Benedict Arnold V (1741 - 1801)

Born 14 Jan 1741 in Norwichtown, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Mansfield) Arnold — married 11 Feb 1767 (to 1775) in New Haven, Connecticut

Husband of Margaret (Shippen) Arnold — married 8 Apr 1779 in Christ Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 14 Jun 1801 at age 60 in London, Middlesex, England

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Biography

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Wikipedia -- "Benedict Arnold (14 Jan 1741 [O.S. 03 Jan 1740] – 14 Jun 1801) was a general during the American Revolutionary War who originally fought for the American Continental Army but defected to the British Army. While an American general, he obtained command of the fortifications at West Point, New York (future site of the U.S. Military Academy after 1802), overlooking the cliffs at the Hudson River (upriver from British- occupied New York City), and planned to surrender it to the British forces. After the plan was exposed in September 1780, he was commissioned into the British Army as a brigadier general."^[1]

Monument at Freeman’s Farm.

Early Life

Baptism: Benedict ARNOLD, s. Benedict, bp. Jan. 11, 1741. Norwich, New London, Connecticut^[2]

From The Maine Book^[3]

“Benedict Arnold was born at Norwich, Connecticut, January 14, 1741. He came of good stock, being a great-grandson of Benedict Arnold, the second governor of the colony of Rhode Island.”

“As a youngster, Arnold ran away to serve in the French War of 1756, but was promptly returned at the request of his parents. Arnold's mother's name was Hannah Waterman, and her family was worthy and influential. It was her interest, no doubt, which secured her son's apprenticeship to the trade of apothecary with her relatives, Drs. Daniel and Joshua Lothrop, both graduates of Yale College, and the leading importers of drugs in New England. Having served his apprenticeship, he made several voyages to the West Indies as super-cargo of a vessel in which he was interested, and then upon returning from a journey to London, he hung out his sign at New Haven: Arnold, druggist, bookseller, etc. From London."

“He had married, in New Haven, Miss Margaret Mansfield, the accomplished daughter of Samuel Mansfield, high-sheriff of the county, by whom he had three children. He was rather short in stature, thickset and very muscular, and of good figure. He had dark hair, light eyes, a florid complexion and features which might fairly be called handsome. He was an excellent horseman, no mean sailor, and a splendid shot with either rifle or pistol. His skill with the latter had stood him in good stead on the dueling-ground, and was destined to save his life once, at least, in close quarters on the battlefield.”

Sir John Dalrymple Dalrymple-518 was appointed captain in the 87th Regiment of Foot in 1779 and served during the American Revolutionary War under Gen. Benedict Arnold at the attacks on New London and Fort Griswold in 1781. The Scots' Response to the American Revolution. ^[4]

Burial: 14 June 1801 Benedict Arnold aged 59 years. St Mary's Churchyard, Battersea, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England ^[5]

Historical Plaque erected by The Massachusetts Society Sons of the American Revolution - In Commemoration of Arnold's Expedition to Quebec ^[6]

Capt Foote, in the early morning of Sept. 22, 1780, for a few moments held the fate of that gallant soldier, Major Andre, in his hands. As officer in command at Crompond in Westchester, New York, Capt. Foote scanned the pass produced by Andre, but knowing Benedict Arnold and his writing well, and seeing that his appended signature was correct, allowed the party to proceed. Bio posted at https://stjohns1.org/ebenezer-foote/ see patriot Foote-2248

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia: Benedict Arnold
2. ↑ Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 Volume 084 Norwich https://www.ancestry.ca/sharing/9334998?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a223767365975463755755133354a77467845674a584e744f57336168424f4a4743324443674154336734686f3d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d
3. ↑ Dunnack, H.E. (1920). The Maine Book, (pp.52-53). Augusta, ME. archive.org.
4. ↑ https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/dalrymple-john
5. ↑ Wandsworth St Mary, Battersea 1778-1812 https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/6081750?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a223464397653316b4f4b6d70715a783546323574753761394f4a6273417670486e37615a7233636a6b3932553d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d
6. ↑ Commemoration of Arnold's Expedition to Quebec https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=48470

• American Biography Vol 3 Benedict Arnold by Jard Sparks
• Arnold. genforum.genealogy.com.
• From the [1] Papers of General George Washington] is a very interesting letter from the General to Thomas Jefferson. Starting on about the third page of the letter, Washington reports the traitorous actions of Benedict Arnold and how they were discovered. A very interesting read from the Library of Congress.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #3595 accessed 3 June 2021