ARNOLD FAMILY ASSOCIATION OF THE SOUTH _____________________________________________________________________________ Volume III Fall and Winter Numbers 1 & 2 1972 _____________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents Page From the Editor’s Pen 3 Meet Our Members 5 Revolutionary Records: Public Service Claims, Benjamin(s) Arnold of Virginia 9 Virginia Colonial Land Grants 10 Colonial Records of Virginia 13 King and Queen Historical Society Bulletin: Articles about Arnolds 22 British Public Records Office: Arnold Documents 36 Virginia Magazine of History, Jacobitism in Virginia 39 Some Papers Relating to Arnolds in Virginia 43 Swem’s Index, concluded 44 Williamsburg, Virginia Gazette: Partial Listing of Arnolds 48 James Arnold of Virginia Bible Record 50 Benjamin Arnold s Land Transactions in Virginia 52 Virginia County Records: Albemarle 59 Fauquier 75 Lee 91 Amelia 60 Franklin 78 Loudoun 93 Amherst 60 Frederick 79 Louisa 95 Bedford 62 Gloucester 82 Lunenburg 97 Botetourt 65 Goochland 83 Prince Edward 98 Buckingham 66 Hanover 83 Prince William 99 Caroline 68 Henry 83 Rockbridge 99 Charlotte 68 King George 86 Rockingham 100 Culpeper 68 King and Queen 88 Stafford 101 Cumberland 74 King William 88 Spotsylvania 101 Fairfax 74 Pardon Our Miss-Steaks! 104 Notes and News 105 Queries 106 "Both justice and decency require that we should bestow on our forefathers an honorable remembrance," Thucydides. 400 B.C. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Arnold Family Association of the South Quarterly is published each Fall (August 1), Winter (November 1), Spring (February 1), Summer (May 1) at 2481 Eaton Gate Road, Lake Orion, Michigan, 48035. All contributions for publica- tion or comments to the Editor, Mrs. Hazel Arnold MacIvor, should be sent to the above address. Purpose: The purpose of the Arnold Family Association of the South is to bring into contact with one another all those who are researching and allied families, who either originated in the South, or came through it and stayed long enough to leave records. We hope to do this by publishing an Arnold Family Magazine, Quarterly, which will contain records of a private and public nature on the local, state, and national level. Our ultimate purpose is to publish an Arnold Family History containing as many branches of the Arnold Family as can be documented. To this purpose, the Arnold Family Historian—Genealogist will accept, evaluate, file, preserve, and possibly publish records as they are received. Publications: The Arnold Family Association at present publishes only its Quarterly. Other publications will be announced as they are projected. Membership: All individuals regardless of surname, libraries or societies may apply for membership, which is on a yearly basis, beginning on 1 August of one year to 31 July of the next year. Membership dues are *6.00 annually. Member- ship entitles one to receive the Association’s Quarterlies free of charge. Quarterlies are $2.50 each, as long as they last. All members, other than Libraries or Societies, are required to complete applications and fill in pedigree charts to earliest—known ancestor. Requests should be made to Ann A. Hennings, 6600 Placid Street, Falls Church, Virginia, 22043. Please make check or money order to Arnold Family Association of the South. No cash, please. Holdings: The Arnold Family Association will place all of its records, publica- tions, books, etc. in the hands of its Historian-Genealogist. In the event of his/her death, the surviving officers will decide the place of repository. Genealogical Inquiries: The Arnold Family Association keeps a record of all members’ surnames in its files. Members will be furnished upon request, if accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope, the names and addresses of others working on similar families. It will also furnish lists of genealogists (in most cases supplied by Archives in Southern states), but it cannot assume responsibility for nor guarantee the nature and accuracy of work done by any such genealogist. Editorial Policy: Neither the Editor, or the Arnold Family Association of the South and/or the members of the Editorial Staff, assume any responsibility for error of fact, or opinion, expressed by contributors. It is our earnest desire to publish only reliable source material of a genealogical nature. Materials for publication are welcome and should be sent to the Editor. Please type such materials or send xerox copies of original records. 2 THE ARNOLD FAMILY ASSOCIATION OF THE SOUTH President: Assistant Editor, Index Chairman Edwin Albert Arnold Marian Carter Ledgerwood 1341 West Hammer Lane 1655 Imperial Crown Stockton, California 95207 Houston, Texas 77043 Historian-Genealogist, Editor: Chairman, Family Group Record Hazel Arnold MacIvor Sheet Program 2481 Eaton Gate Road Wanda Harris Arnold Lake Orion, Michigan 48035 3409 58th Street Lubbock, Texas 74913 Secretary—Treasurer: Ann Arnold Hennings Chairman, Pedigree Charts 6600 Placid Street Lois Purinton Santmyer Falls Church, Virginia 22043 203 Graham Street Elkins, West Virginia 26241 From the Editor’s Pen: Apologies are in order over the long delay in getting this double issue to you. A dear daughter’s wedding, long—standing commitments to relatives in Nova Scotia and Georgia and other problems too numerous to mention, are the reasons why this quarterly is just now getting into your hands. We feel you will be quite delighted with it not only because it is a big double issue, but because it contains a wealth of information on Arnolds who appeared very early in Virginia records as well as records of many key Virginia counties. We are sure that most of us will find ourselves coming back to this issue, as a ready reference, again and again. The officers of the Arnold Family Association of the South, aware of the stupendous effort on the part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to locate, file, preserve and make available genealogical records, made an appeal to that institution to share their archival holdings, as they pertain to the surname Arnold (in any of its various spellings), with us. Our President, Mr. Edwin A. Arnold, received the following letter: The Genealogical Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter—Day Saints 107 South Main Street / Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 May 26, 1972 Edwin A. Arnold, President Arnold Family Association of The South 1341 West Hammer Lane Stockton, California 95207 Re: Request for Copies of Arnold Family Record Sources and Documents Dear Mr. Arnold: Reference is made to your letter of February 26, 1972, addressed to President Joseph Fielding Smith of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter— 3 Day Saints, requesting that the Church give a copy of all Arnold Family Group Record Sheets, Temple Index Record Cards and copies of all Arnold record sources in the Genealogical Society to your Association to be used in compiling a documented history of the Arnold Family based on primary sources. Your letter was referred to me to answer and has taken consider- able time to research the information requested. The cost of subsidizing your request would be as follows: 1 . To microfilm 37 source books would require 13 rolls of microfilm at $11.75 per roll. . . $ 152.75 2. To copy Family group records amounting to 25,000 at 10 cents per sheet. . . . . . . . . . . .2,500.00 3. To locate, copy and refile 7,500 temple Index Bureau Record cards at 110 per card. . . . . . 825.00 -------- $ 3,477.75 =========== To meet your request would not only cost the Church this amount of money, but would utilize the time and the facilities of the Genealogical Society which could otherwise be used in doing productive work of clearing names for temple ordinance work. Your request was given careful consideration, but in view of our limited funds and our presently strained facilities I have been directed by the Board of Trustees of the Genealogical Society to decline your request. You have embarked upon a large project which will take a tre- mendous amount of time and money. To publish the material would require several volumes and the expense would undoubtedly be well beyond your means . May I, therefore, suggest that you limit the scope of your proposed work to a single family at a time or to the Arnolds from a small geographical area. If you could do so, the means at your own disposal would enable you to make such information available to your family members at a cost which they could afford. Sincerely yours, (signed) Theodore M. Burton Vice President and General Manager THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY TMB:rr cc - The First Presidency The justification your officers used was that the results of our work (in the possible clearing up of the various Arnold lines) would be shared with the Mormon church. Since the church cannot see its way clear to aid us, we now make an appeal to the members. So come forth with the $3,477.75 needed to secure this information which, in the view of your editor, is absolutely essential to sorting out the Arnolds. It seems as though it is a tremendous amount of money for an organization so frail and weak as we are. But, your editor feels we can do it. A separate fund can be set up by our Treasurer, Ann Hennings, called The Fund to Secure Mormon Archival Records . This would insure that we do not 4 commit the slender funds that we take in as membership fees to this project. Let us get behind this effort with all that we have to make it a success. Let’s hold benefit card parties, bake sales, garage and rummage sales and any other money—making scheme you can devise. Send Ann a Christmas card with a check in as large amount as you can spare to go toward acquiring these valuable and necessary records. May God in His infinite mercy and goodness bless us with complete success in this worthwhile undertaking. Our President, Mr. Edwin A. Arnold, has suffered a long and serious illness this past summer. As a result, his activities must be greatly cur- tailed. He will no longer be able to help with the Indexing of the Quarterly. Mrs. Marian C • Ledgerwood will need help in this area badly. It does not re- quire typing skills and is a job that can be done at home. If you feel you can help with this vital job, please contact Mrs. Ledgerwood. Thank you. Our next issue will contain Kentucky records on Arnolds and will be the records and genealogical data accumulated by Mrs. Marion Hammers, Newman Arnold Hall and Lloyd Ramer, among others. If you have Kentucky records and have been meaning to send them in, please get them to the Editor immediately, as we do want our next issue to be on time. The issue thereafter (1st May 1973) will be a potpourri of West Virginia, Alabama, Illinois, etc. records, as there are not enough records from any one of these states to make up a complete issue. There will also be some material, which was donated by President Edwin A. Arnold, from Virkus’ Magazine of Ameri- can Genealogy, as well as some miscellaneous data which we feel will be of interest to all of the membership. Thank you for your continuing support of the Family Group Record Sheet Program. If you are among the few who has not sent in your dollar to pay your part of the program, please do so today! My warmest thanks to all who continue to send records, letters of encour- agement and support and corrections and additions . It is you who make the Arnold Family Association publication one of the best family research quarter- lies in the country. May God be with you all. Hazel Arnold MacIvor, Editor Meet Our Members : Since our last issue, the following persons have joined our Association: 156. D. Herbert Sullivan 223 Fox Street Lexington, South Carolina 29072 Benjamin Arnold, b. ca. 1719, prob. King William County, Virginia, d. before Jan. 30, 1796, Greenville County, South Carolina. 157. Mrs. M. Word (Mary F.) 805 Rome Street Carrollton, Georgia 30117 Martha Ann Arnold, wife of Lemuel Bates, b. 1843 Bedford County, Virginia d. 1915, Atlanta, Georgia. No dates on Martha Ann Arnold. 158. Mrs. Frank L. (Willie L.) Route 6 Caldwell, Idaho 83605 Jacob Arnold, m. 1818, Rebecca Thompon. Son William Arnold, b. 1822, Wabash County, Illinois, m. Martha Elizabeth Dean. 5 159. Mrs. Albert A. Ferguson (Ruth A.) Griggs, Oklahoma 73941 No pedigree chart received as yet. We have received the following change of address: Howard L. Arnold 109 Bringle Street Milan, Tennessee 38358 In each issue we present the profiles and pedigree charts of our members in the order in which they joined the Association. This quarter we present those of Zella T. Brooks, Lois Santmyer, Linda Herman, Dorothy Lysinger, Lola Sprinkle, Billy H. Arnold and Laura Pulley. Zella T. Brooks, b. 7 April 1891, Birmingham, Ala. 2. Allan J. Thomas b. 2 Aug. 1863, Bedford Co., Tenn.; m. 15 July 1885; d. 9 Oct. 1948, Hamilton Co., Tenn. 3. Annie Arnold, b. 6 Aug. 1863, Bedford Co., Tenn.; d. 8 Nov. 1902, Altoona, Ala.; 4. James M. Thomas, b. Bedford Co., Tenn.; d. Bedford Co., Tenn, 5. Frances James, b. Bedford Co., Tenn.; d. Feb. 1914, Bedford Co., Tenn. 6. Benjamin Pleasant Arnold. (From this point on, refer to ancestry of President Edwin A. Arnold, printed in Vol. I, No. 1.) Lois Maxine Purinton, b. 28 Aug. 1923, Keyser, W. Va.; m. 27 July 1940, Williard M. Santmyer. Our Chairman of the Pedigree Charts Program, Lois Maxine Santmyer, moved from her birthplace to Elkins, West Virginia, two years after her marriage. Her husband is employed in a self—owned business as a Funeral Director. They have one son, Williard Junior, and have an eight-year-old granddaughter. Mrs. Santmyer is a professional seamstress as well as an antique and genealogy buff. 2. John Russell Purinton, b. 21 Jan, 1898, Cumberland, Md.; m. 14 June 1922. 3. Maude Marie Michael, b. 22 Sep. 1902, Moorefield, W. Va. 4. Edward Earl Purinton, b. 20 Oct. 1871, Newburg, W, Va.; m. 11 June 1893; d. 21 Oct. 1950, Cumberland, Md. 5. Lydia Agnes Patton, b. 16 Aug. 1874, Topeka, Kan.; d. 31 Dec. 1969, Cumberland, Md. 6. James William Michael, b. 5 July 1870, Moorefield, W, Va.; m. 27 Oct. 1890, d. 4 Oct. 1957, Keyser, W. Va. 7. Lucy Beaty Stickley, b. 5 July 1868; d. 4 Oct. 1954, Keyser, W. Va. 8. Frank Wesley Purinton, b. 1836 Smithfield, Penna.; d. after 1880, Newberg, W. Va. 9. Florence Howell, d. 30 Mar. 1916, Cumberland, Md. 10. John Brown Patton, b. 4 Aug. 1840; m. 28 Sep 1867; d. 14 May 1910, Cumberland, Md. 11. Lydia Ellen Ridenour, d. 6 Jan. 1886, Grafton, W. Va. 12. James Henry Michael, b. 3 Sep. 1837, Dutch Hollow, W, Va.; m. 17 Oct. 1865; d. 25 Dec. 1919, Purgittsville, W, Va. 13. Florance Amilia Rinker, b. 1848; d. 14 May 1929, Purgittsville, W. Va. 14. Isaac Stickley, m. 21 Nov. 1853; d. Aug. 1882, Moorefield, W, Va. 15. Sally Elizabeth Alkire, b. 27 Aug. 1827—8, Alaska, W. Va.; d. Apr. 1919, Moorefield, W. Va. 16. Rev. Jesse M. Purinton, b. 12 Aug. 1809, Mass.; m. 1833, Bethel, N.Y.; d. 17 June 1869. 17. Roxia Buell, b. 13 Aug. 1815, Penna.; d. 18 June 1845, N.Y. 20. John Patton, b. 1803, d. 1879. 21. Frances Righard, b. 1798, Penna.; d. 1878. 22. Lydia Fries. 23. Samuel W. Ridenour. 24. Philip Michael. 25. Frances Richardson. 26. William J. Rinker. 27. Rebecca M. Newhouse. 28. John Stickley. 29. Sarah Arnold. 30. Soloman Alkire, b. 9 Sep. 1800; d. 28 Apr. 1884. 31. Jemima Arnold. 56. Abraham Stickley. 60. Peter Alkire, b. 10 Mar. 1773, Pendleton Co., W, Va.; m. 27 April 1796; d. 30 Oct. 1850, Mineral Co., W. Va. 61. Sarah Elizabeth Stump, b. 5 June 1777, Hampshire Co., W, Va.; d. 1853, Romney, W. Va. 112. Jacob Stickley, b. 1737, Frederick Co., Va.; m. 6 Sep 1775. 113. Elizabeth V(F)oltz. 122. George Stump, Sr. b. 8 Apr. 17144, Augusta Co., Va.; m. 16 Aug. 1768; d. 22 Apr. 1805, Augusta Co., Va. 123. Elizabeth Wilson, b. 30 Apr. 1749. 144. Michael Stump I, b. 1683, Germany; m. 1740; d. 1767, 6 Augusta Co., Va. 145. Catherine Whitecotton, d. 1783, Hardy Co., W. Va.; 224. John Stickley, to Philadelphia, 1719, to Va. 1730, d. 1770, Va.; 225. Barbara Morgan (?) 226. Johann Peter Voltz, b. 16 Jan. 1730, Germany; d. 5 Nov. 1811, Shenandoah Co., Va, 227. Elizabeth Mantein or Muntein. Linda Lee Herman’s husband, Robert, is the Arnold descendant, but she is the genealogist. She is eligible for Mayflower Society and is a past member of D.A.R. She works closely with her daughters in Girl Scout Troops, so does not have time to spend on family history that she would like. Robert M. Herman was born March 29, 1938 in Missouri Valley, Iowa. He attended country school in Allen township, Harrison County, for one year, then Pisgah Consolidated School in Pisgah, Iowa, where he graduated in 1956. He served in the United States Army where he was trained as a medic. Following his active Army duty, he was employed by Union Pacific Railroad in their Claim Department, in Omaha, Nebraska, On September 12, 1959 in Onawa, Iowa, he married Linda Lee Seabury, who was born May 20, 1939, in Omaha, Nebraska. She graduated from Pisgah Consolidated School in 1957 and attended Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Since 1960 Bob has farmed west of Pisgah. They have three daughters: Sherri Lin born Feb. 14, 1962; Tracy Lee born August 4, 1964, Amy Dawn born April 18, 1967. Bob is a past director of the Harrison County Farm Bureau and past president of the Pisgah Community Club. At present he is serving as trustee on the Board of the Pisgah United Methodist Church. 1. Robert M. Herman is the son of 2. Arthur Herman, b. 10 Aug. 1907, Magnolia, Ia.; m. 6 Mar. 1929. 3. Della Henderson, b. 21 Jan. 1911, Burnes, Oregon. 4. Frederick Herman, b. 2 Aug. 1833, Harrison Co., Ia.; m. 1906; d. 25 Apr. 1957. 5. Julia Vass, b. 16 Dec. 1888, Harrison Co., Ia. 6. Dan Otha Henderson, b. 25 July 1885, Harrison Co., Ia.; m. 7 Mar. 1906. 7. Lilah Ferne Boyd, b. 31 Dec. 1885, Dunlap, Ia.; d. July 1964, Woodbine, Ia. 8. August Herman, b. 12 Nov. 1857, Mecklenburg, Germany; d. 9 Sep. 1921, Magnolia, Ia. 9. Sophia Nelk, b. 12 Oct. 1862, Dorlin, Vorponen, Germany; d. 16 Oct. 1921, Magnolia, Ia. 10. Henry Vass, b. 7 June 1867, Hanover, Germany; m. 1888; d. 9 Nov. 1953, Magnolia, Ia. 11. Mary Podindorff, b. 21 May 1871, Schleswigholstein, Germany; d. 21 Apr. 1951, Magnolia or Missouri Valley, Ia. 12. Milton Asbury Henderson, b. 18 Dec. 1845, Macoupin Co., Ill.; d. Mar. 1909, Harrison Co., Ill. 13 Edelia Armentha Richardson, b. 3 Feb. 1854, Cassiopolis, Mich.; d. 17 Oct. 1890, Harrison Co., Ia. 14. James Mackey Boyd, b. 21 Nov. 1858, Peoria, Ill.; m. 25 Feb. 1885; d. 17 Dec. 1919, Woodbine, Ia. 15. Ella Jane Arnold, b. 21 Sep. 1861, Leon, Decatur Co., Ill.; d. 4 Feb. 1940, Woodbine, Ia. 16. Karl Herrmann, b. 14 Feb. 1831, Newbrandenburg, Mecklinburg, Strelitz, Germany; d. 23 Aug. 1905, Magnolia, Ia. 17. Maria Dahn, b. 6 Aug. 1833, Praondorf, Mecklinburg, Strelitz, Germany. 20. Friederich Vass, b. 21 June 1834; d. 11 Nov. 1914, Magnolia, Ia. 21. Julia ? . 22. Augustus Podendorff, b. 1 Nov. 1835, Hanover, Germany; m. 1863; d. 26 Nov. 1911, Harrison Co., Ia. 23. Christina Battles, b. 30 Sep. 1848; d. 16 Apr. 1937, Harrison Co., Ia. 24. Thomas Henderson, b. 15 Apr. 1813; d. 3 Apr. 1898. 25. Eliza Estes, b. 29 Nov. 1815; d. 26 Oct. 1902. 26. Bernard Richardson. 27. Eliza Thorpe. 28. John Boyd, b. 30 Sep. 1834; d. 1 July 1873. 29. Julia Ellen Crispin, b. 25 Apr. 1840; d. 9 Feb. 1915. 30. Moses Marion Arnold, b. 4 May 1827, Knox Co., Ohio; m. 11 Sep. 1860, Decatur Co., Ia.; d. 24 Dec. 1912, Woodbine, Ia. 31. Susan Stewart Gilham, b. 27 July 1837, East Tenn.; d. 14 Feb. 1899, Woodbine, Ia. 48. James Henderson, in Ohio 1817; in Ill. 1818. 49. Mary White. 58. William Crispin, b. 20 July 1802; d. 1 Jan. 1864. 59. Jerusha ? b. 18 Mar. 1819; d. 10 Sep. 1878. 60. Moses Arnold II, b. 10 7 Mar. 1795, Alleghany Co., Md. or Westmoreland Co., Va. (?); d. 11 Dec. 1885, Modale, Ia. 61. (1)Mary Ann Morgan (in Montgomery Co., Va.), b. 1 Sep. 1801; d. 13 Aug. 1835, Morrow Co., Ohio. 62. Levi C. Stewart, b. 1805, Montgomery Co., Md.; m. Dec. 1831. 63. Mary Machelfresh. 120. John Arnold, b. 1769 (or earlier). 121. Elizabeth Ashby, b. 4 Jan. 1769. 240. Moses Arnold, b. ca. 1732—1742, Va. 241. Sarah Timmons . 242. William Wilton Ashby, b. Eng.; 1774 in Alleghany Co., Md.; d. Allegheny Co., Md. 243. Sarah Williams, d. Alleghany Co., Md. 484. Tho- mas Ashby. (Editor’s Note: Ella Jane Arnold was erroneously listed as Mr. Herman’s earliest ancestor. As can be seen from above, he was Moses Arnold I.) Dorothy May Jones, b. 6 Feb. 1907, Springfield, Ill.; m. 11 August 1926 Mr. Carl M. Lysinger. Mrs. Lysinger is the daughter of 2. George Albert Jones, b. 27 Dec. 1879, Riverton, Ill.; m. 11 Feb. 1904; d. 8 Feb. 1952, Springfield, Ill. 3. Henrietta Arnold, b. 18 Jan. 1885, Sangamon Co., Ill.; d. 18 Nov. 1957, Springfield, Ill. 4. Albert H. G. Jones, b. 11 Mar. 1842, Frankfort, Ky.; d. 12 July 1917, Springfield, Ill. 5. Mary Hendricks, b. 9 Apr. 1848, Carlyle, Ky., d. 30 Apr. 1941, Springfield, Ill. 6. James Arnold, b. 22 Mar. 1850, Scott Co., Va.; d. 25 Mar. 1919, Springfield, Ill. 7. Isabell Flagg, b. Oct. 1853, Sangamon Co., Ill., d. Nov. 1915, Springfield, Ill. 10. James Hendricks, b. 1816, Nicholas Co., Ky.; d. 1887, Springfield, Ill. 11. Letitia McClelland, b. 1815, Bath Co., Ky.; d. 1893, Springfield, Ill. 12. Stephen Arnold, b. 15 Oct. 1823, Va.(?); d. 16 Apr. 1902, Va.(?) 13. Mary Hensley, b. 4 Dec. 1825, Va.(?); d. 1 June 1895, Va.(?) 14. Isaac Flagg, b. 31 July 1810, N.J.; d. May 1869, Sangamon Co., Ill. 15. Amanda Sweem, b. Dec. 1814, Ohio; d. Nov. 1869, Sangamon Co., Ill. Lola Arnold was born 15 February 1928 in Yadkin County, North Carolina, the second child in a family of four children. Lola married Thomas Milton Sprinkle in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on 26 April 1946. They have four children: Linda Ann Sprinkle, born 2 April 1948, married 6 April 1968 to Charles Edward Thomas. They have one daughter, Carmen Denise Thomas, born 29 April 1970. Thomas Milton Sprinkle, Jr. born 8 January 1952, died 11 January 1952. Thomas Michael Sprinkle, born 14 December 1952. Debra Lee Sprinkle, born 21 August 1960. Lola is the daughter of 2. Elmer Edward Arnold, born 31 Jan. 1904, m. first 3. Ruth Muriel Hanes, b. 15 May 1909; d. 23 Mar. 1928. 4. James Daniel Arnold, b. 18 Apr. 1882; m. 23 Mar. 1903; d. 21 Feb. 1930. 5. Joanna Ladd, b. 20 June 1882; d. 15 Jan. 1928. 6. Thomas Sanford Hanes. 7. Annie Chamberlain. 8. Thomas Lee Arnold, b. 7 Feb. 1842; m. 2 Nov. 1864; d. 21 July 1918. 9. Caroline Mahala Gough, b. 27 Feb. 1849; d. 23 Jan. 1934. 10. Thomas Ladd. 11. Mary "Polly" Sparks. 16. William Smith Arnold, b. 20 Oct. 1819; d. 3 July 1906. 17. (1) Ada— line Johnson, b. 16 Aug. 1824; d. 3 Aug. 1883. 32. Daniel Arnold, b. ca. 1790; m. 6 May 1818; d. after 29 Mar. 1839. 33. Sarah Hardesty, b. ca. 1790, d. after 1850. 64. Samuel Arnold, b. ca. 1750; m. 5 Sep. 1771; d. 5 Dec. 1831. 65. Eliza- beth Wright. 128. Capt. Thomas Arnold, b. 4 Mar. 1727; d. 8 Feb. 1795. 129. Miss _______ Wiche. 130. Capt. John Wright. 131. Ann Williams. Billy H. Arnold, b. 13 Sep. 1924, Winder, Barrow Co., Ga.; m. 8 Sep. 1946. 2. A.C. Arnold, b. 14 Apr. 1896, Jackson Co., Ga.; m. June 1917; d. 20 Sep. 1969, Barrow Co., Ga. 3. Jessie Irene Davis, b. 23 Aug. 1898, Jackson Co., Ga.; d. 22 Feb. 1948, Jackson Co., Ga. 4. James Willie Arnold, b. 17 Apr. 1873, Jackson Co., Ga., d. June 1944, Barrow Co., Ga. 5. Emily Ogle, b. 22 Feb. 1873, White Co., Ga.; d. 1922, Barrow Co., Ga. 6. Henry Davis, b. 1857, Jasper Co., Ga.; d. 1907, Jas— 8 per Co., Ga.; 7. Texie Cook, b. 1859, Jackson Co., Ga.; d. 1929, Barrow Co., Ga. 8. Harper Arnold. 9. Lucy Allen. 10. John Ogle, b. White Co., Ga. 11. Martha Bagwell, b. White Co., Ga. Member Laura Madden Pulley was born 18 June 1915 in Laurens County, South Carolina, the daughter of Alsey Fuller Madden and Lille Corbett. She was married on the 28 June 1941 to Charles Bryson Pulley. Mr. and Mrs. Pulley lived at Lake Greenwood, South Carolina. They have no children of their own, but have reared three nephews and two nieces. They are members of the Waterloo Methodist Episco- pal Church and Mrs. Pulley serves as Historian there, as well as being active in all phases of church work. Mrs. Pulley’s interest in genealogy is long—standing and intense, though she is quick to add that she "is not a professional genealo- gist." She was a charter member of the South Carolina Genealogical Society, Chairman of the Historical Records Committee for the Laurens County, South Carolina Tricentennial Committee in 1970, is a contributing Editor of the Georgia Genealogical Magazine, Historian of the Lisbon Presbyterian Church Centennial, 1972, Member of the following family Associations: Ray, Sparks, Bates and Arnold, Member of the Dunklin Sullivan Chapter of the D.A.R. (where she has held many offices), member of the Simpson-Medlock V.F.W. Auxiliary, and is presently serving on the committee of Laurens County, South Carolina Historical Sites to be nominated for inclusion in the National Register, Laurens County Tours Committee, Committee for the pictorial Laurens County, South Carolina map, Chairman for the Revolutionary patriot, Charles Allen, Graveyard and Monument. She has contributed to the field of Genealogical literature by recording 150 graveyards in Laurens County and numerous Bible records. The pedigree chart of her husband, Charles Bryson Pulley, who is the Arnold descendant, will be published in the near future. The addresses of all the above members were published in Volume I, Number 4, pp. 138-39. Would the following members please send us their biographies and up—to—date pedigree charts for inclusion in our next issue: Raymond Arnold Ila M. Straub Annie Arnold Mrs. Marvin L. Claxton Lela Lanman Mildred A. Holt Anne Arnold Mrs. Lewis Jones REVOLUTIONARY RECORDS Revolutionary Service: Public Service Claims of all Persons Named Benjamin Arnold on File at Virginia State Archives. (Contributed by Hazel Arnold MacIvor) Public Service Claims Mecklenburg County Court Booklet, p. 8 S. John Speer for £ 24.0.0 paid by him to Benjamin Arnold and John McDale deserted from the British Legion, for an order that sum payable to them and drawn on the quarter—master of the Southern Army by Benjamin Brooke’s Brigade Major for two horses delivered by them for General Morgan’s detachment. 9 Public Service Claims Fauquier County Lists, p. 13 Copy of an account of Certificates granted for enumerated commodities and transmitted before. Date Paid: 1780, Sept. 12 To Ben Arnold for 8 1/4 brandy £ 206.5.O Public Service Claims Fauquier County Certificates (2) 10—1 (a) I do certify that I have received of Benjamin Arnold Six gallons and a half of brandy furnished by the said Benjamin Arnold for the use of the common- wealth agreeable to an Act of the Assembly intitled An Act for procuring a supply of provisions and other necessaries for the use of the Army. 11th Sept. 1780 William Edmonds 6 1/2 gallon brandy Comr. of the 25 lbs. per gall. Sup, for £ 162.10.0 Fauquier Cty. 10—2 (b) I hereby certify that I have rec’d of Benjamin Arnold Eight gallons and one quart of brandy furnished by the said Benjamin Arnold for the use of the Commonwealth agreeable to an Act of the Assembly intitled an Act for procuring a supply of provisions and other necessaries for the use of the Army. 12th Sept. 1780 William Edmonds 8 1/4 galls Brandy Comr of the at £ 25.0.0 per g _______ for £ 20.6.5 Fauquier Cnty. Public Service Claims Fauquier County Commissioner’s Book, p. 313 Dec. 10, 1783 1 Benjamin Arnold, Jr. for brandy for the Cont. and Cer. all by the Court of Fauquier £ 3.6.0 (Editor’s Note: If ancestry can be proved back to these men, their service is acceptable for S.A.R., D.A.R. and C.A.R. membership.) VIRGINIA COLONIAL LAND GRANTS (Abstracted from microfilm at the Virginia State Archives by Hazel Arnold MacIvor. Books 1-6 have been published under the title Cavaliers and Pioneers by Nugent, cf. Vol. I, No. 1 page 9 A.F.A.S.) Patent Book 4, p. (157) 105 Samuel Mottram, Esquire, grants unto Anthony Arnell 500 acres in New Kent County on North East side of a branch of Chickahominy Swamp running north 250 perches to Mary Cosbyes land. For transport of ten persons to this colony. (Named) 25 October 1657 Patent Book 4, p. 256 Thomas Harris granted 1000 acres in Isle of Wight County upon a Swamp running 10 into the west Branch of Nansemond River including two Indian fields . For trans- port of twenty persons into this colony (named -- among them, Anthony Arnell). 2 March 1658 Patent Book 5, p. (88)195 Susan Austin granted 50 acres in New Kent County, beginning at a branch below an Indian field called Rockhockaw, formerly belonging to Anthony Arnold and by him sold to Ed. Price. For transportation of one person. John Browne. 23 October 1664 Patent Book 5, p. 459 George Morris granted 1350 acres in New Kent County on North side of Mattipony River part thereof on branches of Chescaack Path, running East by the River and near said path and thence north deviding this from the land of Anthony to corner by a branch ... to John Exoll’s path ... down Chescaack Path and over Acquintenockcoe Swamp to Mr. Richard Tunstall’ s line ... over to Mr. Thomas Holmes cart path ... adjoining land of Mr. Robert Abrahall (being the moyety (half) of a joint patent to Abrahall and John Pigg.) For transport of 15 persons. (Named) 19 July 1663 Patent Book 5, p. (557)460 George Morris granted 933 acres in New Kent County on South side of Narrowes of Yorke River upon branches of Black Creek. Beginning at a corner tree by Westover Path belonging to land of Mr. Jones and Jonathan Higby, formerly William Pulliam’s, along lands of Mr. Brereton and Anthony Arnold. (Number of persons brought over, names not abstracted.) 19 July 1663 Patent Book 5, p. (36)159 Sir William Berkeley grants, 3 May 1665, unto Arnold 500 acres of land in Westmoreland County on Coss—Coss Creek lying on the head of Robert Yeo’s land. This was a former grant to Thomas Brereton, 20 September 1661, and by him deserted. Granted to said Arnold by Order of the Council. For transportation of ten per- sons. (Named). 25 November 1663 By order of the Council Patent Book 5 (123)224 George Bullington granted 503 acres in Henrico County on North side of James River at Thos. Fields Creek ... For transport, of 10 persons (named, among them Elizabeth Arnell). 21 June 1664 Patent Book 5, p (654)534 John Maddison granted 350 acres in New Kent County on north side of Mattapony River in branch of Whorecock Swamp beginning at Richard Morlyes corner tree, next land of Mr. Lackey, South 160 poles to land of Anthony Arnoll. 19 October 1666 Patent Book 6, p. 191 Granted to Thomas Brereton* and Anthony Arnell 1700 acres in New Kent County on south side of Pamunkey River and part upon branches of Chickahominy Swamp and upon Westover path behind Rice Hughes and formerly land Capt. Anthony Langstones. Adjoining John Jackson. 500 acres granted said Arnell 25 October 1657; 1200 acres entered in the office 26 September 1661 and due for transporting twenty— four persons (named.) 2 October 1668 * Jane Claybourne, dau.. of Col. Win. Claybourne, was wife of Thomas Brereton. 11 Patent Book 6, p. 479 Sir William Berkeley grants unto Peter Arundell 350 acres of land on Pyankosank Bay in Kingston Parish in Gloucester County. Bounded by lands of John Shapley, Milford, and Grayton ... (Names of those transported, if any, not noted.) 29 October 1673 Patent Book 7, p. 635 Francis, Lord Howard, grants unto Mr. Benjamin Arnold 1754 acres of land in New Kent County on north side of Mattapony River, 1050 acres formerly granted to Captain (James) Taylor and by him sold to Anthony Arnold, deceased. 704 acres beginning below the Mill Creek as near the River as could be ... in sight of Daniel Coleman’s plantation, to Pick’s hill, by William and Thomas Campe; over the Mill Creek ... etc. For transportation of 15 persons (named — all negroes). 23 April 1688 Patent Book 9, p. 317 Edward Arnold granted 89 acres in Upper Parish of Nansemond County on Southwest side of Oropeak Swamp and northwest side of the Rich Thickett Swamp, near Battle’s corner, For transportation of two persons (named). 25 April 1701 Patent Book 9, p. 545 Anthony Arnold granted 150 acres in King William County on the head of the Middle Herring Creek. Beginning near the said Anthony Arnold’s house. The said land is part of the land granted to Benjamin Arnold by order of the General Court dated the 24th of Aprill 1703 and by him assigned to the said Anthony Arnold. For transporting three persons (named). 23 October 1703 Patent Book 9, p. 546 Jacob Wolsey granted 130 acres in King William County on the branches of Lower Herring Creek and beginning a little below said Wolsey’s house in the forks of his spring Branch ... the said land is part of the land granted to Benjamin Arnold by Order of the Generall Court dated 24 April 1703, and by him assigned to the said Wolsey. 23 October 1703 Patent Book 9, p. 548 Thomas Thomasson granted 150 acres in King William County on the Branches of the Governor’s Swamp. Beginning and to the corner of Col. Johnson’s Pattent and in sight of the said Johnson’s Plantation ... The said land is part of the land granted to Benjamin Arnold, John Hurt and Ambrose Smith by order of the Generall Court dated 24th of Aprill 1703 and by them assigned to the said Thomas Thomason. 23 October 1703 Patent Book 9, p. 561 Benjamin Arnold granted 1770 acres in King William County between the Herring Creeks. Beginning and by the side of the Mattapony River at the mouth of Lover Herring Creek to the mouth of Myery Branch, by Hill’s Branch ... etc. For transporting thirty—six persons (named). 23 October 1703 Patent Book 10, p. 30 Edward Arnold granted 170 acres (New Land) in upper Parish of Nansemond County near a place called Aropeak ... adjoining William Kelley and William Sumner. For transporting four persons (named). 28 April 1711 12 Patent Book 10, p. 357 granted 225 acres (New Land) in Upper Parish of Nansemond County near a place called Oropeak, adjoining John Perritt’s land. For 15 shillings and transporting two persons (named). 24 January 1717 Patent Book 11, p. 228 Edward Arnold granted 400 acres of New Land in King William County on the South side of Reedy Swamp in St. John Parish adjoining Claybrook’s land. 5 September 1723 Patent Book 12, p. 355 Ann Arnold, Jun’r, daughter of Mrs. Anne Arnold of King William County 400 acres in Hanover County on both sides of Great Rocky Creek on Capt. Carr’s line. 40 shillings. 24 March 1725/26 Patent Book 12, p. 538 Capt. Thomas Carr granted 400 acres in Hanover County on both sides of Rocky Creek adjoining Arnold. 24 March 1725/26 Land Patent Book 38, p. 701 Benjamin Arnold granted 285 acres on branches of Willis Creek and Buck and Doe Creek in Buckingham County. Bounded by Joshua Fry, deceased, James Gray’s line, John Snoddy’s line, George Hooper’s line. 30 shillings. 14 July 1769 Other Arnolds indexed in Colonial Virginia Patent Books but not abstracted : Patent Book 21, p. 609 (1742—1743) James Arnold 250 acres (Brunswick Co., West side of Mountain Creek) 31 October 1743 Patent Book 30, p. 98 (1750—1752) James Arnold 482 acres Patent Book 31 (1751—1755), p. 175 Stephen Arnold 335 acres p. 410 Samuel Arnold 67 acres Patent Book 32 (1752—1756) p. 624 James Arnall 1440 acres p. 658 James Arnold 725 acres Patent Book 33 (1756—1761) p. 891 Samuel Arnold 34 acres p. 1019 Stephen Arnold 30 acres p. 1021 Stephen Arnold 260 acres Patent Book 34 (1756—1762) p. 45 William Arnold 194 acres p. 72 James Arnatt 480 acres p. 325 Stephen Arnold 325 acres COLONIAL RECORDS OF VIRGINIA (Contributed by Hazel Arnold Macivor) Minutes of the Council and General Court of Colonial Virginia 10th day of January 1626 John Arondelle gent: sworne & examined sayth that the will and Testamt of Thomas Hunter brought into ye Court by Mr. Edward Waters was ye will & testmt of ye said Thomas Hunter, & yt he was in Pfect sense & memory at ye making of ye same. p. 130 13 October ye 14th 1670 Whereas Willm Richardson in his life tyme RICHARDSON vs LYDALL delivered vnto Capt George Lydall alist of bylls as vnder his hand appeares amount- ing to twelve thousand pounds of Tobo and Caske wch he was to retorne or be accomp- table for it and it appearing that there was a byll of three thousand pounds Tobo in the said List due from Mr. Arnold* wch belonged to the orpts of William Edwards deed, It is therefore ordered that the said Lyddall redeliver the said byll to the said Edwards orpts and as to the remainder of the said bylls an execution being laid in the said Lydalls hands for three thousande foure hundred forty nyne pounds of Tobo and Caske due to Mr. Drummond assignee of Mr. Barber and Oustune It is the judgement of this Court and accordinly further ordered that the execution be paid in the first place and the sd Lyddall to be accomptable to the admx of the said Richardson for the remainder according to receipt for the said bylls she allow- ing salary for what is received. Present: Sir William Berkeley Knt Governor, etc. Thos: Ludwell Seer Coll Bacon Coll Beale p 230 May ye 28th 1673 Whereas Major Wm. Wyatt had a warrant WYATT vs ARNOLD Directed to the Sherriffe of New Kent County for the arresting of Anthony Arnold to this Court who was accordingly arrested and he not appearing and Mr. Henry Crowell Returned Security It is orderd the said Security pay. Present: Sr. Wm Berkeley Knt Governor etc. Tho: Ludwell Seer Coll. Bacon Coll. Beale Thorn Ballard Esqre p 344 The 8th Nobr 1673 It is Ordered that Mr. Anthony Arnold INDIAN vs ARNOLD forwith Deliver vnto ... the Monguy of Chickahominy all such Roanoak skins, bills, and other things which he the said Arnold hath received from the said Monguy And at the Next Genll Court further Enquirey to be made of the Death of the English man and Indian Lately Killed and Coll. Abrahall is hereby Required to make such diligent Enquirey into the Premises as he cann, and to make report to the Next Genll Court, where all persons concerned are to be present. Present: Governor Tho Ludwell Seer Edwd Diggs Coll Bacon Lt Coll Parke Tho: Ballard Esqre p. 361 ____________ * Social Life of Virginia in the 17th Century by Philip A. Bruce (Lynchburg, Va, J. P. Bell Co. 1927) "In Conversation, the term ‘Mister’ was no doubt applied to both gentlemen and yeomen, but when it appears in legal documents as a prefix to a name, it signifies that the person so designated was entitled to a higher degree of social consideration than was enjoyed by a mere yeoman, the term seems to have been reserved in those early times in all forms of written and printed matter such as records and books for persons whose claim to be gentle- men in the broad social sense was admitted by all." 14 3rd Aprill, 1674 ARNOLD FINED Whereas it appeares to this Court by to ye 4th Aprill oth that Mr. Anthony Arnold hath most presumptuously Disobeyed an order of this Court and a Warrant of Call Robt Abrahalls sent to the said Arnold by the Governors Order, it is therefore Ordered the Mr. Anthony Arnold be fined Two thousand pound of tobacco and Caske with costs sute als ex which sd. Tobacco is to be for the use of the fort at York. At a Generall Court held at James Citty Present: Governor Sr Hen: Chicheley Knt Tho: Ludwell Secr Coil Bacon Hen: Corbin Lt. Coll. Parke Joseph Bridger Esqrs. pp. 362—363 9th Aprill 1674 Whereas Mr. Samll Arnall Did in his WEST vs WILSON life time convey to Lt. Coll. West a certaine Plantacon with the Appurtenances in New Kent County for Tenn Thousand pound of Tobacco and caske and one Jno. Wilson who married the Relict of the said Arnall being in possession of the same and pretending that the said land was made over in Trust only to the sd. Lt. Coil. John West and the matter being fully heard by this Court It is the opinion of this Court that the conveyance is good, It is therefore orderd that the Sherriffe of New Kent County Doe forthwith putt the said Lt. Coil. John West in possession of the said land but that vppon payment to Lt. Coil. Jno: of the said Tenn Thousand pound of Tobacco and caske the same shall returne and be Rendred by the said Lt. Coil. West to such persons of whome of right it belongs, and the said Lt. Coll. Jno. West hath Judgement Against the personal Estate of the Arnall In the hands of the Wilson for payment of Two Thousand One hundred and Sixty Six pound of tobac- co and caske Nine hundred pounds of Muscavdo Sugar and one able man negro with costs. p. 372 28th Day of September 1674 The sute between Mr. Tho: Arnold and BISSE vs ARNOLD Mr. Ja: Bisse about a seizure of a Boate is dismist, and Orderd that Mr. Arnold pay vnto Mr. James Bisse Two hundred pound of Tobo It being for the taking vpp the said Boat and his trouble. Present: Governor Tho: Ludwell Secr Hen: Corbyn Coll Bridger Esqrs. p. 381 Same Day Whereas the Last Genll Court Lt. Coll. WEST vs WILSON John West had an Order against the Estate of Mr. Samll Arnold in the hands of John Wilson for payment of Two Thousand one hundred and Sixty Six pounds of Tobo and caske nine hundred pounds of Muscavadoe Sugar and one able negroe with costs Sute vppon wch said order Execucon Issued and the Sherriffe of New Kent County having seized Three Negroes claimed by the said Wilson to be his, this court doth adjudge the Seizure to be good. Vppon the offer of the said Lt. Coll. John West in Court that the said negroes be returned to the said Wilson vppon payment of what they are appraised at costs . From which Judgement the said Wilson Appeales to the Assembly It is orderd he give security according to Act, Mr. David Anderson and John Gigge (Pigge?) Security. p. 382 15 Afternoone 1st Day October 1674 WYATT vs SHERRIFFE Major Win. Wyatt hath order against the Sherriffe of New Kent County for the non-appearance of Mr. Ambro: Clare and Mr. Antho: Arnold, for what he shall make appeare Justly Due the next Genii Court, in case he Doe not cause them to then appeare. Present: Governor Tho: Ludwell Secr Coll. Bacon Hen: Corbyn Major Genii Wood Coll Parke Tho: Ballard Esqrs. p. 386 2nd October 1674 PICKIS vs ARNOLD Whereas Josias Pickis Attorney of Eliza- beth Pickis Administratrix of Capt. Jos: Pickis Decd. Did Commence Sute to this Court Against Mr. Antho: Arnold for recovery of Certaine bonds bills and Accounts for Tobacco due from Severall persons to the said Capt. Pickis Amoutning to neare one hundred thousand pound of Tobacco which were left by the said Capt. Pickis in the hands of said Arnold as by a List of the same Appeareth and the said Anthony Arnold producing to this court a release from Under the Capt. Pickis his hand which hath some what a Later date than the said Arnold’s receipt as aforesaid which is discharge of all debts Accounts betweene him the said Arnold and the said Pickis, which the said Arnold would have made vse to discharge his receipt for the bonds, bills and Accounts Left in his hands as aforesaid, Butt for as much as it Appeares to this Court by the very Discharge and alsoe by the Testimony of Coll. Danll. Parke that the said Arnold had Lately acknowledged to him that the Release was only made as to particular Accounts Betweene Capt. Pickis and the said Arnold and hath noe relacon to the said Receipt for the said bills, bonds and accounts Left in his hands by the said Capt. Pickis, which all at last was Alsoe Acknowlidged by the said Arnold, This Court thervpon and vppon heareing what was Insisted vppon by Either side Doe thinke ffit & soe order that the said Anthony Arnold shall on the Third Day of the Next Genii Court Deliver unto the Said Josias Pickis attorney of the said administratrix of the Said Capt. Pickis, all the said bonds, bills and accounts Soe Left in his hands According to the said List, and alsoe therevppon Declare whether he or any person for him bath received any of the Tobacco Due vppon any of them, & if he hath, then to be Accountable for the same to the said Attorney and pay him what be Due therevppon. p. 389 21st November 1674 The order that Major Win. Wyatt Obtained against the Sherriffe of New Kent County the Last Gennll Court, for the non—appearance of Mr. Ambro: Clare and Mr. Antho: Arnold is now confirmed. p. 400 19th June 1675 ARNOLD vs PICKIS Anthony Arnold having peticoned to this Court for an attachment against the Estate of Capt. Pickis for a debt of one hundred sixty pounds sterl which he claimes It is orderd it be Referred to the Second day of the Next Genll Court. p. 416 16 5th October 1675 The Refferrence that was the Last ARNOLD vs PICKIS Court betweene Mr. Anthony Arnold and Capt. Pickis is still continued By reason there is noe Shipps come in. p. 419 Att a Court at Green Spring the 9th Day of March 1676/7 Present Sr Wm Berkeley Knt Governor etc Herbert Jeffries Esq Sr Jno. Berry Knt ffran Morryson Esq his maties Comrs Coll. Nath Bacon Coll. Phill Ludwell depty Secr. Coll. Win. Cole It is the Judgement of this Honable Court that none but Such persons who are free holders and house keepers are of a capacity to be Jurymen. Anthony Arnold being convicted for divers Rebellions Treasons and other misdemeanors by him committed against his matie The Grand Jury brought in their Verdict Billa Vera and the Jury of Life and Death brought in their Verdict Guilty According to the Indictment. Sentence of death therefore past vpon him According to forme ... 15th Instant pp. 457 and 530 Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia (Contributed by Hazel Arnold MacIvor) May 1, 1705 — Oct. 23. 1721 Nov. ye 3rd, 1716 p. 433 On the Petn of Christopher Smith and Benjamin Arnold Leave is granted them to take up 2400 Acres of Land in ye County of King Win. This Board being Satisfyd of their ability to Cultivate the same according to Law. On the Petition of Christopher Smith, Augustine Moore, James Taylor Junr Benjamin Arnold and Rowland Thomas Leave is granted them to take up 5000 Acres of Land in the County of King William this Board being Satisfyd of their Ability to cultivate the same according to Law. 2 May 1719 P. 504 On the Petition of James Taylor Edmond Taylor Benjamin Arnold and George Woodroff Leave is granted them to take up in one tract Six Thousand acres of Land in the County of New Kent. This Board being Satisfyed of their ability to cultivate the same according to Law. 18 Feb 1723 p. 62 On the Petition of Abr Arnold, setting forth, that he had Surveyed for him 400 Acres of Land in King Win. County, and returned a Survey thereof into the Secrys Office in Order to obtain a patent; but some time after he was inform’d by the Surveyor, that the said Survey was lost, and thereupon he obtained a new Survey to be made out, and returned into the Secretarys Office; by which means there are two patents made out for the same Land; And praying that the Letter of the said patents be Cancelled, and his Rights returned. It is accordingly Ordered, That the said patent be cancelled, and his Rights returned, according to the prayer of the Petition. 11 June 1724 p. 74 On the petition of Thomas Carr Jun’ Wm. Smith, Tho. Dickason, Ambrose Joshua 17 Smith, Wm Mackgee and Anne Arnold* of King William County and Thomas Marten of Bristol Mercht setting forth that James Tayler, Edmund Tayler, Benjn Arnold,** Rowland Thomas and the sd Ambrose Joshua Smith having obtained a Grant to take up five thousand Acres of Land in the County of New Kent and five thousand Acres more in the said County at Elk Creek, the said James Tayler has made over to the aforenamed Thos Dickason his part of the said two Tracts, and the said Rowland Thomas hath made over to the said Thomas Marten and Thos Carr his fifth part of the said two Tracts, and Sarah the Widdow of Edmund Tayler hath made over her part to the said Willm Smith and Wm Mackgee, and the petrs therefore pray agreed to divide the said Land amongst them by Lott, and pray that the Surveyor of Hanover County in wch the sd Land now lyes, may be impowerd to lay off, and divide the said two tracts of Land in distinct Surveys of one thousand Acres each and that Patents may be granted to the respective persons who shall have Right thereto; It is accordingly Order’d that the Surveyor of the County of Hanover do divide the said Land according to the prayer of the above Petition, and that separate patents be granted to the petrs for the same. At a council held at the Capitoll 14th day of Dec. 1727 p. 157 George Woodrooff having petitioned for a Grant of Three Hundred and Eighty acres of land in the County of King William surveyed for Benjamin Arnold deceased in the year 1715 which said Benjamin did devise the said land to his daughter Rachel now the wife of Francis Arnold, but no patent ever sued out for the same, and it appearing to this Board that Anne Arnold the widow of the said Benjamin hath surreptitiously obtained a Copy of the aforesaid Survey and returned the same into the Secretary’s Office with intent to take out a Patent thereon; It is Ordered that no patent issue to the said Anne, but that as well the said Anne as the said Francis Arnold and the petitioner do attend this Board on the 6th day of February next to make out their several pretensions to the said Lands. Feb, 6th 1727 p. 162 On hearing this day at the Board the several pretensions of George Woodrooff and Anne Arnold widow in behalf of herself and of Rachel her daughter now the wife of Francis Arnold to 380 acres of land lying on East No East River in the County of Spotsylvania survey’d in the year 1715 for Benjamin Arnold deceased, but no patent ever since sued out; It is the opinion of this Board and accordingly ordered that the said George Woodrooff have a patent for the said land upon his giving Bond to convey the same to Anne the daughter of the said Rachel Arnold when she shall come of age or marry, according to his intention this day signified to this Board. Att a Councill Held at the Capital 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 four hundred Acres of Land and for one Thomas Allen two hundred forty three acres both in the sd County of King William and did return the severall platts thereof to the Secretary’s Office together with a sufficient number of Treasury Rights for obtaining Patents thereon That ______________________________________________ * Editor’s Note: It has always been assumed that Benjamin Arnold, wife Anne, who died in King William, deceased in the year 1715, but I believe that the two grants, cf. pp. 433 (Nov. 3. 1716) and 504 (May 2, 1719) prove he was very much alive until shortly before 1724 (this page). ** Editor’s Note: Does not say he is deceased at this time, but I believe he is. 18 sometime thereafter Enquiry being made for sd patents it hapned the sd plts could not be found, whereupon the Petrs Husband was obligd to purchase new Rights and then obtaind 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 the sd Office and praying she may be reimbursed the purchase money which her husband paid for the rights of the said six hundred forty three Acres of land. It is ordered that Mr. Auditor Blair do examine the allegations of the sd. petitioners and make Report to this Board. p. 296—297 Att a Council held 13 June 1770 John Cook having entered a Caveat against Benjamin Arnold for two hundred acres more or less in Cumberland County, joining the lines of John Cook, John Fry, James Gray and Stephen Sanders, the Plaintiff appearing and the Defendant having been summoned, and not appearing, it is ordered that the Plaintiff have a Patent for the said Land. p. 350 At a Council held 9 June 1773 Peter Legrand having entered a Caveat against John Morrow, for 400 acres of land, surveyed about the year 1752 in Amelia County, but now in Prince Edward, on the waters of the Appamattox River and joining the Lands of Jacob Garrett, Benjamin Johns, Jna. Arnold and Obediah Woodson; the Plaintiff appearing and the Defendant having been solemnly called and not appearing, it was ordered that the plaintif have a patent for the said land. Journals of The House of Burgesses of Virginia 22nd of May 1684 Whereas we humbly conceive the Clerk of the Genll Assembly, hath little more (as Clerk of the Genll Assembly than ye Journal of Yor Exlncy and the Councill Proceedings) and is at no more charge than his attendance here, on his other profitable imployment requires. And the Clerke of the Genll Assembly, hath been known distinct from the Clerke of the Assembly, but since the Genll Assembly 1680. When that most unfortunate vote (for this country of seperating the Honble Councill, from ye Comtees of this House past since which Ten thousand pounds of Tobacco, at most wch this house hath continued, was by the Assembly Judged a sufficient recompense for such imployment, and as to the Attorney Genll the House doe humbly concieue he is undoubtedly one of those officers mentioned in the Act of June, 1680, for raiseing That reuenue and so provided for by the Act, besides that there are many forfeitures, confiscations, and other things accrue- ing to his Matie in wch his imployment lyes and particularly ye late obtaining a judgement agst the Estate of Samuel Oustin, deceased, for a debt due from that to the Estate of Anthony Arnold, forfeited to his Matie and others of like nature, out of wch we did humbly conceive might properly be Refunded the Reward of such performances. p. 246 Munday ye 27th of Aprill 1691, Post Meridiem The house mett. The petition of the Chickahominy Indians referred to this house by the Lt. Governor and Councell, that they may continue on the Land of Mr. Ben. Arnold read and referred to the committee of Propositions. p. 343 19 Friday ye 15th August 1701 A petition of Edmund Jennings, Esqr. referred by his Excelly and Councill to the consideration of this House was read Setting forth that by Patent dated the Sixth of June 1699 he had a grant for five hundd Seventy Acres of Land adjoyning to the Lower Herring Creek in Pamunkey Neck in King and Queen County and by Patent of the same date for two hundred acres more adjacent thereunto - And that Benjn Arnold and John Hurt having obtained ordrs from the Commis- sioners appointed to Examine and Settle Claimes to Land in Pamunkey Neck to Survey two Severall Tracts of Land had caused the Surveyor of King and Queen County to include in the said surveys the greatest part if not the whole of the lands so granted him which surveys are returned for confirmacons and Pattents to issue thereupon and praying the Same may not be confirmed nor Pattents Issue accordingly -- Ordered That the Consideration of the Said Petition be referred to the committee appointed to examine the Subject Matter of the said Jennings his petition presented the last session in behalfe of himselfe and others claiming the Land between the two herring Creeks in Mattapony in Pamunkey Neck and they are to report their opinions therein. p. 256 Thursday the 4th September 1701 (Patents issued to many, among which was) To Benjamin Arnold for two thousand one hundred acres of land. p. 283 Same day Resolved That itt is the opinion of this house That Edmund Jennings Esqr by vertue of a patent dated the 6th of June 1699 for five hundred and Seventy acres of Land adjoyning on the Lower Herring Creek in Pamunkey Neck and by vertue of a patent of the Same date for two hundred acres of land adjacent thereunto hath a good right to both the said tracts of land and that therefore no patents be issued upon the surveys made by Benjn Arnold and John Hurt for any Lands contained within the bounds of the aforesaid Pattents. Thursday November the First 1705 The Councill haveing read and perused a paper presented to them as a grieviance from King William County find it to contain matter of a very dangerous consequence but as it has a more particular relation to the House of Burgesses they have thought fit to send it to the house as more proper for their censure. The said Message and the Grievance Therein Being Read Resolved That the house do forthwith Resolve itself into a committee of The Whole House to Take into consideration The Said message and Grievance -- and the house accordingly Resolved itself into a committee of the whole house to take the said message and Grievance into consideration; after some time spent therein Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair and Mr. Miles Cary Reported from the said committee That they have come to a resolution, which he read in his place and then delivered in at the Table where being again read the house agreed to the same as follows Resolved That Roger Mallory, George Dabne, Thomas Spencer, John Downer, Jure Barber, Francis Hill, Benjamin Arnold, Morris Floyd, John Whitehead, John Gree and Jacob Sellers who have signed a paper as a Grievance from King William County be sent for in custody of the Messinger of the house to answer the Subject Matter of The Said Paper, and That Coll. John West be likewise sent for in custody it being alledged That he is the Writer of the said Paper. 20 Ordered that Mr. Speaker Issue his Warrant Accordingly Resolved That this house will tomorrow Resolve itSelf into a committee of the whole house upon The Bill Instituted a Bill concerning The Church Clergy and other Parochial affairs. pp. 140—141 "Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia 1702—1712" (150) Fryday November The 9th 1705 Mr. Hollyday Acqvainted The house That Mr. Bridger is verry much Indisposed and Therefore Desires Leave to go into The Country for Recovery of his health. Leave is Accordingly given him The house being Informed That The Messinger had pursuant to Mr. Speakers Warrant Taken into his Custody Roger Mallory, George Dabne Thomas Spencer, John Downer, Jure Barker, Francis Hill, Benjamin Arnold, Morris Floyd, John Whitehead and Jacob Sellers to answer The Subject Matter of a paper of Grievances from King William County by Them Signed; as also That he had in his Custody Colo John West who was Supposed to be The Writer of The Said paper. The Said Roger Mallory George Dabne Thomas Spencer John Downer Jure Barker Francis Hill and Benjamin Arnold Were Severally Brought to The Barr of The house and Examined Concerning The Said paper and then were ordered to withdraw and Being withdrawn A Motion was made That Morris Floyd John Whitehead, and Jacob Sellers in Custody of The Messinger be Discharged in order to Their being Examined before The house as Wittnesses Concerning The Said paper — and after a Debate The Question being put. That Morris Floyd John Whitehead and Jacob Sellers in Custody of The Messinger attending This house be Discharged before Their Examination, Resolved in The Affirmative ninteen Yeas and Eighteen Nays And They being Accordingly Discharged An other Motion was made and after a Debate The Question put That a Justice of The peace be Appointed to Administer an Oath to Morris Floyd John Whitehead and Jacob Sellers in order to Their Examination before This house It past in The Negative Then Colo West was Brought to The Barr of The house and being Examined Con- cerning The Said Paper of Grievances was ordered to withdraw and Being withdrawn Morris Floyd John Whitehead and Jacob Sellers were likewise brought to The Barr of the house and being Examined Concerning The Said paper were ordered to withdraw and being withdrawn Ordered that Colo West be Discharged out of Custody Then a Motion was made and after a Debate The Question Put That The house do Resolve into a Comittee of The Whole house to Consider further of The Message from The Council Relateing to a paper presented to Thea as a Grievance from King William County Resolved in The Affirmative Then The house Resolved it Self into The Said Comittee and after Some Time Spent Therein Mr Speaker Resumed The Chair and Mr Miles Cary Reported from The Said Committee That They had Come to Several Resolutions Which he Read in his place and Then Delivered in at The Table where being again Read The house agreed to The Same with an Amendment and are as follow Resolved That The Grievance of King William County be publickly Burnt as a Scandalous and Seditious paper. Resolved that Roger Mallory, George Dabne, Thomas Spencer John Downer Jure 21 Barker Francis Hill and Benjamin Arnold be brought to The Barr of The house and make Their Acknowledgment for Signing The Said paper in These words. I of King William County do with Sorrow Acknowledge my Offence in Signing So Scanda- lous and Seditious a paper and do humbly Beg pardon for The Same Resolved That The Said Acknowledgement be Made before The house This Evening and That They Remain in Custody Till Munday Noon and be Then Discharged paying Fees. (151) Upon The Several Motions of Mr. Bird, Mr. Carte Mr. Win. Robinson Mr. Christopher Robinson, Mr. Bland Mr. Francis Merriwether, Mr. Robert Beverley and Mr. Sullyvan for Leave to go into The Country upon Extraordinary Occasions. Leave is Accordingly given Them Ordered That They attend The Service of The house again on Tuesday Morning next Ordered That The house be Called over on Tuesday next at Twelve a Clocke Then Roger Mallory, George Dabne, Thomas Spencer, John Downer Jure Barker Francis Hill and Benjamin Arnold were again brought to The Barr and Acqvainted with The Resolution of The House and They having according to The Same Made Their Acknowledgment were ordered to withdraw Resolved That The house will upon Tuesday next Resolve it Self into a Comittee of The Whole house upon The Bill Intituled An Act for Establishing The Gener Court and for Regulateing and Setling The proceedings Therein Ordered That The Bill Intituled an Act Concerning The Church Clergy and other parochial Affairs be Read a Second Time on Tuesday next "The Bulletin of the King and Queen County Historical Society" (Articles contributed by Hazel Arnold MacIvor) (No. 2) Hillsborough (Jan. 1957) On a high bank overlooking two curves in the picturesque Mattaponi River stands Hillsborough, said to have been built by Col. Humphrey Hill. Succeeding generations of his descendents have lived in this house and are still living there. The place stands as a symbol of the continuity in American life and the deep roots of Virginia families, As there were no good roads inland, the Mattaponi. River was the highway in the early years of Hillsborough, the house must have looked upon a busy scene when the traffic from four large estates was in full view. Ricahock, the home of Col. Larkin Smith, was in the bend down the river; and on the next point was Mantua, which can be seen in a mile—wide view across the water and marshes. On the opposite side of the river were Horse Landing and Woodberry in King William County. In addition, there passed on the river the trade from the warehouses at Walkerton, Aylett and Todd’s Landing; the pig-iron from “The Forge", and loadings from landings as far up as the present number one Highway in Caroline County. Vessels were heavily loaded at these places with tobacco and grain, and they returned lightly loaded with manufactured articles, but weighted with the ballast rocks which can be found on the shores of all the rivers of Tidewater Virginia. There were enough of these rocks at Hillsborough to build the foundation of a large tobacco barn, and a rock wharf that can still be seen on low tide. The house, fifty—two by thirty feet, is two stories high, and has weather boarding front and back, and brick ends . There is a cornice with square modillions and delicate dentils. Four tall chimneys rise, two on each side, above the hipped roof, unbroken by dormers. There are nine windows and a doorway front 22 and back. A basement is under the entire house, whose doors are wide enough for a tobacco hogshead to roll through. There are four arched fireplaces, but only one has a flue passing upward from the arch. The entrance from the land side is now used as the main entrance, and in the summer one can look through the hall, across the lawn, and over the crepe myrtle bushes that frame a view of the river. A beautiful black walnut stairway rises from the river entrance, and the hall has a pine dado five feet high, with the original paint still on it. Four rooms open from this center hall. With minor changes, the house stands today as it was built. The earliest recorded history of this place is found in a patent issued to Edward Digges, April 18, 1653. From a study made by Dr. M. C. Harris of the records of this period, it is evident that Anthony Arnold who was one of the followers of Nathaniel Bacon, lived here before 1665. He was captured by the forces under Gay. Berkley, and hung in chains from a mulberry tree in West Point, Virginia. In the public records office in Washington there is a copy of a petition from the four distressed orphans of Anthony Arnold to the Commissioners, in 1677; asking for restitution of their deceased father’s estate, who was executed for being concerned in Bacon’s Rebellion. The inventory of the estate of Anthony Arnold includes this: A plantation of 2,000 acres of indifferent good land with ordinary Virginia houseing upon it, together with an undershott mill upon sd land. 300 acres of land on creek, indifferent good orchard, but very bad houseing, it was purchased by Arnold of John Pigge. 600 acres of land upon north side of Mattaponi River, joining Mode’s pur- chase of Col. William Claybourne. On April 23, 1688, Anthony Arnold’s son, Benjamin Arnold, was issued a patent 1754 acres of land in New Kent County, upon the north side of Mattaponi Rivers formerly granted to Capt. Taylor, and sold to Anthony Arnold, decd. originally 1050 acres —— a resident of 704 acres taken up for transportation of 15 persons named -- From the description of the boundaries in this patent, it is evident that this is the area that is now Mantua, Ricahock, Hillsborough, Claymount and Loudon farms. The “undershott mill” stood where the road crosses Garnett’s Mill Swamp at Mantua. The landing at Hillsborough, which is just up the river from the house site, is evidence that this is the original site of this plantation. It is near the center of this area; up the river there is marsh land, and down the river, the banks are very high, and there is no suitable approach to the river for a landing. There is a deep, wide passage through the islands in the middle of the river to Horse Landing on the King William side. Benjamin Arnold lived at this place and it was here that the disturbance arose over the toast to the King and Queen which Jacob Lumpkin refused to drink in 1691. There are several petitions to the General Assembly from the Chickahominy Indians in connection with this land, and it was called Ricahock Land. The history of this area is in various fragments for the next thirty years, but circumstances indicate that it belonged to the Baylors after 1700. They had an extensive shipping business in this neighborhood at that time. When the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe returned with the Governor from the mountains in 1716, they stopped at Baylor’s on the Mattaponi and spent the night. The next day, they crossed the river and went to church in King William County. On the Jefferson—Frye map of 1751 we see Mantua, Ricahock and Hillsborough located as they are today. 23 Since historical material is being circulated more freely, it is hoped that some day these fragments can be put with additional material to complete the story. Hillsborough, of course, gets it’s name from Humphrey Hill, and it is with this name that the house has always been closely associated. About two hundred and fifty years ago he came to Virginia as an agent for Humphrey Bell and Co. of London. The son of Thomas Hill and Edith (Bell) Hill, of London, England, he was born in 1706 and was “a blue coat boy of Christ Church Hospital School, where the record of his matriculation is still preserved.” He lived first at Hobbe’s Hole, which is now Tappahannock; then in King and Queen County and in King William County, before settling permanently at Hillsborough. He married Frances Baylor, daughter of Col. Robert Baylor, and it is probable that through this connection he acquired this property. The brick store house which still stands at Hillsborough is doubtless the one used by Humphrey Hill in storing the cargoes of his own incoming vessels. (No. 6) The Rent Roll of (Jan. 1959) King and Queen County -- 1704 Taken by Robert Bird, Sheriff Arnold, Edward 150 (No. 7) White Marsh (July 1959) On the north bank of the Mattaponi, overlooking the site of the old Walkerton Ferry which was on the property, stands White Marsh. The ferry no longer discharges travellers at the foot of the hill, and the house has undergone a number of changes in the approximately two and a half centuries of its existence. The house, 56’ x 28’, was originally in two parts and evidently built at different times. The part with the dormer windows, believed to have been built first, was a story and a half. The later, taller part was three stories high with an English basement dining room under the entire structure. The footings in the foundation are two and a half feet wide with hand—pressed brick walls rising above them. The wall above the basement are of beaded weather boarding and enclose two rooms on each floor. When the house was enlarged the basement contained the dining room and the vegetable cellar, with no inside communication. The dining room had a wooden mantle over the fireplace, a china cupboard with glass doors on one side and a closet with shelves on the other. Each of the window sashes on the river side have six panes of glass while the double window on the land side has sixteen panes. The original hand-carved lathes and plaster are still intact. Facing the river in front of the basement rooms was a brick patio, extending ten feet, presumably to keep water out. Remnants of this can still be seen. The two rooms on the second floor were not on the same level, those on the dormer roof side, 28’ x 28’ being four inches lower. In each room a three—cornered stairway led to the room above. In the high-pitched chamber an iron wheel carried a rope to an outside bell to waken the servants. There were three windows, one facing the river, two in the opposite wall, and the closet also contained a window. The brass fireplace fixture remnants can still be seen. The half-story bedroom had a cubby hole with panel door with brass fixtures under each of its four windows, There was a mantel, but no fireplace in this room. 24 The parlor had two outside entrances with spacious doors facing each other and wide steps outside. Six of the original hat rail screws remain. These are large brass nails fastened with small brass screws on to a heart shaped fixture. The chimney extends forty—seven inches into the room. The windows, two on each side, have brass tiebacks and brass spring locks to enable the six over nine sashes to be raised to any desired height. The cross and bible doors had handsome brass locks and knobs on which the Queen Anne seal with the lion and the unicorn can still be seen. Four of these doors, seven feet high, three and a half feet wide and two and a half inches thick are still in the house. The woodwork had been painted to represent marble. The bedroom over the parlor had no communicating door to dormer room. The original floors, fireplace and six windows with their brass tie backs and springs still remain here, as do the hand—made doors with the H and L hinges. Until 1927 the dormer window section had a shingle roof. At that time the house was remodeled, to repair the ravages of time. This part was made two full stories, a hall and east wing were added, while the center part was unchanged except for the removal of the three—corned stairway and one outside entrance. The old building had been put together with wooden pegs on a hand-hewn, whiteoak frame. With these changes, the period of its identity has been somewhat lost. The slave quarters were located a hundred feet from the kitchen, where a dwelling now stands. The original smokehouse still stands in the yard with its roof so sharp it could split a raindrop. The interior had the wooden pins in the old beams and a dirt firebox used for smoking the meat, as well as large shelves, wide flooring and a door with a cat hole. The house sits on a ballast rock founda- tion. No authentic data is available on the various owners of this property. How- ever, Humphrey Walker is believed to have been the original owner. Joseph Temple purchased the property and it later became the home of his daughter, Ann,* who married Thacker Muire . During Thacker Muire’ s ownership it was called Multiflora and the name was later changed to White Marsh. This portion of the farm has been in the possession of the Mitchell family for more than three-quarters of a century and is now the home of the family of the late Judge John Douglass Mitchell. (No. 7) “Old” Thacker Muire (July 1959) On October 25, 1863, with a “cold wind,” from the north, came news of the death of “old Mr. T.M.” at the age of eight—three. Dr. B. H. Walker in his Diary noted that he was a most remarkable man in personal appearance, in disposition, and habits: “From an accident in his early youth, injuring his spine, his body was remarkably curved, —- breast-bone almost, if not quite, down to the pelvis: the shortest body and the longest legs I ever saw . Owing, I think, to his disease, he was exceedingly peevish and quarrelsome, and had during his life more disagreements and lawsuits than any man I knew, I suppose that for thirty or forty years there was no time that he did not have one or more suits on hand. He contested the lines with each one of his neighbors, spent thousands of dollars, visited no one, and no one visited him. Indeed, he rarely spoke to any neighbor, and kept the neighborhood in constant turmoil. In early life he wrote in the Clerk’s office, and afterwards preached. Strange as it may ______________________________________________ * Granddaughter of Benjamin Arnold and his wife, Ann, of New Kent and King William Counties. H.J.M. 25 seem, he married three times. One son is married, an amiable and highly respected and esteemed citizen,” Without question, Thacker Muire was the Walkerton Peeve and Dr. Walker writes with considerable charity. No one lives to himself, and Thacker Muire’s early life indicates that he enjoyed being with people, and rendered effective service as a Methodist minister, Dr. Alfred Bagby, writing a two sentence biography of Thacker Muire in his and Queen County, Virginia, is to the point: “He forgot the ways of peace and had multiplied lawsuits,” It would be difficult at this date to determine when the Muire vs. Walkerton law suits began. Apparently they date from a time prior to 1826. All records before that time indicate that he was a man of good standing in the community. John Walker, in the Shepherd’s Class Book, wrought in his fine handwriting, noted on May 2, 1826. “Ann Muire died in Augt, 1826 about 6 months after her marryage to Thacker Muire who was expeled from the M. E. C. (Methodist Episcopal Church) a few months after,” Muire was forty-four years old at the time he was expelled from Shepherd’s Chapel because of the intense dislike of his neighbors. Born in King and Queen County on September 8, 1782, a son of John and Catherine (Wyatt) Muire, he belonged to a family of gentle origin. His birthplace was between North Bank and Bewdley, and was later a Burgess home, Having received a good education, Muire applied his talents in the Clerk’s Office, and from several drawings left among his papers, it would seem that he had talent as a Surveyor. His account book contains numerous interesting entries, including forms for a Bill of Sale, an Indenture, and other items . Muire wrote a firm, neat, and beautiful hand, Among notes entered are some Minutes from the Quarterly Meeting held at Mount Zion in Gloucester Circuit (including all of King and Queen) dated December 17, 1814; “Thacker Muires Traveling expences for 1816 in Buckingham Circuit”; and a like account for Bertie Circuit for the previous year, In 1817 he travelled as a preacher on the Williamsburg Circuit, and in 1818 he was back in North Carolina on Tar River Circuit, Muire’s “A Receipt for the Dropsy”, written on the inside front cover, is full of interest, and is dated May 6, 1817: “Take Horse—Redish, Golden-Rod, life everlasting, Pine Top, a handful of each, One Pint of the ashes of Winter-Grape Vine, and a handful of Smiths Sinders (or anvill dust). Put these ingrediants into 1 1/2 Gallons of Hard Cyder which are to be Gently boiled in an Iron—Pot untill the quantity is reduced to a Gallon, then bottle the Liquid, and give the patient two thirds of a Wine—Class full, morning —— noon, and night.” The “Dropsy” would give way to dancing, no doubt! Muire was postmaster of Walkerton in 1819, and his original commission signed by the President was found in the walls at White Marsh, when remodeled by Judge J. Douglas Mitchell some years ago, His last appointment as a minister seems to have been the Salisbury Circuit, Yadkin District, North Carolina in 1822. He “located” in 1825 (i.e. ceased preaching and retired). Thacker Muire, with his deformed body and unhappy disposition, nevertheless acquired three wives, In his Bible he noted that he was married on Thurday evening, January 12, 1826, to Ann Temple, daughter of “Joseph Temple Senr. and Mary his wife”* ____________________________________ * Cannot be the immigrant, Joseph Temple, who married Ann Arnold, daughter of Benjamin Arnold, H.J.M. 26 and that she was born March 11, 1768. She was some fourteen years older than her husband. She died on Wednesday, July 26, 1826, at “half past 2 o’clock p.m. of Severe, and Violent bilious fever.” She was buried in the Temple family cemetery at Chatham near Walkerton, but Muire was turned away when he took a tombstone to her grave. Refused access by the family, Muire dropped the stone on the side of the road in Walkerton, and in more recent years it was seen on the banks of the Mattaponi. (No. 8) The Tunstall—Pollard—Taylor Home (Jan. 1960) Located in a grove of pecan trees on a wide lawn just off the courthouse green, this site has continuously been the home of people closely connected with the affairs of the community and County (and even before the County was created). The Tunstalls owned the land as early as 1667; the Pollard family from 1800 until after the War Between the States; and the Taylor family since then. It has never had a name other than the home at the Court House. A patent of 1667 to Richard Tunstall for 1368 acres describes this section as: “the 500 acre part thereof known or called by the name of Aquaintanocke”, which was the Indian name for the present Court House Creek. In 1691 his son, Edmund Tunstall and his wife Catherine gave to King and Queen County the land where the court house now stands. This deed was presented to the County by Mr. Robert B. Tunstall at the 250th Anniversary Celebration in 1941. When this section was still New Kent County, it is recorded that on September 29 and October 9, 1690, court for New Kent was held at the home of Edmund Tunstall. This was doubtless on land he inherited from his father out of the 1667 grant. King and Queen County was formed the following spring. When Edmund Tunstall’s land was partitioned in 1707, his widow got the part that included this home site. It is easy to assume that this continued to be the home of this family though she had re-married. The Tunstalls were clerks of the County for over 50 years . Between 1734 and 1739 Richard Tunstall was appointed Clerk of King and Queen and he served until 1762. He was followed by his sons John and Richard and his grandson Richard. The Tunstalls were a large family and were known to have had homes on the Dragon Swamp, at Little Plymouth, on the Mattaponi just below Walkerton, and at Bewdley. However, the clerk of the County must have lived nearer the Court House than at any of these homes. (No. 8) Newington (Jan. 1960) A highway marker about a mile east of King and Queen Court House reads, “A mile south on the Mattapony River is the site of Newington, birthplace of Carter Braxton, (born September 10, 1736) signer of the Declaration of Independence. In earlier times, Colonel Jacob Lumpkin, supporter of Governor Berkley in Bacon’s Rebellion, lived there.” Should a passing traveller go by for a visit, he would find only the foundation of the colonial manor house which once overlooked the Mattapony; faint impressions of the terraces still outlined by a hedge of high boxwood trees; ruins of the rock house, its walls of ballast stone slowly crumbling; and the cellar of the two—dormered, two—storied frame house, the chimney of which had borne a brick marked T. D. 43. This is little evidence of the past wealth and grandeur of the Newington which produced many famous and important sons. 27 The Newington land was patented by John Madison and Captain William Taylor. Jacob Lumpkin, another owner, was a captain of the county militia and probably used the small stone house now falling into ruins to store the powder entrusted to his keeping. Its diamond—shaped windows, placed high, suggest this. Doubtless these stones, unlike any native Virginia stones were brought from England as ballast for the ships which returned with produce from the colonies. In 1690, Captain Lumpkin was brought before the New Kent County Court charged with abusive language toward their Majesties and the Governor, and with declining to take off his hat when their healths were drunk, saying that he would drink to a true King and a true Queen, but not to William or to Mary. He was tried in absentia since he failed to show up for the trial and always remained loyal to the Stuarts. Captain Lumpkin’s tomb, just outside the north door of Mattapony Church, reads: Jacob Lumpkin Obit die Sep, anno AEri in 1708, AEtatis 64 Dux Militum Victor Hostiwa Morte Victus Pax**************Sepultus (Capt. Jacob Lumpkin, brought over by Capt. Josias Pickes on 7 Apr. 1671 along with 69 other persons for which Pickes received 3500 acres in New Kent Co., North side Mattaponi River near the mouth of a slash at the upper end of the Bank where the Mungry lived. Pat. Bk. 6) A True Relation of the History of King and Queen County in Virginia 1607—1790 * Published by the County Committee in connection with the celebration of Virginia’s 350th Anniversary. 1957. The Struggle Against Tyranny 1676 to 1691 Nathaniel Bacon, kinsman of the councillor of that name, had been in the colony only two years. He owned lands along the James River at the Curles. In April 1676 he was haled as a leader by the angered colonists along the Appomattox and they enlisted to serve under him in a campaign against the Indians. When these colonists had signed a circular enlistment so that no one could be singled out as a ring leader, Bacon “crossed to New Kent to list the people thereabout as it was a section ripe for rebellion”. This section of New Kent was Saint Stephen’s Parish. Colonel Thomas Goodrich Thomas Hall, clerk of the county, and Anthony Arnold, associate of Colonel Brewerton, were among the leaders who joined Bacon. The evidence is that most of the colonists of Saint Stephen’ s also joined with these leaders although many of the large absentee landlords frowned on Bacon’s methods . The Pamunkey, Mattaponi and Chickahominy Indians assembled from their scattered villages and took refuge in the Mattaponi town. Bacon and Goodrich judged this position too strong to be taken. Bacon returned to the James, and successfully led his expedition against the Susquehannocks and the Occoneechee Indians. He then found that he had been de— _____________________________________________ * Given in part 28 clared a rebel by Berkeley but also that the Governor had ordered an election of a new House of Burgesses. Bacon was elected Burgess in spite of the proclamation against him. He went to Jamestown and was pardoned. Suspicious of Berkeley’s sincerity Bacon returned to the James and collected his followers and moved on Jamestown. Bacon now controlled the Assembly and by June 26 the Burgesses passed laws liberalizing elections and correcting some conditions and commissioned Bacon the commander of the Forces, During May and June events had moved rapidly in Saint Stephen’s Parish. Berkeley sent the elderly Colonel Claiborne to treat with the Indians at the Mattaponi town. The Indian Queen refused to leave the “fort” saying that Berke- ley could not care for himself let alone protect her people. At this conference the incident occurred noted by Robert Beverly as illustrating the stern discipline among the Indian tribes. As one of the chiefs was speaking “One of his attendants presumed to interrupt him, which he resented as the most unpardonable affront that could be offerred him, and therefore he instantly took his tomahawk from his girdle and split the fellow’s head for his presumption. The poor fellow dying immed- iately upon the spot, he commanded some of his men to carry him out and went on again with his speech where he left off as unconcern’ d as if nothing had happened”. This parley with the Indians gained nothing and between June 20—25 “eight colonists were killed on the York,” apparently in upper Saint Stephen’s. This brought on the actual fighting among the colonists of “Bacon’s Rebellion”. Bacon ordered a mobilization of the colonists on June 26 and sent his officers into Gloucester to raise the militia and gather supplies. He himself immediately left Jamestown and moved into New Kent probably with his headquarters at Fort Mattaponi or Mantapike, to await troops and supplies. Berkeley then left Jamestown and moved into Gloucester where the large landowners had resisted Bacon’s impressment of their servants and horses. Here Berkeley stated that Bacon had no commission and that he was a rebel; and Berkeley took command of the militia. Two colonial forces were arrayed against each other, Bacon on the upper Mattaponi and Berkeley in Gloucester. Bacon moved against Berkeley, moving down the old Indian trail. In Gloucester the body of the people refused to serve with Berkeley and he fled across the Bay, many of the large landowners fleeing with him. This occurred in July. At about this time there was a skirmish between some of Bacon’s people and some of Berkeley’s at the present site of Miller’s Tavern. With Berkeley in flight, Bacon now called for a convention to be held in the Middle Plantation (Williamsburg) on August 3 in order that he should have some authority for his actions • A “Declaration of the People” was prepared and the colonists agreed to oppose any British troops until Bacon’s case was heard. Bacon organized the peninsulars between the James and York and York and Rappahannock. John Hansford, son of a patentee near Mantapike and step—son of Edward Lockey of “Tower Hill”, was commissioned Colonel and placed in command at Jamestown. Bacon sent his single large ship with 250 of his men against Berkeley on the Eastern shore. This was a serious mistake as by a ruse Berkeley’s forces captured the ship and the troops of Bacon, and thus deprived the Baconites of any sea power. Berkeley immediately sent advices to England of the rebellion. In late August there was another raid by the King and Queen Indians and two colonists were reported killed. Bacon moved in force against the Indian town which was described as “On a piece of champion ground, surrounded on three sides with swamps and with a dense growth of small oke saplings, chinkapin 29 bushes and grape vines” This attack was successful and forty—five Indian warriors were captured. The Pamunkey queen made her escape. Her “old nurse” was killed somewhere between Chapel Hill Creek and the head of the Dragon by a colonist striking her on the head. The Queen and a young boy “wandered” for fourteen days in the swamps of the upper Dragon. While Bacon was reducing this Indian fort in King and Queen, Berkeley had assembled 200 men on the Eastern Shore and embarked them on the guardship and the ship captured from Bacon’s officers and in small sloops. At Elizabeth City he was joined by 100 men and with this force sailed up the James River and on September 8 retook Jamestown. Bacon’s force in Saint Stephen’s Parish had been reduced to 136 men. He had commissioned Goodrich a General and given to him the task of bringing the Northern Neck and the northern part of the Colony under control of the Bacon faction. When Bacon learned of the loss of Jamestown he marched south with his small force and took with them the 45 captured Indians. It is probable that he crossed the Mattaponi at Mantapike • On his march south many planters joined him and on September 10 or 11 his small force was in front of Berkeley at Jamestown. Here Bacon entrenched his soldiers, the first recorded use of such defenses by the English in the New World. While his men were “digging in” Bacon protected them from fire by placing in front of his position Mistresses John Page, Thomas Ballard, James Bray, Nathaniel Bacon (wife of his cousin) and Otho Thorpe. Two of these ladies were wives of landowners of Stratton Major Parish who had remained with Berkeley. On September 15 Berkeley attempted to attack Bacon but his troops would not advance and on September 17 Berkeley withdrew to his ships and that night Bacon burned Jamestown. After his victory at Jamestown, the people south of the James proclaimed Bacon in “great multitudes”. However news from the north of the colony was less favorable and Bacon learned that Colonel Giles Brent, of Stafford County, was moving southward with the militia from north of the Rappahannock. Bacon crossed into Gloucester to get men from that county to meet this threat. At first they declined to take the oath to support him if British troops came to the colony but then acceeded and Bacon moved north again through King and Queen to meet Brent. As Brent’s forces drew near to battle the colonists under Brent deserted their leader for Bacon. With this threat overcome, Bacon marched back down the Indian trail. Here at Major Thomas Pate’s house on the Poropotank he was taken ill. In his fever he was “inquiring ever and anon after the arrival of frigates and soldiers from England”. He died on October 26, 1676. Joseph Ingram succeeded Bacon as commander of the military forces while Drummond and Lawrence continued as the civil leaders of the revolutionists. Ingram faced the problem of defending the Tidewater against invasion from the Eastern Shore and from England. His headquarters were at Brick House, seat of the court of New Kent, and his main force of some 400, including 80 negroes, were at Captain West’s house at West Point. His center of resistance was along the York River with Captain Read’s at Yorktown a fort commanded by Colonel Hansford, and at Nathaniel Bacon’s (the councillor) a fort commanded by Major Whaley. His field force of “horse and foot” was under the command of Lt. General Gregory wakelett and was in Stratton Major Parish. Along the James River two houses, including Governor Berkeley’s “Green Springs”, were fortified. General Goodrich was in charge of all operations along the Rappahannock and the Northern Neck. In November Berkeley, knowing that British troops were on the way, took the offensive. His first blow was at Read house fort commanded by young Hansford. Major Robert Beverley commanded Berkeley’s forces and captured this outpost. 30 Berkeley then moved up the James River and occupied Jamestown. The men of Gloucester were now raised by Major Lawrence Smith and those of Middlesex by Sir Henry Chicheley and these two forces advanced into lower King and Queen, In two battles, the first in King and Queen, General Wakelett defeated both the force of Major Smith and the troops of Chicheley. King and Queen, New Kent and lower King William were the lands that were now furnishing the supplies for the Bacon forces. Captain Grantham, a British sea captain, was commissioned by Governor Berkeley to treat with the revolutionists and to tell them of the expected arrival of the British troops. Amnesty was promised to all save Drummond and Lawrence. In- gram accepted these terms first and was then followed by Wekelett who disbanded his forces in Stratton Major. Drummond was captured in the swamps of the Chicka- hominy. Whaley, Lawrence and others rode to an unknown fate “to the northwest”. The first armed revolution was a failure and in its battles King and Queen was the principal theater of the war. Governor Berkeley reassumed his arbitrary powers, summoned a new House of Burgesses, and proceeded to ignore both the terms of the amnesty or treaty and also the pardon for all save Bacon, which arrived with the British Commissioners and the first of the Royal troops on January 29, 1677. Young Colonel Hansford was tried and although he begged to be executed by a firing squad as a soldier, this young man, son and step-son of King and Queen landowners, became the first Virginia-born to be hanged. Others of King and Queen followed him to the gallows. Anthony Arnold was hung in chains after defending his right to resist oppression at his trial, bravely saying “It is well known I have no kindness for Kings; they have no rights but what they got by conquest and the sword, and he that can by force of the sword deprive them of it has as good and just a title to it as the King himself” Thomas Hall, clerk of the County and patentee along the Maracossic, also went to the gallows and then Captain Young, Thomas Mott, and Robert Holden. Robert Jones of King and Queen was sentenced to death but was spared because of his family connection with the Claibornes and Brewertons. Colonel Goodrich was sentenced to appear with the rope around his neck, but by this time Berkeley had been relieved by Coloney Jeffreys and the pardon became general. King and Queen paid a heavy price in the first revolution. Lands were forfeited. Among them were the lands of Goodrich on “Doctor’s Branch and along Richard’s path” which went to Colonel Edward Hill and then to John Baylor. Arnold’s lands were forfeited but his son Benjamin secured the restoration of some of them and in 1688 Benjamin Arnold held 1754 acres “as neare the river as could be” below Mill Creek, along a line of John Pigg’s and by Peck’s Hill” and a few years later added 1770 acres in King William, the present Presque Isle and established Arnold’s Ferry. Robert Jones recovered his patent for 250 acres near the Brewerton lands. Three other events influenced King and Queen history. Troops of the British regiment that arrived were quartered at Fort Mattaponi on the site of present Walkerton; in 1678 a new fort Mattaponi was built at the head of the river by the Councillor Nathaniel Bacon and the troops moved there under the command of the King and Queen planter, George Lyddal; a treaty was made with the Pamunkey Indians on May 29, 1677, at Middle Plantation. By this treaty the Pamunkey and Mattaponi tribes were given lands on Pamunkey Neck and moved from the upper Mattaponi. This treaty remains in effect until this day. The Chickahominies and some of the Mattaponis chose to remain on their former fields and their descendants are the Indians in the northwestern part of the County. Colonel Jeffreys had attempted to give to the colony a benevolent government 31 but in so doing had challenged the authority of the Burgesses. At his death although “the people were not reconciled one to another” leaders of the Burgesses and Council were again daring to question the rights of the Royal Governor and among them were Robert Beverley, clerk of the Burgesses; Thomas Ballard, the speaker; and Colonel Edward Hill, all King and Queen landowners. These former Berkeley supporters were as insistent of the rights of the colonists as had been the ardent Baconians. The surplus of tobacco still plagued the Colony, especially the lands between the York and the Rappahannock where there was a strong spirit of rebellion. In 1682 this economic condition supplied the spark that was kindled into a flame of rebellion by heavy taxation, special privilege, fear of the Indians and depression. Assembly of the Burgesses was forbidden. The wave of “tobacco cutting” to reduce the size of the crop spread through the counties of Gloucester, Middlesex, and King and Queen. This was put down with a heavy hand and three of the revolters were hanged —- Somerset Davis, Mathew Hudson and Bartholomew (Black) Austin. Three escaped and two were acquitted. Again King and Queen paid a price for freedom. Major Robert Beverley was imprisoned, denied the right of Habeas Corpus, and finally acquitted, but when he resumed his seat as a Burgess he continued to challenge the right of the Royal Governors and was removed and the right of the Burgesses to elect their clerk was denied them. Once hated by the Baconians, Robert Beverley became the champion of the small farmers against “court and council”. As a result of the Tobacco Insurrection John Sackler was made to pay for his part in it by building a bridge over the Dragon which became known as the “Old Bridge” and furnished a means of hauling tobacco from the lower part of the County to the Rappahannock. In 1682 the Tobacco Insurrection was not the only trial within the County. Sixty-six of the “inhabitants and housekeepers” of Saint Stephen’s Parish petitioned for the election of a new vestry, stating that the present vestry, a self—per-petuating group, illegally elected and “illiterate and ignorant men as are, and have been, ever ruled and awed by one or two particular persons, who are soe insulting, and of such ill despised and turbulent spirits and dispositions, that noe minister cann or will stay with us and teach amongst us -—“ Through the troublous 1680’s the County continued its growth. After 1683, tobacco prices improved and the colonists sought new lands. Stratton Major had become a well settled Parish of which Robert Carr was minister. Estates were growing as some planters accumulated wealth and bought the lands of others less fortunate. Captain John Lane established “Laneville” with a “Mill path” leading to the predecessor of Corbin’s mill; the Lewis plantation was extended along the Poropotank; adjoining Captain Lane’ s lands were those of John Bland and John Robinson. George Clough’s lands were called the “Mirey Meadow”. Robert Spencer consolidated holdings of 1300 acres. William Collins’ patent describes the “Cool Spring” on his plantation. One of the surviving wills of colonists of this period was that of Cornelius Vaughan who owned five hundred acres and left: 193 £, 1 shilling, 7 pence 7 cows, I steer, 1 heifer, 10 yearlings 6 hoggs, 8 shoats 1 bay mare, I gray mare An old house 4 feather beds, bedstead, 7 chairs “Parcel of books” and various items of clothing 32 Colonists were pushing to the northwest along the Mattaponi in Saint Stephen’s Parish. The new Fort no longer covered the upper River settlements and a company of rangers was provided. The Rev, William Williams was rector of this troublous Parish with his western Chapel on Chapel Hill Creek. Baconians were rebuilding their estates and the Berkeley followers had taken advantage of their position by getting large upriver grants. The Beverley lands were extended by thousands of acres and bounded by a path leading from “Portobago Indian town to the Chickahominy Indian town” showing that at this date (1695) Indians were in the north-west corner of the County. Captain Joshua Storey who started with 850 acres on “Brewerton’s Branch” in 1680 added 20,000 acres to his holdings, and more in joint patents. Thomas Todd, a large colonial merchant of that day with trading stations on the Rappahannock, the Potomac and in Maryland, patented 2828 acres below the old Mattaponi town, and here established a trading post for the upper end of the County. Colonel John West and Colonel Thomas Claiborne received the Mattaponi Indian lands after their resettlement on Pamunkey Neck. Edwyn Thacker obtained lands on the Indian path and adjoining his lands were those of William Smith, “a mariner”. William Leigh from the east of the Poropotank bought lands along the Mattaponi adjacent to Richard Tunstall and Major Wyatt and on Mustogobee and Apos- tecoque Swamps (now Court House Creek), James Taylor, ancestor of a president, patented lands in lower Saint Stephen’s and later large tracts in the upper County, one jointly with Captain Storey for 9,150 acres. This James Taylor, later a county officer, was the one who in 1715 gave to Saint Stephen’s Parish a sundial which now remains among the County’s relics. Sir William Skipwith, son of Sir Grey Skipwith who had been an early patentee, took 170 acres of land on the head of the Dragon. The Skipwiths were a family with the hereditary title of baronet. Robert Bird patented his lands on the upper Dragon which have continued in this family for nearly 300 years. Another patent on the Dragon went to Zachary Lewis, kinsman of the Lewis’ on the Poropotank, and also the ancestor of Zachary Taylor. This patent continued in the family as “Lewisville”. Land patents after this period became infrequent. In 1715 there were only 3 granted; in 1716 there were 2; in 1717 there were 4 and in 1719, 6. One in this last year was to Deschazaut. The population north of the Mattaponi was such that the New Kent court held regular sessions on the lands of Richard Tunstall and these courts by law had equal authority with those held at the regular courthouse at Brick House. Captain Francis Nicholson, a professional soldier, had succeeded two noble- men as governor and as a career administrator sought to defend the frontiers, bring peace among the factions and build the colony. One of his problems was the control of piracy which was threatening the York and the Rappahannock. A liberal government had taken over in England in the bloodless revolution, with King William and Queen Mary as joint rulers, This was the beginning of an era of good feeling, although this was not felt to be so by all settlers of King and Queen. Captain Jacob Lumpkin of Saint Stephen’s Parish did not subscribe to the new sovereigns and was summoned before the court at Richard Tunstall’ s his neigh- bor, for declining to take off his hat when healths were drunk to the joint sov- ereigns and for using abusive language to their majesties. His reply was “He would drink to a King and Queen but not to King William and Queen Mary”. The tomb of this independent remains at Mattaponi Church. In active rebellion or in tobacco insurrections, challenging the authority of the royal governors, in protesting against illegal vestries even to autocratic noble governors, and in refusing to acknowledge new English sovereigns, these founders of King and Queen maintained their independence. 33 In 1691 the new County was created by the Colony of Virginia. King and Queen, Metes and Bounds, and Organization The General Assembly at James City on April 16, 1691 enacted: “Whereas sundry and divers inconveniences attend the inhabitants of New Kent County and all others who have occasion to prosecute suits there, by reason of the difficulty in passing the river -— New Kent be divided into two distinct Counties, so that Pamunkey River shall divide the same, and so down York River to the extent of the County ....and that the north side with Pomunkey Neck be called and known by the name of King and Queen County”. This was the twenty—first county organized within the Colony. The County when it was formed had as its eastern boundary the Poropotank and its northeastern boundary was the Piankatank and the Dragon, and from there to the northwest the watershed of the Rappahannock. Its southwestern boundary was the north branch of the Pamunkey, the North Anna, the Pamunkey and the York. There was no northwestern boundary. The County Court which was the governing body of the County was to meet on the twelfth day of each month at the site where the New Kent Court had previously met on the north side of the River -- the present court house. Edmund Tunstall and Catherine, his wife gave an acre of land for a courthouse. Here the courthouse has always remained. The extensive lands of King and Queen would not remain within the County. In 1702 the new County of King William was formed from the Pamunkey Neck and the Mattaponi. became the boundary between King and Queen and its daughter County King William. In 1721 Spottsylvania was organized as a frontier county with its present southeastern boundary. In 1728, in a colonial political difference, Caroline County was formed from the upper parts of King and Queen, Essex and King William. The northwestern boundary of King and Queen was set as the main stream of the Maracossic Creek. In 1742, this boundary was amended and lands east of the Maracossic were taken from King and Queen and added to Caroline and again in 1762 the northwestern boundary was changed by an addition to Caroline and a loss of land to King and Queen. The final boundary was “--Morocosick Creek, at the mouth of Beverly Run, thence up the said run and the south fork which Beverley’s Mill stands on to the head thereof, and from thence by a straight line between said county and the County of Essex”. Later there were attempts to change this boundary by appeals to the House of Delegates but such petitions were rejected. One in 1789, signed by 40 petitioners, stated that Essex Court House was more convenient and asked that the boundary be over Richard’s Mill to Newtown thence down the road to Barlow Swamp and down the said swamp to the Mattaponi and that this portion be added to Essex. A later petition that parts of Caroline, Essex and upper King and Queen be combined into a separate county was also denied. The County consisted of three Parishes: Saint John’s, a parish entirely within Pamunkey Neck; Stratton Major, the oldest, with a northwestern boundary generally along the present lines of Buena Vista and Stevensville Districts; and Saint Stephen’s, which was north of the Mattaponi stretched to the western limits of the County and Colony. In 1713 Saint George’s Parish was taken from the upper end of Saint Stephen’s (later the Spotsylvania County line) and on January 16, 1723/24 the long upper part of Saint Stephen’s was created Drysdale Parish, named for the governor. The boundary between these parishes was “Division of said parish be and begin at the landing called Captain 34 Todd’s thence up the Rowling Road through Moraticco Race Ground to Matta- poni Run at the old Chappell Bridge thence up the easternmost main branch of Mattaponi Run up to the Reeds and from thence a direct course to the nearest part of Essex County leaving the plantation of Abraham Wilson in the said parish of Saint Stephen’s.” Parishes of the colonial period were divided into precincts which were the areas of lands processioned for boundary markers and taxes. After the revolution and the disestablishment of the Church the parish ceased to be a political unit and the precinct became the subordinate unit of the County. The “Underwood Constitution” of 1868, in the days when Virginia was Military Districkt No. I, required that Virginia counties be organized into “townships” and assigned to these political subdivisions several governmental functions. The old county courts were abolished. Each township was to elect a Supervisor who replaced the county courts except for judicial functions. King and Queen was divided into three townships -- Buena Vista, which followed the ancient boundaries of Stratton Major Parish with minor adjustments; Stevensville, which took in the lower part of old Saint Stephen’s Parish northwest to the main road Walkerton-Bruington-Minor; and Newtown, which combined the upper part of old Saint Stephen’s Parish and that part of Drysdale that remained in King and Queen County. With the new constitution of Virginia in the 1870’s the townships were abolished and the magisterial district became the sub—unit of the county. VIRGINIA HISTORICAL MAGAZINE, Vol. 12, page 293 for “Warrant from Giles Brent by Commission from horses and Gen. Nat. Bacon, 1676. supplies (Lancaster Co., Va.) to aid “To L’tt. Jon. Arnold, to Execute the same in Gen. Nat. Bacon the County of Lanc’r. in the Know all men by these presents that I Doe Impower Indian War Thomas Parfitt to execute the contents of this warrant as witness my hand, July the 29th, 1676. John Arnold Record. undecimo Die September A0 Dom. 1678. John Stretchley, Cl. Car.” THE BULLETIN OF THE KING AND QUEEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA (No. 31) Arnold’s ... Yarbrough’s Or (July 1971) Arnall’s Ferry One of the most fertile farms between Walkerton and Aylett was one called Presqu’Isle. It was given the name by the formation of an “almost island” at the point where the river and a small stream known by the name of Spirit Run nearly surround the tract of land. Presqu’Isle is most often referred to as belonging to Joseph Temple, acquired by his marriage with Ann Arnold daughter of Benjamin Arnold. Here was Arnold’s Ferry sometimes called Yarbrough’s or Arnall’s. The prologue to its operation adds a zest to its story unique from all other ferry histories, for the 17th century planter on whose land the ferry was ultimately set up, had an aura about him that would excite the imagination of any 35 student of Virginia’s colonial history. Today’s youth would love him! One of the earliest patentees of land along the York and its tributaries (the Mattapony and Pamunkey were thought for a long time to be only branches of the York) was a man named Anthony Arnold. Where he came from, and what was his old-world background, is not known. He was certainly an individualist and a law unto himself. His ideas of a man’s right to his own personal freedom were one hundred years ahead of his time. Had he lived in 1776 instead of 1676 he would now be counted among our great patriots. As it is, few people have heard of him. His persistent cantankerousness was a headache to the Honourable Council. The bold way in which he spoke of Kings and Majesties; his utter disregard for Court Orders and Fines made him a “natural recruit” for Nathaniel Bacon’s Rebellion, and he became one of its most ardent supporters. Upon the failure of that movement he was one of the first to feel the vengeful wrath of Governor Berkeley. On March 9, 1677 twenty-five men were tried and on the 15th all twenty—five were executed. Arnold was one of these and the story is that he was hanged in chains from a mulberry tree near today’s Second and Main Streets in West Point. There are ample grounds for believing that this protester and rebel was the father of Benjamin Arnold of Presqu’Isle. Beyond doubt certain lands which had been patented by Anthony Arnold and upon his execution confiscated, were later restored to Benjamin Arnold, though nowhere is he actually stated to have been the son of the condemned man. For many years Arnold’ s Ferry was the only crossing place in this part of our county over to King William. No termination date for its operation was dis- covered but it must have ceased to run sometime before 1786, when Philip Aylett petitioned for a ferry on his land because of the inconvenience people in that section “must suffer for want of a ferry.” A 1727 map proves that Arnold’s Ferry was operating then and may well have continued past the middle of the century, going by the name of Temple’s Ferry, after 1748. (Notes from the collection of the late Elizabeth Hawes Ryland revealed much of this information.) "Documents from the British Public Record Office relating to Anthony Arnold" (Contributed and transcribed by Hazel Arnold MacIvor) America and West Indies Original Correspondence British Public Record Office CO 1/39 Wiccomonico in Maryland 20 Jan 1676 Rt. Honorable Sir My last to you of the 18 post. The most considerable affair that I am at present to acquaint you with is about the Sennico and Susquehannok Indians who have had the beginning of December last a small encounter at Jacob Young’s house, the Intelligence came out to me on tuesday last, upon which I have taken ye most effectual care I could at present for the security of Baltimore and Cecill County, and since the whole circumstances would cause my letter to swell to too greate a bulke, I have therefore herewith sent you the originalle letters I received from the head of the Bay relating to it, and likewise copies of my orders and commissions to Hamby and Wells, for their regulation in their juris— diction ... for about 20 or 25 days there hath occurred the greatest Revolution 36 in the Virginia Affairs that can possibly be imagined for at the beginning of their Rebellion was grounded on madness and folly and so continued in its whole progress, so the whole has turned again as wonderfully and swiftly in and submis- sion of all the chief Rebells to Sir William Berkeley, to say, Ingram the Titulur Generall, who succeeded Bacon and his Lieutenant Generall Watlett and our noble captaine Coll: Bromington, and all their men, and but three Rebells of note stand out and they but with four men, but they have been during the whole Rebellion, the Bellweathers of unrest, to say, Laurence, Drummond and Arnold, and they suddainely expected to be taken either dead or alive so that now Sir Wm. Berkeley is once more established in his government but for how long I know not ... I fear the warme weather when it comes may produce another swarme and may have as venomous stings as the late fracas had, especially if nothing from the King is done with some persons to settle affaires in Virginia in better order than I imagine those that are more in power there can doe . There must be an alteration though not of government yet in the government. New men must be put in power, the old ones will never agree with ye common people, and if that not be done, His majestie, in my opinion, will never find a well settled government in that colony Thos: Notley Gov. of Maryland "Colonial Papers General Series America and West Indies" An Accot. of the Estate of Anthony Arnold: who was tryed and condemned for Rebellion and Treason and hung in chains (Contributed by Hazel Arnold MacIvor. Transcribed from the Original Document on deposit at the British Public Record Office. CO 5/1371 [Part 2) 3211 pp. 475—476) According to the Order of the Rt. Honorable Sir Wm. Berkeley His Reall Estate./ A plantation of 1200 acres of Indifferent good land with ordinary Virginia housing upon it together with an under shott mill upon the sd. land: valued at --* 300 acres of Land now laying upon Hoarcock Swamp: good land an indifferent good orchard but very bad housing -- it was purchased by Arnold of John Pigg./ 400 acres of Land upon Timber bounded: being good land and very much good timber upon it. 500 acres of Land bought by Arnold of Elias Downs being at the head of Pamunkey Neck: bad land: and no buildings 600 acres of land on north side of Mattapony River joyning upon meadows and pur- chased of Coll: Clayborn His Personall Estate 8 bus • of corn in the grist mill ) 8 barrows and spotted sows of 3 years and upwards ) 17 swine of one years old and upwards ) 48 head 3 breeding sows ) 20 large pigs or young shoats in all ) ___________________________________ * This is left blank in original document. H.J.M. 37 Horses good saddle horse in the hands of Coll: Clayborn ) good breeding mare to house ) 3 old cart horse in the hands of John Inge ) Cattle Cows ) yearling ) 12 head 1 young calves ) 1 old cart with Iron banded wheels 1 harness for horse: with Capt. Clayborn 1 gunn )this was in hands of Tho. Miller 2 Iron potts ) old fether bed ) very good fether bed ) these was in the hands of Mr. John Clayborn good worsted rugg ) 6 Redd Cushion Chairs ) 1 Iron pott of 6 gall. ) these things was caryed away by Dunbar 1 great — about 40 gall. ) 1 mayd for about 3 year to serve) 1 Taylor: 1 yr. to serve ) 1 gold ring worth 30 lb. sterling which by ) these was in the hands of the memory of severall bought persons ) Capt. Jacob Lumpkin belongs to Arnold’s sister ) The half of a sloop with John Babb: who bought the sd. halfe of Arnold: and hath not paid for it yet. There is divers Papers, bills, bonds and pattents with other writings belonging to Anth: Arnold in the hands of Capt. Jacob Lumpkin 17 Apr. 1677 "Sainsbury Abstracts": Volume XVI, 1676—1677, p. 23?. Petition of the four poor distressed orphans of Anthony Arnold to the Commissioners for Virginia -— For restitution of their father’s small estate, who was executed for being concerned in Bacon’s rebellion. (Colonial Papers 1 p.) 7 April 1677 British Public Record Office CO 1/40 3211 To the Right Honorable Herbert Jefferyes Esqr. Governor & Cap Generall of Virginia & His Majties Honble Comissioners The humble petition of the four poore distressed Orphans of Anthony Arnold Most Humbly Showeth, That your poore petitioners ffather (having been by the many spurious though false pretensions of Nathaniel Bacon Junior) seduced into this late Rebellion being arraigned and found guilty was executed for same and his estate (falling by Order of Law) Unto our Sovereign Lord the King, hath left your poore distressed petitioners destitute of maintainence and Reliefe, but such as the charity of 38 some persons moved with the distressedness of our sad and deplorable conditions hath bestowed upon us. However it may please your honor (your petitioners tender and miserable condition considered) toe nothing doubt but that his most sacred Majtie:, out of his grace and accustomed pitty will favourably allow your honors to charitably act in bestowing on your poor petitioners that small estate for their maintainence and education, doth it please God Almighty of his mercy and goodness to Lend unto their ffather soe therefore most humbly implore your honors clemency and goodness for their Reliefe in the premises. And your poore petitioners shall as in our bond ever pray for your Honors. VIRGINIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY Volume 22 Page 366 Colonial Entry Blank No. 81 pp. 429-495 (Contributed by Betty Jean Arnold Guzak) Oct. ? 1677 Inventories of Delinquint Estates in Va. prefixed by a list of debts claimed by divers persons out of the estates contained in this book with mem. signed by Sir John Berry and Fran. Moryson that on his Maj. determination concerning the disposal of said estates herein set down Lieut. Col. George Jordon and Major Theophilis Hone, employed by H. M. Commiss: to report what estates have been seized as forfeited to his Majesty they may be considered out of the said Estate for their great trouble . The following are the names of the persons whose estates are involved. Will Hunt — Giles Bland — Robt. Joanes — Col. Jas. Crewes — Nath. Bacon — Win. Cookson — Win. Dromaer (?) — John Greene - John. Hes. — Capt. Win. Carver — Win. Rooking - Tho. Hall - Tho. Willforde - Antho. Arnold - Henry Page - Tho. Hunsford - Tho. Whaley - Edmund Cheesman VIRGINIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY Volume Page 389 - 396 Jacobitism in Virginia Charges Against Captain Jacob Lumpkin. (From Virginia State Archives, Richmond). (Contributed by Hazel Arnold MacIvor) New Kent -- At a Court held Septem 29th, 1690, At Mr. Tunstall’s. Gents -- Coll. John West, Capt. Roger Malory, Mr. Thom. ffoster, Capt. Jos. ffoster, Mr. Robert Bird, Capt. John Lane, Mr. Jos. Story -- Justices. It is ordered upon returne of an Information Benjamin Arnold made before Capt. John Lane and Mr. Robert Bird, Justices, against Capt. Jacob Lumpkin for Seditious, unlawful and dangerous words expressed against their Majestyes and their present Governour, that ye Sheriff Simon the said Capt . Lumpkin and all the Evidense to Appeare at the house of Mr. Edmond Tunstall on ye 9 day of Ootobr next, when the Court have Appointed to meet and examine the Evidence therein and alsoe that ye Sheriff give all the Northaide Gentlemen Notice hereof for Speedy Tryall of ye matter. Test: Howes,* Cl. Cur. New Kent -- At a Court held for examination of Evidence upon Ben Arnold’s Informa- tion against Capt. Jacob Lumpkin in their Majties behalf at ye House of Mr. Edmond Tunstall, October ye 9, 1690. ____________________________________ * The HOUSE family is found later in Old 96 District, South Carolina. HJM 39 Gent. -- Capt. John West, Major Wm. Wyatt, Capt. Roger Malory, Capt. John Lane, Mr. Thorn. ffoster, Mr. Robt. Bird, Mr. Joshua Story -- Justices. It is ordered upon due examination of the Evidences Sumoned to Appeare at this Court upon ye said Ben Arnold's Information against Capt. Jacob Lumpkin for expressing and Publickly declareing divers Seditious turbulent and unlawfull words in contempt of their Majties and their prest. Governour, that ye Clark forthwith deliver Coppys of all this Court’s proceedings to Coll. Richd Johnson, high Sheriff, to be by him carefully Conveyed to ye Honble Governor and Councells by ye ffirst day of ye next Genl Court, ye Sheriff hauving duly Sumoned the Said Capt. Lumpkin to this Court he fail’d to Appeare and make his defence. Test: Job. Howes, Cl. Cur. Septembr ye 30, 1690. Then Sumoned ye abovesaid Capt. Lumpkin, Richard Yarbrough and his wiff, Ann Browne,* Ellinor Thomasson* & Ann Arnold.* Sumoned by James Taylor, Sub. Sher. A true Coppy, Job. Howes, Cl. Cur. I, the Subscriber, doe informe their Maties Justices of New Kent County against Capt. Jacob Lumpkin of ye Same County for yt he ye Said Capt. Jacob Lumpkin on or about ye first of September, 1690, att house of me, Subscriber, in company with and before Divers Evidences, did utter, expreess & declare diverse Seditious unlawfull and dangerous words & expressions agt their maties and their pr’sent Governr, ye Honorble ffrancis Nicholson, Esq.., in manner & forme following, that being in Company att ye Said Compl’ts house at ye time aforesaid with Joseph Clarke, Richard Yarbrough, myself & wife & severall other p’sons, & drinking their Maties health to ye Said Capt. Jacob Lumpkin, ye said Capt. Jacob Lumpkin Sleighted itt & refused to put of his hat. Afterwards ye informer, with ye aforesaid Complt, according to usuall Custome to trye ye temper of ye Said Capt. Jacob Lumpkin, Dranke ye Honble their Maties Governors health when ye Said Capt. Lumpkin alsoe Sleighted, & mounting his horse Swore he was as good a man as ye Governor & Swore God dam him if he were there he would fight him, to which information I sett my hands this 10th of Septembr, Anno, 1690. Ben. Arnold. This information was exhibited unto us ye day and year abovesaid. John Lane, Robert Bird. Sworne to in Cort, New Kent, October the 9th, 1690. A true Coppy from ye originall. Test: Job. Howes, Cl. Cur. Ann Browne, Aged 31 years or thereabouts, sworne, sayd: That your Depont being att ye house of Ben: Arnolds about ye begining of September last, in Company with severall p’sons of ye neighbourhood which were drinking ye King’s & Queen’s health, And Joseph Clarke nameing King William & Queen Mary, and Capt. Jacob Lumpkin being there was willing to drink ye King & Queen’s health but refused to name King William & Queen Mary. And ye said Joseph hath said there was a great many Kings & Queens & urged him to name them, but he refused or to pull of his hat, & when ye said Capt. Lumpkin went to gett upon his horse he said if any man came to oppose him he would fight him if itt was ye Governr, & after he was upon his horse he swore a great Oath which to ye best of yor Depont knowledge was (God dam him) if ye Governr were there he would fight him, & further _________________________________________ * Browns and Arnolds together in Old 96 District South Carolina and in Gwinnett Co., Georgia 40 sayth not. Ann Browne. Sworne to in Court, New Kent, Octob. ye 9, 1690. Test: Job Howes, Cl. Cur. Ellinor Thompson, Aged 22 years or thereabouts. Sworne, Sayth: That yor Depont being alsoe in ye company att ye house of Ben Arnold att ye same time, did hear ye same words as Ann Browne hath declared in ye above Deposition, excepting only that yt he ye said Capt. Lumpkin should say when he got upon his horse (if any man came to oppose him he would fight him itt were ye Governor), which your Depon’t did not hear. And further yor Depont did severall times hear ye said Capt. Lumpkin say he would fight ye Governor. And Joseph Clarke cut a Stick & bid Capt. Lumpkin measure itt with his Cane & he would fight him in ye Governrs behalf. And further yor Depont Saith not. Ellinor Thompson, her mark. Sworne to in Court, New Kent, Octobr 9, 1690. True Coppy p. Job. Howes, Cl. Cur. Ann Arnold, Aged 18 years or thereabouts, Sworne, saith: That yor Depon’t well knoweth yt ye within Deposition of Ann Browne is ye truth in every p’ticular & further yar Depon’t saith yt ye said Capt. Lumpkin mounting his horse said he was as good a man as ye Governor & Swore (God dam him) if he were there he would fight him. And Joseph Clarke went & cutt a Stick & bid him ye Said Capt. Lumpkin mesure itt with his cane & he would fight him in ye Governors behalfe • And further yor Depont Saith not. Ann Arnold. All sworne in Co’rt, New Kent, Octor ye 9th, 1690. A true Coppy p. Job Howes, Cl. Cur. Richard Yarbrough, Aged 38 years or thereabouts, Sworne, Saith: That your Depont being att ye house of Benjamin Arnolds about ye beginning of September last, in company with Severall p’ sons of ye neighbourhood & drinking their Maties health, King William & Queen Mary, ye said Capt. Lumpkin refused to name them but said he would drink ye King & Queen’s health, which did disturb Severall of ye company & words ariseing Capt. Lumpkin was for going, & severall of ye Company followed him towards his horse & amongst ye rest Joseph Clarke importuned him to stay & be conformable, but he refused & in like manner refused to name the Governrs health being named by severall of ye Company Governr Nichol- son’s health, or move his hat, but he mounted his horse & yor Depont being att some distance heard ye said Capt. Lumpkin say with a loud voyce he would fight ye Governr. Whereupon ye said Joseph Clarke tooke him up & threatened to beat him & alsoe pulled him off his horse. And I heard noe more from him afterwards, & further Saith not. Richard Yarbrough, his mark. Sworne to in Court, New Kent, Octor 9, 1690. Test: Job. Howes, Cl. Cur. Elizabeth Yarbrough, wife of Richard Yarbrough, aged 34 years or thereabouts, Sworne, Saith that your Depon’t being att ye house of ye said Benjamin Arnold in ye Company afore mentioned, did hear Capt. Jacob Lumpkin say with a loud voyce as 41 he satt upon his horse yt he would fight ye Governr. And further Saith not. Eliz. Yarbrough, her mark. Hath Sworne to in Court, New Kent, October ye 9th, 1690. True Coppy p. Job. Howes, Cl. Cur. ------------ (The loyalty felt by Virginians to the earlier Stuarts was nearly worn out during the reigns of the later. The early colonists brought with them an heredi- tary affection to the monarchy, and as Virginia was but little affected by the misgovernment of James and Charles I, the colonists were, with but inconsiderable exceptions, loyal to the Crown and the Stuart family. Loyalty, however, is to most people largely a matter of personal interest and convenience, and the oppres- sive government, high taxation, avaricious and illiberal governors, and low prices for tobacco, together with the entire disregard of the wishes and opinions of the Virginia people shown by the grant of the Northern Neck, left only a feeble loyalty at the close of the reign of James II. But above all, were the Virginians ardent Protestants and the rapid progress of Catholicism which James was forcing, caused a general feeling of uneasiness. Signs of this discontent were not infrequent. In 1686, Edmund Bowman, a wealthy merchant and planter, who was a magistrate in Northampton county, was ordered to appear before the Council for treasonable words against the King; James Collins, on a similar charge was thrown into prison and ironed (Burk’s Virginia, II, 29?). There was apparently a belief among the people that the two new councillors appointed about this time, Isaac Allerton and John Armistead, were Papists. Burk states that they were and cites “Ancient Records” as his authority. The county of Stafford “was inflamed by the bold and enthusiastic harangues of John Waugh, their preacher,” and some commotion took place. Col. Charles Scarborough, a prominent man on the Eastern Shore was prosecuted for saying “that his Majesty King James would wear out the Church of England, for that when there was any vacant offices, he supplied them with men of a different persuasion.” He was bold enough to say this to the governor himself. When the first news of the events in England which lead to the Revolution, reached Virginia, much excitement was caused and some disturbances . A report spread that the Catholics in Maryland, aided by the Indians, were to attack the Protestants of that Colony and Virginia, and in the country on the upper parts of the Rappahannock and Potomac, a number of parties of armed men assembled for defence, “ready” says Nicholas Spencer, Secretary of State of Virginia, “to fly in ye face of the government, soe that matters were tending to a Rebellion.” He states that he did not think it possible that the peace of the country could have been maintained but for the news of the accession of William and Mary. The great majority of Virginians were heartily pleased at the result of the Revolution, and gave their majesties a cordial and loyal support. Williamsburg, William and Mary College, King William, King and Queen and Orange counties, are evidences of the popular feeling. But there were a few exceptions, a few people who like Captain Lumpkin, still retained the old loyalty to the Stuarts. The two counsellors, Armistead and Allerton, together with a third, Richard Lee the younger, refused to take the oaths, and retired from the Council in 1691, though Lee, and it is believed, Armistead, again became members a few years later. A few instances of this feeling appear in the documents in the “Calendar of Virginia State Papers." On July 2d, 1689, one John Dodson gave information, that about Jan. 20th preceding, his “Cozen Thomas Browne and myselfe having had severall discourses about ye Transactions in England, he hath at severall tymes reproached ye Kinge, that now is, and lately was stiled ye prince of Aurange, 42 with the titles of Rouge, Villian, Rebell and Traytor, & this not only when not *** knowne in this Country, but by ye titell of ye prince of Orange, but since it was publiquely known and reported in this countrey, that he was proclaimed Kinge in England. A strange * * * very ffrequent with him to compare the said Kinge William to Oliver Cromwell, making ye result of ye comparison to render Cromwell an honest man & a saint, in respect to ye Kinge. The Parliament, now sitting in England, as equally reproach’d with dishonorable terms, affirming they were no parliament, but a Company of Bad men, got together by ye power of ye sword to execute their master Oliver’s commands.” In regard to Captain Lumpkin but little information remains. He was buried at Mattapony Church, King and Queen county, where his broken tomb remains, with the following epitaph: “Jacob Lumpkin Obiit * die Sep. Anno. Aeri in 1708, Aetatis 64 Dux Militium Victor Hostium Morte Victus Pax * * * * * * * * * * * Sepultus.” But little of the military career of the valiant Captain has come down to us. In the records of Middlesex county is an order dated Oct. 2d, 1677, stating that 18 men, with horses, were sent out of that county (by command of Governor Jeffreys) on May 20th preceding, under the command of Captain Jacob Lumpkin, and in Lancaster, May 29, 1678, is a certificate in regard to a horse which was taken out in service against the Indians under command of Captain Jacob Lumpkin, and was out five months. It is believed that Captain Lumpkin was ancestor of the family of the name in Virginia, and also of the distinguished Southern Jurists.) Some Papers Relating to Arnolds "Valentine Papers" Vol. II, p. 782 Capt. Geo. Lyddall Patent (Pat. Bk. 4, p. 324 (444) 3306 acres New Kent Co. on both sides of Black Creek Adj. Anthony Arnold, Capt. John West, Wamcock Swamp, Madicum Pass Oct. 12, 1662 Geo. Lydall died 19 Jan. 1705. Capt. John West, Esqr. (Pat. Bk. 2, p. 313) (Always near Arnolds) 1550 acres York Co. 6 May 1651 6 miles up York Riv.- up the fork on s. side of River — M. w. by Mattedequain Cr. Wife was named Ann and had son John West, Jr. John Woodson of Goochland County from John Spencer and Roxanna, his wife, of Albemarle Co. 175 acres on Head of Ivy Creek adjoining Samuel Arnold. Nov. 10, 1768. A SHORT CENSUS OF VIRGINIA — 1779: Benjamin Arnold Fauquier Co. Entry No. 239, Amt Dep. 30 £ James Arnold Caroline Co. 1861 81 Benjamin Arnold Bedford Co. 1959 57? 43 ENGLISH DUPLICATES OF LOST VIRGINIA RECORDS -- Louis des Cognets, Jr. (Princeton, New Jersey 1958) Committee for Examining Claims to Land in Pamunkey Neck -—— June 1699 p 60 Benjamin Arnold about 1800 acres leased to him by the Chickahominy Indians for which he assigned to the sd. Indians in fee 600 acres of Patented Land and gave several other valuable considerations. p 66 Drammaocho Mongy, a chief Ruler of the Chickahominy Indians — Petition Leases null and void except such lands as they have by exchange from any of his Majesty’s subjects, such as Arnold and Mallery. THE LAWS OF VIRGINIA -— 1700—1750 Compiled by Waverly K. Winfree (1971) p 191 Nov. 2 to Dec. 23, 1720. An Act of dividing St. John’s Parish in the county of King William. (Signed 23 Dec. 1720) Whereas many Inconveniences attend the Parishioners of Saint John’s Parish in the County of King William by reason of the great length thereof, Be it Enacted --- (After 1 May 1721 Parish to be divided into two parishes by) the main road which runs from Arnold’s Ferry on Mattapony River towards Crenshaw’s Ferry to Munkerwing Swamp ... to Pamunkey River. (Part below to remain St. John’s; part above to be called St. Margaret’s) WASHINGTON Mss. 144, 149, 156 p. 144 Muster Roll of Capt. Robert Stewart’s Company in the Virginia Regiment Aug. 1, 1757 79 FranS Arnold 21 yrs old; 5’ 11”; Enlisted by Act of Assembly; born Virginia; Planter; stationed at Winchester; enlisted in Stafford; Brown complexion, dark eyes, dark brown Hair. p 149 Roll of Capt. Henry Woodward’s CompY at Fort Lytleton, Augt 22, 1757 Anthoy Arnold, 1 coat; 1 W. Coat; 1 Breeches; 2 shirts; 1 hatt; 1 (pair) shoes; no stockings; no Stocks; 1 (pr) Shoe Buckles; no Garter Buckles; 1 Cockade; 1 Comb; 1 Canteen; 1 Knap- sack; 1 Haversack; 1 Blanket; 1 Bayonet; no cartridge Box; 1 Gun. p 156 Size Roll of Capt Woodward’s Company. Septr the 24th 1757 Anthony Arnold; born Va.; 21 yrs old; 5,11 1/2; from Carolina Co.; Brown Complection; Planter; Brown Hair; Tall, wellmade. (No Benjamin Arnold listed in French and Indian or Dunmore’s Wars.) "Swem’s Index" on Arnolds. Conclusion. (For earlier installments see Vol. I No. 1 p. 27; Vol. I No. 2 p. 60; Vol. I No. 3 p. 94) (Contributed by Ann A. Hennings) Swem’s Index to C = Calendar of Virginia State Papers; R = Virginia Historical Register; V = Vir- ginia Magazine of History and Biography; W = William & Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazines (Series 1 & 2); T Tyler’s Quarterly Historical & Genealogical Magazine; H — Henings’ Statutes at Large; N Lower Norfolk County Virginia Anti- quary. Example: 14W(1)130 — Vol. 14 of William and Mary Quarterly (Series 1), page 130. 44 Ann 2T348 Unable to locate Anthony 1C14 1683, Nov. 17 • Arnold executed for high treason. One Anthony Arnold executed for high treason and one Covington being indebted to him in a certain amount of Tobacco and Cask, judgment prayed against the latter for this debt as confiscated to the Crown &c; also case of one Howerton, in like circumstances. by Edmd Jenning, Atty. General. 1C18,19 March 5th Rappahannock Co. Court held. Col. John Stone, Capt. Geol. Taylor, Mr. Jas. Harrison, Mr. Win. Slaughter —Justices. Prelude: To his Excellency Francis Lord Howard, Baron of Effinghim, his Maties Liet, &c &c; Edmd Jennings his Matyes Attorney Genll , Humbly Sheweth ... 1685 Ed. Jennings, Atty Genl brings suit vs. one Coventon indebted to one Arnold, who had been executed for high treason. “That Wm Coventon became indebted unto Anthony Arnold, the Sum of 700 lbs Tob. & Cask, as by his bill, bearing date the 12th day of Nov. 1672, may appeare and also the sum of 2,000 lbs of tobacco & Cask as by another bill, bearing date ye 14th day of Nov. 1672, may also appeare & whereas the sd Arnold was attainted, and executed for high treason, by wc his Estate, both reall and p’sonall, became forfeited to his most sacred matye, and ye said Coventon having never satisyed or payd the sd sume to the sd Arnold before his attainder, or att any time since, and still refusing foe to doe, tho often required.” Betty 4T414 Extract from an undated letter of the Rev. Anson Titus of West Somerville, Mass. “Agnes Pye Usher was a daughter of Luke Noble Usher and wife Harriet Ann L’Estrange, actors on Phila. circuit 1796—1804, in Boston 1804-1808; and in Quebec, thence to Lexington, Ky., the Usher home. Mr. and Mrs. Usher died in 1814 ... Mrs. Usher, as you may recall, was a running mate of ‘Betty’ Arnold, who became the mother of Edgar Allan Poe.” Elizabeth Wright “The removal of Capt. John5 Wright, Junr, Gent., from & Samuel Ar— Fauquier Co. to Buck Shoal Twnsp, Surry (now Yadkin) Co., nold 1T184,185 N.C., is proven by various indications among which area 1. He disappears completely from Fauquier records (except in his father’s will) immediately after the sale to Peter Grant of the last of his property in Fauquier Co., Sept. 21, 1774 2. He first appears of record in Surry Co., N.C. in Feb. 1775, as defendant in an action at law brought by Joseph Crouch, in which John5 Wright’s son-in-law, Samuel Arnold, became one of the ‘sureties’ named on the defendant’s bond (Surry Co., N.C. filed court paper for Feb. Term 1775; also in ‘A Civil Docket for the County of Surry’ Book 1 (unpaged) “New Actions in Feb. Term 1775.”) 3. In his will (recorded in office of the Clerk of the Court at Dobson, N.C.) proved at the May term of the court, 1790 of Surry Co., N.C. ... “I was born in Faquier Co., 45 State of Virginia on the 18th day of Feby 1758’ and filed with this affidavit now in the U.S. Pension office is the original leaf of his family Bible bearing records of births, marriages, and deaths, among which is the entry, ‘Father Departed this Life Oct. 30, 1789’ (See Pension papers file #11,899 at U.S. Pension Office). 4. In his said will John5 Wright, Gent., and surveyor, directs that his ‘surveyor Instrument be sold to buy a horse’ also he names therein ‘my loving wife Ann’ (Wil- liams) and their sons ‘Williams’ Wright and William Wright and daughter ‘Lezebeth Arnold’ and her husband ‘Saml Arnold’ who were married in Fauquier Co., Va. Sept. 5, 1771, before her parents removed to N.C. (See record of their marriage license bond in County Clerk’s Office, Warrenton, Va.) This Elizabeth was the eldest daughter and probably named for her grandmother, Eliza- beth Wright.” “This will of Capt. John5 Wright, Gent., also names 18 children, all by wife Ann (Williams) Wright 4T264 p. 153, The Washington—Wright Connection and some Descen— dants of Francis and Ann (Washington) Wright. “His (John) daughter Elizabeth had married Samuel Arnold in 1771 in Fauquier Co. (Marr. Lics. bond dated Sept. 5, 1771, recorded at county clerk’s office in Warrenton); and she and her husband also went to the same place in North Carolina, Samuel Arnold becoming first of record there at the same time as did his father—in-law Wright.” 4T265 “The first extant record of him (Wright) in North Carolina is as defendant in a Civil suit at Feb. term 1775, brought by Joseph Crouch, for £ 15, damages in proclamation money. The defendants sons—in—law, Samuel Arnold and Lewis Elliott, signed his bond (preserved in file papers at Dobson) as sureties for his appearance at the next session of the court.” 4T269 (Office of the Secretary of State, Raleigh, N.C. file #461.) Surry Co. John Wright. Warrant for survey dated 1 Dec. 1778, 300 acres on both sides of Miller’s Creek adj. Samuel Arnold’s line and the line of Lewis Elliott ...“ 4T270 “‘A List of the Taxable Property Belonging to Capt. Wool— dredge’s Dist. Rec’d by me John Elsbery for the year 1780”’ “Saml Arnold” (son-in—law of Capt. John Wright) “Entrys, 3; quantity of Land 940; horses, 2; cattle 7; money in land £ 45; Total £ 345.” 4T272 (Dobson: Will Book 1, p. 152) Joseph Masters of Surry Co. in his will dated 14 June 1781 appts “my friends John Wright & Samuel Arnold Executors.” 4T273,274 John Wright’s will Surry Co. 1790 at Dobson. “I give to my Daughters Lezebeth Arnold, Nancy Elliott, Agatha Elsbury, Amelia Martain, Lucrecia Petty, and Frances Reiley all of them twenty Shillings each ...“ Gives land to wife — bounded 46 by Sam’l Arnold’s land, Dated 1789, 8 Oct. George 9081 Richmond, 24 Jan 1800. Comm. members pertaining to elections. For Harrison Co. — Insert in the room of John Black, David Sluth, John Ratcliffe, and Uriah Ashecraft, the names of Jno. G. Jackson, David Hewes, Wm. Williams, and George Arnold. 9084 Richmond, 23 Jan 1800. County committees: Harrison John Webster, John P. Jackson, David Hewes, William Williams, George Arnold. 90278 2 Feb. 1802. John Prunty to the Governor. Solicits appointment as commissioner for running the Boundry Line with Maryland, and recommending Col. William John, of Monongalia, as Co-Commr. and George Arnald of Harrison as surveyor for same. Jonathan 4C449 1788 June 7th. A state of the Representation in Congress, (name only given For the month of May, 1788, Mr. Arnold of Rhode Island, in index) absent 11 days. Matthew 7T289 Book Reviews: Memories & Memorial of William Gordon McCabe by Armistead Churchill Gordon Old Dominion Press Inc. Publishers 1925). Mr. McCabe (Officer of the Confederacy) was the intimate personal friend of many men and women of eminence in the literary ... and the letters ... of Tennyson, Matthew Arnold ... and many of the contemporary intellectuals of Great Britain Mark 110185 To: L. P. Walker, Sec. War, C.S. to the Governor. 1861, July 13, Richmond. I am instructed by the President of the Confederate States to request that you will issue your proclamation calling into immediate service the Militia of all of the counties north of James River and East of the Blue Ridge that have not been called as well as all the Militia in the VaUey north of James River ... County: King George; Regt No. 25; Name of Col. — Mark Arnold; No. of volunteer companies 3. P. G. 110243 1863, Jan. 23. Lt. E.S. Gay, Com’d’r prisoners of War: Sir: By direction of the Gov. I send you by Pvt. Arnold, P.G., nine (9) whiteflannel shirts ... blankets ... for the use of the prisoners. By order of the Gov:: S. Bassett Franch, Col, & A.D.C. Robert 5T45 Sketches from the Journal of a Conf. Soldier, Samuel Elias Mays, written Pendleton, S.C. July 1, 1861. p. 43 — “Am at Camp Hampton about 3 miles out from Columbia, S.C.” “I have joined the Brook’s Troop of the Hampton Legion and my Capt. is John Lannau,” p. 45. “Our army is being mobilised at or near Manassas Junction on Bull Run Creek in Virginia. We took train for Richmond and this is a list of the men listed at this time: Capt. John Lannau, Includes Pvts Robert Arnold. Ruth 10204 1723, Feb. 26. A true list of Prisoners taken from Newgate and shipp’d on board the Anne, Capt. Thos. Wrangham Comm, bound for Caroline or Virginia., which were delivered this 47 21st day of Feb. 1723/4 by Jonathan Howard of London, Merchant: Includes Ruth Arnold. (Footnote, “Comparatively few of the names were recorded are now known in Virginia.”) Robert 1C186 1716, Jan, 14. Williamsburg. List of rebel prisoners Arnot landed at Yorktown under indentures and not under indentures, Imported by Capt. Edward Trafford, in the Elizabeth & Anne, from Liverpole. Not indentured includes David Arnot. Arnolds from "Virginia Gazette" from microfilm in Swem Library, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia (Contributed by Ann A, Hennings) Francis Taken up by the Subscriber, in Spotsylvania Co. a middle- 17 April 1752 sizd Bay Mare, branded on the rear Buttock A; She has been p. 3, Col. 2 posted and valued according to Law; The Owner may have her on proving his Property, and paying as the Law directs. Francis Arnold James Taken up on Elk, in Augusta, a white mare, about thirteen 20 April 1769 hands and a half high, branded on the rear buttock A (?) Rind—p. 3, and is about 12 or 13 years old. James Arnald col. 2 James 80 Dollars Reward, Deserted from the 4th Company of the 9 May 1777 2nd battalion for the state of Georgia, the following Purdie supple— soldiers; viz: Thomas Sack (description); John Sack ment p. 3, (description), Robert Yates (description); James Arnold, col. 2 25 of Halifax County, Va. about years old, of a dark complexion, tall of stature, and very insinuating in his discourse, he was ordered to march, but failed to appear. I will give the above reward, or 20 dollars for each, to any person that delivers them to any officer marching to Georgia, or confines them in Halifax, Pittsylvania, or Henry jails, in Virginia, or the borough of Salisbury in North Carolina. Shem Cook James Hopkins Deserted from my quota about a fortnight ago James Hopkins 23 May 1777 Arnold, about 6 feet high, is remarkably bald headed, p. 3, col. 2 acasioned by a scald and affects to be very religious, though he is a very lying dissembling fellow. United him in Lunenburg County, whoever delivers him to me or the commanding officer at Williamsburg shall have 20 dollars reward. Epah. Rudder, Lieut, John Cumberland April 17, 1771. Whereas on the 15th of December 23 May 1771 last, I bought a Negro Girl named Siller of a certain John p. 3, col. 1 & Arnold of Spotsylvania Co., for the sum of fifty two 9 May 1771 £ fifteen Shillings, to be paid at a future Day, and p. 3 col. 1 Encumbrance, which I am rather inclined to believe, as Arnold, by earnest entreaty, prevailed on me to give my Bond for the Purchase money afsd, payable to Mr. Samuel Temple, alleging that he intended, with that money, to purchase a Negro Boy of Mr. Temple, who would sooner take a Bond payable to himself than an assigned one, I therefore request the Favour of any person who may claim Title to, or Interest in, the said Negro, to inform me of the same as 48 soon as possible. All persons are cautioned against the said Bond. Zachariah Hendrick John Committed to Spotsylvania gaol a negro man, about 30 years 15 Sept. 1774 of age, named Moses, says he is a free man, and that he p. 3, col. 3 served part of his time with one John Arnold, in Hanover County, against whom he commenced suit for his freedom, but before it was determined, he was attached by Garland Anderson and Samuel Temple, of the same county, and then made his elopement from them. Any person proving his property, and paying charges, may have him, otherwise I shall proceed as the law directs. Jacob Whitler, Gaolee Josiah Capt. Josiah Arnold. Baltimore, Feb. 4. Captain Josiah 21 Feb 1777 Arnold, just arrived here from Rhode Island, informs us, p. 1 col. 1 that about a month ago, when he left that State, the enemy under the command of General Clinton, were in possession of the town of Newport, and that Sir Peter Parker’s squadron were stationed in various parts of Nauaganset Bay Samuel By the Virginia, Capt. Robertson Purdie and Dixon 29 Aug 1771 have imported a fresh assortment of all kinds of paper ... p. 3, col, 1 (musical instruments) ... (sheet music) ... (including some music by Arnold, Galuppt, and Mazziughi(?), Sonatas for the Harpsichord.) Thomas List of Letters in the Post Office at Norfolk: 28 May 1767 Capt. Samuel Allyne, Norfolk p. 3, col. 2 Thomas Arnold, do. Arnold’s Snuff For sale in Alexandria, Virginia 20 Aug 1772 p. 3, col. 1 Dr. Arnott, New Stay’d away from York Town, since the 19th of April last, Kent Co., Va, a Black Horse, about 14 Hands high, 6 years old, with a 6 June 1745 Bob Tail; has no visable Brand; he trots and galiops and p. 4, col. 1 is a Draught Horse, He was bred in King William Co. and it’s likely is gone that way; for he once before stay’d aw, and was taken up at Dr. Arnott’s in New Kent. Whoever brings the said Horse to the Subscriber, in York Town, shall be paid Ten Shillings Reward, by Damaris Butterworth Mrs. Arnott Portsmouth, April 25, 1769. Whereas Ben. Bannerman, my visits Margaret husband, has set forth in the public papers concerning a Bannerman suit brought against him in chancery by me, Margaret 25 May 1769 Bannerman, his wife; as for his making an apology for p. 3, col. 3 exposing me, and sorry to do so, &c, &c is with an intent, and fraudulant one, to expose himself to the world, or at least to all that knows him ... Concerning my giving him poison in a bowl of tea (as he imagined) To the contrary ... The woman he speaks of is Mrs. Arnott, who rents a house of mine from him at 201 a year. Mrs. Arnott coming to visit me David Arnott In 1764 an advertisement was published in the London 21 Sept 1769 Gazette informing that one Arnott, born in the shire of p. 3, col. 1 Angus, in Scotland, had died in Virginia, leaving a considerable estate of lands, slaves, &c to his relations in Scotland, in consequence 49 of which advertisement the relations of one David Arnott, who left Angus about the year 1715, and had afterwards corresponded 21 Sept 1769 with his relations there, and informed them that he was settled in Virginia made up proper proofs of their connexions with him, and sent them, with a power of attorney, to a Gentlemen here, but no such person could be heard of. They now request the favour of any person who may have known, or can give any information of the said David Arnott to communicate the same to John Simple, Attorney at Law in King & Queen, who will reward them greatly for their trouble. Dr. Thomas Arnott To be Sold. Pursuant to the Will of Doctor Thomas Arnott, 28 Aug 1746 deceas’d, the Land and Plantation whereon he dwelt, in New p. 3, col. 1 Kent County, on Pamunkey River, 3 miles below Littlepage’s Warehouse, containing 600 acres of Land, well water’d and wooded; there is a good dwelling House thereon almost new, with two Brick Chimmies, and all other necessary out Houses, ready for any Gentlemen’s use: There is a very good Orchard and Gardens, and the Land very good. Any Person inclinable to purchase, may know the Terms of Sale, by applying to James Littlepage, Clerk of the Louisa Court, or to Julius—King Barbidge, of New Kent, Executors. Capt. James Arnout 17 Aug 1776 Boston, July 25. Last Sunday a ship of 200 tons burthen, p. 1, col. 2 commanded by James Arnout, was sent into this harbour by Commadore Hopkins in the George ship of war, taken to Nantasket Road. Please note that all Arnolds listed in the index of the microfilmed Virginia Gazette were not covered since certain reels were misplaced. Those missing are: Francis Arnold, 4 Nov 1773; John Arnold, 15 July 1773; Samuel Arnold (composer) 13 May 1773; William Arnold, 13 Oct. 1775; Mrs. Francis Arnott 7 Jan. 1773 and 24 Dec. 1772. JAMES ARNOLD of VIRGINIA, Holy Bible, Record of Family Data (Contributed by Mrs. Dorothy Coslet) The HOLY BIBLE Containing The OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, Together With The APOCRYPHA: Translated Out of the Original Tongues, And With the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, By The Special Command of His Majesty King James I of England With Marginal Notes and References. To Which Are Added AN INDEX; An Alphabetical Table of All the Names In The Old and New Testaments, With Their Significations, 50 Tables Of Scripture Weights, Measures, and Coins ------- Embellished With Maps And Historical Engravings ================================ Philadelphia McCarty & Davis —— No. 171 Market Street, I. Ashmead & Co. Printers. ------- 1831 FAMILY RECORD Marriages. Marriages. James Arnold son of Joseph L. Garner and William Arnold and Annie L. Milstead was Elizabeth his wife was Married October the 11th 1885 Was maryd to Dorcas John M. Cornwell and Smith daughter of Dorcas C. Garner was married John Smith and Elizabeth March the 23th 1887 his wife, October the 15th 1808 James H. Garner and Mary J. Leadman was Married the 12th of March 1882 Births. Deaths. Elizabeth Arnold Elizabeth Rey Died Feb Daughter to James & 28th 1896 Dorcas Arnold his Wife was Born the 10th of July -- 1809 -- Nancy Peansan Died March the 14th 1888 --- Nancy Arnold daughter Jane Arnold died the to James Arnold & 14th day of March 1886 Dorcas his wife was born the 5th of February 1811. --- Jane Arnold daughter to James & Dorcas his wife was born the 10th of April 1813 -- --- Mariah Arnold daughter To James & Dorcas his Wife was born the 19th of February 1816 -- 51 Births. Deaths. Mary Arnold daughter To James Arnold & Dorcas 7 yrs. Difference his wife was born Dorcas Arnold Died The 4th of March, 1818 -- July the 19th 1865 Martha Arnold daughter James Arnold Died To James Arnold & July the 20th 1872 Dorcas was born the 17th of August 1820 -- Mary Simpson Died May 20th 1908 Amanda Arnold Daughter To James & Dorcas his wife was born the 2nd Susan Ann Garner December -- 1822 -- Died Feb. 20th 1922. --- Julyan Arnold daughter To James & Dorcas was Born the 31st of December 1824 --- Susanann Arnold — Daughter to James & Dorcas Arnold was born The 19th of July 1827 BENJAMIN ARNOLD’S LAND TRANSACTIONS IN VIRGINIA Abstracts of Deeds of Benjamin Arnold, d. after 30 January, 1796, Greenville Co., South Carolina. (Contributed by Hazel Arnold MacIvor) (Editor’s Note: An attempt was made to follow up in various sources the names of those persons involved in Ben Arnold’s deeds for two reasons: (1) to help the reader who might be related to the Arnolds on these lines; (2) to try to determine if they followed the same migration trails. ) Louisa County, Virginia. Book A, p. 37 John Michie (1) of Hanover County to Benjamin Arnoll of Louisa County. £ 25.0.0 for 200 acres of land lying and being in the forks of Pamunkey River. Adjoining lands of George Alves, (2) Thomas Henderson(3) and Alexander Carr.(4) Land in the parish of St. Martin’s in Louisa County. Signed, John Michie Witnesses: Inst. 12 March, 1742 John Harlow Rec. Mon. 14 March 1742 Thomas Harlow(5) Ann Harlow (1) 33/46 cf. Wood’s Hist. of Albemarle Co. for Michie family. 36/144 Had patent for 800 acres on Harris Cr. in Hanover Co. 36/230 Lived in Louisa and Albemarle -- a well-known family. 52 (2) 31/342 Geo. Alves wit, deed of Anthony Winston to Thos. Bradley, 1702, in King William Co. 33/24 Witnessed Frances Littlepage’s release of dower 33/353 Geo. Alves owned 385 acres in New Kent Co. in 1704 Rice Hughes lived in New Kent Co. in 1714, adj. Geo. Alves (3) Crozier, Spots. Co. Recs., p. 338, A Thomas Henderson of Culpeper Co., 1778 p. 372, Witnessed deed of Henry Head 1783 Spots. Co. p. 400 Deed of Thos. Henderson & Mary, his wife, to Wm. Smith 1786 Spots. Co. p. 420 Thos. & Mary Henderson deed to Chas. Clarke. Spots. Co. Benjamin Massey and Thomas Cash two of the Witnesses. 1788. p. 423 Deed with Tureman Lewis to Stockely Towles, Spots. Co. 1790. Geo. Ball one of the witnesses. A Thomas, James and William Henderson in 1800 Pendleton Dist., S.C. p.3 (4) "Cav. & Pion." 141 Anthony Carr trans. by Hugh Gwynn 17 Jan. 1642 along with Arrundell Parris, Richard Ingram, Richard Bennett. "Colonial Caroline", p. 302 Thos. Carr a “favorite” received 800 acres above falls of North Anna at Mouth of Topping Castle Creek, called Turkey Creek. Crozier, "Spots.Co. Recs"., p. 15 John Minor, will, proved 1755, named Wm. Carr as “friend”. (5) Thomas Harlow’s wife was Louisa, dau. of John Price and Sarah Munday (dau. of Abraham Munday). John Price’s father, Richard Price, grandfather Edmond Price. "Swem’s Index" ref. cf Supra, Patent Bk. 4, p. 256, Anthony Arnold sold Rockhockow field to Ed. Price. Thos. Harlow in Albemarle, 1785, Va, Heads of Families, p. 80. Albemarle County Book B, p. 285 Benjamin Arnold of Albemarle County to Samuel Powell(1) of Albemarle County. £ 42.0.0 for 200 acres of land in Albemarle County on the forks of the Pamunkey River, Adjoins lands of George Alves, Thomas Henderson and Alexander Carr (part of a 400 acre tract patented by John Michie.) Signed, His Witnesses: Benjamin (“B”) Arnold John Ridgeway Mark George Hooper(3) Inst. 14 April 1758 Andrew Hunter(4) Rec. 28 Nov. 1758 Peter Shelton (5) William Hunter(4) Andrew Hunter * (*) One must be Sen'r. (1) One Samuel Powell in Louisa in 1782, Va. Taxpayers p. 100 — others in Goochland and Hardy Cos, (2) Laurens Co. Deed Bk. F, p. 351, David Ridgeway. p. 331, Robert Franks cf. Ref. to Willis, A.F.A.S., Vol. I, No. 1, Spartanburg Co. deeds John Ridgeway in Berkeley Co., Va., Va, Taxpayers, p. 105. (3) George Hooper in Buckingham Co., Va. in 1782. Va. Taxpayers p. 62 Crozier’s Spots. Co. Recs., p. 47, A Mary Hooper, dau. of Joel Parrish. (4) Ibid, p. 7, John Taliaferro, d. Apr. 30 - Aug. 7, 1744, names dau. Martha, wife of Wm. Hunter. 53 Crozier’s "Spots. Co. Recs.", p. 13 Win. Hunter, Fredericksburg, dec’d, by Mar. 5, 1754, gives son, Wm. lands in Orange, Culpeper Cos. p. 85 Win. Hunter m. Martha Taliaferro 5 Apr. 1744. p 156 Witness to deed of Estate of Henry Willis, Esqr. to Thos. Allen. Aug. 4, 1740 p 166 Wit. deed of John Thornton, Fredericksburg, to David Bell, Merchant, Henrico. Oct. 2, 1744. p 170 Win. Hunter, Gent., deeds to John Allan land near Fredericksburg adj. Humphrey Hill. June 4, 1745 Wm. Hunter, Gent., deeds to Humphrey Hill, Gent. (of King & Queen) 10 acres near Fredericksburg. Adj. lands of Henry Willis, dec’d.. Wit. Edmund Waller 2 July 1745. p 302 James Hunter to John Stewart. Plantation, “Silverton” which place was formerly John Allen’s and by deed to Win. Hunter and by last will and testament to James. 17 June 1773. p 312 Deed of John Simpson to George Mitchell -- “land whereon Robert Frank now lives (land bought by my father of Win. Hunter). cf. A.F.A.S., Vol. II, No. 2, Laurens Co. Deed Bk F, pp. 70, 80: John Henderson, Wm. Henderson, Wm. Hunter. (5) "D.A.R. Patriot Index", 610 A Peter Shelton b. ca. 1737 d.p. 10—27—1803 m. Frances Nuckolls, Va. In Louisa Co. in 1782. Va. Taxpayers, p. 113. Albemarle County Book 2, p. 213 John Low, Jun'r(1) of St. Ann’s Parish, Albemarle County. to Benjamin Arnold of same county and parish. £ 135.0.0 for 250 acres lying on both sides of Willis River ... land, 50 acres of which was purchased by John Low from John Childress(2) ... the other 200 acres of which was purchased by Low, Jun’r of Daniel Johnson Low(1) Adjoins lands of Daniel Johnson Low, John Childress and Nathaniel Jeffries(3) ... Signed, John Low, Jr. Witnesses: Inst. 31 Oct. 1759 William Johns(4) Rec. ____________ Joseph Parker(5) Allen Evans(6) (1) A John Lowe in (each) Louisa, Spots., and Westmoreland Co. Daniel Johnston Low in Buckingham. Va. Taxpayers, p. 78. (2) D.A.R. Patriot Index, p. 129 Mosby Childress, b. ca. 1763, d. 8—3—1843, m. Elizabeth Jeffries, Va. Ibid. Pleasant Childress, b. ca. 1761 d. 4—25—1839, m. Sarah Jeffries, Va. A John Childress in Buckingham Co. and two in Henry Co., Va., "Va. Taxpayers", p. 24. cf. Numerous references, A.F.A.S., Vol. II, No. 2, Laurens Co. Deeds. (3) D.A.R. Patriot Index p. 367 A Nathaniel Jeffries, b. ca. 1733—35, d. 1—29—1812 m. Sarah Brown Steen, Capt. S.C. (4) Sometimes used interchangeably with Jones — of. numerous references to Jones in Vol. II, No. 2, A.F.A.S. Laurens Co. Deeds. Wm. John in 1782 in Berkeley Co., Va. "Va. Taxpayers" Wm. St. John, Halifax District, N.C. 54 (5) Joseph Parkers each in Louisa, Henry and Fauquier Cos. Ibid., p. 95 (6) Alexander Evans in Union Co. very near to John Snoddy in 1790, S.C. Heads of Families, p. 90. Bedford County Book 2, pp. 123—125 Benjamin Arnold of Buckingham County to Rev. Mr. John Brander, Minister of Russell Parish, Bedford County. £ 85.0.0 paid by Church Wardens for 496 acres on both sides Lick Run, to be used as a glebe ... Signed, His Witnesses: Benjamin (“B”) Arnold None Mark Inst. 23 Dec. 1762 Rec, 28 Dec. 1762 Anne (x) Arnold released her dower rights 23 Dec. 1762 Bedford County Book 2, pp. 289—91 Benjamin Arnold of Buckingham County to John Bryant(1) of Bedford County. £ 24.0.0 for 439 acres lying in Bedford County on the head of Mollie’s Creek Signed, His Witnesses: Benjamin (“B”) Arnold Wm. Bumpass(2) Mark John Works(3) Inst. 28 Feb. 1764 Jeremiah Rust(4) Rec. 28 Feb. 1764 Ben Howard, Clerk of the Court (1) Many John Bryants in "Va. Taxpayers" in Henry, Campbell, Botetourt and Fauquier Cos. as well as in S.C. in Orange Dist. (2) cf. A.F.A.S., Vol, II, No. 2, p. 111—112 for reference to Bumpass. Wm, Bumpass was in Buckingham Co., 1782, cf. "Va. Taxpayers" p. 18 (3) James Works in Orangeburgh Dist., cf. S.C. Heads Families, p. 101 (4) Jeremiah Rust in Westmoreland Co., Va. in 1782, cf. Va. p. 109. Bedford County Book 2, pp. 343—345 Benjamin Arnold of Buckingham County to George Rust(1) of Bedford County “Sum in hand” (no amount given) for 225 acres lying on both sides of Briery (2) alias Moley’ s Creek “part of the land I obtained for against Rev, John Hornsby.” Signed, His Witnesses: Benjamin (“B”) Arnold John Bryan(3) Mark Wm. Bryan Inst. 2 May 1764 Jeremiah Rust Rec. 22 May 1764 Anne (x) Arnold released her dower rights 22 May 1764. Ben Howard Clerk of Court. (1) cf. A.F.A.S. Vol. I, no. 4, p. 176 Abraham Rust grantee of John Arrendell’s land in Butler Co., Ky. (2) The Hornsby Grant, Patent Bk. 34, pp. 1044-1046. Abstract follows: Francis Fauquier, Esquire for “divers good causes and considerations 55 but more especially for and in consideration of the sum of £ 34.15.0 we do give and grant unto Benjamin Arnold” 6,920 acres in Lunenburg County on the North side of the Staunton River, including some of the head branches of Seneca Creek and the head of Briery Creek, and the head of South fork of Falling River “on condition of paying our Quit rents and cultivating and improving said tract” . “Benjamin Arnold hath made humble suit” for said tract ... A former grant to John Ornsby, 1 Apr., 1749 but he failed to pay such Quit rents and cultivate and improve the land, 12 July, 1762 At a court held at Williamsburg. (3) For Bryant connections with Arnolds in Ky., Tenn. and S.C. cf. Vol. I, No. 1 pp. 48—49, 75, 114, 130, 180 and Vol. II, No, 2, Laurens Co. Deeds, pp. 106—119. Bedford County Book 2, p. 348 (1) Benjamin Arnold of Buckingham County to Robert Donald (no county of resi- dence given).£ 17.7.6 for 3475 acres, “I Ben Arnold received in Judgement of Ornsby” ... lying on the north side of the Stanton River including some branches of Seneca Creek, Briery Creek head of South Fork Falling River. ... Signed, His Witnesses, Benjamin (“B”) Arnold John Bryant Mark Jeremiah Rust (2) Inst. 22 May, 1764 Wm. Bryant Rec. ___________ Anne Arnold released her dower rights 22 May 1764. (1) By 1790, Donald was in Craven Co. "N.C. Heads of Families", p. 130 Bedford County Book 2, p. 346 Benjamin Arnold of Buckingham County to Jeremiah Rust of Bedford County. £ 10.0.0 for 200 acres on branches of Briery Creek to lines run by Richard Stith(1) ... Beginning at a line on John Horsbey’s on Green Creek ... Signed, His Witnesses: Benjamin (“B”) Arnold John Bryan Mark William Bryan Inst. 22 May 1764 Rec. __________ (1) "D.A.R. Patriot Index", p. 650 Richard Stith, b. 9—30—1727 d. 11—16—1802 in, Lucy Hall, Va, Book 2, p. 532—534 Benjamin Arnold of Buckingham County to Peter Grievious(1) of Bedford County. “Sum in hand” (does not say how much) for 740 acres on Welchman’s Ordinary Branch. Adjoining Grievious and Donald ... Signed His Witnesses: Benjamin (“B”) Arnold _________ Mark _________ Inst. 28 May 1764 (Editor’s Note: This and two deeds following very hurriedly and imperfectly abstracted.) 56 (1) A Peter Greenleas in Pendleton District in 1790, S.C. Heads of Families, p. 85. A Rhoda and Lydia Grieves in Edenton District, N.C. Heads of Families, p. 28 as well as a Joshua Arnold. A Benjamin Grieves in Brunswick Co., "Va. Taxpayers", p. 52. Bedford County Book 2, p. 419 (1) Benjamin Arnold of Buckingham County to George Eagers of Bedford County. £ 16.0.0 for 200 acres on both sides Molley’s Creek Signed, His Witnesses: Benjamin (“B”) Arnold __________ Mark __________ Inst. 24 July 1764 Rec. ____________ (1) Eagers later in Mecklenburg Co., N.C. and Camden District, Chester Co., S.C. cf. Heads of Families N.C. p. 162; pp 13, 16. Bedford County Book 2, p. 419 Ben. Arnold of Buckingham County to William Arnold, “his son” of Bedford County. “Sum in hand” (no amount given) for 360 acres lying on Molly’s Creek alias Briery Creek ... Signed, His Witnesses: Benjamin (“B”) Arnold Jeremiah Rust Mark Charles Suter(1) Inst. 24 Sept. 1765 George Rust Rec. _____________ Robert Williamson(2) (1) Suters were afterwards in Prince William Co. and in Southampton ""Va. Taxpayers"", p. 122. (2) Robert Williamson, ""Va. Taxpayers"" p. 137 in Campbell Co., Va "D.A.R. Patriot Index", p. 749 Robert Williamson b. 1740 d. 1807/1808 m. (1) Lucy Conyers (2) Sarah ______? Col. Ga. Bedford County Book 3, p. 39 Benjamin Arnold of Buckingham County to Andrew Hunter(1) of Bedford County. £ 15.0.0 for 185 acres on Welchman’s Ordinary ... Adjoins Peter Grievious and Donald’s Place Signed, His Witnesses: Benjamin (“B”) Arnold Wm. Arnold(2) Mark Micajah Maccormick Inst. 25 Feb 1767 Edward Arnold(2) Rec. ____________ (1) "D.A. R. Patriot Index", p. 356 An Andrew Hunter b. ca. 1737 d. 1822 m. (1) Matilda Hickman (2) Mary Andrews. S.C. (2) The two eldest sons of Benjamin Arnold witness his deed, which proves that they were of age in 1767. William would have had to have been born two years before Edward (using the traditional method of computing births two years apart) as he is the oldest, so we can assume his birth was no later than 1744 and Edward’s no later than 1746. According to deeds, Benjamin Arnold lived 57 in Louisa from 1.2 March 1742, when he bought land from John Michie, until 1758 when he appears on record in Albemarle, but since that county was taken from Louisa, he may never have moved from his home seat until he appears of record in Buckingham in 1762. Therefore probable birthplace of these two sons was Hanover (if born before 17425 or Louisa (if born after 1742). Bedford County Book 3, p. 42 Benjamin Arnold of Buckingham County to James Cunningham(1) (no county of residence given). £ 45.0.0 (£ 22.10.0 in hand) for 680 acres on both sides of Moley’s Creek. Adjoining John Bryant and William Arnold Signed, His Witnesses: Benjamin (“B”) Arnold Jeremiah Rust Mark John Bryan Inst. 28 Oct. 1767 William Arnold Rec. ___________ (1) "DAR Patriot Index", p. 169 James Cunningham b. 3—31—1750, d. 11—?—1857, m, (1) Agnes Moore (2) pury L_____________. Pvt. Va. James Cunningham b. ca. 1758, d. prob. 1840, m. Elizabeth Gillespie. Pvt. Va James Cunningham b. ca. 1738, d. 1785, m. Arabella Goode, RS Va. James Cunningham b. 1720, d. 1780 m. Anne Thomson. PS Va. "Va. Taxpayers", p. 33, One James Cunningham, each in Rockingham, Hardy (2), Botetourt, Augusta (2), Elizabeth City and Buckingham. Book 4, p. 286—287 (1) Benjamin Arnold of Buckingham County to John Forbes of Bedford. £ 15.0.0 for 435 acres on Button Creek b:ranch of Falling River ... To Hornsby’s Patent in Grievious line ... Signed, His Witnesses: Benjamin (“B”) Arnold Samuel Hairston(2) Mark Jeremiah Rust Inst. 23 Mar. 1772 James Ratliff (3) Rec. ____________ (1) A John Forbis in Camden District, York County, S.C., 1790, in "S.C. Heads of Families", p. 28 A John Forbis each in Montgomery and Lincoln Counties, Va. in 1782, "Va. Taxpayers", p. 44 John Forbes, b. ca. 1739, d. 10—24—1839 m. Rebecca Barron, Lt. S.C. "D.A.R. Patriot Index", p. 244 (2) Geo., Peter (2), Robert Hairston in Henry Co., Va. "Va. Taxpayers", p. 63 (3) A James Ratliff each in Louisa and Campbell Counties, Va. "Va. Taxpayers", p. 103 James Ratliff (Radcliffe) b. 1740, d. 1809, m. Mary Elizabeth. Sol. Ga. "D.A.R Patriot Index" Summary of Benjamin Arnold’s land transactions in Virginia: Benjamin Arnold owned a total of 7,370 acres in the fourteen conveyances pre- sented here, for which he paid £ 194.15.0. He sold 7,190 acres over a period of 30 years, 1742—1772. He received £ 254.7.6 for his lands, which was a profit 58 of only £ 59.12.6. Either he was not a very good business man or was generous to a fault. Some deed records seem to suggest that certain lands were conveyed to either husbands of older daughters (of which we have no record), or to close relatives, or were used in some way, possibly, to satisfy financial obligations. It seems strange that his wife, Anne, never signed dower releases to any deeds but three. The fact that she did not sign any before 1762, suggests that she might have been a second wife (which would explain the large gap in the ages between William and Edward and the recorded births of the other known children). There were 160 acres that were never sold of record. Son, John Arnold, gave power of Attorney to Samuel Mays of Henry County, to dispose of his 150 acres in Henry County and his lands in Rockingham County, North Carolina whereon "Sam Gates formerly lived". (1) One wonders if his father had not conveyed a piece of land, of 160 acres, in Bedford for a tract in Henry of 150 acres, which never became of record in Henry. cf. Henry County, Virginia Deed Index below. See the Estate Records of William Arnold of Bedford County, who was eldest son of Benjamin Arnold, for these same persons, who appear in Benjamin’s deeds. (1) cf. A.F.A.S., Vol. II, No. 2, Laurens Co. Deeds. COUNTY RECORDS OF ARNOLDS IN VIRGINIA (Editor’s Note: I have been asked how one can obtain county records. There are a few simple steps to follow: 1) Always send to Virginia State Library , Archives Division, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Records are cheaper, service is quicker. 2) In the case of Deeds, you should give name of county, Deed Book and page number, date and name of parties. 3) In the case of a will, estate record, miscellaneous record, tax list, military record, etc . the book and page number need not be sent if you can tell them the name of the person, the date and the county. 4) I have found that if you request a positive you will receive it, rather than the black copy they normally send. 5) Do not send money with your order. The Virginia State Archives will send you an order form to sign with exact amount you are to send in form of money order or check. Never send cash.) (Contributed by Hazel Arnold MacIvor unless otherwise noted.) Albemarle County, Va. Wills, Deeds Samuel Arnold Will (Albemarle Bk. 2, pp. 179—186) Leaves everything to wife Martha Arnold ... she is Executrix. No children mentioned by name or otherwise. Witnesses: 9 May 1765 Sign Thomas Stockton July 1765 Prob. James John, Jr. David Dorie Benjamin McCord Estate inventoried July 20, 1765. Evaluation £ 224.4.10 59 Albemarle County Deed Book B, Page 214-216 Robert Anderson of the parish of Fredericksville for Mary Arnold of Louisa, late of this county to Philip Buckner. £ 40.0.0 Land which Jonathan Arnold bought of Thomas Hite. Signed Robert Anderson Date Instituted 25 July 1757 Witnesses: none Date Recorded 26 July 1757 Albemarle Deed Book 4, page 138 Power of Attorney. Martha Arnal of Albemarle Co., widow of Samuel Arnal, dec’d to Thomas Stockton. “I Martha Arnal widow of Samuel Arnal deceased ... aged 73 years last March and born of Rebecca the wife of Robert Chapman, late of the Township of Chesterfield, County of Burlington, province of West Jersey have apptd. my trusty friend and loving son, Thomas Stockton to collect any legacies, bequests, etc. coming to her from the estate of her father. Signed Martha M Arnold Witnesses: none Date Instituted 22 Sept. 1765 Albemarle Deed Book 4, page 295 Martha Arnold of St. Ann’s Parish, Albemarle Co. to Robert Gentry of same parish and county. £ 90.0.0 200 acres on the branches of Ivy Creek ... to a hickory in Capt. Hudson’s line ... etc. Signed Martha M. Arnold Witnesses: none Date Instituted 1766 Albemarle Deed Book 4, page 298 Mortgage. Robert Gentry of St. Ann’s Parish, Albemarle Co. to Martha Arnold of same parish and county. £ 90.0.0 234 acres lying on Ivy Creek and bd by lands of James Kerr and Benjamin McCord. Signed Robert Gentry Witnesses: none Date Instituted 1766 Amelia County No deeds for Arnolds before 1900 in Amelia County. Amherst County, Virginia Deeds Deed Book E, page 38 Grantor Robert Howard Cash and Tomsie, his wife of Amherst Co., Va. Grantee Hendrick Arnold of Amherst Co., Va. £ 150.0.0 for 545 acres “the same that was willed to the said Robert Howard Cash by his father Robert Howard Cash, deceased, an original grant (Patent bearing date 3 Nov. 1750, at Williamsburg), etc. Signed Robert Cash Tamsey Cash Instituted 7 Sept. 1778 Witnesses: none Recorded 7 Sept. 1778 60 Amherst County Deed Book G, page 509 Grantor Hendrick Arnold of Laurens Co., S.C. Grantee Thomas Powell of Amherst Co., Va. £ 102.0.0 for 288 acres part of a larger tract belonging to Hendrick Arnold and formerly deeded to the said Thomas Powell and not fully proven in Amherst County Court the claim by that deed the said Thomas Powell doth by this Indenture Relinquish ... Bounded as follows: Beginning at Charles Carter’s line, East by John Marr, Stephen Cash, John Cash ... etc. Witnesses Signed, Hendrick Arnold John Taliaferro Inst. 8 July 1794 David S. Garland Rec. 16 Feb. 1795 Peachey Franklin Memorandum: The within named Thomas Powell for himself and his heirs doth hereby relinquish his claim to the 557 acres of land at this time not fully proven in Amherst County Court and listed in the within deed. Signed Thomas Powell (Editor’s note: There is one other deed for Hendrick Arnold as Grantee, Bk. E, p. 322, 1782. Not abstracted.) Amherst County Deed Book F, page 124 Grantor Benjamin Arnold and Mary Ann Arnold of Amherst Co. * Grantee Samuel Higginbotham & Henry Franklin, dec’d, estate -- For the use of the sd. dec’d’s children. £ 40.0.0 + 2 negroes: Jean and Matt Selling all negroes and other property of all kinds whatsoever of the estate of Henry Franklin, dec’d. that would revert to her and Benjamin on the death of Mary Higgenbotham (Benjamin’s wife’s mother) for the use of sd. Franklin’s orphans: Reuben, Aaron, Jasper, Peache, Anthony and Henry Tattern, etc. Signed Benjamin Arnold Witnesses: Mary Ann (X) Arnold Hendrick Arnold Date Instituted 30 Dec. 1786 Aaron Higginbotham Date Recorded 1 Feb. 1787 William Smith Benjamin Hensley Amherst County Deed Book E page 322 Grantor John Whitley and Amy his wife of Amherst Co., Va. Grantee Hendrick Arnold of Amherst Co. £ 30.0.0. 100 acres lying on Stone House Creek (an orig. grant to John Whitley 20 July 1780) Bd. by Richard Powell, Howard Cash, Jeremiah Wade Signed his Witnesses: John (x) Whitley Edmond Wilcox mark Anney Whitely Date Instituted 4 Mar. 1782 Date Recorded 4 Mar. 1782 ____________________________________ * Grandson of Benjamin Arnold, d. 1796, Greeneville, So Caro. 61 Bedford County, Virginia Deeds - Grantor Index Year Grantor Grantee Instru- Book Page Description Recorded ment 1826 Arnold &c Trs Mosby Charles Callaway D R 20 142 83A on Elk Cr. 1830 " Samuel William Anderson 900A (partly in Botetourt) &c Trs DT 22 800 on Goose Cr & Glade Cr; & 500 A 1831 " Samuel James Hogan Deed 22 412 11A 27P on head W fork of Goose Cr 1839 " Wiatt & ux Keziah Hopkins Hughes Deed 27 379 179A 2P (partly in Campbell Co) adj John Urquhart,&c Deeds - Grantee Index Grantee Grantor 1765 Arnold, William Benjamin Arnold Deed 2 663 360A on Brs of Moleys or Breery Creek 1822 Arnold, Mosby Thos Andrews & ux Deed 17 303 200A on Glady Branch 1823 Arnold, Wiatt John S Andrews 179A on Back Cr., & ux Deed 17 375 in Campbell County 1826 " &c Trs Moseby Charles Callaway D T 19 420 283 on Elk Creek 1829 " Mosby Calohill Mennis Tr Deed 21 340 64A on Otter River adj. Henry Jones, Brown, &c 1830 " &c Trs Mosby Thomas Andrews & ux Deed 22 245 IA. 1832 " &c Trs Mosby Joel Leftwich D T 23 11 One slave & other personal property 1839 " &c Beverly Rebecca Lee &c Deed 28 119 76A on Buffalo Cr adj Isham Laughan, &c. 1840 " Mosby Thomas Andrews Deed 28 291 56 1/4 A on Parsons Old Rd Adj. Mark Andrews, &c 1842 " Beverly Burwell Lee & ux Deed 30 45 Int in 655A adj. Bur- nett, Scott, &c. 1846 " &c Beverly Beverly G Lee Deed 32 440 Int in 766A on Buffalo Cr Just below Lee’s Old Mill. 1866 " Virginia A James Brown &c Deed 43 237 565A 3R 20P on Staunton River & on Terrapin Creek 1872 " Benjamin W Thomas A McMillan Deed 46 152 15A; & 5A on Goose & ux Cr adj Wm. Phillips, &c 1872 " Benjamin W Thomas A McMillan Deed 46 362 5A on Goose Creek Rd & ux Adj Geo P Luck, &c. 1874 " Hartwell Geo P Luck & ux Deed 47 389 6A 3R 19P on N Fork of Goose Creek 1878 Thomas H B W Arnold Deed 51 71 Int in 5A; 15A & 5A on M. Fork of Goose Cr. adj. Wm. 62 Bedford County Wills and Administrations Recorded Surname Given Name Heirs, Devisees Instrument Will Page or Fiduciaries Book 1777 Arnold, William Inventory & Appraisement 1 255 1779 " William Account of Sale 1 349 1898 " Thomas H B W Arnold Will 30 208 Grantee Index Heirs, Devisees 1784 Arnold &c Nancy Robert Hardwick Will 1 460 1815 " Patsy Richard Hix Will 4 169 Patsy’s children 1828 " &c Admrs Inv & Mosby Richard Lee Appsmt 7 70 1829 " &c John & ux Div of Patsey Richard Lee Slaves &c 7 117 1836 " &c Mosby Exor Polly Lee Will 9 143 1837 " Admr Mosby Richard Lee Acct 9 280 1843 " Admr Mosby Richard Lee Acct 11 375 1853 " &c Ann D Thomas Andrews Will 15 26 1854 " &c Mosby Thomas Andrews Div & Allot 15 130 1872 " &c Gabriella E’s Children William W Andrews Will 22 326 1898 " B W Exor Thos H Arnold Will 30 208 Estate Records The Appraisement of Willm Arnel Dec’d. Estate 1777 To 2 Oxen £ 6. To 4 Cows £ 11 £ 11.0.0 April 19 To 3 year olds yearlins 35/ Arnold’s 68 Head of Sheep 56/ £ 4.15.0 Apprt. To a Horse £ 10 To 1 mare and colt £ 9.10.0 To 3 small hogs 6/ To Workin Tools 37/ £ 2.3.0 To 2 Bells 6/ To 1 whipsaw 20/ £ 1.6.0 To 1 Linen wheel 8/ To 1 cotton wheel 2/ To 1 table 3/6 £ 0.14.0 To 1 ___ Compasis 1/ To 1 chearn & Pigon 1/6 £ 0.2.6 To 2 Sickles 2/6 To 1 Old side Sadle 5/ £ 0.7.6 To 1 feather bed & furniture 40/ To 2 old books 3/ £ 2.3.0 To 1 negro man named Sam £ 90.0.0 To 1 negro girl named Hannah £ 30.0.0 To 1 Maltock £ 0.30.0 -------- £ 169.11.0 63 Aqa Gilbert Thomas Keyth William Brya At a court held for Bedford County the 26th day of May 1777 This inventory and Appraisement of the Estate of William Arnold Deceased was returned to Court and ordered to be recorded. Teste J. Steptoe Cl. Ct. We have this day settled the Accot of the Estate of William Arnold deceased and find that there in the hands of Samuel Hairston Esqr the sum of forty eight pounds Three shillings and Eleven pence current money of Virginia according to the above accot. July 30, 1779 Richard Stith Acquila Gilbert John L. Patrick An Account of The Sale of William Arnold’s Estate Arnold’s Est. Micajah Morman 2 oxen £ 7.15.0 with Hairston’s to one cow do 3.10 £ 11. 5.0 Accot. John Jones one cow £ 4.0.0 Stephen Mitchell 2 Heffers £ 2.15.0 £ 6.15.0 Richard Thompson a plow 25/7 one bell do 5/ £ 1.10.0 Doctor Cogswell* a Matock 4/6 To one coller 3/8 £ 0.8.2 Matthew Hunter a plow 2/6 Bryan a drawing knife 3/ £ 0.5.6 Matthew Hunter a Horse 4/6 Sarah Arnold a cow 6/6 £ 0.11.0 Peter Daniel a wedge 6/6 Robert Douglas a hon & ax 6/ £ 0.19.0 Barnet Finch to an ax 13/ Matthew Hunter a cow 6/ £ 0.19.0 Sarah Arnold a Sickle 4/7 Matthew Hunter a whipsaw 31/ £ 1.15.7 John Bryan a dutch oven Andrew Bryan a pr. pinchers 2/ £ 2.0.0 William Jones a pott 53/ John Davison a beason 13/6 £ 1.6.6 Richard Thompson 4 pleats 13/ John Davison a beason 13/6 £ 2.19.6 Joseph Twedy a beason 20/6 One dish do 20/6 £ 2.1.0 Barnet Finch a Bedsted 2/ Sarah Arnold a paill lid £ 0.2.11 James Lindsey a Table 13/ William Hammock a wheel 32/6 £ 2.5.6 __________________________________________ * James Cogswell, M.D. in Rev. War b. 7—31—1746, d. 11-20-1792, m. (1) Eliza- beth Davenport (2) Abigail Lloyd 64 Sarah Arnold a wheel 5/6 Sarah Arnold a Sadie 7/6 £ 0.13.0 John Hors one Sheep 23/6 Sarah Arnold a Bede 66/ £ 4.9.7 John Deal 2 sheep 23/6 John Hors one sheep 9/6 £ 2.4.0 James Vast 2 shep 30/ James Vast 2 shep 26/6 Barnet Finch 3 sheets 6/ Sarah Arnold a Horse 12.10.0 £ 12.16.0 Robert Alexander Negr Hire £ 26.0.0 George Eger Negr Hire £ 8.2.6 John Robinson a mare 6.0.0 Robert Williamson a cow 3.0.0 £ £ 9.0.0 Joseph Carver a mare 14.3.0 Docter Cogswell a cow 5.0.0 £ 19.3.0 -------- £ 120.00.0 Acct. according to Vouchers allowed £ 47.14.2 The Estate Money pd. by Col. Hairston to the widow £ 24.1.11 --------- £ 71.16.1 £ 48.3.11 Bedford County Marriage Bond Know all men by these presents that we James Kelley and Richard Elam are holden to Patrick Henry, Esqr. governor or Chief Magistrate of the State of Virginia in the sum of Fifty pounds To the wch Payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves our kin etc. firmly by these presents Sealed and Dated this 10th Day of May 1779. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage shortly intended to be had solemnized between the above Bound James Kelley and Sarah Arnold. If therefore there be no lawful cause to obstruct the same then the above oblgn to be void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. I do hereby certify that I am of full age and am willing to be joyned in wedlock to James Kelley as witness my hand this 10th day of May 1779. Sarah Arnold * To the Clerk of Bedford (* Probably widow of William Arnold.) Botetourt County, Virginia A List of John Murray Company of Volunteers from Botetourt Sept. 10th 1774, This list found in Draper MSS 2zz31 (Contributed by Mrs. Laurence Palmer Richmond) 4. James Arnold 5. Stephen Arnold 65 Botetourt County, Virginia Wills Will Book C p. 311. Will of Andrew Arnold — 1820. (2 pages) Will Book I p. 70 Will of Daniel Arnold — 1853. 6 children: Daniel, Abraham, Lyddia, Hannah, Elizabeth and Mary Botetourt County, Virginia Marriage Bonds 307 Hannah, dau, of Daniel Arnold, mar. Henry Myers Oct. 3, 1825 504 Minister’s return (Rev. John Helms) shows marriage of Daniel Arnold and Susannah Glaybill April 17, 1804 Marriage records after 1825: Abram, Betty, Daniel, Elizabeth, Liddia and Mary Botetourt County, Virginia Deeds — Grantors Andrew Arnold to Daniel Arnold 1816 Deed Book 12 page 12 Daniel Arnold to Jacob Harvey 1819 14 50 (10 other deeds from Daniel, 1828—1851) Joseph Arnold to Frederick Murray 1804 8 425 Joseph Arnold to David Gish 1810 18 155 Samuel Arnold to Samuel Baker 1808 9 476 Samuel Arnold to Jesse Smelser 1810 10 115 Samuel Arnold to George Lemon 1811 10 277 Samuel Arnold to Peter Flook 1824 16 149 (Samuel Arnold made also 16 deeds 1828 to 1851) Botetourt County, Virginia Deeds — Grantees 1796 Andrew Arnold from Jacob Heistand 9 155 1815 Daniel Arnold from Andrew Arnold 12 12 1825 Daniel Arnold from Anthony Hiner 16 296 1814 Jacob Arnold from Jacob Waltz 10 346 1803 Samuel Arnold from Martin Wale 8 199 1803 Samuel Arnold from James Goodman 8 580 1810 Samuel Arnold from John Myers 10 268 1815 Samuel Arnold from Anderson’s Exor 11 703 1822 Samuel Arnold from Jacob Depew 15 236 (11. deeds — Samuel Arnold 1826—1846) Buckingham County, Virginia Buckingham County, Virginia Tax List 1800 Terry Arnold 1 tithable; 2 horses; 1 slave over 16 yr.; 1 slave 12—16 yr. "A List of All Tithes, Lands, Wheel Carriages in Buckingham County for the year Anno Domini, 1764" (Typescript on deposit at Virginia State Archives) Benjamin Arnold (Dick, Easter & Lucy) 4 tithes 250 acres Buckingham County, 1770, May 21 A List of tickets delivered to Joseph Curd, Dep. Sheriff under Geo. Hooper, Sheriff which are due from the several persons following, viz, Benjamin Arnold 38 lbs (of tobacco) Benjamin Arnold 14 lbs. " 66 Buckingham County, Va. "A List of Tithables taken by Geo. Hooper on June the 10th, 1773" (Partial list of names of neighbors given, but not their slaves): Rev. William Peasley Wm. Truman Hardeman Bailey James Axley Henry Baird ) Thomas Truman Murphey ) Archibald Baird ) one household Truman Murphey ) one household Henry Baird ) John Murphey ) John Taylor ) William Curd ) Capt. Richard Chamberlayne Peter Word ) one household James Bristow Thomas Evins Charles Cotterel Henry Woolridge Joseph Curd ) John Ridgeway Charles Curd ) one household William Bailey ) one household George Clarke ) Thomas Bailey ) John Akers William Millam ) one household William Akers Edmond Millam ) Nathaniel Jeffries) John Page Thomas Jeffries ) one household Benjamin Arnold ) Nathaniel Jeffries) Edward Arnold ) one household Thomas Harvey Ned, James, Febe, ) 8 tithables William Harvey Luce, Poll and Mill Daniel Johnson James Malcom Win. Akers Robert Saunders ) one household John Nucum James Dunkin ) Also living in this neighborhood were George Wright (later in Laurens County, South Carolina) Robert Smith, Nathaniel Medlock, John and Thomas Walker, Robert and Archibald Bolling and John Childress, etc. Buckingham County, Virginia "A List of Tithes taken by George Hooper in Buckingham County on June the 10th 1774" (Partial list of names of neighbors given but not their slaves): Francis Childress Nathaniel, Thomas and Nathaniel Jeffries William Barksdale Thomas Harvey, Jun’r John Cox Thomas Harvey The Estate of William Moxeley, deceast William Curd Robert and Alexander Moore Peter Word Matthias and John Ayres Wm. Akers, Jr. Francis Morley Edward Arnold (in separate household Benjamin Payne from father) John and James Dunkin Benjamin Arnold Archer Chastain Ned, Luce, Feba, Mill & Poll * (6) Mary Robertson William Harvey John Hughes James Bristow) one household Thomas Truman Murphey George Martin) Truman, John, Richard Murphey John Childress Nathan Cox Henry Woolridge William and Thomas Bailey Daniel Johnson Low) one household Wm. Akers Daniel Low ) * Note that during the past year Benjamin has given to his eldest son, William, his slave, James. (cf. his will, Greenville Co., S.C. 1796) 67 Caroline County, Virginia "COLONIAL CAROLINE" -- T. E. Campbell (Dietz Press, Richmond, 1954) p. 14 "As late as 1689 a settler named Arnold petitioned the Colonial Council to let him swap his grant along the south side of the Mattapony for land along the north side of that stream to get away from the Indians." (cf. A.F.A.S. Vol. II No. 1 p. 46—7 -- Review of COLONIAL CAROLINE) Caroline County, Virginia 1850 Census (Contributed by Ann A. Hennings; taken from microfil in Fairfax County Library) #450 Richard Arnold 56 M Farmer $663 Va. Catharine S . Arnold 44 F " Richard Arnold 20 M " Catharine R. Arnold 17 F " Malvina F. Arnold 13 F " Jane A. Arnold 11 F " William 0. Arnold 7 M " Lucy E. Arnold 5 M " Sarah W. 2 F " Charlotte County, Virginia 1800 Tax List of Charlotte County, Virginia (The Virginia Genealogist Vol. 15, #2 April—June 1971) The first number after each name is that of the white male tithable, the second is the number of horses owned, and the third and fourth, if given, are the number of slaves aged over sixteen and then number aged between twelve and sixteen. Arnold, Thomas 1-3 " James Junr. 1—2—0—1 " James Sr. 1-4-2-0 Culpeper County, Virginia CULPEPER CLASSES -- Rev. War. A List of Classes in Culpeper Co. for Jan. 1781 for Recruiting this State’ s Quota of Troops to serve in the Continental Army. (Contributed by Marian C. Ledgerwood -- from microfilm) Class 2 Humphrey Arnold Reubin Arnold Class 35 William Arnold Culpeper Co., Va. Deed Book Index (Contributed by Marian C. Ledgerwood -- from microfilm) Grantee Index Grantee Grantor Book Page Type Date of Deed Recorded Date Arnold, Jas Pendleton, Jas J(I?) 85 B-S 7—20—1778 10—19—1778 & wife " Humphreys Spotswood, Jno K 233 B—S 3-13-1777 9-18-1780 & wife 68 Arnold, Jas Underwood, Thos M 298 B-S 3—17—1784 11—15—1784 & wife Arnold, Elisha Coleman, Jas. N 124 B—S 12—19—1785 1—16—1786 & wife " Reuben Hudson, David 0 206 B—S 1—20—1782 10—15—1787 & wife " Jno et al. Amis, Wm R 637 B—S 6—12—1794 6—16—1794 " Jno Britton, Wm &w. S 264 B—S 9—21—1795 9—21—1795 " Jno et al Amiss, Wm. Sr. S 340 B—S 2—11—1796 2—154796 " Jno Read, Saml. &w. 5 359 B—S 2—12—1796 2—15—1796 " Elijah Tennion,Joshua &w W 319 B—S 1—7—1802 1—18—1802 " Elijah Allen, Saml & w CC 282 B—S 4—21—1808 6—20—1808 " Johnston Arnold, Susan DD 247 P—Atty 11-15-1808 6-19—1809 " Jno Grimsley, Jas DD 248 " 11—15—1808 6—19—1809 " Elijah Barrett, Danl & wife et al. FF 49 B—S 8—12—1811 3-16-1812 " Elijah Thorn, Benj & wife et al. FF 49 B-S 8-12—1811 3—16—1812 " Elijah Magruder, Elias wife et al. FF 49 B—S 8—12—1811 3—16—1812 " Lewis Trustee for J, Arnold Arnold, Elijah GG 137 D—T 7—30—1812 6—13—1814 " Elijah Chadwell, Jno & wife et al. OG 199 B—S 9—24-1811 10—15—1811 " Elijah Brawner, Jno & wife et al. GG 199 B—S 9—24-1811 10-15-1814 " Elijah Duncan, Taliaferro wife et al. GG 199 B—S 9—24-1811 10-15-1814 " Sarah Keith, Smith NN 209 Assignment & Sophia 9—18—1821 2—4-1822 " " Gibson, J.C. NN 366 " 4-6—1822 5—18—1822 " Jno, His Trustee Arnold, Humphrey QQ 325 D—T 7—10—1824 3—16—1824 Grantor Index Grantor Grantee Arnold, Jas Smith, Abraham E 243 B—S 1—15—1767 4-16—1767 " Nicholas Gambrill, Jno H 709 Lease 10—16—1777 7—20—1778 " Nicholas &w Yates, Jno K 250 B—S 8—20—1780 10—16—1780 " Isaac & w Reno, David M 85 B—S 5—20—1782 12—15—1783 " Jas & w Read, Jno M 303 B—S 11—15—1784 11—15—1784 " Elisha & w Wright, Wm 0 196 B—S 10—15—1787 10—15—1787 " Reuben & w Gaines, Thos 0 247 B—S 10—15—1787 1—21—1787 " Jas Jr Shufman, Jas S 414 B—S 2—12—1796 4-18—1796 " Jas Sr & w " " S 414 B-S 2—12—1796 4-18—1796 " Jno & w Mauzy, Richard Z 394 B—S 11—11—1804 2—18—1805 " Jno & w Fishback, Martin Z 398 B—S 11—14-1804 2—18—1805 " Elijah Allen, Sam CC 284 Agreement 11—14-18—7 6—20—1808 " Elijah Harris, Richd CC 406 B-S 9—29—1807 9—19—1808 " Isaac & w Harris, Richd CC 406 B—S 9—29—1807 9—19—1808 " Elijah Yates, Geo DD 150 B—S 4-21—1808 4-17—1809 69 Arnold, Elijah Oder, Elwood DD 220 B—S 8-19-1809 12-18—1809 " Elijah Johnson, David DD 221 B—S 8-19—1809 12-18—1809 " Johnson atty for James Grimsley Porter, Thos. DD 244 B-S 4— 4-1809 6-19—1809 " Johnson atty for Susan Arnold Porter, Thos DD 246 B-S 4- 4-1809 6—19—1809 Arnold, Susan Arnold, Johnson DD 247 Power Atty 11-15-1808 6—19—1809 " Elijah Harris, Richd EE 111 B—S 5-31-1810 6-21-1811 Peggy Hudson, Joshua EE 197 Power Atty 3—11—1811 4-15-1811 " Elijah Strother, Jn Jr. Trustee for FF 240 Trust 2—12—1812 9—21—1812 Jos Green " Elijah Porter, & & als FF 404 B—S 6—26—1812 3—16—1812 " Elijah Bayles, J & als FF 404 B—S 6—26—1812 3—16—1812 " Elijah Withers, Jas Sr GG 20 B—S 5-15-1813 5—17—1813 " Elijah Arnold, Lewis Trustee for Isaac Arnold CG 137 Trust 7-30-1812 6—13—1814 " Susanna’s Atty et als Porter, Thos GG 164 B—S 1—29—1812 6—15-1812 " Johnson Atty Porter, Thos GG 164 B—S 1—29—1812 6—15—1812 " Elijah, Trustee Watters, Jno GG 228 B—S 10—28—1814 11-21-1814 " Elijah Waters, Jno GG 377 Receipt 10—16—1814 6—19—1815 " Elijah Thompson & Maris Trustee MM 394 Trust 5—27—1813 8-20-1821 " Elijah Jackson, Edward B. NN 81 B—S 12—10—1820 10-15—1821 " Humphrey Withers, Jas Trustee NN 220 Trust 1—31—1822 2—18—1822 " Elijah Broadus, Wm (shff) NN 408 Insolvent Assignment 5—25—1822 5—25-1822 " Elijah Broadus, Wm (shff) NN 409 " (same dates) " Elijah Jackson, Geo. Jno. G. & Edwd B. NN 417 B—S 5-15-1822 6—11—1822 " Elijah by Shff Gibson, Jonathan C 00 44 B-S 8—1—1822 8—16—1822 " Sam & als Winn, Minor QQ 121 Power Atty 5—21—1823 12—15—1823 " Humphrey Arnold, Jno His Trustee QQ 325 Trust 2—10—1824 3—16-1824 " Sarah Fletcher, Jno RR 21 Assignment 4- 9-1822 7—19—1824 " Sophia Fletcher, Jno RR 21 4- 9-1822 7—19—1824 " Enoch Fletcher, Jno RR 21 " 4-9-1822 7—19—1824 " Sarah Corder, Jno Sr RR 347 B—S 12-11-1824 1—17—1825 " Humphrey &w Corder, Nathan VV 144 B—S 2—27—1829 3—2—1829 " Saml Rohr, Geo XX 352 Power Atty 1830 1—3—1831 Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book H (1775—8) page 709 26 Oct. 1777 Nicholas Arnold to John Gambill — demise 100 a, of land lying in Bromfield Parish ... south side of Middle Fork of Thornton’s River ... Manifee’s line ... during natural lives of John Gambill, Catey Gambill and John Jr. their son ... yearly payment of a Rappahannock note for 500 pounds tobacco. 70 Signed Nicholas Arnold Witnesses: John Gambill John Yates George Lewis Henry Manifee Richard (x) Vaughan John 0, B, Hisel Aug (x) Ester Deed Book I (1777—1779) p. 85 20 July 1788 James Pendleton and Catharine to James Arnold, 25. N Little Fork of Rappahannock ... Hankinson Read ... Willis’ Old Survey ... William Bowman’s Line. Book DD p 150 21 April 1808. Elijah Arnold of the County of Fauquier (crossed out —“and Samuel Allen of same county”) of the one part and George Yates of Culpeper Co. of the other part ...£190 ... parcels of land lying and being in the County of Culpeper on the waters of Rush River being a part of the same tract of land purchased of F.W. Ivion(?) by Elijah Arnold and afterward sold under a decree of the high court of chancery and purchased by Samuel Allen ... 276 acres. Signed Elijah Arnold Witnesses: James Yates, Joshua Hopper, Benjamin (x) Suddeth, Court 20 June 1808, Partly proved by the oaths of Joshua Hopper and Benjamin Suddeth and at a court held 17 April 1809 fully proved by the oath of James Yates. Book DD p 220. 19 Aug. 1809. Elijah Arnold of the County of Fauquier to Elwood Oder of Culpeper Co. $200 ... certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the county of Culpeper ... David Johnson’s corner, George Yates corner, South side of the north fork of Rush River, 94 a. Signed Elijah Arnold Wit.: Cletenso? Johnston, Marshal Johnston, Richard Harris p. 221. 19 Aug. 1809. Elijah Arnold of Fauquier Co. —— David Johnston of Culpeper Co. ... $200 ... land in Culpeper Co. South side of North fork of Rush River, 155 a, Signed Elijah Arnold Wit.: Marshal. Johnston, Cleton Johnston, Richard Harris p. 244. 4 April 1809 Johnston Arnold attorney in fact for James Grimsley to Thomas Porter, 17,10 143 acres whereon the late James Grimsley, deceased, lived together with all his houses, barns,(etc,) Signed Johnston Arnold Attorney in fact for James Grimsley Wit.: Thomas Lyon, James Barnett, Lewis Porter Proven in court 19 June 1809, p. 246. 4 April 1809. Johnston Arnold attorney in fact for Susanna Arnold of the one part and Thomas Porter of the other part, £ 17 2s. 143 acres whereon the late James Grimsley deceased lived ... (same wording as above) Signed Johnston Arnold Attorney in fact for Susanna Arnold Witnesses: Thomas Lyon, James Barnett, Lewis Porter. 71 Culpeper County Deed Book DD p. 247 Susanna Arnold of Campbell County, Kentucky do hereby impower my son Johnston Arnold of the county aforesaid my true and lawful attorney for me to transact and perform all my business of every description in the State of Virginia and more effectually I do authorize him to sell and convey in fee simple with general warrantee or any covenants of title that are usual my interest in any lands of which my father James Grimsley died seized in the County of Culpeper and State of Virginia and elsewhere in the state of Virginia ... In testimony whereof I do set my hand and seal this 15th day of November 1808. Susanna (x) Arnold In presence of Jonathan Huling, W, F? Bartond? (Bartle?) (Note: See A.F.A.S. Vol. I No. 2 p. 55-6 for ref. to Grimsley and Porter) Book DD p. 261. Know all men by these presents that I James Grimsley now in the County of Campbell and State of Kentucky do hereby impower my nephew Johnston Arnold of the county aforesaid my true and lawful attorney ... my father James Grimsley (identical wording to Power of Attorney of Susanna Arnold, above). Same witnesses, etc. Campbell County, Kentucky Statements by Justices of Peace Edmund Taylor and Jacob Fowler for both Powers of Attorney. Statements by James Taylor, Clerk of Campbell County, Ky. Court. Book DD p. 375. 14 Oct. 1809. William Roberts of Culpeper Co. to Nancy Young of Culpeper Co. 18 pounds. 4 acres land on the Richmond Road. Witnesses: Charles Allen, Henry Newby, Peyton Anderson, John Grimsley, Charles Browning, Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book EE p. 111. 31 May 1810. Elijah Arnold of Fauquier Co. to Richard Harris of Culpeper Co. £10. Certain strip or parcel of land ... adjoins the said Richard Harris lot occupied by Benjamin Suddeth of said Arnold and Allen ... 12 a, 1 rod and 3 poles. Signed Elijah Arnold Wit.: Gabriel Smither, Caleb Morrison, John Smither, David J. Core (Cane?) James Green. Book EE p. 197. (No date at top) Know all men by these presents that I Peggy Arnold of the County of Garrard and Commonwealth of Kentucky for divers good causes and considerations hereunto ... have constituted ordained and appointed Joshua Hudson of the County of Jefferson and Commonwealth aforesaid my true and lawful attorney to ask for demand and receive my legacy that is or may be coming to me from my father’s estate David Hudson dec’d of Culpeper Co. 11 March 1811 Signed Peggy Arnold Garrard. Co., Ky. I Benjamin Letcher, Clerk of County Court aforesaid ... do certify Peggy Arnold this day personally came before me and acknowledged the within power of attorney to Joshua Hudson to be her true and lawful act and deed 11 Mar, 1811 Signed Benjamin Letcher 72 Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book FF page 49 12 Aug. 1811, Daniel Barrett and Ruthie his wife, Elias Magruder and Anndison his wife, Benjamin Thorn and. Ellinder his wife of the County of Monongalia of one part and Elijah Arnold of the other part ... $1000 ... land lying in Culpeper Co. whereon Priscilla Magruder now lives it being the same tract of land which Dennis Magruder Priscilla Magruder and John Chadwell covenanted to convey to Elijah Arnold it being the same tract of land which Thomas Magruder, dec’d., owned and purchased from William Roberts, Sen ... 415 a Signed: Daniel Barrett, Elias Magruder (Marginal note: Benjamin Thorn, Ruthie Barre DD by order Oct 1814) Anndison Magruder, Elender Thorn Book FF page 406. 26 June 1812. Elijah Arnold of Fauquier Co. to J, Baylis and T, Porter of Culpeper Co. 321 pounds 3 shillings and. 1 penny half—penny ... 321 a, and 25 poles ... corner Richard Harris ... Rush River ... patent line of H. Tyler now Majors and Hoppers line ... corner George Yates ... Elwood Oder’s corner. Signed Elijah Arnold Wit.: Charles Allen, John Strother, Charles Hayes, Caleb Morrison, Robert G. Ward Book GG page 20 15 May 1813. Elijah Arnold of Fauquier Co. to James Withers of Culpeper Co. ... $300 ... same tract of land granted to Spencer Withers 21 Jan. 1799 ... corner to William Withers and Thomas Hands ... Jacob Utterback ... Riley line ... 133 acres Signed: Elijah Arnold wit.: Burnett Maddox, Samuel Maddox Nolty (Notly? Notty?) Maddox Book GG page 137. 30 July 1812. Elijah Arnold of Fauquier Co. of the one part and Lewis Arnold Trustee in Conformity to an agreement entered into between Isaac Arnold and Mary his wife and the said Elijah and Lewis Arnold bearing the date 30 of this month ... in consideration of the sum of 434 pounds 4 shillings paid the said Elija Arnold by Isaac Arnold and Mary his wife ... sell unto the said Lewis Arnold, Trustee, as aforesaid, a certain tract of land lying in Culpeper on the head waters of the Rappahannock River adjoining the lands of Notley (Noltey? Notte Maddox and the land occupied at present by the said Lewis Arnold it being the same tract which the said Elijah Arnold purchased of Pricilla Magruder and the representatives of Thomas Magruder, dec’d, ... 478 a. ... to the said. Lewis Arnold Trustee his heirs, etc. ... provided ... that if the said Elijah Arnold ... pay ... to the said. Lewis Arnold ... 434 pounds 4 shillings to be paid in the several instalments (named) ... and when the said. Elijah Arnold ... shall to the said Trustee the said full sum of 435 pounds 4 shillings ... etc. Signed: Elijah Arnold Lewis Arnold Witnesses: Thomas W. Barber, Polley (Rolley?) Fletcher, Thornton Crista, Enoch F________ Book GG p. 164 29 Jan. 1812. Johnson Arnold, certain attorney of Susanna Arnold formerly Susanna Grimsley and James Grimsley of the County of Campbell and State of Kentucky of the one part and Thomas Porter of the County of Faquier State of Virginia of the other part ... £50 paid by the said Thomas Porter ... all my 73 interest and claim in the lease land of James Grimsley dec’d. the land now in possession of Elijah Arnold, Simon Edge, Lot Edge, Riley? Edge, John Scott and Cornelius Anderson and Henry Tye(?) and said Porter Signed: Johnson Arnold. Wit.: Eli Porter, Lewis Porter, John Porter Book GG p. 199 24 Sep. 1811. Pricilla Magruder, Dennis Magruder, John Chadwell and Pricilla his wife, Taliafer Duncan and Polly his wife, John Brawner and. Anna his wife of Culpeper Co. of the one part -- Elijah Arnold of the said county of the other part £800 ... land where Pricilla Magruder now lives it being the same tract of land which Pricilla Magruder (and the others) covenanted to convey to the said Elijah Arnold it being the tract of land which Thomas Magruder, dec’d, owned and purchased from William Roberts, Sen. ... 450 a. Signed: Pricilla Magruder (and the others) Wit.: John Waters, Moses Gibson, Lewis Arnold, Burnett Madox, Rodham Kenner, James Barton Cumberland County, Virginia Grantee Index Arnold. deeds in Cumberland County, Va. Aug. 24, 1772. Deed Moses Arnold. from Wm. & Elizabeth Arnold. Bk. 5 p. 84. 194 acres on Tan Wallett Creek, May 27, 1776. Deed Moses Arnold from Thomas Arnold. Bk, 5, p. 415. 400 acres on Tan Wallet Creek, Sept. 22, 1783. Deed Moses Arnold from Allen and. Mary Burton. Bk, 6, p. 153. 200 acres on Guinea Creek, Apr, 29, 1788. Deed Moses Arnold from John Noel. Bk. 6, p. 452. 116 acres on Tan Wallet Creek. Fairfax County, Virginia 1810 Census Fairfax County, Va, (Contributed by Marion Hammers) 230.Jno. Arundle 1 m under 10; 1 m over 45; 3 f under 10; 1 f 10—16; 1 f 26—45 231.Isaac Arundle 1 m under 10; 1 m 16—26; 1 f 16—26 231.Gerald Arnold 1 m 26-45; 2 f under 10; 1 f 26—45 232.William Arnold 1 m 26—45; 4 f under 10; 1 f 26-45 233.Edward Arnold 1 m 16-26 233.Joseph Bennett 3 m under 10; 2 in 10—16; 1 m over 45; 1 f under 10; 1 f 26-45 74 1890 — Special Census - Schedules enumerating Union Veterans and. Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War. (Contributed by Ann A. Hennings; taken from microfilm in the Fairfax County Library) Fairfax - Falls Church District, Prov, Dist. #15 #222 Charles Arnold, Private Co, F 13 NY Art. Enlisted 1864, 4 Sept, Discharged 21 June 1865 Length of Service — 9 mo, 17 days Post Office - Merrifield, Va, Disability incurred - none An original document in the hands of Ann A. Hennings: Know all men by these Presents that I William Hall of the county of Fairfax have bargained and sold, and by these Presents do bargain and sell unto John Arnold of the county of King George all my right Title and Interest in and to the negroe girl named Suckey, now in the possession of Mary Wren, and bequeathed to her during her life, in and by the last Will and Testament of Susannah Coode lately deceased, and at and after the death of the said. Mary to Susannah Hall wife of the said William together with all the increase of the said Girl Suckey for and in consideration of the sum of sixty pounds lawful money of Virginia - to me in hand paid at or before the ensealing and delivery of these Presents, the receit whereof is hereby acknowledged - And I the said William for myself my heirs executors, and administrators unto the said. John his Heirs executors and administrators, the said Girl - Sucky with all her increase shall and will warrant and for ever defend against the lawful claim of all persons whatsoever - In witness I have hereunto put my hand and affixed my seal this Thirteenth day of June Eighteen hundred and twelve. his Test: William (x) Hall (Seal) Jas. Compton mark John (x) Baxter Fauquier County, Virginia Fauquier County, Virginia Marriage Book 2 Page 290 (Photocopy in hands of Allen D. Sheneman) Know all men by these presents that we William Riley and John Riley are held and firmly bound unto James Monroe Governor of Virginia in the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to which payment well and truly to be made to the said Governor or his successors for the use of the Commonwealth, we bind ourselves our heirs Exe- cutors and administrators Jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and. dated this 28th day of December 1802. The Condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage shortly intended to be solemnized between the above bound William Riley and Elizabeth Arnold.* Now if there be no lawful cause to obstruct the said intended marriage then the above obligation to be void else to remain in full. Signed sealed and Delivered William (x) Riley(Seal) In presence of John (x) Riley (Seal) ___________________________________ * This must be mistake of the County Clerk -- should read Lucy. 75 December the 20 day Give from under Elizabeth Arnold hand Give from under Lucy Arnold hand Test Marget Arnold I have no objection to your granting a licence for the Intermarriage of my Daughter Lucy Arnold to William Riley. her To the Clerk of Fauquier Elizabeth (x) Arnold his mark Tests John (x) Riley mark his John (Josph?) (x) Riley mark Indices to Fauguier County Deeds and Wills (From photocopies of original Indices, furnished by Hazel Arnold MacIvor) Grantee Index (Arnolds were the buyers) Grantee Grantor Where Recorded Book Page Kind Date-Deed Date-Record Arnold, Humphrey Lee, Richard Henry 2 128 Lease 4— 9—1764 4— 9—1764 & als " Humphrey & ux & Benj, Lee, Richard Henry 5 60 " 5-20-1772 5-25-1772 " Isaac & ux & George Lee, Richard Henry 5 394 " 5—20—1772 7—26—1773 " Humphrey Roy, Wily & ux, 7 277 B&S 6—26-1780 6—26—1780 " Humphrey Bragg, William & ux 9 200 B&S 5—22—1786 9-25-1786 " Isaac & Saml, & Lewis Fairfax, Denny 9 372 Lease 1— 5—1787 6—25—1787 " Isaac Arnold, Humphrey 10 176 B&S 7— 4—1789 9-28-1789 " Benj. & ux. & daughter Fairfax, Denny 11 399 Lease 4— 1—1793 9-23-1793 " Humphrey Arnold, Isaac 14 568 B&S 10-19-1799 12—23—1799 " Humphrey Roberts, Thomas 14 755 B&S 11—29—1799 7-28-1800 " Elijah Arnold, Humphrey 16 623 B&S 1— 1—1807 1—26—1807 " Lewis Tee Arnold, Isaac 17 146 Trust 8—25-1807 2—22—1808 " Catharine, Francis, Nancy, Elizabeth & Sally Arnold, Isaac 17 147 B&S 8—25—1807 2—22-1808 " Elijah Arnold, Isaac &ux 17 214 Trust 12—29—1807 1—25—1808 " Elijah Tennison, Joshua & Lewis & ux 17 248 B&S 12-10-1805 9—26—1808 " Elijah Ann Fowler 17 321 P.Att 11—17—1804 4-27-1809 " Lewis Warner, Dennis 17 354 Mort. 10—15-1808 4-24-1809 Arnold, Isaac, Elijah, Humphrey, Saml., Kath., Enoch, Ann, " Sally &als. Porter, Samuel Exors 23 188 B&S 3-10-1819 4-22-1819 Arnold, Simeon Armistead, John B. & ux. 26 90 B&S 6—26—1821 1—26—1822 " Enoch Arnold, Isaac 26 342 B&S 7—24—1821 8-10-1822 76 Arnold, Daniel W DeButts, Samuel’s Exor. 43 17 B&S 1—1-1843 2-28-1843 " Frances Daniel, Jas, M. & ux. Leo & ux 77 451 B&S 11—20—1885 2—5—1887 " Milton Bartenstein, A.R. Clerk 87 164 B&S 6—8—1896 6—11—1896 " Milton Tyler, C.M. & ux & ala. 88 362 Partitn 6—22—1897 6—28—1897 " Milton Gibson, Jas. W. & ux, & ala, 88 362 " 6-22-1897 6—28—1897 " Frank P & als Hill, Albert M 96 479 Agrmt 4—22—1905 5—8-1905 " Frank P & ala tees Hill, Albert M 97 93 B&S 7—22—1905 7—28—1905 " H A Bobst, Joseph T 100 8 Timber 5—28—1907 5—29—1907 Grantor Index (Arnolds were the sellers) Grantor Grantee Where Rec. Kind Deed Date Date-—Record Book Page Arnold, James & ux Farguson, John 1 245 B&S 6—25—1761 6—25—1761 " John Jr. & ux Settle, William 2 102 B&S 3—12—1764 3—22—1764 " Moses & ux Jennings, William 4 430 B&S 11—25—1771 11—25—1771 " Humphrey & ux Horner, Gustavus B 9 388 B&S 4-20-1787 6—25-1787 " Humphrey Martin, Charles 9 426 B&S 9— 3—1787 9—24-1787 " Humphrey & ux West, John 10 144 B&S 11—25—1788 6—22—1789 " Humphrey Arnold, Isaac 10 176 B&S 7—4-1789 9-28-1789 " Humphrey Bragg, William 10 201 B&S 5—25—1789 12—28—1789 " Benj, & ux, & Marg’t Porter, Martin 10 218 B&S 2—22—1789 2—22—1790 " Nancy Porter, Martin 11 41 B&S 10—22—1792 10—22—1792 " George & ux,, Benj. & ux,, Seymore & ux., " Isaac & ux, Fisher, Samuel 13 338 B&S 7—10—1792 2—27—1797 " Isaac Arnold, Humphrey 14 568 B&S 10—19—1799 12—23—1799 " Isaac & Elijah Hume, Robert 15 196 Mort. 7—11—1802 7—26—1802 " Elijah Clark, John H 16 67 Bond 2—26—1805 2—26—1805 " Humphrey Arnold, Elijah 16 623 B&S 1— 1—1807 1—26—1807 " Elijah Healey, John 16 738 Assg’t 3—19—1807 5—25—1807 " Isaac & Samuel Hitch, Nathaniel 16 766 Bond 11— —1806 5—25—1807 " Elijah Barbee, Turner & Joseph 17 21 Assgt 6—6—1807 9—28—1807 " Isaac same 17 22 Assgt 6—2—1807 9—28—1807 " Isaac Arnold, Lewis Tee 17 146 Trust 7—25—1807 2—22—1808 " Isaac Arnold, Catherine & als 17 147 B&S 7—25—1807 2—22—1808 " Isaac Arnold, Elijah &al 17 214 Trust 12—29—1807 1—25—1808 " George Kemper, Martin tee. 17 250 B&S 3—7—1808 9—26—1808 " Elijah & ala Porter, Samuel’s Ex.17 379 Bond 5—23—1809 5—22—1809 " Elijah Harris, Thomas 18 180 B&S 11—14—1810 6-24-1811 " Elijah Low, Samuel Jr tee. 18 798 Trust 3—27—1813 11—23—1813 " Elijah Jackson, Prudence’s tee 18 803 B&S 3—31—1813 11—25—1813 77 Arnold, Elijah Ellis, Nathan 19 395 Mortg 8—5—1812 4-24-1813 " Isaac Noland, Nancy & als 26 342 B&S 7—24—1821 8—10—1822 " Isaac Corder, Elizabeth & als 26 342 B&S 7-24-1821 8—10—1822 " Isaac Arnold, Enoch & als 26 342 B&S 7—24—1821 8-10-1822 " Prudence’s tee Johnson, Ransdell M 34 142 B&S 10—12—1827 3-15-1834 " John & ux Glascock, Aquila 35 29 B&S 10—8—1830 1— —1835 " David W & ux Ashby, Thompson tee 43 16 Trust 2-21-1843 2-28-1843 " David W & ux Carter, John A, tee 43 96 Trust 1—1—1843 4-1—1843 " David W & ux Shacklett, Hezekiah & al 48 62 B&S 7—28—1848 11—29—1848 " Milton & ux & al Tyler, C.M. 88 362 Part’n 6—22—1897 6—28—1897 Will Index Book Page Date Signed Date Recorded Arnold, John Will 1 391 Sep 7 1771 May 22 1780 Arnold, Humphrey Apprmt. 2 164 Jan 1 1790 Feb 22 1790 Arnold, Humphrey Admr’s Acct 2 190 Jun 27 1791 Arnold, Humphrey Admr’s Acct 2 316 Mar 20 1792 Jan 27 1794 Arnold, Elbert Apprmt & Sale List 35 94 Apr 10 1874 Oct 6 1875 Arnold, Elbert Admrs, Acct, 35 244 Oct 8 1875 Dec 27 1875 Arnold, Milton Apprmt, 38 148 Aug 26 1884 Arnold, Milton Admr Acct, 42 413 Jun 24 1899 Sep 26 1899 Franklin County, Virginia Franklin County, Virginia Marriages (Contributed by Hazel A. MacIvor) A marriage bond of John Arnold to Rebecca Willis in 1808, Franklin County, Virginia Wills No Arnolds appear in Index to Wills and Administrations at all. Franklin County, Virginia Deeds (Contributed by Hazel A. MacIvor) Elisha Arnold and wife Sally to Gresham Hagood. Book 4 Page 486 (1803) Elisha Arnold to Richard Stockton, Book 5 page 183 (1806) Elisha Arnold to John D, Atkins, Book 15 Page 603 (1830) James Arnold to Thos. Craig. Book 21 page 329 (1850) James Arnold to Wm, Craig. Book 21 page 330 (1850) James Arnold to Wm. Young, Book 21 page 332. (1850) James Arnold and wife Julia to Claudius Vials heirs, Book 24 page 161 (1850) James Arnold and wife Julia to Claudius Vial. Book 27 page 354 (1830) Elisha Arnold of County of Lunenberg to Andrew Ramsey. Book 3 page 463 (1797) 78 Frederick County, Virginia Some Frederick County Records (Contributed by Mr. or Mrs. MacDonald.) Richard Arnold Senior’s Deed for 400 acres of land in Frederick County. 10 Apr. 1752 Thomas Lord. Fairfax ... Proprietor of the Northern Neck of Virginia for good causes for and in consideration of the composition to me paid and for the annual rent hereafter reserved ,,. granted ... unto Richard Arnold the Elder a certain tract of waste and ungranted land in Frederick County on Great Cacapehon and. bounded as by a survey thereof made by Mr. George Washington ... Will of Richard Arnold — 1758 In the name of God, Amen, the 14th Day of September Anno: Domino: 1758. I Richard Arnold being sick and weak of body but of perfect & sound mind and memory and understanding, Blessed be God for the same and calling to mind, mortality of the body and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last Will & Testament that is to say principally first of all • I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it and my body to the earth to be buried in a christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my executors hereinafter named, and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give demise & dispose of the same in the following manner and form. First I give and bequeath unto my son-in—law Geos Nixon and Elizabeth his wife the plantation whereon I live situate on the south side of Cacapon — and one half of the said tract of land. thereunto belonging to their heirs and assigns, and the other half of the said tract of land up the Crick I give unto my son Andrew Arnold to him his heirs and assigns. I give the remainder part of said tract of land unto my youngest son Nimrod Arnold that is to say that part on the north of Cacapon said Crick to be the division between him & his brothers land to his heirs & assigns. I give unto my son John Arnold the land and plantation formerly belonging to William Naylor lying and being on Capecapon at the Indian Gap to him his heirs & assigns, I also give my sister-in-law Sarah Davis my new frame house to her proper use during her life. I also order George Nixon my said son—in-law and my son Andrew Arnold to pay her yearly and every year the sum of two pound ten shilling each of them provided she shall see cause to come and make her abode at said house and also to provide for her such necessarys as she shall stand in need of from time to time • I give unto my grand son Joseph Arnold the sum of five shilling sterling, I also dispose of my personal estate in manner following Viz: The same shall be praized and equally divided among my chil- dren, I likewise constitute make and ordain my son—in—law George Nixon and Jesse Pugh my sole executors of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby utterly disavow revoke and, disannul all and every other former testaments wills legacies & bequeaths and executors by me in any way before named willed & bequeathed rati- fying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will & Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day and year above written. Richard Arnold (SEAL) Signed sealed published. pronounced and recorded by the said Richard Arnold as his last Will & Testament in the presence of us the subscribers, Roger Parke — James Cody - John Ashbrook At a court held for Hampshire County, Va,, the 12th day of December 1758. This last Will & Testament of Richard Arnold dec’d was presented in court by George 79 Nixon & Jesse Pugh the Executors therein named who made oath thereby according to law and the same being proved by the oath of Roger Parke, James Cody and John Ashbrook witnesses thereunto is ordered to be recorded and. on the motion of said executors certificate Is granted herefore obtaining a probate thereof in due form giving security together with James Cody Roger Parke their securities entered into and acknowledged their bond In the penalty of five hundred pounds for their due administration of the said decedents estate and performance of his Will. John Arnold’s Deed for 306 acres of Land In Frederick County, 12 May 1763 Thomas Lord Fairfax for and In consideration of the composition to me paid. and for the annual rent ... granted ... unto John Arnold of Frederick County a tract of ... land on the Drains of Opechon ... and bounded ... Beginning in the line of Richard Fowlers corner to Thomas Golding thence with Golding’s line ... the line of the said Golding ... William Holdbrooks old survey, ... Patrick Quigly Richard Merchant and the said Quigley, then with Merchants line ... Arnold, In the line of the said Merchant thence with Arnolds line ... to Joseph Edwards and Richard Fowler then with Fowlers line ... Three Hundred and Six Acres Ex & Tho. Ray Martin Deed Bk. 8 pp 542, Hampshire County, Va, June 20, 1792 John Arnold and Hannah his wife sell to Andrew Arnold a tract of land which was granted by the late Lord Proprietor of the Northern Neck unto Roger Parke dec’ d by Deed bearing date the fifth Day of May 1760 and by him devised unto Hannah Parke the now wife of John Arnold. 231 Acres. John Arnold Hannah (x) Arnold Sealed & del in presence of Elijah Davis Hannah not being able to apper in ct. George Lafollet was examined, by Elias Posten & Geo, Beall Thomas McGraw 28 Aug. 1792. 2nd Nov. 1764 John Arnold of the County of Frederick sells to Nathaniel Morrison 250 acres being part of a larger tract granted to the said John Arnold by Deed under the hand and seal of the Right Honourable Thomas Lord Fairfax bearing date the 12th day of May 1763 containing 306 acres lying and being in the said. county and on the drains of Opechon Creek and on the west side the same bounded as follows ... John Arnold Sealed & delivered. in presence of Robt. Gregg Thos. Berry at a court held for Frederick Co. the 6th day of Nov. 1764, This ind. was ack, by John Arnold and ordered to be recorded, Deed. Bk. 10 pg. 67, Winchester, Frederick Co., Virginia John Arnold sold. John Greenfield 56 acres being part of a tract granted by Lord Fairfax and bearing date 12th day of May 1763 containing 306 acres. John Arnold Signed & sealed in presence of Jonathan Reed, Mercer Babb Recorded 4th day of Dec. 1764 80 Deed Book 8, pa e 554 Hampshire County, Virginia April 15, 1790. John Arnold and Hannah his wife of the County of Hampshire and state of Virginia sell to Elijah Davis of the same county a certain tract of land situate & being on the west side of Great Cacapon and being a part of a greater tract containing 269 acres patent bearing date the 14th Day of May 1760 in said county of Hampshire & state aforesaid and bounded as follows. Mentions Joseph Watson and Wm. Naylor's lines - containing 43 acres and seven poles, etc. John Arnold Hannah (x) Arnold Sealed & del, in presence of Jesse Pugh Hannah Interviewed at home by John High and John Arnold Elias Posten, Geo, Beal James Kelp Will of John Arnold - 1816 I John Arnold of the County of Hampshire and state of Virginia calling to mind my mortality and. being weak in body but possessing a sound mind and disposing memory do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament In manner and form as hereafter follow. Item - I leave and bequeath to my well beloved wife Hannah Arnold the use and benefit of all my estate real and personal for and during her natural life and at her decease to return to my executors to be disposed of by them as follows: Item - I leave all my property of every name and nature to be sold to the highest bidder and the money arising from the sale thereof after paying my just debts and funeral expenses to be equally divided amongst my three daughters, Sarah Hart, Phebe Groves and Amelia Hall (Wall) them and their heirs forever. Item - I give to my oldest son Andrew Arnold one dollar to him and his heirs forever. Item - I give to my second son John Arnold one dollar to him and his heirs forever. Item - I give to my third son Richard Arnold thirty three dollars and thirty three cents to him and his heirs forever. Item - I give and bequeath to Hannah Pugh's several children whose names follow to wit, To Catherine Pugh five shillings and to Sarah Trowbridge and Jesse Pugh, Michael Pugh, Mary Pugh, and Hannah Pugh to each of them eighty seven cents to them and their heirs forever. Item - I leave and bequeath to my son Levi Arnold the lands whereon I now live containing two hundred acres be the same more or less with all its appurtances to him and his heirs forever he yielding and paying Richard Arnold. the above mentioned sum of thirty three dollars and thirty three cents within three years after the decease of his mother and yielding and paying yearly and every year aftr he comes into possession of the land, To his sister Phebe Groves the sum of twelve dollars in money or such property as she in her necessity may require, and if he should sell the land and his sister Phebe Groves should then be alive to pay into the hands of my executors the sum of one hundred dollars to be by them appropriated to her wants as long as she remains in her present disabled state as her necessity may require, and lastly I constitute appoint and ordain my sons Andrew Arnold and John Monroe my whole and sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament in witness whereof I have set my hand and affixed my seal this sixth day of June in the year of our Lord 1816. John Arnold (SEAL) Attest Michael Pugh John Arnold's Will. 1819 June 14, Abraham Cresswell Proven by Michael Pugh & Abraham Cresswell Jesse Pugh Liber 6 folio 372 Recorded W,B, 1-W p 161, 81 (Quote from Mrs. Bergen, genealogist, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W. Va.) "In Deed Book 33, p. 399, dated. 20 Nov. 1822 in Berkeley County, there is a deed which mentions land. 'being a part of a larger tract of land granted to John Arnold of 300 acres by Lord Fairfax 1754, proprietor of the Northern Neck of Virginia and by said. Arnold conveyed to William Harris and by Harris to Robert Bull etc. So, John Arnold must have owned land. in this county in 1754." Deed. Book 4 pg. 398. Frederick County, Virginia First day of August 1758 John Arnold. and Mary his wife of the county of Frederick sell to William Harris 150 acres and being part of a greater tract of 300 acres granted to the said John Arnold by the Right Hon. Thomas Lord Fairfax by deed bearing date the twenty ninth day of September 1754 as by the said deed. may appear the said land lying situate and being in the county of Frederick aforesaid and on the western side of Opechon Creek and. bounded as follows ... John Arnold Mary Arnold Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of ..... At a court held for Frederick County on Tuesday first day of August 1758 John Arnold and Mary his wife /the said. Mary being first privately examined and consenting thereto/ in open court acknowledged this their release for land to William Harris which on the motion of the said. William is admitted to be recorded. (Macdonald note): I do not know anything about the above grant, Sims Index gives two for Frederick County, one of which I obtained from Richmond but they did not find the other one which was dated 1750, so there is a mix up somewhere. Also, I know nothing of this first marriage Mary must have died as John sold land alone in 1764. Hannah did not sign, but they were supposed to be married as their third son, Richard, was born 3-15 1765, according to a DAR application paper I have of a descendant of John Arnold through his son, Richard., who married Rebecca Hawkins, Jefferson Co,, Ky. I descend through Hannah who was born Feb. 7, 1767. Only dates I have on births of John's children: Frederick County Marriage Register I page 72 line 2. Sarah Arnold and Adam Hart by Christian Streit, Dec. 9, 1793 Page 70 line 8, Phoeby Arnold and Peter Gross (Groves?) James Walls minister. June 21, 1798. These two girls are named in John Arnold s Will. He and Hannah his wife were living in Hampshire when they wrote deeds in 1790 and. 1792. This needs more research. Gloucester County, Virginia Abingdon Parish Register (Gloucester Co.?) Vol. II, page 27 (1707/1708) Wm. Arnold, son of Wm. Arnold Baptised 21st Sept. (no year given) Polly Mason - RECORDS OF COLONIAL GL0UCESTER COUNTY, VIRGINIA. Vol. I p.65. April 29, 1693. Land. Grant in Gloucester Co. Pettsoe Parrish. Thomas Royston Land Grant. 1616 acres. Adj. Jeremy Darnell, among others. p. 86. Quit Rent Roll in Gloucester. Petso Parish. 1704-1705 Jerim Darnell 400 acres Jno Darnell 150 acres 82 Polly Mason - RECORDS OF COLONIAL GLOUCESTER COUNTY, VIRGINIA Vol. II p 112. Will. Arnold witness deed, of Hannah Thompkins. April 14, 1674. Goochland County, Virginia Goochland, County Tithables p. 10 — June 1747. Southam Parish (by Archibald Carey) Wm, Arnold, Henry Arnold, William Arnold, Jr. p. 18 Thomas Arnold, Lucy Hanover County, Virginia Ledger 1750-1751 of unknown merchant, Hanover County. (Original owned by Mrs. W. B. Ardery. Paris, Ky. 1929) No Arnold found -- Henry County, Virginia HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY, VIRGINIA p. 10. Militia, 1776. Elephaz Shelton’s Co. -- Jacob Arnols p. 12 Elisha Arnold — Rev, service HENRY COUNTY MARRIAGE BONDS -- Virginia Anderton Dodd. (Richmond, Va. 1953) p. 2 16 Dec. 1813 Lewis Arnold — Hannah Philpott 21 Feb. 1825 (license) James Arnold - Julia Barrow, Arnold Walker, min. Feb. 24, 1825 Henry County, Virginia Deed Index -- GRANTORS Grantors Grantees Kind of Book Page Date Recorded Instrument Arnold, Henry Brannun, William Deed 3 493 1784 " William Corn, Samuel Deed 4 241 1789 " Nancy’s Infant Child Commonwealth Ing. 6 370 1802 " James Richardson, John Deed 11 70 1831 " James Flood, Washington Deed 11 168 1832 " Elisha Arnold, Lucy Deed 11 585 1837 " John D et al. Lester, William Deed 11 17 1838 " Elisha Askin, Nancy Deed 12 139 1839 : Elisha Askin, Nancy Deed 12 139 1839 Arnold Elisha,Jr. et al.Broun, George A. Deed 12 184 1839 " Elisha’s com’r Arnold, Lucy 0 Deed 14 171 1852 " William’s Tr, Koger, Joseph Deed 16 266 1862 " Lucy 0 Stovall, Jno T Dr. Deed 16 574 1866 " J.W.& Alexanier Horsepasture School Tx. Deed 27 182 1894 " Elizabeth, H.J., J.W,, Jennie & J.L. et al Carter, W.G. Deed 34 258 1905 83 Arnold A.J. & Alex, Lee & J.W. et al Carter, J.F. Deed 34 305 1909 " Mary J Stone, Henry E Deed 39 173 1918 " John L Hairston, Bertha, Jas. I Deed 39 345 1919 " John W Spencer, Jas. W Deed 40 507 1920 " A.W. Huskey, T.B. Deed 46 117 1926 " J.H. Cassell, S.L. Deed 46 384 1926 " J.H. Whittock, Esley F Deed 46 591 1926 " J.H. Hopkins, Geo. H. Deed 47 12 1926 " J.L. Arnold, Alexander Deed 49 89 1928 " Maggie Barker & Alexander Deed 51 114 1930 et al Henry Co. School Board " A.J. Delcie (heirs of J.L.) et al Clark, George Deed 51 443 1931 " J.L. et al Reynolds, WA. Deed 52 141 1931 " Louise Haynes, A.W. & Posey H. Agmt 52 525 1932 " J.H. Tilley, L. L. Deed 54 255 1934 " Annie M. & C.G. Appalachian Elec. Power Co. Agmt 54 295 1933 " Rosa D Via, J.E. Tr. D. 4 155 1915 " A.W., Louise Keesee, C.B. Tr. D. 9 26 1923 " Louise Huskey, T.B. Tr. D. 10 395 1926 " Louise H Mutual B&L Asso Tr. D. 11 281 1927 " John H, Rosa L Lester Lumber Co Tr. D. 16 97 1932 " Louise H 1st Nat. Bank of M’ville Tr. D. 16 327 1933 " Alexander, J.Lee (heirs of Wm.) Quit Cl. et al Daniel, Jerry H Deed 56 247 1935 " Jennie Patterson, W.E. Deed 58 226 Aug 22,1936 " Jennie Martinsville Bldg & Loan Assn Tr. D 20 499 Nov 18,1936 " Margie B. et al Appalachian Elec, Power Co Agrmt 59 396 Mar 18,1937 " Margie B. (Heir of J. M. Barker) et als Barker, Clara Deed 60 390 Sep 10,1937 " Ethel, Delcie, Charlie C, Joe (heirs of John James) Tr. D. 21 545 Nov 8, 1937 Shartzer, R.H. et al. " Alexander Sr., James Alex Delcie, Charlie G. Joe, J. Lee Mize, Dock J Deed 60 587 Nov 18,1937 " Alexander Sr., James, Alex, Elizabeth, Sarah A., Milly, Nancy, Jane, and Louise Hill Ingram, Berta B Deed 61 100 Jan 3,1938 Henry County, Virginia Deed Index -- GRANTEES Grantees Grantors Arnold, Henry Carter, George Deed 2 397 1783 " William Smith, William Deed 3 17 1784 " Elisha Norris, Zebulon Deed 8 9 1814 " James Edward, Nathaniel C Tr.D. 11 333 1829 " Lucy Arnold, Elisha Deed 11 585 1837 84 Arnold, Elisha Moorman, A.H. Deed. 11 590 1837 " Elisha Jr Barrow, Benjamin " et al Deed 12 198 1839 " Lucy 0 Arnold, Elisha's Comr. Deed 14 171 1852 " William Hollandsworth, Brice Deed 17 372 1871 " John W Law, William J Deed 23 904 1890 " Hardin Lacy, J.M. Deed 30 242 1899 " J.L. Turner, E.J. Deed 34 89 1907 " J.H. Davis, D.W. Deed 36 154 1913 " Rosa D Ross, A.M. Deed 37 96 1915 " Mary Jane Hickman, Nancy Deed 37 207 1895 " C.G. Morris, R.C. & W.Q., Ernest, Russell, Ruby Deed 37 301 1915 " J.L. et al Hill, Annie M., Ethel, J.P., H.M., S.W., T.J., (heirs of W.D,) Deed 37 458 1916 " J.L. Craig, S.S. Deed 38 388 1917 " Lash Hairston, Adeline Deed 40 242 1919 " Elijah, Mary J Manns, Peter Deed 43 296 1923 " A.W. Louise H Fisher, S.E. Deed 44 35 1923 " Joseph H Turner, S.H. Deed 46 40 1925 " J.W. Craig, Bennie Deed 46 85 1926 " Louise Haylette Ruskey, T.B. Deed 46 110 1926 Alexander Arnold J.L. Deed 49 89 1928 " Louise H Raynas, A.W. & Posey E Agrmt 52 525 1932 " J.H. Martin, Susie A's Comr, Deed 52 570 1932 " Jennie Rangeley, Geo. C. et al Deed 56 570 Dec 4,1935 " J, Lee et al Craig, Josephine R, Gray Tr. D. 20 471 Nov 7,1936 " Robert Lee Davis, Wiley Deed 60 54 May 27,1937 " Noah L English, S.D's heirs Deed 63 191 Feb 10,1939 " Rosa D Davis, Wiley B Deed 65 311 Jan 20,1940 " Edgar Arnold, Alexander Deed 65 384 Jan 31,1940 Norman, W.G. Deed 66 318 Jul 22,1940 " Dora Alma Hill, Annie N. Deed 66 461 Sep 7,1940 Mack Taylor, Annie K, Hilda, Walter Simmons John L., Lucie Mae, J.W.B., Jr. Deed 68 88 Mar 22,1941 " C.G. Morris, J.A. Deed 68 91 Mar 22,1941 Barker, JM's heirs Deed 68 152 Apr 5,1941 " Ernest, Nary Fieldale Ins Ag'cy Deed 69 49 May 22,1941 Bert N, Posey " Deed 69 91 May 30,1941 Edgar, Susie B " Deed. 69 95 May 30,1941 85 King George County, Virginia 1840 Census - King George County (Page numbers difficult to determine) (Contributed by Ann A. Hennings) #6 James Arnold - Males: 2 (5 and under); 1 (10-15); 2 (30-40) Females: 1 (under 5); 1 (30-40) Slaves: 10 males, 5 females, No. in family employed in agriculture - 5. #10 John Arnold, Jr, - Males: 2 (15-20) 1 (20-30) Females: 1 (under 5); 2 (5-10); 1 (20-30) Slaves: 3 males, 3 females. 6 in agriculture. #13 William A. Arnold - Males: 1 (15-20); 1 (30-40) Females: 1 (under 5); 1 (5-10); 1 (10-15); 1 (40-50) Slaves: 2 males, 3 females, 4 in agriculture #25 John Arnold - Males: 2 (under 5) 1 (15-20) 1 (50-60) Females 1 (5-10) 1 (10-15) 2 (15-20)1 (20-30) 1(40-50) Slaves: 14 males, 14 females. 13 in agriculture. 2 manufactures & traders. 1850 Census - King George County, Virginia (Contributed by Ann A, Hennings) #8 James Arnold 46 M Va. #319 William Arnold 48 M Va Sarah " 37 F Md. Mary Arnold 50 F " (insane) Benjamin" 16 M " Lucy " 23 F " Naomi " 13 F " Mary " 17 F " Thomas " 10 M " Rosetta " 10 F " Sarah " 7 F " #394 Susan Arnold 35 F Va. Farmer #17 John H. Arnold 44 N Va. Jane " 17 F " Catherine " 13 F " Slicer " 12 M " Anne " 11 F " Betty " 10 F " Caroline " 9 F " Nixon " 8 M " Mary " 7 F " John " 5 M " #472 John Arnold 68 M Va Farmer Martha Scott 25 F " Black $20,000 Frances " 57 F " Jemima " 19 F " Molly " 17 F " Thomas " 15 M " Phillip " 13 M " # 473 Mark Arnold 27 M Farmer 1860 Census - King George County, Virginia (Contributed by Ann A. Hennings) #82 - Hampstead Post Office #28 - Edge Hill Post Office Benjamin B. Arnold 26 M Farmer Va. Jane Roach 58 F Farming Va Elizabeth L, Arnold 18 F Anna Lee 8 F Va. James A. 1/12 M " Napolion B. Arnold 25 M House Painter Va. #143 - Edge Hill Post Office Eliza Arnold 26 F " William A, Arnold 58 M Farmer Va. Charles Arnold 3 M " Mary Arnold 60 F (Insane) Va. Edward Arnold 1 M Elizabeth Humphries 26 F " Thomas Lee 43 M Farmer " 86 #45 - Hampstead Post Office #182 - Camorn Post Office Thomas Arnold 17 N Va. Mark Arnold 37 M Farmer Va. #117 - Edge Hill Post Office #575 - Shiloh Post Office John Arnold 78 M Va. James Arnold 56 N Farmer Va. Jane " 53 F " Sarah B 48 F " Thomas T. Arnold 24 N Physician ?Sallie J. Arnold? 17 F " Phillip M, " 22 N " Attorney Catherine L Montgomery 10 F Va Robert H Montgomery 9 M " _____ Lucas 55 M Va. Malotto- Butcher 1870 Census King George County, Virginia (Contributed by Ann A. Hennings) #224 Thomas J(?) Arnold 29 M M Farming Va. Helen L. Arnold 25 F M Florence M. " 21 F M Margaret Baxter 30 F M Domestic Servant Va. John H, Arnold 24 M W Farm Laborer St Walter M. Miller 18 M W Farm Laborer #345 - Edge Hill Ashton, Adleine (sp?) 30 F B Cook Va. Martha 8 F B Eugene 3 M B Arnold, Thomas T 34 M W Farmer Arnold, (Winney?) B 23 F W Housekeeping #390 - Edge Hill Payne, Winney 46 F B Va. " Armstead 15 M B " " Lewis 10 M B " " Alexander 85 M B " Arnold, Eliza 37 F W " Arnold, Charles 11 M W " Arnold, Edward 9 M W " Arnold, Thomas 7 M W " Scott, Thomas 27 M W " #129 - Edge Hill (Chotank Township) Arnold, Benjamin B. 35 M Farmer Va. Elizabeth 27 F " " James A 10 M " " Benjamin B 6 M " " Elizabeth 57 F " #158 Arnold, Jane 61 F W " Went, Elizabeth 80 F " Went, Nancy 75 F " Went, Ellen 67 F " (Shiloh Township - P.O. Edge Hill) 87 King and Queen County, Virginia VIRGINIA COLONIAL ABSTRACTS Vol. IV King & Queen Co. Beverly Fleet Deed, 20 May 1704. John Yarbrough of the par, of St. John in King William Co., Planter, sells to Wm. Aylett, Gent,, of the same par, and. Co., for L 20 Sterl, and. 5000 lb. tobo., 200 acres in St. John's par, King William Co., on the bank of Mattapony River, adj, Herrin Creek, etc., "the said Land being part of a greater Quantity of Land formerly ... sold ... by the Chickahomany Indians with Arnold for other Lands and by the said Arnold. then of King and. Queen County in St. Stephens Parish sold. and conveyed to John Hurt then of the said parish of St. Stephen and. County of King and Queen (as by Deed acknowledged in King and. Queen County Court the 12th day of November 1692 may appear) and by the said Hurt of the said. County of King and Queen arid parish of St. John (sic) sold and Conveyed unto Rich'd Yarbrough (father of the aforesd John Yarbrough as by Deed. acknowledged in Court held for the said. County of King and Queen the 12th day of ffebruary 1695?6 may appeare) and is now in the Possession of the said. John Yarbrough one halfe by virtue of a deed front his brother Rich'd Yarbrough and the other halfe as heire to his the said. John Yarbroughs Dec'ed. ffather" Abigail Yarbrough to relinquish her right of Dower in King William Court, Witnesses Names destroyed Signed John Yarbrough King William County, Virginia King William County Quit Rent Rolls, 1704 John Ornsby 200 acres Wm. Isbell 150 acres Robert Alves 400 Vincent Inge 100 Anthony Arnold 100 Roger Mallory 100 Benjamin Arnold 1000 Ambrose Lipscomb 600 Joseph Browne 270 Daniel Miles 300 Abraham Browne 250 Thomas McGehee 250 Thomas Carr 500 Roger Mallory 200 Win, Claiborne 3000 John Marr 200 Thos. Claibourne 1000 Robert Napier 100 Hans Hendrick 700 Thomas Terry 300 John Hurt 250 Stephen Terry 330 Wm. Hurt, Sen'r 250 Thomas Wright 150 Win, Hurt, Jun. 90 Richard Yarborough 300 Abstracts of King William Record Books (Photostat Copies from Virginia State Archives, Nos. 1 and 2, and part of No, 3) (Comprising the Years 1702 through 1795) Note: No records for the County exist between 1706 and 1721; or between 1722 and 1788, All others have been destroyed in the several fires which consumed the records of the clerk's offices, (Contributed by Hazel Arnold MacIvor) Vol. I Page 33: Surveyed August ye 20th 1702 by Order of King William County Court two Acres of Land for a Court house Beginning at a marked. Hiccory by the side of Thomas Corner's plantation running thence South 20 poles to a stake thence 88 West 16 poles to a large hiccory in the edge of the woods thence along the edge of the woods East 16 poles to ye beginning hiccory. Harry Beverley, Surveyor At a Court held for King William County the 20th day of August 1702 the within survey was ordered. to be recorded. William Aylett Cl. Cur, Book I, page 34: 21 Sept, 1702. John Pettiver to Hugh Owen 310 ace in St. John's psh bet, Mastico Cr, and. Middle Cr, "beg, at the mouth of Mastico Cr, and. running thence up it on the West side thereof to an Indian path at the going over ye said. creek called also Wood's path, &c." "Said land being part of ye land laid out according to ye articles of peace for ye Pamunkey Indians the which land. was formerly granted to Robert Napier and by the said Napier assigned to the said. Pettiver by patent bearing date 1 April 1702 &c," Wits: Benjamin Arnold. Nathan Pynes, William Davis. Page 37: 1 March 1698/9. Thomas Bray of St. Peter's psh, New Kent Co. to Lewis Davis of King & Queen Co. 200 ace in St. John's psh, King & Queen Co. it being the plantation whereon John Saxtori formerly dwelt above ye great Meadow on Pamunkey Riv. which land was part of a devident of 3,000 acs. granted by patent bearing date 7 April 1674 to Charles Edmonds, Tho. Hancock & Richard Taylor and since assigned to David Bray and. Michael Sherman by Robert Hancock, son & heir of Thomas Hancock, dec'd, and by the said David Bray and Michael Sherman assigned to me, bounding on the land. of Peter White &c, Recorded 21 Sept. 1702. Wits: John Foster, George Chapman, Benjamin Arnold. Page 40: 20 Sept. 1697. Hannah Hewlett of King & Queen Co. to Thomas Carr of same binds her son William Hewlett to the said Thomas Carr. Recorded 21 Sept. 1702. Page 43: Richard Littlepage of New Kent one of the heirs of Samuel Oustin, dec' d to Ambrose Lipscomb of King Wm. all my right and title in 200 ace of land formerly sold by the said Oustin to the said Ambrose Lipscomb, Land desc. as lying on the South side of Cohoke Sw, Wit: James Taylor, Joseph Brown, Nathaniel West. Page 101: 20 April 1703. Thomas Hancock to Henry Gravet (Gravett) 150 acs in Pamunkey Neck "amongst the branches of Acquinton," Beg. &c. at a Spanish oak near the Chappell and running by marked trees &c ... "Which said. premises was formerly made sale of by me to Cyprian Burwell which now lies on record in New Kent and the said Cyprian Burwell made thereof to Elias Downs and the said. D(owns) to (illeg,) Gravett which lies on the Records of King & Queen Co. all which sales were made before (illeg.)" Wits: Henry Webber, John Marr, Benja. Arnold. Pages 104, 105: "Whereas John York, Gent of the county of New Kent Dec'd Dying Intestate was possessed with a parcell of Land Containing about Three hundred Acres lying in Pamunkey Neck in ,., formerly purchased of Mr. George Chapman as by a deed from the Chapman to the said. York bearing date ye 9th of Jan'y 1682 Doth more fully and at large appeare upon Record wich land for want of Lawfull heires did Escheat to his Majesty as by a Certain ... under the hand of the Honble Nathl Bacon, Esqr 89 President of State (?) of Virginia doth more fully and at large appeare under the Seale of the Colony Granted unto Mr. Job Howes by his Ex'cy ffrancis Lord Howard Governor being bounded as followeth: Beg, at a branch of the said Chapman's old field bounding on the land of Mr. Thomas Baker and. so along the said branch up to John Hollins line and bounding upon the ,., of Coil. John West and soe down from the said head ,., along the line of Mr. Joe. Norment to a branch &c.." Which land the said. Job Howes for the consideration &c. did assign and Convey to the said Coil. West all his right and title &c, by a writing bearing date 1 July 1689 &c. Recorded 20 Feb'y 1703, WIts: John Quarles, Tho, Mallory, Benj, Arnold. Page 116: 20 May 1703, Attachment against the estate of Robert Napier by Benjamin Arnold. Page 138: 20 Nov. 1703. John Pettiver to Philip Whitehead of Petsworth psh Gloucester County all that tract granted to him by patent dated 28 Nov. 1702 on which his now dwelling house is seated, beg. &c, a parcel of land formerly belonging to Mr, Wm, Holding at a hickory in the head line of Duck lane Cr, &c. a red. oak standing halfway bet, the house where Thomas Wilford formerly dwelt and the house of Win, Woodward, &c. 400 acs. Page 142: James Henderson's patent for 155 ace in Pam, Neck, 1701, James Henderson deeds this land. to William Chadwick, Wits: Tho: Pearce, Philip Whitehead, Benjamin Arnold. Christian, wife of James Henderson, appoints Thomas Henderson* her attorney for relinquishment of dower, Wits: Tho: Spencer, Philip Whitehead, Benj. Arnold. (* cf deed of Benj. Arnold to Samuel Powell -- Louisa Co. Deed Bk, A, p. 37. Land Adj. by Thos. Henderson) Page 149: Benjamin Arnold. gives bond as under sherIff, 20 Nov. 1703. Page 160: Francis Arnold sells to Francis Fenton a brown cow with a star in her forehead, "marked of James Johnson's mark," one servant girl called Anne Bagwell, furniture, stock &c. 17 Jan. 1702/3 his Witnesses: (Signed) Francis (x) Arnold Joseph (?) mark Charles Burrus John Burrus Page 217: Bond bet. Arnold Marr of King & Queen Co. and Robert Buttress, dated 4 March 1696/7, recorded. in King Win, court with Robert Buttress' assignment to Vincent Inge, dated Feb, 17, 1700/1 and witnessed by William Noyes, John Higgason and Josiah _________ with Vincent Inge' s bond, to Thomas Garrett recorded in King Win, court 20 June 1704. Wits: John (x) Williams, Anthony Arnold. Page 228: 21 Aug. 1704, Francis Arnold with the consent of his wife Frances Arnold acknowledges a deed conveying to Michael Waldrop "a certain parcell of land" (no acreage shown) formerly purchased of the said Waldrop. (The greater part of this transaction missing or illegible.) 90 Page 231: 8 Nov. 1704, Richard Yarborough to Robert Abbott, 80 ace beg. &c, John Hurt's line, William Hurt, Maurice Floyd, &c, Wits: William Pollard, Joseph Cockram, Benjamin Arnold, Sarah Yarborough, wife of Richard relinquishes dower rights. King Wm. Recs, Book 2. Page 30: Will of William Rawlings, "sicke and weake in body &c." 27 May 1704; 20 June 1704. To Anthony Arnold, Maurice ffloyd, Thomas Thomason and Caleb Saunders a cow each; ready- made "cloathes" which have not been worn to Anthony Arnold and Maurice ffloyd equally; to Mary Ashcock, dau. of John Ashcock, dec'd, one pair of bodices; to Eliza Whitehead, wife of John Whitehead, a remnant of broadcloth &c, "I give and bequeath all the land whereon I now live together with sixty-three (63) pounds bills of Exchange to my executors hereafter named by them to be Imployed to the Sole use of bringing up poor Children to School such as are or shall bee born or Inhabitt within five miles of the said Land and Plantation and at the death of my said Executors my desire is that the worshipfull Court of King William County put (Illeg,) Trustees to see that all the Land and Plantation be forever Imployed. to the purposes aforesaid. that is to maintain soe many poor Children at School as the annual profits of the premises will amount to allowinge miderate (illeg,) to the Trustees at the Discretion of the said Court allwaies Provided that the said Children soe kept to School bee of the poorest that are or shall be within the Limits before mentioned." Pages 93, 94: Jan, 25, 1722. Anthony Arnold to William Aylett. Lee County, Virginia Lee County, Virginia Census Records (Contributed by Marian C. Ledgerwood) 1820 census -- no Arnolds noted 1830 census -- no Arnolds noted. 1840 census Lee County, Virginia p. 104 John Arnold 2 m under 5; 1 m 5-10; 1 m 10-15; 1 m 15-20; 2 m 20-30 1 m 30-40 1 f 10-15; 1 f 15-20; 1 f 20-30; 1 f 40-50 James Venable 1 m under 5; 1 m 20-30 2 f under 5; 1 f 5-10; 1 f 30-40 Elijah Arnold 1 m under 5; 2 m 5-10; 1 m 30-40 1 f under 5; 1 f 10-15; 1 f 20-30 (The above 3 were listed in a row) p. 113 Lorensa Arnold 1 m 15-20; 1 f 20-30 p. 129 Retherford Arnold 2 m 10-15; 2 m 15-20; 1 m 40-50 1 f 10-15; 1 f 20-30; 1 f 30-40 (Some Rutherfords, who pronounced their name Retherford or Relliford, lived in Lee County, but I don't know of any connection between them and Arnolds. mcl) 91 Lee County, Virginia 1850 Census p. 303 Hshld #8 p. 378 Hshld 1021 family 1050 David Couk? 39 Md. Tailor James Arnold 50 Va. farmer Levina M 34 Va. Sarah 50 Va. (1) 6 children Sarah A 28 Va. 2 James H. Arnold 22 Va. tailor Stephen 22 Va. 2 Frances Pendegrass 23 Va (no occupa— Susan 20 Va. 2 tion listed) Joseph B. 18 Va. 2 Daniel D. Martin 24 Va merchant Dorthula 16 Va. 2 Mary 14 Va. 2 p 337 Hshld 480 family 499 Henry J. 12 Va. 2 Henry J. Arnold 24 Tenn farmer David T? 9 Va. (2) Catherine 21 Va Lewis Payne 28 Va. School Elizabeth 1 Va. Teacher p. 338 Hshld 492 family 512 p. 378 Hshld 1022 family 1051 John Arnold 47 Tenn farmer Samuel Arnold 25 Va. farmer Nancy 45 unknown Rachel 24 Va. Alexander 18 Va laborer Lucy 3 Va. James 11 Va James M. 1 Va. Nancy Bolland? 60 Va. p. 335 Hshld 711 family 733 Sarah Bolland? 23 Va. Lorenzo Arnold 30 Va Mary 31 Va p. 405 Hshld 1392 Family 1425 James 11 Va Andrew Arnold 29 Tenn. farmer William 7 Va Nancy 26 Va. Jasper N 6 Va George 8 Va. Amanda 5 Va John 6 Va. George 2 Va Minerva 2 Va. ( 1 = can’t read or write; 2 = attended school during the year) 1860 Census Lee County, Virginia. (On this one, the enumerator "goofed" -- listing county AND state of birth) (No page numbers) (Failed to get household and family numbers) Alexander L. Arnol 25 Johnson Co., Tenn. Surrilda 32 Lee Co., Va. Hshld, 1384; family 1420 Lihue 11 " Jas. Arnold 25 Johnson Co., Tenn. Mary A. 9 " Sarah 18 Lee Co., Va. America 8 " Susan 7 " Hshld. 1395; family 1431 Elizabeth 6 " John Arnold * 65 Carter Co., Tenn. Major 10/12 " Nancy 67 Rowan Co., N.C. Hshld 1357; family 1393 Henry J. Arnold 32 Washington Co., Va. Catharine 30 Lee Co., Va. Elizabeth 9 " Fanny 8 " Manerva C. V. 3 " ________________________________________ * Note: John Arnold married Nancy Michael in 1818, Carter County, Tenn. 92 Loudoun County, Virginia Chancery Records, Loudoun County, Va. in Reverend Steadman’s library (Contributed by Ann Arnold Hennings) Vol. 1 — page 277 Boothe & wife vs Mary Arnold To the worshipful the County Court of Loudoun sitting in Chancery your 0, & 0. James Boothe & Sarah his wife, late Arnold, Elizabeth Arnold by their bill of complaint against Mary Arnold, Margaret Arnold, Michael Arnold. and Adam Arnold respectfully shew that Adam Arnold the father of our 0. and. of said Mary, Margaret, Michael, and Adam intermarried with Catharina Boger daughter of Michael Boger, After having had said 6 children, the said. Catharina departed this life and after her deatH. her father, the said Michael Boger, departed this life intestate, Your Oratrixes and their said brothers and sisters had allotted to them. in due form of law, ninety—two acres of land lying in and adjoining the Short Hill in the County of Loudoun which is worth manifestly less that $1880, and the interest of each, of course, less than $300. Your 0. are desirous of having a sale of said land. Philip Boger app’d. Commr. to sell land, Feby, 9th. guardian ad litem app’d Bill and answer filed and decree April 14, 1835, report ret’d and final decree, Vol. 2 — pg. 80 Promiscious Orders Appoint Philip Boger, guardian of Elizabeth Arnold, Sally Arnold, Polly Arnold, Peggy Arnold, Michael Arnold, Ladan Arnold, children of Adam Arnold. George Rickard and Philip Swank Sec. $2,000. Feb. court 1826. Pg. 104 — March 1846 Jacob Arnold among others to survey a route for a road. Pg. 119 — June term 1867 Simon Arnold appraiser of George W. Householder estate. Pg. 224 Jacob Arnold, appraiser of Philip Everhart estate dec’d 12/10/1849 pg. 264 Guardian Accounts Oct. 1869 to Aug. 1871 Sept. 24, 1868 — Oct. 29, 1870 Anna Arnold, in asst. with Simon Arnold, her guardian Americus S. Arnold " " " " " " Money from estate of E. Arnold. Americus to school at Gettsburg On Aug. 29, 1870 he was nearly 20 years of age. Vol. 2 pg. 20 Guardian bonds. Joseph SmitH. Guardian of Elizabeth Arnold, orphan of Jesse Arnold, dec’d. Bond $100 June 14, 1802. Sec. Henry Day, pg. 66 Eamich vs. Littleton May 1, 1858 Division of property among surviving descendants: Michael Souder, who had 1/7 dead leaving 6 children; George Philip; Betsey who married Michael Arnold; Susan; Emeline; John of Michael; Eliza Ann 93 pg. 162 General Business OatH. Acts of 14th & 15th, 1862 Joseph Arnold, Septr. 6, 1865 aged 45, unsettled., nr Lovettsville. pg. 299 Guardian Bonds 1827-28—29 Philip Bogar, guardian of Elizabeth Arnold, Sally Arnold, Polly Arnold, Peggy Arnold, Michael Arnold, and Adam Arnold, children of Adam Arnold. Bond $2,000 Sept. 10, 1827. Sec. George Rickard, Philip Swank. Volume 4 pg. 1 — Promiscious orders of March Term 1867 William SmitH. Admr, Elizabeth Arnold, dec’d. Est. $3,000. Bond. $6,000. Sec. John H. Crim. John Everheart pg. 182 — Promiscious Court Orders Sept. 1856 Jacob SmitH. guardian for Americus Arnold, 7 yrs, and Ann Eliza Arnold, 5 years. Bond $2,000. Sec. Wm. Smith pg. 184. Apprs to estate of John Hough 9/21/1807 — Simon Arnold pg. 188 - Misc. Orders of January Court 1871 Annie A. Arnold and. Americus S. Arnold requested the court to allow Samuel Smith to qualify as guardian for them they being above the age of 14 years. Sec. Joseph Conard, Bond $3,000, pg. 251 — Recipients of the Direct Tax, levied on Estates of dec’d persons with name of distributees, date, and agent shown: Estate of Simon Arnold, Agent S. S. Arnold May 20, 1893. S. S. Arnold, S. E. Arnold, Edwin N. Arnold, E. Sheldon Arnold, Anna M. Hickman, Ella C. Bell. pg. 252 — Direct Tax cont.: Estate of John Williams, Agent Henrietta Madden 1/12/1893 — Dist. included Williams, Hower, Stocks, Titus, Madden, and Sarah J. Arnold.. pg. 256 — Direct Tax Cont. Estate of Michael Souder, paid. by Susan Souder, Agent George P. Souder, Nov. 12, 1892 Dis. Souder, Weaning, Elizabeth C. Arnold, Michael Arnold Volume 5 pg. 3 Catherine Arnold, Adm. estate of Justice Arnold, dec’d. Bond 100 pounds, dated Oct. 13, 1794, Sec. Jacob Evenly, Michael Shaver, WPA Record pg. 161 - Arnold Grove Methodist Episcopal Church - 1/4 of a mile from Hillsboro was built in 1830, the first in the vicinity. Site was donated by Michael Arnold for whom it was named. The church is situated 1/2 mile or less from Hillsboro on land donated in 1830 by Michael Arnold who owned the farm. afterwards by Joseph Grubb. Arnold also donated a corner of this land for a school house which was later built of stone. pg. 206 — Footnote of information on Peach Orchard Farm - "Early Life and Letters of General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson", by Jackson’s nephew, Thomas J. Arnold. Ancestry Chapter 38 and 52 Copyright 1916. 94 Loudoun County, Virginia — 1850 Census (Contributed by Ann A. Hennings) #1477 #1619 Simon Arnold 32 Farmer 8,000 Va. George Grim 30 N Farmer Va. Catharine " 25 Va. Matilda " 31 Va. Susan " 4 Va. Esteller Arnold. 6 Va. Sam’l " 2 Va. Michael Arnold 32 Laborer Va. #1629 Martha " 11 Va. (in school) Jno Arnold. 30 Blacksmith Va. Betsy " 26 Va. #1480 Mary " 6 Va. Joseph Axline 27 Farmer Va. Betsey " 4 Va. Amanda Axline 21 Va. Jno " 2/12 Va. Sophia Arnold 9 Va. Catharine Mock 52 Va. Gideon Arnold 18 Va. #1483 Michael Arnold 60 Farmer $4,500 Va. #1695 Christina " 64 Va. Philip Boger 60 Farmer Va. (Blind) Jonathan " 24 Va. Laborer Jno Boger 48 Va. Sarah " 22 Va. Jacob Boger 50 Va. Mary " 20 Va. Peggy Arnold 30 Va. Silas " 17 Va. Susan " 14 Va. (in school) #1708 Martin Arnold 28 Saddler 500 Va. #1792 Betsey Arnold 25 Va. Sam’l. Potterfield 51 Farmer Va. Americus Arnold 1 Va. Betsy Arnold 37 Va. Julius Potterfield 21 Laborer Va. #1709 Mary " 16 Va. Frederick Arnick Septimus " 14 Va. (in school) Luther " 11 Va. Part 2 of 1850 census Silas " 7 Va. Catharine " 4 Va. #496 Jno Arnale 39 Merchant 6,000 Eng. #1610 Frances Arnale 38 Va. Jacob Arnold 61 Farmer 3,000 Va. Betsy Arnale 12 Va. (in School) Mary " 55 Va. Jno Arnale 10 Va. (in school) Catharine " 23 Va. Mary " 18 Va. #653 Susan " 15 Va. Simon Arnale 55 Shoemaker 400 Eng, Jacob " 23 Laborer Va. Betsy Arnale 63 Va. (Illiterate) Lissy Arnale 12 (B.) #1611 Joseph Arnold 28 Mech. Va. Mathine " 27 Va. Mathia Mathias 16 Va. Susan Arnold 4 Va. Louisa County, Virginia Louisa County, Virginia Deed Book A, page 484 Mary Arnold of Louisa County to Robert Anderson or Abraham Venable of Louisa Co. Power of Atty, to dispose of tract of 200 acres bequeathed to her by her "husband 95 Wm. Jonathan Arnold., late doctor of Frederickville Parish" Mary Arnold Witnesses: Daniel Williams, Ursula Williams, Maria Williams, Saury Williams Date Instituted 24 Oct. 1752 Book A page 370—371 Edward Hite of Louisa County to Win, Jonathan Arnold of Louisa. £ 30.0.0 200 acres lying on the branches of Gold(en) Mine Creek ... Beginning at Col, Sime’s line ... thence to Zachariah Collier’s line ... thence to Mrs, Louelt’s (sp) line ... by Thomas Hite Witnesses: John Stark, Wm. Phillips, Richard. Carter Date Instituted 27 Mar, 1750 Date Recorded 27 Mar, 1750 Louisa County, Virginia Will Index Archibald Arnott Will & Appraisement Bk. 17, p. 702 David J. Arnott Will & Appraisement Bk. 18, p. 465-467 Jonathan Arnold. Will Bk. 1, p. 22 James Arnott Will Bk. 2, p. 382 Ex’s Bd Bk. 2, p. 383 Apprt, Bk. 2, p. 396 Lasly Arnett Will Bk. 5, p. 4.91 Apprmt Bk. 5, p. 522 Mary E. Arnett Division Bk. 11, p. 269 Lasly Arnett Appraisement Bk. 18, p. 4.62 Sallie Arnett Will Bk. 21, p. 431 Louisa County, Virginia Will Book A. p. 22 In the name of God. Amen I Jonathan Arnold. of Fredericksville Parish in the County of Louisa being very sick and weak of body but of sound and perfect memory thanks be to Almighty God. for it Do Make and Ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following first I commend my soul into the care of Almighty God my maker and to also Christ my Savior (? ) in whom & by him hope to be saved & give (thanke sic) for what worldly goods it has pleased. God. to bestow on me I do give and bequeath as followeth I give to my dear and. loving wife Mary Arnold all my whole estate both lands goods and chattels and whatsoever other I have to support her and my dear daughter Mary Elizabeth Arnold now a child & do appoint my dear wife Mary Arnold my whole Exr. of this my last will & testament hereby making void all former wills & bequests by me made declaring this only to be my last will and. testament In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 3rd day of February 1750/1 his Jonathan Arnold ____?____(R) Davis mark ____?____rd Lankford his _________ (+) Douglas mark 96 Louisa County, Virginia Will Book 2, p. 111 Inventory of the estate of John Pettus, Dated. 3 July 1771. Rec, 8 July 1771. Debts owed to the estate of John Pettus by: Charles Kennedy (neighbor of Richard Wright and. John Pettus — W,B. 2, P. 86) Ambrose Arnold Richard Luck Barbara Hester (W.B. 2, p. 71 — wife of Abraham Hester, mother of Charles Hester*) Davenport Kennedy Win, Davenport Ben Arnold David. Graves Win, Gunnell John Richmond. Jas, Rawley John Jouett (* Charles Hester in, Rachael Tate, dau. of James Tait, He disappeared, Enos Tait, Excr. of the Estate, Francis Lee’s dau., Mary, Marr, Robet, Tait.) Lunenburg County, Virginia Lunenburg County Marriages: James Arnold — Martha Reese, October 19, 1802, W.B. 6/11A John J. Arnold. — Elizabeth C, Tomlinson, October 3, 1823, W.B. 10/181 Spencer Arnold — Sally H. Freeman, September 1820, W.B. 8/151 Lunenburg County Heirs: 1806 — James Arnold heir of Isham Reese, W.B. 6/149 1821 - Ann H. Arnold., heir of George Andrews, W,B, 8/181 1823 - Sally H. Arnold, heir of Thrower Freeman, W.B. 8/274 Lunenburg County Deeds: Feb. 9, 1764 — James Arnol from Geo, Walton, D.B. 9/375 May 10, 1824 — John J. Arnold from Thomas B, Tomlinson, D,B, 26/264 Sept, 17, 1827 — John Arnold from William Parrott, Comr,, D.B. 27/402 Nov. 4, 1706 — James and Martha Arnall to Daniel Haselwood., D,B, 6/228 Feb. 1757 — James Arnold to John Whitemore, D,B, 4/507 Aug. 1757 — James Arnold to George Ingram, Receipt, D.B. 4/513 June 9, 1791 — Jeremiah Arnold to Park Bailey, Bill of Sale, D. B, 16/134 June 14, 1824. — John J. and Elizabeth Arnold to Buckner Raney, M.D., D.B. 26/286 No wills on record in Lunenburg County for Arnolds, Lunenburg County, VirginiA. Cumberland County, Vestry Book 1746-1816 —— by Landon C. Bell A.D. 1755 "Ordered that James Arnold Reubin Vaughan James Thomson and. Christopher Johnson meet at Mizes Ford the Second Monday in Decembr next and do procession all the Lands between Mizes Ford Old Road and Meherrin River up to Greeirs Road and. make return thereof according to law." (p. 348 in Bell) "Ordered that James Arnold, Rubin Vaughan and Ephraim Andrews do meet at Mizes Ford on Monday the Twelfth of November & do procession all the lands between Meherrin River Mountains Creek Road and. Buckthorn and make return according to Law." (p. 368 in Bell) 97 Prince Edward County, Virginia Prince Edward County Deed Index -- Grantee Year Kind of Grantee Grantor Deed Page Instrument Book 1902 Deed Arnold, Benj. Wm. Jr. Bugg, Charles & Martha 48 8 1792 Deed " David Armstrong, William 9 205 1768 Deed " James Lee, Thomas & Evander 3 323 1763 Deed " John Green, John 2 142 1787 Deed " John Anglea Wm. 7 276 1791 Deed " John Womack, Masanello 9 165 1794 Deed " John Holcombe, Philemon 10 173 1794 Deed " John Flournoy, Thos, 10 174 1794 Deed " John Haskins, Benj. 10 162 1822 P. of A. " John C. Arnold, Doctor et al 18 104 105 1825 Deed " Lindsey Arnold, Jno, H. et al 9 109 1777 Deed " Thomas Nix, Geo. 6 226 1777 Deed " Thomas Jennings, Elkanoh 6 226 1781 Deed " William Jennings, Elkanoh 6 391 1783 Deed " William Arnold, Thomas 7 105 Prince Edward County Deed Index -- Grantor Grantor Grantee 1902 D of P Arnold Benj. W. Jr. & M.S. Bugg, J. Luckin Tr. 48 9 1905 Deed “ Ben,), Jr. & N. S. T, Richardson, Louis R. 50 320 1812 Deed “ Campness Hurt, Obadiah 14 645 1812 Deed Champness Martin, Thomas C. 14 644 1812 Deed “ Champness Watt, James 14 695 1815 Deed “ David & Wife Watkins, Joel 15 263 1822 P of A “ Doctor Arnold, John C. 18 104 1780 Deed “ James Harris, Lewis 6 363 1824 Gdnshlp “ Jerusha et al Arnold, Blake 19 49 1793 Deed “ John Sr. Arnold, John Jr 9 321 1799 Deed “ John Jr. Duncan, James 11 324 1802 Deed “ John Martin, Thomas C. 12 387 1821 Deed “ John Watkins, Francis 17 419 1823 P of A John H. et al Hill, Richard 18 258 1826 P of A “ John H. et al Hill, John 19 472 1824 P of A Lanis Arnold, Blake 19 50 1822 P of A “ Stephen et al Arnold, John C. 18 105 1783 Deed “ Thomas Arnold, Wm. 7 105 1787 Deed “ William Jennings, Elkanoh 8 1 1787 Deed “ William Dabney, John 8 273 Prince Edward County Will Index -- Devisor Year Kind of Devisor Will Book Page Instrument 1816 Inv. & App. Arnold, David 5 90 1821 Will “ John 5 39 1816 Inv, & App. “ John 5 88 98 1821 Settlement Arnold, John Est. 5 550 1821 Inv. & App, " John 5 487 1825 Exor, Settlement " John Est. 6 164 1818 Will " Judith 5 354 1821 Inv. & App, " Sarah 5 490 1825 Admr, Settlement " Sarah Est. 6 166 Prince Edward County Will Index -- Devisee Devisee ____ Pers. Arnold, Aggy 2 237 1821 Real " Champion 5 39 1821 Real & Pers, " David 5 39 ____ Pers, " Frankey 2 237 1821 Pers, " Hobson 5 39 1821 Pers, " James 5 39 1821 Real & Pars, " John, Children of 5 39 1828 Pers " Keyia 6 523 1799 Real & Pers, " Nary 3 147 1821 Pers, " Moses, Children of 5 39 1821 Real & Pers, " Sally 5 39 1821 Real " Sarah 5 39 1821 Real & Pers " Stephen 5 39 1821 Pers, " Terry, Children of 5 39 1821 Real & Pers, " Thomas 5 39 Prince William County, Virginia (Note: The following record is to be used only as a possible clue. We cannot document this as fact, as the source is uncertain.) Dorcas Smith, Prince William County, Virginia married James Arnold (1785—1872) Issue: Maria Arnold married Samuel Carter. Among their children: Giles and Lemuel. Prince William County, Virginia. John Arnold’s Will. Signed: 7 Sept. 1771. Proved: 22 May 1780. Son, Benjamin. 1890 — Special Census Schedules enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War, (Contributed. by Ann A. Hennings) Prince William County #10 William H. Arnold, Sgt. Co. D. 76 NY Inf. Enlisted 16 Sept. 1861 Discharged 1 Oct 1864 Length of Service - 3 years + Post Office — Woodbridge Rockbridge County, Virginia Book No, G — Pages 440-443 (Contributed by Ann Arnold Hennings) Arnold’s Heirs and Atty ) At Rockbridge County Court November 4 1811 To Burks -- Deed. ) A Deed of Bargain and Sale from David Templeton Attorney 99 in fact for Stephen Arnold Senr. Dec’d. Heirs and Representatives to John Burks was acknowledged In Court by said. Templeton and ordered to be recorded. Copy Attest: J. W. Ried, Clk. This Indenture made and concluded this first (?) day of November One Thousand eight hundred and eleven between James Arnold, John Arnold and Elizabeth Willson late Elizabeth Arnold of the County of Franklin and James Ritchey and Jane his wife late Jane Arnold of the county of Fayette and Alezander Armstrong and. Abigail his wife late Abigail Arnold of the County of Mercer and Sarah Gibson late Sarah Arnold of the County of Montgomery all of the State of Kentucky heirs and. representatives of Stephen Arnold Sen, deceased of the one part and John Burk of the County of Rockbridge and State of Virginia of the other part - WITNESSETH that for and in consideration of the sum of one thousand dollars in hand paid the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged the afs, James Arnold, John Arnold, Elizabeth Willson, James Ritchey, Jane Ritchey, Alexander Armstrong, Abigail Armstrong and Sarah Gibson by David Templeton of the County of Rockbridge and State of Virginia a true and lawful attorney in Fact in whom full power and authority is vested for that purpose which will more fully appear by one (?) writing from under our hands and truly bearing date the 13th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine and which have been fully proved and entered on record In the Clerk’s office of the General Court of the State of Kentucky HAVE Granted Bargained and Sold and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell unto the aforesaid John Burks one certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Rockbridge and State of Virginia on the Waters of Elkcreek, a branch of James River in Arnold’s Valley (?) by estimation Two hundred acres be the same more or less. Bounded ... Holand line ... Ramseys corner ... IN WITNESS whereof we have caused our hands and seals to be affixed and acknowledged by our attorney in fact this day and year afs. James Arnold, John Arnold, Elizabeth Willson, Alexander Armstrong, Abigail Armstrong, Sarah Gibson, James Ritchey Jane Ritchey David Templeton attorney in fact Rockingham County, Virginia Rockingham County Deeds (No page numbers or Book number sent) 1825 - Daniel Arnold sold to Wm. Coakley a parcel of land 1825 — Daniel Arnold sold to Daniel Coakley a parcel of land 1825 — David Arnold bought from John Rinehard - parcel of land. 1825 - Daniel Arnold bought from William Coakley a parcel of land No wills or administrations in the name of ARNOLD, VIRGINIA VALLEY RECORDS -- Wayland, Marriages in Rockingham County from 1795 to 1825. James Moody — Barbara Arnold Oct. 18, 1809 Jacob Arnold — Caty Lantis April 26, 1814 John Bridges — Catharine Arnold August 25, 1815 Samuel Arnold. - Sally Burner January 23, 1__ 100 Stafford County, Virginia 1860 Census Stafford County, Va. (Contributed by Ann A. Hennings) p. 875 #438 — July 10th Jno H. Arnold. 53 Farmer 2,500 6,000 Mary 35 Caroline 19 Mary Ellen 17 Jno Henry 15 Dorcas 4 Isaac 2 James 1 1870 Census Stafford County, Va. (Contributed by Ann A. Hennings) p 4 #22 — Aquia Township, dated 12 Aug 1870; Post Office - Stafford Court House Arnold, Mary J. 44 Farmer 2,500 210 Arnold, Dorcas 12 Arnold, Isaac 11 Arnold, James 9 Arnold, William 8 Arnold, Jennie 6 Arnold, Charles 4 1880 Census Stafford County, Va. -- No Arnolds Spotsylvania County, Virginia Spotsylvania County Deed. Index - Grantors (Contributed by Mrs. Marie Arnold) Grantors Grantees Where Rec. Dated Recorded Kind Property (Arnolds) Book Page Francis Bell, Humphrey of London C 324 8—28—1739 9-4-1739 Sale Personal property Francis Graves, Thos et als C 466 6—1—1741 7—7—1741 Mort Lease 100 acres & p p Latham of London Coleman, Thos E 549 10—1-1759 10-1-1759 B&S 1395 mb fr Humphrey Bell, mouth — son Run, Bells deed rec in King — Benj now E 734 11—29—1760 12—1—1760 B&S 100 mb on Ta River of Spots Steers, Abel Jr fr Wm Bell’s daughter Bathsebe, wife of ad. Arnold Aug 5 1746 Isaac:Sarah F 185 7—4-1763 7—4—1763 B&S 100 in b St Geo Par of KG Arnold, Win S side main tr fr Thos Coleman Isaac Arnold, Geo About 250 S side (s) W—D 441 7-24-1770 10—18—1770 Will main rd Isaac Steward, 150 N side main rd Sarah (d) " " " " Sarah w of Jno Steward 101 Wm:Isaac Mitchell,Geo J 3 11—18—1773 6—16—1774 Mort 70 Isaacs home place on Black Run Wm Arnold, Lydia(w): Wm(s): To wife for life Jas(s) W—B 119 9-17-1774 5—18—1775 Will Wm Waller, Benj J 157 2—10—1776 5—16—1776 Mort 500 fr Jno Shepherd Nov 15 177 Thos Minor co-mortgagee Wm Minor, Thos " " " Benj Waller co—mortgagee Wm:Mary Crawford,Jno J 230 5—15—1777 5—15—1777 B&S 160 bounds Douglas Run & River Wm:Susanna of Louisa: Lydia Pentleton,Hy J 276 11—10—1777 11—20—1777 B&S 50 b Bark Par fr sd Wm’s father by will & supposed to be half of home place Edm Arnold(his mother) W—E 253 8—22—1778 11—19—1778 Will All his est Rachael Davenport,Wm J 375 11—19—1778 11-19-1778 B&S 18.5 mb rd to E N E Bridge adj Hill & Peter Stubblefield Wm:Mary of Arnold, Jno Carolina of Louisa K 117 12-9—1779 4—17—1783 B&S 230 b adj Thos Lipscomb, Bowyer ... & sd Jno Arnold purchase of Pittman Wm Willoughby, Jos K 145 10—26—1782 6—19—1783 B&S 300 adj Jno Arnold, Jno May, Thos White & Bowie Anthony Arnold, Mary (w) All est to widow for & children W—E 778 4-7—1782 9—5—1786 Will life or widowhood & then to children — none named. Wm Sr of Arnold, Geo Tr(b): Wm(s): Slaves & p p for ad Caroline Nancy(d) K 368 11— 3-1784 9— 4—1788 Sale Wm & Nancy children of Geo Jno Sorrell, 30 mb adj Fagg & Ashmond L 206 9—26—1787 2—6—1787 B&S sd Arnold Wm:Judith Edwards, Jas L 293 6—13—1787 10—2—1787 Agmt As to slaves fr will of Jno Butler g f of sd Judith Wm:Judith Clark,Jonathan N 49 7—22-1791 9—6—1791 B&S 111 mb fr Joel Parish Jno :Barbara Arnold, Jas N 151 10—21—1791 3-6—1792 B&S 400 mb branch of E N E adj Lipscomb Jas:Nancy Shirley, Thos N 365 1—29—1793 7—2—1793 B&S 180 mb pt 400 fr Jno Arnold. Jas Jr: Nancy Fagg, Joel N 391 7—27—1793 9—3—1793 B&S 128 m b in Part. Ack p 583 Jas:Nancy Graves, Jos N 402 5—23—1793 9—3—1793 B&S 190 mb Pamunkey River Eliz Edwards co- grantor Jas Jr: Reynolds, Larkin 190 mb after death Nancy N 403 5—20—1793 9—3-1793 B&S of Eliz Edwards 102 Jas:Nancy Fagg, Joel N 588 7-21-1793 1—16—1795 Ack 128 acres, See Deed p 391 Jas:Nancy Shirley, Thos N 589 1—9—1793 1—16—1795 Ack 108 acres, See Deed p 365 Wm:Judith Clark, Jonathan N 592 10—22—1790 12—29—1794 Ack 111 acres Jas:Eliz Willoughby, of Orange Wm 0 61 12—30—1794 4—7—1795 B&S 25 adj Jas Roberts & Jonathan Johnston & adj sd grantee Jno(s) Arnold, Mary Relinquishes all int (m) 0 140 1—4-1795 9-1-1795 Agmt in est of his father Anthony Arnold, except the land Anthony Arnold, Mary(w):Jno:Wm:Sarah:Anthony:Mary:Rice: Isabella married Isabella 0 140 1—4-1795 9—1—1795 Des Mastin, Reference Jas:Nancy Fagg, Joel 0 272 12—29—1795 4—5—1796 B&S 127 mb adj sd Fagg Jas:Nancy Fagg, Joel 0 449 " 1797 Ack 127 acres Jas:Nancy Graves,Jos 0 451 5—23—1793 1797 Ack 190 acres Jas:Nancy Reynolds, Larkin 0 453 5—20—1793 1797 Ack 190 acres Wm:Nancy, children To recover slaves of Geo Waller,Pomfrett P 105 8—6—1798 9-4—1798 P A under d t Nov 1784 fr Wm Arnold to ad Geo Anthony Willoughby,Wm P 309 9—1-1800 12—2-1800 Sale Personal property Mary:Jno:Rice:Anthony: Sally:Suckey: Mary Robins, Jas P 334 11—8—1800 1—6—1801 B&S 72 mb Berk Par adj Robt H Hobs_ sd Nary now live.. Isabella Mastin grantor Geo Steward, Jno P 360 2—28—1801 3—3—1801 B&S 40 mb Green Branch adj Thos. Coles Geo(f) Arnold, Reuben (s) P 361 2—28—1801 3—3—1801 B&S 24 mb adj Jeremiah Wilson (It is Reubens full share of his father’s) Reubin:Martha Q 292 1—24—1804 2—7-1804 B&S 44 mb Greens Branch Crutchfield,Robt adj Jere Wil___ & Thos Coleman Anthony’s Est: Mary(w):Sarah:Anthony Jr:Mary: 144 mb pt Anthony Rice W Long, Joshua Q 490 8—13—1805 10—1—1805 B&S Arnolds home, Isabella Mastin(d) & Susanna Ash_ (d)& Jno her husband co—grantors Geo Johnson,Jno T 217 5—15—1813 6—7—1813 B&S 40 mb pt home place adj est Robt Crutchfield & Jno Stewart Orpha( d) Geo Johnson, Jno T 217 " " M Married :Reference Geo Arnold, Hezekiah(s) 40 mb pt home place of Louisa T 241 1813 7—5—1813 B&S & adj Jack son 103 Hezekiah:Cashe Castly T 491 2—11—1814 8— -1814 B&S 40 mb adj ad grantee of Louisa Crutchfield, Robt & Jno Johnson, See certif p 519 Saul Arnold, Hannah (w): Jas(s): To wife for life then Hannah(d) W—K 117 7—23—1821 8—6—1821 Will sell & div between Jas & Hannah Anthony Payne,Jno X 298 4—10—1822 8—5—1822 B&S 86.5 mb—for life of Mrs. Isabella Collins Geo Johnson, Orpah(d) W—K 280 2—11—1814 5— —1823 Will 40 already given her Geo Arnold, Reubin(s) W—K 280 2—11—1814 5—5—1823 Will 44 I have already given him Geo Arnold, Rebecca(d):Adron(s): Enoch(s) W—K 280 2—11—1814 5—5—1823 Will Each one fourth my est — other fourth to Nancy Stewart(d) Geo Arnold, Hezekiah(s) W—K 280 2—11—1814 5—5—1823 Will 4.0 already given him Geo Stewart, Mary(d.) W-K 280 2-11-1814 5—5—1823 Will 4.0 already given her Geo Stewart, One fourth my est Nancy(d) W—K 280 2—11—1814 5-5—1823 Will other three fourths to Rebecca Adron & Enoch Arnold Aaron:Enoch:Geo 100 eat Jno Arnold Est Stewart,Jno C C 393 5-19-1830 10—4-1830 B&S devised to be sold. See Stewart vs Arnold Sup ct chy Fbg. Chas Stewart co—grantor Archibald:Mahala All int 250 former of S C Acors, Jas K K 29 10—27—1841 3—21—1842 B&S home place Benj Reynolds Sr. Wm Cochran co-grantor Jno H Herndon,Chas P P 108 7—3—1855 7—5-1855 D T 436.75 fr Jos A Bil— lingsley 1854 Jno H: 2 pt fr Jos Mary J Coleman,Jno T P P 201 3—28-1867 4-28-1856 B&S Billingsley N side rd 0 H to Nassaponax meeting house adj Jas Coleman Jno H Broaddus, 436.75 fr Jos A Bil- Mary J Jno E Q Q 323 12—20—1856 1—20—1859 B&S lingsley Jne 28 1854 except .602 grave yd. & 2 to Jno T Coleman C H(d.)JH Montjoy M R 151 10—15—1872 10-15-1872 M Married &MB WH(s)J&CS S W(d)R Carnahan M R 40 12—25—1879 12—25—1879 M Married E W(s) W & L PARDON OUR MISS-STEAKS! 1. Note from Mrs. Hennings, that she has received from our President, Edwin A. Arnold, a list of Arnolds missing from Caviliers and Pioneers: p. 351, Elizabeth Arnold, transported by Robert Castleton, Northampton Co., 104 15 July, 1675, p. 126, Joyce Arnold, transported by Toby Smith. Isle of Wight Co., 3 Apr. 1641. p. 375, Mary Arnold, transported by John Stephens, Rappahanock Co., 13 Mar, 1657. 2. Also missed from Greer’s Early Virginia Immigrants 1623-1666 (our thanks to Mrs. Hennings): Mary Arnoll 1653 by Thos, Hawkins, Northumberland. Co. William Arnoll 1654 by Robt, Hubbard, Westmoreland Co. Margaret Arnoll 1656 by Vincent Stanford — Co. 3. A note from Mrs. David J. Read (member No, 155) reminds us her name is not spelled Reed. Our apologies. 4. Lucille Farley Speer (Member #55) has a correction and an addition to make regarding her ancestry: James Arnold in, (1) Sarah d. ca. 1815. She was the great grandmother of Lucille. She then gives the second wife of James Arnold and all of his children by his second wife, Thank you, Lucille! Please make corrections accordingly in your A.F.A.S. Quarterly, Vol. I, No. 1. NOTES AND NEWS ! On March 14, 1972, Jerry and Ann Hennings turned over to the Fairfax County (Virginia) Park Authority an original ledger from the Taylorstown Mill (Loudoun County) Virginia. This ledger was kept by Jerry’s great grandfather, Thomas Alfred Carter while he was miller there from 1883—1887. This has been loaned to the Park Authority for display at a restored mill near the Hennings’ home and it is hoped that one day it will return to the Taylorstown Mill. One additional note, In the ledger are mentioned two Arnolds that lived in the area. They are John Arnold (first entry 9/1885 and last entry 9/1887) and. N. D. Arnold (first entry 5/1886 and last entry 8/1887). Mr. John Arnold’s entry shows a notation that his name was carried forward from a previous ledger therefore indicating he was doing business at the mill prior to 1883. News item from our editor: Our daughter, Vicki, was wed 22 July, 1972, to Lee Hastings Carson in 98° heat at the Birmingham Unitarian Church. It was a lovely wedding despite the fact that the humidity glued our clothes to us. Many beautiful memories linger of that happy event: the Renaissance music by the Cran- brook Institute Renaissance Music ensemble; Vicki’s radiant smile and deep red hair falling over her camelot Ivory gown; the old-fashioned look of the brides— maids’ blue gingham and lace dresses; the colonial nosegays of deep pink roses, baby’s breath and boxwood; the sunlight shining through the hawthorne trees in the courtyard on the white—haired grandparents, Mr. Angus Stewart MacIvor, Sr. of Wellston, Michigan, Mrs. Charles Dewey Arnold of Hazel Park, Michigan and Mrs. Florence Wadsworth Budd of Franklin Park, Illinois (groom’s grandmother); and last but most importantly, the fact that the entire clan broke bread together and renewed their love and spirits as well as contacts! 105 QUERIES: Mrs. L. W. Norvell 203 Elm Hereford, Texas 79045: Need info George Washington Harmon b, 1815, in, by 1837 to Celia (West?). He and sister, Sarah m. Joe Williams, came to Bedford Co., Tenn. “at an early age ... because of a step—father”. Believed b, North CarolinA. where ? Celia’s family was ? Who is female 1840 Census under 5, in his household? Need contacts searching Harmon, West, Ditto, Williams, Moore, Roberts, Keller, Kelley, Holland, in Bedford Co., Tenn. back through Kentucky, North CarolinA. and. Pennsylvania. G.W.’s son married Arnold. William H. Arnold 5920 Stanley Ave #13 Carmichael, Cal. 95608: Need information on Richard Arnold and descendants, He came to Burlington County, New Jersey, in, Sarah Chamberlain, 19 Feb. 1681. His will, 1720 Chester County, Penn, Son, Richard, migrated to Hampshire County, Va. His will, 1758, Can’t locate his son Nimrod. Please help. Lloyd N. Raymer Route 6, Box 217 Bowling Green, Ky. 42101: Desire info on Benjamin Arnold and wife, Elizabeth. Benjamin, b, Va. ca. 1760(?), d. Va. before 1815. He was in Culpeper Co., Va. and may have lived in Orange Co., Va. Who were Benjamin’s parents? Children? What was Elizabeth’s maiden name? Will answer all correspondence. 106