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1654 - 1731 (77 years)
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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.
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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 |
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) |
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Family ID |
F06210 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
25 Jan 2019 |
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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.
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