William ARMS

1654 - 1731  (77 years)

• Name	William ARMS  [2, 3, 4]
  	William Arms, the ancestor of the Arms family in the United States, came from the Island of either Jersey or Guernsey, in the English Channel. It is presumed that he assumed the name of Arms, as none of this name are found on the island from which he came. He was a knitter of stockings by trade. The first heard of him was his marriage with Joanna, daughter of John Hawks, one of the settlers of Hadley, Mass., in 1677. His name appears in the town records of Hatfield, Mass., in 1677. He removed from Hatfield to Sunderland thence to Deerfield, Mass., about 1684. In 1698 he was chosen farm-viewer, and one of a committee to build a school house and hire a schoolmaster; in 1699, a constable; in 1700, a tythingman; in 1701, a fence-viewer and school commissioner. After that his name appears almost yearly in the town records. Also, in the records of Sunderland, Mass., from 1714 to 1722, where he is spoken of as "Good Mr. Arms." He served in the Indian fight at Great Falls, and was one of those entitled to the township granted by the General Court, 1736. His body lies in the old burying ground at Deerfield, a little east of the center of the grounds, adjacent to his son William and grandson William. William Arms served as a soldier under Capt William Turner, at Hadley, April 6, 1676; was in the Falls fight Ma 19, 1676; at hatfield 1677, where he speculated largely in real estate; he also owned real estate in hartford; he came to Deerfield about 1698, and settled at the south end of the Street on "Arms Corner," now in the possession of his descendants, Geo. A. and Richard C. Arms, for which he exchanged with Thos. Hunt a house and land in hartford; he removed to Sunderland, 1713; came back three or fou ears later and died Aug. 25, 1731, aged 77. He married November 21, 1677, Joanna, daughter of John Hawks of Hadley; she die November 22, 1729, age 76. [1]
  Birth	1654	In Island of either Jersey or Guernsey in the English Channel   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	06 Apr 1676  [1]
  	Soldier under Capt. Wim. Turner at Hadley
  Military Service	19 May 1676  [1]
  	Served in the Indian fight at Great Falls
  Residence	1684	Removed from Hatfield to Sunderland (Deerfield) Mass.   [1]
  Occupation	1698  [1]
  	Farm-viewer
  Occupation	1699  [1]
  	Constable
  Occupation	1700  [1]
  	Tythingman
  Occupation	1701  [1]
  	Fence-viewer and school Commissioner
  Residence	1713	Removed to Sunderland   [1]
  Death	25 Aug 1731	Deerfield, Massachusetts   [1]
  Burial	Burying ground at Deerfield, Mass.
  Person ID	I02582	Main Tree
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	? ARMS
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Joanna ARMS,   b. 1587, Yarmouth, England
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F06211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joanna HAWKS,   b. 08 Feb 1654, Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts d. 22 Nov 1729, Deerfield, Mass. (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	21 Nov 1677  [1, 3]
  Children	1. William ARMS,   b. 14 Feb 1678   d. 18 Sep 1690, Hatfield, Massachusetts (Age 12 years)   2. John ARMS,   b. 25 Dec 1679  [Birth]   3. Sarah ARMS,   b. 21 Nov 1681  [Natural]   4. Margaret ARMS,   b. 06 Oct 1683, Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts d. 1780 (Age 96 years)  [Natural]   5. Hannah ARMS,   b. 1685  [Natural]   6. Daniel ARMS,   b. 11 Sep 1687   7. Ebenezer ARMS,   b. 28 Aug 1689   d. 25 Sep 1690 (Age 1 year)   8. William ARMS,   b. 26 Oct 1692   9. Elizabeth ARMS,   b. Apr 1695, Deerfield, Massachusetts d. 01 Oct 1772 (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F06210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 25 Aug 1731 - Deerfield, Massachusetts Burial - - Burying ground at Deerfield, Mass.  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S02303] Family History: Lineages of Hereditary Society Members, 1600s-1900s (electronic). [S02303] Family History: Lineages of Hereditary Society Members, 1600s-1900s (electronic), Three Hundred Colonial Ancestors, 495-1934, Arms Ancestry. [S02364] Lucius M. Boltwood, Genealogies of Hadley Families. [S00084] "The Descendants of Nathaniel Foote Sr. & Elizabeth Deming" Compiled by Ellwood Count Curtis.