Note: lots of ARNOLDs in my 1902 Chenango Co. Directory in the town (township) and village of New Berlin, if any one is interested, please contact me for details. Jack Eaton Indianapolis --- J Walch <jwalch@aiusa.com> wrote: > In response to Tim's post regarding a pamphlet on > EBay, titled Caleb Arnold, > Patriot: Caleb Arnold, Sr. (Rev. War) lived near > Providence, RI (see article > below that I put together from various sources to > put with my genealogy > files). > > Two of his sons (also Rev. War vets) moved to > Chenango County after the > Revolution along with many of their neighbors from > Rhode Island. Jabez > Arnold and his wife, Rachel Phettyplace, lived about > 1/4 mile west of New > Berlin. Caleb Arnold, Jr., the fife Major, also > lived in Chenango County. > Several members of Rachel Phettyplace's family also > moved to Chenango County > about the same time. > > Happy New Year! > Jill > > > Caleb Arnold, the Patriot > > "The Arnolds were all Quakers, who usually are > conscientious objectors to > taking part in war. But the Fighting Quakers of the > Revolution were noted > for their warring ability, and the family of Caleb > Arnold has a record > probably unmatched in history. [There were] eight > sons and three > sons-in-law of Caleb Arnold who served in the War of > the Revolution.* > > "Caleb the Patriot was fifty-one years old when the > call to arms came for > men of sixteen to fifty years of age. But he served > his county as Deputy > from 1773 to 1778 and as War Commissioner in 1780 > from Gloucester, Rhode > Island, making an even dozen from this one family in > the war. Patience > Brown, wife of Caleb the Patriot, and her three > daughters, Achsa, Patience > and Lucy, attended to the farms while their men were > at war, in the meantime > caring for the wounded and dying soldiers. A Rhode > Island account of this > remarkable family of patriots says, 'The hardships > encountered by the mother > and daughters are said to have been almost beyond > endurance and fired their > husband's hearts to the conflict with unbounded > enthusiasm. They were near > neighbors to General Putnam.' (Palen, pg 44, 45) > > *(From J.O. Arnold) Arnold family members who served > in the War of the > Revolution were: William, Othniel, Jabez, and > Edward, who served in Captain > Stephen Kimball's company, Colonel Dan Hitchcock's > Regiment, General > Nathaniel Greene's Brigade. William served as > sergeant in Captain Kimball's > company and then as Lieutenant under Colonel Elliot. > Nehemiah and Ezekiel > served in Massachusetts and Oliver in Company A, > Colonel John Topham's > Regiment. Oliver later moved to the Chenango County > and then to Olean, New > York. Caleb, the Fife Major was in Captain > Kimball's company and later > served under Colonel Elliot. > > Achsah married Jonathan Brown, and Patience married > Ephraim Williams who > both served in Col. Topham's Regt. and marched to > Quebec. Lucy married > William Coldwell, who is thought to have served in > the war, but his service > is, so far, not validated." [JO Arnold] > > Sources: "Caleb Arnold, the Patriot" by James Oliver > Arnold; North Guilford > Pioneers, by Ida Palen, 1906, [no Pension > Application found for Caleb > Arnold, Sr. JDW, 2005] The Narragansett Historical > Register, James N. > Arnold, Ed., Online, Rootsweb.org. January 2006 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to NYCHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ