9. Thomas Arnold (1649-1726)

Thomas Arnold, the son of unknown parentage, was born about 1649. He married Grace Doyle. She was the daughter of John Doyle and Mary, she was born about 1663 in Va. According to werelate.com Thomas married Grace around 1679. She died in 1732 in King George County. Thomas's estate was settled in May of 1726, also in King George County.

It is believed that he is one of the first Arnold's in Virginia, transplanted here around 1662. At this time, I can not with certainty say where he was born. I am unable to find a record of birth for him to even indicate if he was born here, in a new colony; or if he was actually born in a Mother Country, and traveled here at an early age. Many researchers believe Thomas had a brother named James, but I am unable to confirm. These are the records I can find....

Mention of his already established property line around 1677...

Ca 1677 – Henry Berry, 550 acs. Staff. Co. bet. Rappa. and Potomack Rivers; beg. at William Lippitt’s cor; to Symons’ oake; to ARNOLD’s; and adj. Mr. James Key; and his own land. (Note: Record unfinished), p. 616

Deed Book Mentions
1694...

Richmond County, Va

Deed Book 2, p 142 1 Mar 1694/5 THOMAS ARNOLD from Adam Woffendall, both of Richmond Co. (THOMAS’s wife not mentioned, just “& heirs”) Price 2000 lbs good tobacco. 100 acres on Rappahannock...Gengateaque swamp and next to Anthony Savage. 

1689...

Richmond County, Va

Deed Book 3, p 59 16 Jun 1689 THOMAS ARNOLD and wife GRACE of the County of Rappahannock to Henry Goring of the same county. Land lying and being in the County above and on the north side thereof “containing by acclimation 50 acres more or less and bounded as follows” Mentions Gintoteaque Creek. Acknowledged in Court of Rappahannock Co 4 Sep 1689, and recorded on the 19th. (See Essex Co Deed Book 8, p 61 above)

DEED BOOK 8, p 61 Dated: 3 June 1689. Recorded 4 July 1689 Grantee - Henry Going Grantor – THOMAS and GRACE (wife) ARNOLD Description: Both of Rappahannock County. Land in said county, approximately 50 acres beginning at oak on west side of Main branch of Ginateque Creek and run west to line of Prosser.

Deed Book 8, p 62 3 Sep 1689 Grantee – Joseph Beckley Grantor – GRACE ARNOLD Power of Attorney – GRACE ARNOLD, wife of THOMAS ARNOLD of St. Mary’s Parish in Rappahannock County appointed friend Joseph Buckley as Power of Attorney regarding “my thirds of tract of land sold until Henry Going according to deed of sale made by my husband and myself.”

Abstract of a Will or Administration 1726

Name – ARNOLD 

State – Virginia 

County – King George 

County Seat – King George 

22485(zip) 

Testator or Deceased – THOMAS ARNOLD (In the 77th year of his age.) 

Will Bk. A-1, pp. 39-40 

Occupation: (Blank) 

Date of death: (Blank) 

Date will signed: 27 Dec 1725 

Date estate entered into probate: 6 May 1726 

Date will was recorded: 6 May 1726 

Date of division and settlement: (Blank) 

Date of final settlement: (Blank) 

Executors or Administrators: Wife: GRACE ARNOLD 

Petitioners: (Blank) 

Witnesses: ISAAC ARNOLD, James White 

Bondsmen: (Blank) 

Heirs: Loving wife, GRACE ARNOLD – Part of plantation, so far as to ye place where William Harrison’s Path (touches) my cleared ground during her natural life. 

Son, James, to have Wife’s part of Plantation after her death. 

Youngest Son, John, to have whole remaining part of my land.

Children of Thomas and Grace:

1. Isaac Sr.
2. James m. Sarah (b 1681) Moved to Faquier Co.
3. John m. Margaret (b 1683) 
4. Thomas (b 1679)

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