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 1662 - 1724 (~ 57 years)
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| Name |
Benjamin Arnold |
| Born |
ca 1662 |
Old New Kent Co. VA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
Between 1719 and 1724 |
King William Co. VA |
| Notes |
- HISTORICAL RECORDS
Source: Virginia State Archives, Colonial Papers 1682-1684,
1683: Among the freeholders who signed the petition from St. Stephen's Parish, New Kent Co., for the right to elect a new vestry, the current one being illegal because they refused to put their positions up for election as the law required. The petition also accused them of incompetence.
1688, 23 Apr: Francis, Lord Howard, grants to Mr. Benjamin Arnold 1754 acres in New Kent County on north side of Mattapoini River, 1050 acres formerly granted to Captain Tyler or 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 Creeke... etc.
It is here, on his father's plantation, that Benjamin Arnold lived in Oct 1690.
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Sources: "Old New Kent County - Some Account of the Planters, Plantations, and Places in New Kent County," Vol. 1, by Malcolm Hart Harris, M.D. (1977) p.422-423,819-820.
Land Patent Book No. 7, p.635.
Land Patent Book No. 8, p.635.
Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia, Vol. 2, p.259,279.
Benjamin Arnold was granted 1,725 acres which had been granted Captain Taylor and by him sold to Anthony Arnold deceased.
This land, located on the upperside of the Mattapony River, became the home of Benjamin Arnold. It was at "Rickahock" on the Mattapony River, then in New Kent County, now in King and Queen County.
The original patent contained 1,050 acres of land, and a resident of 740 acres was taken up for the transportation of 15 persons. The description of the lands in the patent begins 40 poles below the mill creek as near the river as could be, and by the plantation of William Nichols, John Pigg's, Daniel Coleman's, William and Thomas Camp's and down a small creek to the Mattapony. This invested the whole of Col. William Taylor (Tayloe)'s patent and added 720 acres more. Benjamin Arnold and his wife Ann were seated here at "Ricahock."
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Source: Thomas Elliott Campbell, "Colonial Caroline, A History of Caroline County, Virginia" (Richmond, The Dietz Press, Inc., 1954) p.14, 297.
1689: Benjamin Arnold petitioned the Colonial Council to let him swap lands along the south side of the Mattaponi for land along the north side of that river, to get away from the Indians. Apparently his petition was granted.
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Source:
Sometime before 1704, Benjamin Arnold exchanged his land at "Rickahock" for lands of the Chickahomonie Indians which they had been allowed to settle on after Bacon's Rebellion. This land lay along Herring Creek below the Mattapony River in Pamunkey Neck. It had been assigned the Indians for a Reservation and the exchange of lands, with Benjamin Arnold, was a simple trade. This exchange of lands brought the Arnolds into Pamunkey Neck where they established their home and in time, operated the ferry across the Mattapony River which bore the name Arnold's Ferry. This plantation lay a few miles below Aylett's Warehouse and ultimately became the home of the Temple family. A town site had been platted for at the direction of the Council by the county surveyor, Mr. Henry Beverley, and that tract or part of it was the land exchanged with Arnold.
Source: "Calendar of VA State Papers & Other Manuscripts," ed. by W.P. Palmer (Richmond, James E. Goode, 1857-1892) Vol I, p.22.
The Chickahominy Indians requested to remove to Richahoch on the north side of the Mattaponi River, the land of Benjamin Arnold, which they had taken in exchange from him for their lands which lay on the south side of the river, "lands lying in ye front of the English Inhabitants."
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Source: "Old New Kent County - Some Account of the Planters, Plantations, and Places in New Kent County," Vol. 1, by Malcolm Hart Harris, M.D. (1977) p.422-423,819-820.
1690, 10 Sep: Benjamin Arnold signed a paper charging Capt. Jacob Lumpkin with "seditious, unlawful and dangerous words and expressions against their Majesties." According to the information Benjamin Arnold gave, he had been entertaining people who lived in his neighborhood on 1 Sep: Joseph Clarke, Richard and Elizabeth Yarborough, Ann Browne and Ellinor Thompson, among others. One of the party proposed drinking a toast to the King and Queen (King William of Orange & Queen Mary), and all did so save Capt. Lumpkin, who refused to even take off his hat. Then Benjamin Arnold decided, "according to usuall Custome to trye ye temper of ye said Capt. Jacob Lumpkin" by drinking to the Royal Governor's (Francis Nicholson) health. Captain Lumpkin, a Jacobite, ran out the door, mounted his horse and rode off, swearing that "he was as good a man as ye Governor and swore God dam him if he (the governor) were there he (Lumpkin) would fight him." It is thought that Benjamin was trying to prove beyond any doubt that he was loyal to the King, since he was trying, 13 years after his father's execution as a traitor, to recoup the family fortunes and obtain the Royal Governor's favor. He took his charges to Capt. John Lane and Mr. Robert Bird, Justices of New Kent Co. It is known that Capt. Jacob Lumpkin lived for many years after this and died a respected man.
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1690, 29 Sep: At a Court held at Mr. Edmond Tunstall's home on the south side of the Mattaponi, it was ordered that the Sheriff summon Capt. Lumpkin and all those who had evidence to give to the Court to be held 9 Oct, and to give "all the northside gentlemen notice hereof for Speedy Tryall of ye matter." James Taylor, the sub-Sheriff, summoned Capt. Jacob Lumpkin, Richard Yarborough and his wife Elizabeth, Ann Browne, Ellinor Thomason and Ann Arnold, Benjamin's wife, to come before Justices Capt. John West, Maj. Wm. Wyatt, Capt. Roger Mallory, Capt. John Lane, Mr. Thomas Foster, Mr. Robert Bird and Mr. Joshua Story. The testimony agreed with Benjamin's version in the charges. It is probably from this incident that Ben Arnold became known as the "German" since his sympathies lay with William of Orange, rather than the Stuarts.
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Source: Journals of the House of Burgesses of VA," ed. by H.R. McIlwaine (Richmond, 1914) Vol. 1659-60, p.343; Vol. 1695-1702 (1923) p.256,283.
1691, 27 Apr: The Chickahominy Indians again petitioned the Lt. Gov. and the Council "that they may continue on the land of Mr. Ben Arnold." The petition was referred to the House of Burgesses, which referred it to the Committee on Propositions.
Source: Source: "Old New Kent County - Some Account of the Planters, Plantations, and Places in New Kent County," Vol. 1, by Malcolm Hart Harris, M.D. (1977) p.422-423,819-820.
The Indians remained but a short time at "Rickahock," for they were unhappy, and they soon moved over to the present Mattaponi Indian Town, where the tribe has been on its own reservation ever since.
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Source: VMHB XXIV, p.392; XXV, p.175. (g) Abstracts, King William Co. Record Books, VA St. Lib., Richmond, Nos. 1,2,3, Bk. I, p.34,101,142,149,217.
1692, 12 Nov: Benjamin Arnold conveyed the lands he had traded with the Indians to John Hurt. Hurt then had sold the lands to Richard Yarbrough on 12 Feb 1695. At the death of Richard Yarbrough, the land went to his heirs John and Richard Yarbrough. John Yarbrough conveyed his half on 20 May 1704 to William Aylett, Gentleman.
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Source: Deed recorded King William Co. 1704, p.150.
20 May 1704, John Yarbrough of the parish of St. John in King William Co., Planter, sells to Wm. Aylett, Gent., of the same parish and Co., 200 acres in St. John's Parish, King William Co., on the bank of Mattapony River, adjacent to Herrin Creek, etc., the land being part of a greater Quantity of land formerly x x sold x by the Chickahomany Indians with Arnold for other Lands and by the said Arnold then of King and Queen Co. in St. Stephens Parish sold and conveyed to John Hurt then of said parish of St. Stephen and Co. of King and Queen (as by Deed acknowledged in King and Queen Co. Court 12 Nov 1692 may appear) and by the said Hurt of said Co. of King and Queen and parish of St. John sold and Conveyed unto Rich'd Yarbrough (father of the aforesd John Yarbrough as by deed acknowledged in Court held for the said Co. of King and Queen 12 Feb 1695/6 may appeare) and is now in the Possession of the said John Yarbrough one halfe by virtue of a deed from his brother Rich'd Yarbrough and the other halfe as heire to his the said John Yarbroughs dec'd father. Abigail Yarbrough to relinquish her right of Dower in King William Court.
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Source: Abstracts, King William Co. Record Books, VA St. Lib., Richmond, Nos. 1,2,3, Bk. I, p.34,101,142,149,217
1701: A subscribing witness to a King William Co., VA deed in which Thomas Henderson sold land patented by James Henderson.
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Source: "Journals of the House of Burgesses of VA," ed. by H.R. McIlwaine (Richmond, 1914) Vol. 1659-60, p.343; Vol. 1695-1702 (1923) p.256,283.
1701, 15 Aug: Benjamin Arnold and John Hurt obtained orders from the commissioners to examine and settle claims to land in Pamunkey Neck and to survey some disputed lands that lay between Herring Creeks. Edmund Jennings held patents to 770 acres between the 2 Herring Creeks which was apparently in dispute, probably arising out of boundaries being set for the new King William County being created on the south side of the Mattaponi out of King and Queen Co., and the new St. John's Parish created in Pamunkey neck.
1701, 4 Sep: Patented 2100 acres in King William Co., VA.
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Source: Abstracts, King William Co. Record Books, VA St. Lib., Richmond, Nos. 1,2,3, Bk. I, p.34,101,142,149,217.
1702, 21 Sep: Witnessed a deed, with William Davis, of John Pettiver to Hugh Owen, King William Co., VA.
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Source: VCLG, PB 7, p.635; PB 9, p.545,546,548,561.
1703, 24 Apr: Received a large tract of land (amount unknown) in King William Co.. Reference is made to this grant in a number of small grants to others: 150 acres in King William Co. on Middle Herring Creek to his brother Anthony; 130 acres to Jacob Wilsey in King Wm. Co. on Lower Herring Creek; 150 acres in King Wm. Co. on Governor's Swamp.
1703, 23 Oct: Ben Arnold was granted 1770 acres in King William Co. between the Herring Creeks.
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Source: "Old New Kent County - Some Account of the Planters, Plantations, and Places in New Kent County," Vol. 1, by Malcolm Hart Harris, M.D. (1977) p.422-423,819-820.
The Committee on Indian Lands which sat at King and Queen Courthouse on 21 Jan 1699 (appointed by the House of Burgesses to adjust claims of patentees to land in Pamunkey Neck) approved a patent to Benjamin Arnold for 2,000 acres. This patent was not recorded until 23 Oct 1703, probably due to conflicts when surveys were made of the land, for the tract was reduced to 1,770 acres lying between Herring Creek and the Mattapony River lying at the mouth of Herring Creek. This was the same tract which Benjamin Arnold had received in exchange for his plantation at Rickahock in King and Queen Co. when he traded land with the Chickahominie Indians.
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Source: "Descendants of Benjamin Arnold," by Mrs. Angus McIvor, p.15,34,35-44.
His land and plantation house were at Presque Isle on the Mattaponi River near his brother Anthony.
Source: "Virginia Colonial Abstracts," by Beverley Fleet, Vol. 7, p.48.
Joseph Temple lived at "Presqu'Isle about 2 miles below Aylett's Warehouse. This tract is formed into an "almost island" by the Mattapony River and a small stream known by the name of Spirit Run. After feeding Aylett's mill pond Spirit Run flows into the river just above Pointer's Landing, thus cutting off a deep bend in the Mattapony and enclosing one of the most fertile farms on the north side of the county. "Presqu'Isle" was Arnold property and it is likely that Joseph Temple acquired it by his marriage with Ann Arnold, daughter of Benjamin Arnold. Here was Arnold's Ferry, sometimes called Yarborough's Ferry, for many years the only crossing place in this part of the country over the river to King and Queen.
Source: Source: "Old New Kent County - Some Account of the Planters, Plantations, and Places in New Kent County," Vol. 1, by Malcolm Hart Harris, M.D. (1977) p.422-423,819-820.
Arnold's Ferry crossed from Pres Qu'ile to the Chatham Plantation of a later date. Benjamin Arnold established his home in the bend of the river, where the Mattapony almost makes an island. In 1748, the Act of the General Assembly which established ferries called it Temple's Ferry.
(1g) 1703, 20 Nov: Gave bond as newly appointed sub-sheriff of King William Co.
1705, 1 Nov: A petition, its contents unknown, was brought by residents of King William Co. before the Council, which the council found to "contain matter of a very dangerous consequence." It was sent to the House of Burgesses, which resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole to consider the grievance. After reconvening, Mr. Miles Cary reported that the Committe had resolved to order the Speaker to issue warrants for the arrest of the petitioners: Col. John West, "he being the alleged That he is the Writer of the said Paper," Roger Mallory, Geroge Dabne, Thomas Spencer, John Downer, Jure Barber, Francis Hill, Benjamin Arnold, Morris Floyd, John Whitehead, John Gree and Jacob Sellers.
1705, 9 Nov: When the House of Burgesses met, the petitioners were in custody and brought before the bar of justice and examined. The House then ordered the petitioners to withdraw and reconvened itself into a Committee of the Whole to consider the petition. When it reconvened, Mr. Miles Cary read several resolutions: "That the Grievance of King William County be publicly Burnt as a Scandalous and Seditious Paper; that Roger Mallory, George Dabne, Thomas Spencer, John Downer, Jure Barker, Francis Hill and Benjamin Arnold be brought to the Barr of the House and make their acknowledgement for signing the said paper in these words, I ___, of King William County do with sorrow acknowledge my offense in signing so scandalous and seditious a paper and do humbly beg pardon for the same;" that the petitioners acknowledge their wrong doing "before the House this evening and that they remain in custody till Monday noon and then be discharged paying fees."
1705, 13 Nov: Was brought before the House of Burgesses at 12 noon and told of the resolution and ordered to withdraw. The nature of the petition was never revealed.
1706: Witnessed a deed of Edmond Smith in King William Co., VA.
1709, 10 Mar: Filed a suit against Gawin Corbin in Essex Co., VA.
1716, 3 Nov: With Christopher Smith, received a grant of 2400 acres of land in King William Co., the "Board being Satisfyd of their ability to Cultivate the same according to Law." On the same day, Christopher Smith, Augustine Moore, James Taylor Jr., Benjamin Arnold and Rowland Thomas petitioned the Board for a grant of 5000 acres in King William Co. which was granted.
1719, 2 May: Benjamin Arnold, James Taylor, Edmond Taylor and George Woodruff petitioned for 6000 acres in New Kent Co.
1724, 11 Jun: Thomas Carr Jr., William Smith, Thomas Dickason, Ambrose Joshua Smith, William Mackgee, Ann Arnold of King William Co. and Thomas Martin of Bristol, merchant, petitioned the Board for a proper assignment of 5000 acres in New Kent and 5000 acres on the Elk Creek, both of which tracts now lay in Hanover Co., that had been taken up by James Taylor, Edmund Taylor, Benjamin Arnold, Rowland Thomas and Ambrose Joshua Smith earlier.
James Taylor had made over his part to Thomas Dickinson. Rowland Thomas had assigned his part to Thomas Martin and Thomas Carr. Sarah, the widow of Edmund Taylor, had made over her fifth part to William Smith and William Mackgee. The petitioners prayed that the Surveyor of Hanover Co. would lay off the land into distinct surveys of 1000 acres each and that separate patents be granted to each of the petitioners. [NOTE: Since Ann signed the petition, Benjamin must have been deceased.]
1727, 14 Dec: George Woodruff petitioned the Council of VA at Williamsburg in reference to the question of a patent to 380 acres of land in King William Co. on the East North East River. The petition states that Benjamin Arnold "did devise the said land to his daughter Rachel, now the wife of Francis Arnold. But no patent ever sued out for same." The land had been surveyed for him in 1715.
In a 1703 deed of Thomas Hancock to Henry Gravett, witnessed by John Marr, there is reference that Henry Gravett received the land from Elias Downs. Elias Downs was named in Anthony Arnold's inventory as one from whom he had bought lands. An Inge is also mentioned in his inventory. Robert Buttress made an assignment to Vincent Inge, bonded by Arnold Marr of King and Queen Co., 4 Mar 1697.
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I29501 |
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28 Apr 2015 |
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