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James Newell Arnold (August 3, 1844 – September 18, 1927) was a collector and publisher of genealogical and historical records of the state of Rhode Island. His major achievement was the publication of the 21-volume set entitled The Vital Record of Rhode Island (1636-1850).
John Greene Sr. (9 February 1597 – 7 January 1659) [1] was an early settler of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, one of the 12 original proprietors of Providence, and a co-founder of the town of Warwick in the colony, sailing from England with his family in 1635.
William Arnold was born in Ilchester, Somerset, England on 24 June 1587 [1] to Nicholas Arnold (c. 1550–1623) by his first wife Alice Gully (1553–1596). [2] In about 1610, he married Christian Peak who was baptized 15 February 1584, the daughter of Thomas Peak of Muchelney, Somerset, [3] a village about six miles (9.7 km) west of Ilchester.
John Osborne Austin (December 28, 1849 – October 27, 1918) was a genealogist who wrote and published several books, primarily on the families of Rhode Island.The work for which he is best known is the Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, published in 1887.
Because Mary's death was recorded in an undated note in Roxbury church records, it is thought she died before he moved to Providence. [76] His second wife, Mary Hawxhurst ( c. 1602 –1656), was the daughter of Sampson Hawxhurst (1571–1627), vicar of Nuneaton in Warwickshire , England, and Elizabeth.
Submitted opinion column: Erik J. Chaput is the author of "The People’s Martyr: Thomas Wilson Dorr and His 1842 Rhode Island Rebellion," which utilizes material from the State Archives.
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