisa County, Virginia, Deed Books C, C 1/2, D, D 1/2, 1759-1774” (Manchester, Missouri, 1977) p. 24: Samuel Powell of Cumberland Co., Va., and Sarah, his wife, sell 200 acres in St. Martin’s Parish, Louisa Co., Va., on 10 July 1762, to William Pridy of same, part of 400 acres which John Michie obtained by patent and is the same land which sd. Michie sold to Benjamin Arnold which land adj. lands of George Alvis, Thomas Henderson and Alexander Kerr. Deed Book C, pp. 153-155. p. 32: In a deed of Richard Johnson of Hanover Co., Va., and Dorothy, his wife, to Sarah Johnson of Louisa Co., Va., they sold 200 acres granted by patent at Williamsburg, Va., 16 June 1737 unto Lanslott Crest late of the Co. of Hanover and by sd. Crest sold to Edward Arnold; by sd. Arnold conveyed to Benjamin Arnold of whom the sd. Richard Johnson purchased it. Dated 12 Jan 1765. Deed Book C, pp. 256-259. Comment by Mrs. MacIvor: None of the above references showed up in the deed indices at the Virginia State Archives and indeed none would have been indexed except the deed, DB A, pp. 523-524, as Benjamin Arnold was not a party to the instruments except as a witness, adjoining land owner or former property owner. The deeds above further substantiate that Benjamin Arnold owned land in Hanover Co., Va., a point I had endeavored to prove in my book. But who is this Edward Arnold who conveyed 200 acres to Benjamin Arnold? Benjamin Arnold’s second oldest son, my 4th great grandfather, was named Edward Arnold, named, no doubt, as was the custom in those days, for a close relative. Looking at the Edward Arnolds in -3- that area of Va., we find: 1. Edward Arnold, owned 150 acres of land in King and Queen Co., Va. In 1704. Ref: Annie L. W. Smith, “The Quit Rents of Virginia, 1704” (Baltimore, Md., 1975) 2. Edward Arnold granted 400 acres of New Land in King William Co. Va., on the south side of Reedy Swamp in St. John’s Parish, adjoining Claybrook’s land. 5 Sep 1723. Ref: “Va. Colonial Land Patents,” Book 11, p 228 3. “Att a Councill Held at the Capitall the 15th December 1732: On the petition of Martha Taylor, Widow and Executrix of James Taylor, late surveyor of King William County setting forth that her said husband about the year 1723 did survey for one Edward Arnold 400 acres of land and for one Thomas Allen 243 acres of land both in the sd. County of King William and did return the several plats thereof to the Secretary’s Office together with a sufficient number of Treasury Rights for obtaining Patents thereon That sometimes thereafter Enquiry being made for sd. patents it happened the sd. pts. could not be found, whereupon the Petrs. Husband was obliged to purchase new Rights and then obtained patents for the sd. two tracts and sometime after the first platts and Rights being found by the Clerk of the Secretary’s Office new Patents were by them made out for the same lands as will appear by the records of sd. office and praying she may be reimbursed the purchase money which her husband paid for the rights of the sd. 643 acres of land, It is ordered Mr. Auditor Blair do examine the allegations of the sd. petitioners and make report to this board.” Ref: H.R. McIlwaine, edit, “Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia” (Richmond, Va., 1914) pp. 296-297. 4. “Essex Co., Va., Court Order Book Three” p. 164: Edward Arnold imported by Francis Moore, 10 May 1705. 5. T. E. Campbell, “Colonial Caroline” p. 310 lists Edward Arnold in 1723 as having 400 acres “on the south side of the north fork of Reedy Swamp.” Hanse Hendrick, Sr. is listed in 1725 as having 200 acres “between Reedy and Boot Swamps,” and Hanse Hendrick, Jr. is listed with 100 acres on the north fork of Boot Swamp. Ref: Ibid, p 313. These are all the references I have been able to discover regarding an early Edward Arnold. From his location in King and Queen, King William, Caroline, Hanover and Louisa Counties, he seems certain to be connected to the Anthony Arnold (d 1767) family, particularly when it is remembered that Anthony Arnold II, a known son of the earlier Anthony Arnold, lived as a contemporary of Edward’s in Caroline Co. as well. Was Edward Arnold one of the “four poor orphans” of Anthony Arnold I, and therefore uncle to Benjamin Arnold II? The paucity of records in this area of Virginia makes solutions to these genealogical problems difficult if not impossible. Like many of his neighbors and relatives, Benjamin Arnold II lived briefly in Albemarle and -4- Cumberland Counties, Va., and held land, over which he had an overseer, in Lunenburg Co., Va., before and during the time he settled in Buckingham Co., Va., as the printed records of the AFAS show. It was in Buckingham Co., Va., that his son, Edward Arnold, was first listed in a household of his own. When the family came south to Georgia, just before the outbreak of the Revolution, Edward Arnold came with his father. First, the family petitioned for land in Georgia, then suddenly, before it was granted, moved east into the area of Laurens Co., S. C., where they lived for awhile. Midway through the war, old Benjamin Arnold II moved back to Virginia. After the war, he settled on Horse Creek, Greenville Co., S. C., and died there in 1795. All of the above is documented in my book. Edward Arnold, oldest living son of Benjamin Arnold II, held land at various times on both sides of the Enoree River in Spartanburg and Laurens Co., S. C. He married Catherine whose surname is believed to be Wells. It was from this area, then called Old 96 District, that he joined the Revolutionary forces and served in the Continental Line of South Carolina throughout the War. Children were born to him and Catherine both during and after the War. He was the father of seven sons and at least three daughters by 1790. By 1800, he still had three boys and three girls living at home with him. (CF. 1790, 1800 Census records of Spartanburg Co., S. C.) He owned one slave in 1790 and in 1800 he had four slaves. Two of them were named Charles and Betsey and had been left to him in his father’s will. After the publication of my book, I had a commission to go to South Carolina and research for a client. I had occasion to search the Criminal Court Records. I had never looked in these records for my family, so while I was going through the papers, I check for the name Arnold. The following Criminal Court case was found for Edward Arnold, which I give below in its entirety, with abbreviations and spellings exactly as they were written. I have numbered each sheet of paper in this file as follows: Edward Arnold’s Indictment for Concealing an escaped Negro, 1799-1801 General Sessions Court Found Guilty Recommended for Mercy (The above written on the outside of packet) Court of General Sessions Papers Box 1 Spring Term 1801 Roll #4 1. The State ) vs. ) Concealing a Negro Man Edwd Arnold) His recogz ) -5- Bill drawn and found – Bench war. Si Fa ordered Exc. for 25 (pounds) – A. Brown Do. for 25 (pounds) – B. Arnold for 50 (pounds) – E. Arnold Ended March 1801 Augt 28 1799 Benjamin Arnold, Aries Brown Securities Jno.Pennington Prosecutor Edward Arnold Recoggs to appear at Spartan Court the 12th January 2. The State and John Pennington vs. Edward Arnold The State ) vs. ) Warrant for concealing Negro Edward Arnold) Jno. Pennington pro. (The above written on the outside of warrant – the warrant for arrest follows) South Carolina ) To Aries Brown, Spartanburg County ) Constable in the County aforesaid For as much as John Pennington in the County aforesaid hath this day made Information and complaint upon oath, before me B. D. Shumate, one of the Justices of the Peace for the said county, that sometime in July past he had a Negroe man run away, named Will, and that he has just cause to support and verily does support that Edward Arnold did feloniously aid and conceal -6- the said Negroe when he was runaway – These are therefore to command, forthwith to apprehend him the said Edward Arnold and to bring him before me to answer unto the said information and complaint, and to be further dealt with at according to law, herein fail not – given under my hand and seal the 26th day of August 1799. B. D. Shumate, J.P. 3. South Carolina ) Be it remembered that on the 28th day of August Spartanburg County) In the year of Our Lord 1799, Edward Arnold in the county aforesaid and Benjamin Arnold of the county aforesaid and Aris Brown of the County aforesaid, personally came before me one of justices assigned to keep the peace in sd. County and acknowledged themselves to owe to the State of South Carolina, that is to say, the sd. Edward Arnold the sum of fifty pounds, and the said Benjamin Arnold and Aries Brown, each in the sum of twenty-five, separately, of good and lawful money of the State of South Carolina, to be made and levied of Their goods and chattels, lands and tenements, respectively, to the use of the sd. State, if the sd. Edward Arnold, shall make default in the condition underwritten - - The condition of this is such that if the above bound Edward Arnold, Shall personally appear before the Judges of this State at the next Court of General Sessions of the peace to be holden at the usual Place of Judicature at Spartanburg Court House, on the 12th day of January 1800 and there to answer a bill of indictment to be preferred against him the said Ed. Arnold, for feloniously aiding and concealing a negroe man the property of John Pennington, and to do and receive what shall be enjoined by the said Court and not depart the Court without license, then this Recogss to be void or else to remain in full force. Taken and acknowledged Edward Arnold the day and year above written Benjamin (X) Arnold Before me Aries Brown B. D. Shumate, J. P. 4. Spartanburg, Roll No. 4 The State ) vs. ) Indictment harboring Negro Edward Arnold ) Spring term 1801 True Bill W. S. Golightly Foreman Jno. Pennington Prosr. S Jno. Rogers - - - S -7- Found Guilty Recommended to Mercy Moses Casey, Foreman Our Reasons are: First that the meterial witness had Threatened the Criminal with An Injury - - Secondly That the Day he the Criminal Should have Commited the Fact was Not proven - - Thirdly That the prosecutor had gave the Sons of the Criminal Leave to feed said Negro So as to Cetch him for these Reasons we Recommend to Mercy Moses Casey, Foreman (Written on the outside of the sheet that follows) 5. The State of South Carolina ) Spartanburg District ) To Wit At a Court of General Sessions of the Peace Oyer and Terminer Assise and General Gaol Delivery begun and to beholden in and for the District of Spartanburg in the State of South Carolina at Spartanburg Courthouse in the District and State aforesaid on Monday the 27th day of October 1800. The Jurors of and for the District of Spartanburg aforesaid in the State of South Carolina aforesaid that is to say, Wm. Golightly, Foreman, William Fondering, John Hays, John Wells, Cary Traylor, Henry Pettit, Charles Bray, Henry O’Nale, George Isham, Thomas Kimbol, William Dempsey, Thomas Vaughn, Joseph Woodruff, Samuel Pruett, Benjamin Hamnet, Robert Kimbol, William Bishop, John Pane and Andrew Ray, Junior upon their oaths Present that Edward Arnold late of the District and State aforesaid Laborer/ on the 25th day of July in the year of our Lord 1800 with force and arms at Spartanburg Courthouse in the District and State aforesaid one negro man slave called and known by the name of Will, of the proper goods and chattels of, and owned and employed by John Pennington in the District and State aforesaid then and there being found, did and there did feloniously aid the Negro man slave named Will, in running away and departing from him the said John Pennington the master and employer of said slave. Contrary to the form of the Act of the General Assembly of the State aforesaid made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the same statement aforesaid, -8- 6. State of South Carolina Mr. James Hanna By virtue of a writ of Subpoena to you directed, and herewith shewn unto you, you are personally to be and appear before the Justices of the Court of General Sessions to be holden at Spartanburgh Court House on the 4th day of March next, to testify according to your knowledge, the truth in a certain cause, now depending, then and their to be tried, between the State of South Carolina Plaintiff and Edward Arnold the defendant hereof fail not, on pain of the forfeiture of 10 pounds proclamation money. Dated at my office the 2nd day of February Ano Domini 1801. Farrow, Defts – atty 7. Spartan District The State Vs Edwd Arnold Personally came James Hanner before me the Subscribing Justice, who being duly sworn as the law directs sayeth that he duly attended two days in the said suit within mentioned and that he lives seventy-two miles from the Courthouse of sd. District, Sworn and Subscribed to before me the 25 March 1801. J. Lancaster, J. P. his James X Hanner mark 8. South Carolina Spartanburgh County Be it remembered that on the 28th day of August 1799, John Rogers, in the County aforesaid and John Pennington and Felix Vaugh both of the County aforesaid, personally came before me one of the Justices assigned to keep the peace in sd. County, and acknowledged themselves to owe to the state of South Carolina, that is to say, the sd. John Rogers the sum of 20 pounds and the sd. John Pennington and Felix Vaughn each in the sum of 10 pounds, separately, of good and lawful money of the State of South Carolina, to be made and levied of Their goods and Chattels, Lands and tenements, respectively to the use of the said state, if the sd. John Rogers shall make default in the condition under written The condition of this recoggs is such that if the above bound John Rogers shall personally appear before the Judges of the sd. State at the next Court of General Sessions of the Peace to be holden at the usual place of Judicature at Spartanburgh Court House on the 12th of January 1800 then and there to give such evidence as he knoweth on behalf of the said state, on a bill of indictment to be preferred against Edward Arnold for Feloniously aiding counseling and concealing a -9- negroe man that was Run away the property of John Pennington – and not to depart thence without leave of sd. Court, then this recoggs to be void, or else to remain in full force: Taken and acknowledged the day and year above written Before me B. D. Shumate, J. P. his John J Rogers mark Jno. Pennington Felix Vaughn Mr. D. H. Sullivan, one of our long-time AFAS members, sent the following records to us on 30 Aug 1976: Following excerpts secured by D. H. Sullivan from South Carolina Miscellaneous (Record) Book 3Q, on file in S. C. State Archives Building, Columbia, S. C. p. 361 At a Court of General Sessions held in Spartanburg on 23 March 1801 for the District of Spartanburg Co. S. C. before Hon. John Foucheraud Grimke, one of the associated Judges of the said State ‘Edward Arnold was tried for harbouring a negro, found guilty and sentenced to be hanged by the neck until his body be dead on Saturday the 11th April.’ He was pardoned April 4, 1801 by John Drayton. p. 378 Benjamin Arnold was fined on Monday 23 March 1801 ‘in the sum of one hundred and seven dollars, 14 cents being the amount of his recognizance for the appearance of Edward Arnold at said Court’ in Spartanburg to answer to a prosecution at the suit of the State. This fine was remitted 25 June 1801 by Governor Isaac Motte.” Comment by Mrs. MacIvor: It does not appear that all of the documents pertaining to this trial are in this file. But from the scraps of information that survive, we can at least get a sketchy picture of this trial. It appears that Edward Arnold was accused of the following: that he was at Spartanburg County Courthouse on the 25th of July 1799 and saw the negro slave, Will, and by force of arms (drawing a gun?) aided Will in escaping and then counseled the man and concealed him from his captors. Edward Arnold’s sister, Charity, who married George Martin, and lived in Greenville Co., S. C., had been left a slave boy, Will, in her father’s will in 1795. Had George Martin sold this slave to Pennington? It is hardly likely that Edward Arnold would have committed a capital offense over a strange slave. Will was the son of Gill, a slave woman belonging to Edward’s father, Benjamin Arnold II. The second question that comes to mind is when did Edward Arnold leave Spartanburg Co. S. C. and where did he go? The alleged crime took place on the 25th of July 1799. A warrant for Edward Arnold’s arrest was issued to Aries Brown, Constable, on the 26th of August 1799. The accused man, with his son, Benjamin, and -10- the Constable appeared before Justice Shumate on the 28th of August 1799. At that time he gave his bond in the amount of 50 pounds, that he would appear in Court on the 12th January 1800, and was released on his own recognizance. His son, Benjamin, and the Constable, Aries Brown, went security for him and gave their bonds in the amount of 25 pounds each. On the 12th of January 1800, Edward Arnold was indicted and trial was set for the 27th day of October 1800. Edward Arnold was residing in the county during the summer of 1800, as the census records show. Apparently he had disappeared by the time his trial came up on the 27th of October 1800, and a new trial was scheduled for the Spring Term of 1801 (March 23). We know this because he was spoken of as “late of this county and State” and his son, Benjamin, had to pay a fine which was later remitted. Was he persuaded to return by family and friends? Did the law pursue him and bring him back? Or did he return on his own accord, being assured by knowledgeable persons that he would be freed? There was only one witness of record for the defense in this trial that lasted two days. James Hanna, who lived 72 miles away, was subpoenaed to give evidence by Arnold’s lawyer, Atty. Farrow. In checking the 1790 census of South Carolina, I only find two men of this name in the entire state and only one who lived within 72 miles of Spartanburg – James Hanna of Fairfield Co., S. C. What was Farrow’s purpose in calling Hanna? Was he serving as a character witness for Arnold? Had he been with him in the Revolutionary War? Was he related to Arnold? Had he been with Arnold on the day he allegedly committed the crime? After all, the jury had concluded that, “the Day he the Criminal Should have committed the Fact was not proven.” What was the relationship between John Pennington and John Rogers, the only witness of record for the plaintiff (or prosecutor, as he was called in those days)? What did Rogers know or what had he seen? Other interesting questions arise. Was Edward’s family behind him? There is no mention of sisters, Temperance Hamilton and Charity Martin, nor of brothers, Thomas, John and Benjamin. Even after all these years (179 years this month), one gets the feeling of a family split. Edward Arnold, the eldest surviving son, had been passed over as executor of his father’s will when Benjamin Arnold II died in 1795, and the youngest son, Benjamin Arnold III had served in this capacity. And, in a deed of record in Logan Co., Ky., brother, Thomas Arnold, had said, “I will agree with defendant, Josiah Wilcox, if ever my brother, Benjamin Arnold of Greenville, S. C., should prosecute in court for a negro woman named Lucy which Wilcox purchased of Nathan Johnston, Jr., and I will make it good if he is ever troubled by my brother, Benjamin,” etc. (Dated 24 July 1810. Deed Book C, p 139). Lucy had been the name of the slave left their brother, John Arnold, in his father’s will. John had been killed at the Muscle Shoals, Mississippi Territory, sometime in July 1806. Before he died, he had sold three of his slaves, Luci, Tom, and Will for $700 to Charity Arnold (not his sister; she was charity Martin at this time). (Dated 17 Dec 1803, Deed Book H, p 156, Laurens Co. S. C.) After the murder of John, Edward had answered his brother’s (Thomas) call from Logan Co., Ky. to come give evidence in the case in deciding to which of John’s wives the estate should accrue. Edward had sold out, lock, stock and barrel (as the saying goes) and had gone to live in Logan Co. with most of his family. Both of the brothers later moved to the deep south, Thomas dying near Selma, Alabama and Edward in Wayne Co., Mississippi. So there seems to have been an affinity -11- between Thomas and Edward, and a distance between Edward and his brother, Benjamin and sisters, Temperance and Charity. At the trial held before Judge John J. Grimke on the 23rd of March 1801, Edward Arnold was found guilty and sentenced to be hanged on the 11th of April 1801. On Saturday the 4th of April, just one week before he was scheduled to die, Edward was pardoned by John D. Crayton, Governor of South Carolina. Edward was about 55 years old at the time. One cannot help but wonder what had moved Gov. Drayton to pardon him. It would be interesting to see a copy of his pardon, if one exists. Edward Arnold had borrowed money from Daniel McKie, $120, to cover the cost of forfeiting his 50 pound bond. McKie assigned the Promissory Note to John Tate, who was in the Court of Common Pleas on 22 March 1802, trying to collect. Arnold was given until “Christmas next” to pay Tate. (Ref: Court of Common Pleas, Minute Book A, p 75) Nevertheless, despite being tried for a capital offense and owing money to his neighbors, Edward continued to be called upon for jury duty and serve on juries in the Court of Common Pleas. (Ibid, pp 125, 140, 145-146, 150; Book B, p 79, etc.) Sometime between the fall of 1807 and the fall of 1808, he seems to have moved to Logan Co., Ky., where some of his sons had gone earlier. He had sold his last piece of land in Laurens Co., S. C., on 28 Oct 1806 (Ref: Deed Book H, p 234) and his remaining land in Spartanburg Co., S. C. on 29 Oct 1807 (Ref: Deed Book M, p 51). Perhaps he had taken his boys to Kentucky when he went to give evidence there at Russellville regarding his brother’s (John) estate. His son, Daniel, had gone out even earlier for he is listed as having 200 acres on Big Whipporwill Creek near his uncle, Thomas Arnold, on 18 Apr 1805 (Ref: Tax Lists, Logan Co. Ky). By the 2nd of July 1806, Charity Arnold is listed alongside Daniel. It is a safe assumption that she was his sister. She had no land but owned three salves and had two horses. Daniel was still listed with 200 acres on Big Whipporwill Creek and two horses. With 200 acres, three slaves and four horses, brother and sister stood to make a very good living. (Ref: 1806 Logan Co. Ky. Tax Lists). In an undated Tax List of 1807, we find two more of Edward’s sons have moved on to Logan Co. and joined their brother and Uncle on the Big Whipporwill Creek: Jesse and Benjamin. Neither had any land, but each had his own horse. All the brothers are listed as being over 21 years of age. (Ref: 1807 Logan Co. Ky Tax Lists). Then, on the Tax Lists for that County on the 8th of September 1808, Edward Arnold is listed with the Big Whipporwill Creek group of Arnolds, with 1 male over 21, one male 16-21, 4 slaves and 5 horses. His son, Benjamin, had taken up 400 acres on the Elk Fork in Christian Co., Ky. Jessee and Daniel still resided on the Big Whipporwill. Jesse still had no land and one horse, while brother, Daniel, still had his 200 acres and his stock had grown to five horses. (Ref: 1808 Logan Co., Ky. Tax Lists). In the 1809 Tax List of Logan Co., Ky., we find Daniel and Benjamin are gone from the county. Edward is still in residence with four slaves and six horses. Listed along beside him is a James Arnold, with 200 acres on Big Whipporwill Creek, who owns three horses, and Jesse who still has but one horse. The 1810 Census of Logan Co., Ky., p 180, lists Edward Arnold as having a family consisting of a man and woman of 45 years and upwards, -12- 1 male of 16-26 years, 1 female of 10-16 years, and 1 female of 26-45 years, and 4 slaves. There is another listing in the county for an Edward Arnold with almost the precise family members and four slaves. I do not believe this is another family – but the same family who moved during the course of the census and was counted twice. There are no records, tax lists, or otherwise for two Edward Arnold families. Edward Arnold appears on the Tax Lists of Logan Co., Ky., in 1810 for the last time. In this year, he is shown with 1 male over 21, 2 blacks over 16, 4 blacks altogether, and 3 horses. Daniel is shown in the Tax Lists near him with 200 acres on Big Whipporwill Creek and 3 horses. Daniel Arnold continues to be listed in the Tax Lists of Logan Co., Ky., through 1813. Deed Book E, pp. 296-297, shows that on the 4th of May 1816, Daniel Arnold sold his 200 acres of land in Logan Co. for $750. It appears Edward Arnold and Daniel, Jesse, and Benjamin had gone to the Mississippi Territory and most likely his daughter and granddaughter, Sally, who had married John Milstead in Logan Co., Ky. on 22 January 1806. In 1976 I found in Norman E. Gillis’ book, “Inhabitants of the Mississippi Territory, Other Than the Natchez District, 1816,” pp. 114-182 the following: Clark Co. Miss: Benjamin Arnold Sarah Milstead (appears to be a widow) Wayne Co. Miss: Edward Arnold Jesse Arnold How long they had lived in the Mississippi Territory is anyone’s guess, but I would say Edward had gone there in late 1810 or early 1811. Turning to the Wayne Co., Miss. Tax Lists, which were a gift of Katie Arnold Smith, our long-time AFAS member, we find Edward Arnold listed in 1819, p. 3, as owning 5 slaves and paying $5 tax. In the 1820 Tax Lists, Catherine Arnold, now a widow, is shown on p. 2 with 6 slaves and paying $4.50 tax. In the 1820 Census of Wayne Co., Miss., p 115, she is listed as being 45 years of age and up, with a young girl in her household between the ages of 10-16. Nearby is Mary Arnold, who is listed as having 2 males under 9, 1 male between 10-15, 1 male between 26-44, 2 females between 10-15, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 26-44. Her relationship to Catherine is unknown. Catherine’s son Daniel is listed on p. 111, as having 3 males under 9, 1male 16-17, 1 male 16-25 and he is listed as 26-44 years. The females in his household are listed as: 2 under the age of 9, 2 between 10-15, and 1 between 26-44. In 1821 Catherine is not listed on the Tax Lists of Wayne Co. and we may presume she is either over in Clarke Co, with Benjamin and Sarah, or out of the state with some other of her children. Her son, Daniel, is listed alone that year, p. 2, as having 1 male in his household over 21 and owning 1 slave. He paid a tax of $.75. -13- In 1822 Catherine Arnold is again resident in Wayne Co., Miss. She is listed in the Tax Roll, p 1, as having 320 acres of land of Class 4, Quality 2, valued at $960 in the Buckatony District. She drove a Dearborn with 4 wheels (a light, four-wheel carriage with curtained sides) and still had her 6 slaves. She paid a total of $8.45 in taxes. In this year, right under her name, is listed that of Daniel Arnold, who paid $.75 in tax, and directly below his name is that of Hendrick Arnold, listed as paying $.75 tax. He is 21 years of age. In 1823, there are the same identical listings as for 1822, with the exception that Catherine Arnold paid only $6.42 in tax that year. Daniel and Hendrick have listings beneath her name identical to the year 1822. After 1823 none of the Arnolds are listed in Wayne Co., Miss. My guess is that Catherine died, her estate was divided up and her children, at least some of them, drifted toward Bexar Co., Texas. It seems unlikely that a woman of such advanced age would tear up and start over again somewhere else. Also, the fact that Edward had died and was buried in the Buckatony District would probably make her reluctant to leave a place where the man she had married nearly 50 years before was buried. It seems reasonable to assume she died some time after the Tax Lists were taken in 1823, and her children and grandchildren moved on into Texas. Thus ended the saga of Edward Arnold and his wife, Catherine. Born in Louisa Co., Va., he had moved as a young boy, growing up through Albemarle, Cumberland, and perhaps other counties of that state, down to the present-day site of Petersburg, Ga. From there they had moved east into Laurens Co., S. C., where he served in the Continental Line of that state throughout the Revolutionary War, and had met and married Catherine, his wife. He held lands in both Laurens and Spartanburg Counties, S. C., for nearly twenty years or more. Then, when he was about 63 years of age, he had moved north and west into Logan County, Ky. When the lush lands of the Mississippi Territory were opened, he took his family and moved once more, this time south and even further west. There, among the green meadows beside the tree-shaded Chickasawhay River, he lived out his last years, dying when he was nearly 75 years old. What kind of man was this Edward Arnold? We know he was a good man, never in trouble but one time in his long life, according to extant records. He was a solid citizen, as is attested to by the fact that he often served on juries, even after his trial for a capital offense. He was always of the middle class, counting his lands in hundreds of acres, not thousands, and he owned but four slaves in his lifetime. He was patriotic and gave devoted service to his country and raised up his sons to do the same. There seems to have been in him a great deal of that fierce independence and love of principle that had ruled his great-grandfather, Anthony Arnold, who had given his life in 1676 in New Kent Co, Va., rather than suffer injustice under a cruel and despotic government official. We turn now to the next generation, that of Edward’s sons. His son, William, named for his uncle who had died in Bedford Co., Va., shortly before the outbreak of the Revolution, had gone west from Laurens Co., S. C. into Gwinnett Co., Ga., with his wife’s people, the Browns. There he died in 1841 and left a numerous progeny in that county to this day. -14- When I published my book in 1974, I inadvertently omitted one line of his descendants which I give below. (pp. 100-101) (2008 Note: At this time the family of Hazel Arnold MacIvor have not given us permission to add this work to the web.) 10 viii George Lucky Arnold, born 28 February 1893, Gwinnett Co., Ga.; died 20 Aug 1968, Gwinnett Co., Ga. Buried Friendship Primitive Baptist Church, Five Forks, Gwinnett Co., Ga. He was a staunch Baptist and a farmer. Married 23 September 1914, Gwinnett Co., Ga. Louise Virginia Nash (b 30 Jan 1897, Gwinnett Co., Ga; living 1 Jan 1975; daughter of William Thomas Nash and Annie Johnson Issue: 11 i Inez Ruby Arnold, born 5 July 1915, Gwinnett Co., Ga. Married 9 Sep 1939, Rockdale, Ga. Jarrell Allen Webster (son of Allen Edgar Webster and Lo Deamie Perkins) 11 ii Thomas William Arnold, born 26 Dec 1922, Gwinnett Co., Ga. Married 24 Dec 1947, Gwinnett Co., Ga. Mary Johnson (daughter of John and Rosie Johnson) (Note: Ernest Cash Arnold should be 10 ix; Obie Frank Arnold should be 10 x as he is shown.) In May of 1976, a correspondent wrote from Riverdale, Ga., a descendant of Anderson A. Arnold (# 7 ii in my book, p 88). She supplied his middle name, Alexander. She also supplied date about # 9 i, p 90, James Anderson Arnold, whom I listed as disappearing. She said, “He never married, had a clear voice, sang in the Peachtree Baptist Church and taught Sunday School there as well. He became a prominent lawyer, moved to Miami, Fla. He was in the custom of swimming every morning. One morning he disappeared. He was assumed to have drowned.” Mrs. Curry also sent in further data on the descendants of Anderson Alexander Arnold. See William Thomas Arnold (#8 ii, p 89 in my book). She corrects his birth date to 9 July 1840 (not 4 July). His wife, Georgia Ann Shaw was the daughter of Elijah B. B. Shaw, a primitive Baptist preacher of several churches in Gwinnett Co., Ga. William Thomas Arnold served in the Civil War, Co. B., 42nd Ga. Inf. as a private. He surrendered with his company at the close of the war. He lived near his father, Anderson A. Arnold, in Gwinnett Co. until 1880 when he and Georgia moved to Briarcliff Road in DeKalb Co., Ga. He was a devout Baptist. Issue: (additional data) 9 i Lemma Permelia Arnold, married L. Oscar Dyer, son of A. A. Dyer and Louisa -15- Nash. They moved to Alabama. Lemma and L. Oscar Dyer left five children, two of whose names are known: Georgia and Walter Dyer. 9 ii John Arnold’s middle name is corrected to Martin (not Millard) and his wife’s name is corrected to Bertha Birenia Hayes, daughter of I. Austin Hayes and Virginia Hale. Bertha was born 25 February 1879, DeKalb Co., Ga. John farmed with his father, William Thomas Arnold, until about 1890 when he went to Alabama. He returned to Atlanta and married “Bertie.” They lived on Edgewood Avenue, Atlanta, Ga. Bertie died 9 August 1945. Their issue: 10 i Sarah Aileen Arnold, (b March 1899 – d 1972-73); married, divorced, retained Arnold name. Buried at Resthaven, Atlanta, Ga. 10 ii Anderson Alexander Arnold, (b Apr 1901 – d June 1901); buried in the Hale plot, Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga. 10 iii Bessie Mae Arnold, (b ? – died 1945); married (1) Mr. Hegan, (2) Mr. Hanson. Issue: 11 i William Owen Hegan, moved to California 11 ii Bertha Beatrice Hanson, moved to California 10 iv Doris Georgia Arnold, (b Oct 1906 – d 1970-71); married T. M. Griffith. Died without issue. 10 v Mary Imogene Arnold, (b 1908-9 – death date unknown) married Lawrence Middlebrook. Issue: 11 i Lawrence Middlebrook, Jr. 11 ii Betty Jane Middlebrook, married Bob Atcheson 11 iii Jackie M. Middlebrook; married (1) Mr. Royal; (2) ? 11 iv Bobby Middlebrook 10 vi John Martin Arnold, Jr., (b 1911 – d 1967-68) married Ruth Creek. Buried at Resthaven, Atlanta Ga. Died without issue. 10 vii Virgil Wilson Arnold, (born 3 April 1913 – died unmarried) a twin to Vivian below. -16- 10 viii Vivian Virginia Arnold, (b 3 April 1913 – living 21 May 1976); married Toy Ingram Foster (b 14 Sep 1909; died 14 Oct 1969, buried Resthaven, Atlanta, Ga.; son of Oscar Taylor Foster and Ernestine Neisler). Issue: 11 i Evelyn Virginia Foster married (1) James Anthony; (2) Aubrey Chester King; (3) Charles E. Carver. Issue: 4 children 11 ii Barbara Joanne Foster married William Elroy Batchelor. Issue 6 children. 11 iii Doris Cecelia Foster married Rex Edward Curry. Issue 2 children. 11 iv Rosalyn Diane Foster (d 1967 buried Resthaven, Atlanta, Ga.) married Ronald E. Pope. Issue: 1 child 9 iv Thomas William Arnold (b 1 Mar 1872 – d 21 Oct 1948) married Carrie Boatwright. Issue: 10 i William Roy Arnold married Geneva Bolock 11 i William Roy Arnold, Jr. married Lynette Lloyd. Issue: 1 child 11 ii Frank Calvin Arnold married Frances Calder. Issue: 2 children 10 ii Frances Arnold married Carl Owen 11 i Tommy Owen 11 ii Male 11 iii Female 9 v Georgianne Divaney Arnold (b 7 June 1874 – d 10 Jan 1925) married Oscar Woods (b 19 May 1874 – d April 1957). Issue: 10 i Howard Wilson Woods married Martha Nelle Milam. Issue: 11 i Howard Wilson Woods, Jr. married Janice (?). Issue 2 children 11 ii Joanne Woods married (1) Ed Isaac, (2) Floyd (?). Issue 3 Isaac children. -17- 10 ii Tessie Leona Woods, (b 22 July 1904) married (1) Jim Barber, (2) Frank Parnelle. Issue: 11 i Martha Josephine (?) married W. T. Downs. Issue: 1 child 10 iii Frank Agrippa Woods, (b 6 June 1907) married Myrtie Crawford 10 iv Thomas Baynard Woods (b 5 Jan 1909) married Imogene Gills. Issue: 11 i Ronald Edward Woods married Margaret Gibbs. Issue 3 children. 10 v Leola Josephine Woods (b 26 Nov 1911) Daniel Arnold, son of Edward Arnold, settled in Wayne Co., Mississippi with his parents, as both the census records and tax records cited above show. After 1823, the records of Wayne Co., Miss., no longer show these Arnolds in residence in that county. The family of Daniel Arnold and his son, Hendrick, are next found in Bexar Co., Texas, where they are both making application for bounty lands as surviving soldiers of the Mexican War in 1846. Please see abstracts of their service elsewhere in this issue. Where were Daniel and Hendrick Arnold in the 23 intervening years? The search for their whereabouts during this period and afterwards, as well as for the other children of Edward Arnold, is continually ongoing. Military Service Records (Vol. X pp. 12-13) Daniel Arnold #s 17826, BLW 13956-160 Private, Capt. Connor’s Co. (2nd Service), Bell’s Reg’t. Texas Mounted Volunteers, War with Mexico, 1846. Was a citizen of Bexar Co., Texas Among his papers are: 1. Honorable Discharge, signed by John H. Conner, dated 25 Sep 1847. 2. His service record showing he enlisted at Castroville, Texas, on 23 Sep 1846 and that he was discharged at San Antonio, Texas, on 25 Sep 1847. His age was left blank with this remark: “This man was believed to be over 45 years of age, but as he was healthy and a good woodsman he was enrolled by Gen. Woods express permission.” 3. His affidavit as to his service, dated 19 Oct 1847. 4. Request for 160 acres of Bounty Land, 22 Oct 1847. Residence, Bexar Co., Texas. An autograph signature. 5. Warrant for 160 acres to Daniel Arnold, 20 Apr 1848: #13956 6. An undated Pay Voucher showing he was paid $5.63 for clothing and $22.80 for use of his horse and arms. -18- Hendrick Arnold #s 17.727, BLW 13.308 Private, Capt. Connor’s Co. (2nd Service), Bell’s Reg’t, Texas Mounted Volunteers, War with Mexico, 1846. Was a citizen of Bexar Co., Texas Among his papers are: 1. His service papers which show he mustered in at Castroville, Texas on 23 Sept 1846 for a period of 12 months. He mustered out at San Antonio, Texas on 25 Sep 1847. 2. His Honorable Discharge signed by Capt. John H. Conner, Co. A., Texas Mounted Riflemen, stating he faithfully served in Mexico and Texas. Dated 25 Sep 1847. 3. Declaration of his service, giving dates of enlistment and discharge, rank and branch of service. Dated 22 Oct 1847. An autograph signature. 4. Request for 160 acres Bounty Land, dated 22 Oct 1847. 5. Warrant for 160 acres dated 14 Apr 1848. Additional information from Pauline (Arnold) Scott to her Family Trails, Volume IX Pauline (Arnold) Scott sent some “follow-up” data (see her “Family Trails” in Vol. IX, pp 49-57 and Part One of “Family Trails” from the Unpublished Newsletters 1979-1983). She wrote on 14 April 1979: “Wanted to share my ‘new’ information with you, and, of course, any one else who might be interested. This is a copy of the page with the most information. There were copies of statements signed by Thomas W. Arnold and M. G. Hill that they were personally acquainted with John H. Arnold during his lifetime, etc. Now I wonder who Elizabeth (Wood) Arnold’s parents were! Widow’s Bounty Land Claim State of Tennessee Gibson County On this 10 day of August 1854, personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, Elizabeth Arnold, aged 65 years, resident of Gibson County in the State aforesaid, who being duly sworn declares that she is the widow of John H. Arnold, deceased, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Watson in the Regiment of Va. Militia commanded by Col. Woodferd in the War of 1812, that her said husband volunteered at Norfolk in the State of Virginia on or about the (blank) day of August 1814, for the term of six months and was honorably discharged at Norfolk, Va. On or about the (blank) day of January 1815, as will appear by the Muster Rolls of said company, his discharge being lost. She further states that she was married to the said John H. Arnold at Buckingham Co., Va., on the 17th day of October A.D. 1816, by one Parson Sanders a Clergyman and that her name before her said marriage was Elizabeth Wood: that her said husband died at Maury Co., Tenn., -19- on the 27th day of October 1826 and that she has remained a widow since his death, and that she is unable to produce record proof of her marriage. Sworn to and Subscribed and acknowledged before me the day and date above written. John E. Wood, J. P. (Autograph Signature) Elizabeth Arnold -20-