Thomas Arnold was my 9th great grand-uncle. Found this in my notes: Thomas Hopkins, the immigrant ancestor of many of the numerous families bearing the name of Hopkins, especially in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, was the progenitor of Frederick Ferdinand Hopkins, of Worcester. He was the son of William and Joanna (Arnold) Hopkins, and was born in England, April 7, 1616, died in Providence in 1684. His mother was a daughter of Thomas and Alice (Gully) Arnold. Joanna Arnold was baptized November 30, 1577; her brother, William Arnold, was born June 24, 1587, the father of Bendict Arnold, not the traitor but the first governor of Rhode Island under the royal charter of 1643 and ancestor of the Arnolds of Warwick. Her half-brother, Thomas Arnold, is progenitor of the Arnold families of northern Rhode Island. The wife of Thomas Hopkins is Elizabeth Arnold, daughter of William Arnold, and sister to Governor Benedict Arnold, a cousin. His name first appears on New England Colonial records in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, where on July 27, 1640, he was one of the 39 signers of the agreement for a form of government. His name appears once in public records when on Sept. 2, 1650, he was taxed 13s. 4d. In 1652 he was chosen for the office of Commisioner, indicating that he was a man of considerable prominence in the community. He also filled this office in 1659 and 1660. In 1655 he was made a freeman and on July 19, 1665, he obtained Lot 93 in a division of public lands. In 1665,66,67&72 he was the deputy from Providence to the Rhode Island General Assembly in Newport, Rhode Island. In 1667 and 1672 he was a member of the Town Council of Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. At the outbreak of King Phillips War, or shortly before, when war with the Indians became imminent, he removed to a settlement called Littleworth, in the town of Oyster Bay on Long Island, NY. He went there with a son who predeceased him. Thomas Hopkins died at the house of Richard Kirby in Oyster Bay in 1684. The inventory of his estate was ordered taken by the Oyster Bay authorities on Sept. 17, 1684. A deed given by Maj. William Hopkins, son of Thomas, bearing the last named date, is recorded in Providence Book of Deeds, No. 4, page 11, wherein certain lands are represented as having formerly belonged to William's honored father, Thomas Hopkins, deceased, and as this is a gift deed from William, the elder, to his younger brother, Thomas, prompted probably by a sense of the injustice of the law of primogeniture which gave the property of the parent to the eldest son, it is presumable that the conveyance soon followed the decease of the parent, thus showing the approximate time of his decease as stated. Savage, in his Genealogical Dictionary, gives the year of his decease as 1699. An error without doubt resulting from the fact of a Thomas Hopkins' will being probated Feb. 25 of that year. The details of the will referred to show conclusively that it was one of some other person bearing the same name. Sources: Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worchester County vol1 P. 823, Ellery Bicknell Crane, Call Number: F72.W9C8vol.1 Genealogy of One Line of the Hopkins Family, J.A.&R.A. Reid Printers, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island 1881 Pp. 7-8. Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors, 1975-79, Page 33. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vol. 2, p. 116. One Hundred and Sixty Allied Families, Page 59. The American Genealogist, Vol. 20, p. 224. The History of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations by Thomas William Bicknell, Pare 412. Guide to the Early Settlers of America, Page 266. Topographical Dictionary of New England, Emigrants from England to New England, Page 143. The First Settlers of New England, Page 149. Ancestral Heads of New England Families, Page 123. Genealogies of R. I. Families, Volume I, Mr. Somerby's Genealogy of the Arnold Family, Page 11. The Home Lots of the Early Settlers of the Providence Plantations. Sources Title: Susan Cary Author: _Scary@infowest.com_ (mailto:Scary@infowest.com) >From Judy Brooks Truchon **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)

I have found conflicting information in my notes on Elizabeth Arnold.? My notes say that she is the daughter, and sister, etc., as stated below, but that she married William Carpenter in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England 1 Nov 1634. What a mess!!!? Can anyone untangle this? Jan Robison Sanford, Florida -----Original Message----- From: Brooks1934@aol.com To: RIGENWEB@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 8:11 pm Subject: [RI] Thomas ARNOLD Thomas Arnold was my 9th great grand-uncle. Found this in my notes: Thomas Hopkins, the immigrant ancestor of many of the numerous families bearing the name of Hopkins, especially in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, was the progenitor of Frederick Ferdinand Hopkins, of Worcester. He was the son of William and Joanna (Arnold) Hopkins, and was born in England, April 7, 1616, died in Providence in 1684. His mother was a daughter of Thomas and Alice (Gully) Arnold. Joanna Arnold was baptized November 30, 1577; her brother, William Arnold, was born June 24, 1587, the father of Bendict Arnold, not the traitor but the first governor of Rhode Island under the royal charter of 1643 and ancestor of the Arnolds of Warwick. Her half-brother, Thomas Arnold, is progenitor of the Arnold families of northern Rhode Island. The wife of Thomas Hopkins is Elizabeth Arnold, daughter of William Arnold, and sister to Governor Benedict Arnold, a cousin. His name first appears on New England Colonial records in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, where on July 27, 1640, he was one of the 39 signers of the agreement for a form of government. His name appears once in public records when on Sept. 2, 1650, he was taxed 13s. 4d. In 1652 he was chosen for the office of Commisioner, indicating that he was a man of considerable prominence in the community. He also filled this office in 1659 and 1660. In 1655 he was made a freeman and on July 19, 1665, he obtained Lot 93 in a division of public lands. In 1665,66,67&72 he was the deputy from Providence to the Rhode Island General Assembly in Newport, Rhode Island. In 1667 and 1672 he was a member of the Town Council of Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. At the outbreak of King Phillips War, or shortly before, when war with the Indians became imminent, he removed to a settlement called Littleworth, in the town of Oyster Bay on Long Island, NY. He went there with a son who predeceased him. Thomas Hopkins died at the house of Richard Kirby in Oyster Bay in 1684. The inventory of his estate was ordered taken by the Oyster Bay authorities on Sept. 17, 1684. A deed given by Maj. William Hopkins, son of Thomas, bearing the last named date, is recorded in Providence Book of Deeds, No. 4, page 11, wherein certain lands are represented as having formerly belonged to William's honored father, Thomas Hopkins, deceased, and as this is a gift deed from William, the elder, to his younger brother, Thomas, prompted probably by a sense of the injustice of the law of primogeniture which gave the property of the parent to the eldest son, it is presumable that the conveyance soon followed the decease of the parent, thus showing the approximate time of his decease as stated. Savage, in his Genealogical Dictionary, gives the year of his decease as 1699. An error without doubt resulting from the fact of a Thomas Hopkins' will being probated Feb. 25 of that year. The details of the will referred to show conclusively that it was one of some other person bearing the same name. Sources: Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worchester County vol1 P. 823, Ellery Bicknell Crane, Call Number: F72.W9C8vol.1 Genealogy of One Line of the Hopkins Family, J.A.&R.A. Reid Printers, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island 1881 Pp. 7-8. Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors, 1975-79, Page 33. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vol. 2, p. 116. One Hundred and Sixty Allied Families, Page 59. The American Genealogist, Vol. 20, p. 224. The History of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations by Thomas William Bicknell, Pare 412. Guide to the Early Settlers of America, Page 266. Topographical Dictionary of New England, Emigrants from England to New England, Page 143. The First Settlers of New England, Page 149. Ancestral Heads of New England Families, Page 123. Genealogies of R. I. Families, Volume I, Mr. Somerby's Genealogy of the Arnold Family, Page 11. The Home Lots of the Early Settlers of the Providence Plantations. Sources Title: Susan Cary Author: _Scary@infowest.com_ (mailto:Scary@infowest.com) >From Judy Brooks Truchon **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to RIGENWEB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message