Excerpt from The Arnold Memorial: William Arnold of Providence and Pawtuxet, 1587-1675, and a Genealogy of His Descendants Some years ago a time of leisure was granted, which enabled me to delve into the history of the noteworthy and interesting lives of my Arnold ancestors. William Arnold, the first of the line in America, came as a pioneer, assisted Roger Williams in the found ing of the State of Rhode Island and thereafter held posi tions of trust and honor in that State. His descendants have occupied a prominent position, not only in Rhode Island but in the nation. In early times they pushed westward into nearly every state in the Nation, cleared forests and helped build new towns and cities. At Clarendon, Vermont, I found the records of the later generations of my own line, in the work of my great grandfather, Stephen Arnold. He brought his family on horseback from Rhode Island, through the forests of Connecticut and New Hampshire, into what is now the State of Vermont, and helped settle and organ ize that State. He was elected the first Town Clerk of Clarendon and held that position for many years. The search led me back to Providence, where pleas ure and help were derived from the assistance of James N. Arnold, Fred Arnold, Mrs. Shaw of the Elmwood Library, from Arthur James, William B. Browne and many others to whom I wish to give credit for their help. Information was secured from every available source. Town, state and federal records, cemeteries, deeds, Bible records, probate records and accounts in reliable books, were carefully compared and verified. The history of our earliest known families, found in Fred Arnold's book, An Account of the English. Homes of the Early Proprietors of Providence, is so much better than I could give that I have used it in its entirety. In the later generations this compilation does not pretend to be complete, but with its use, I believe any family which has not been enrolled may easily find its place. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.