William Arms Jr1

#2167, (26 October 1692 - 27 September 1774)
Relationship5th great-granduncle of William David Lewis
Father*William Arms1 (1654 - 1731)
Mother*Joanna Hawks1 (1653/54 - 1729)

Family

Rebecca Nash b. 1699, d. 1768
Children 1.Rebecca Arms+5 (1722 - )
 2.William Arms III5 (1724 - 1794)
 3.Elijah Arms5 (1727 - )
 4.Thomas Arms5 (1729 - )
 5.Phineas Arms5 (1731 - 1754)
 6.David Arms5 (1734/35 - )
 7.Jonathan Arms5 (1734/35 - c 1818)
 8.Eliakim Arms5 (1737 - )
Birth*26 October 1692He was born on 26 October 1692 at Hatfield, Hampshire Co., MassachusettsG.1,2 
1698He removed with William Arms and Joanna Hawks in 1698 to Deerfield.3 
Marriage*28 October 1720He married Rebecca Nash, daughter of Thomas Nash Sr. and Hannah Coleman, on 28 October 1720 at MassachusettsG.4,5 
Death*27 September 1774He died on 27 September 1774 at Deerfield, Franklin Co., MassachusettsG, at age 81.6 
Burial*29 September 1774He was buried on 29 September 1774 at Old Deerfield Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin Co., MassachusettsG; est. date.7 

Citations

  1. [S1740] Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Four Massachusetts Towns, 1655-1844, online FamilySearch.com, Hatfield, img. 68/94. William, son of Wm & Joanna Arms, b. 26 Oct 1692.
  2. [S165] James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, four volumes (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860-1862), I:63, for birth location.
  3. [S289] George Sheldon, History of Deerfield, Massachusetts, Volume 2 (Deerfield: E.A. Hall and Co., 1896), pt. II 31-32.
  4. [S762] Thomas W. Baldwin, compiler, Vital Records of Deerfield Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Company, 1920), p. 153. William Arms and Rebekah Nash of Hatfield, marr. 28 Oct 1720.
  5. [S727] Rev. Sylvester Nash, The Nash Family or Records of the descendants of Thomas Nash of New Haven, Connecticut, 1640 (Hartford: Case, Tiffany and Company, 1853), p. 44-45.
  6. [S1229] Massachusetts Town and Vital Records: Deerfield 1675–1898, Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook), compiler, Provo, UT and Oxford, MA, transcription from an "old book" img. 27/481, p. 6. William Arms, head of the family, d. 27 Sep 1774.
  7. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, standing grave marker. William Arms, d. 27 Sep 1774, in his 82nd yr. Narrative: son of William Arms and Joanna Hawks, husb. of Rebecca Nash. Memorial 21948914, created by Geo Clinton, photos added by Bill Bourbeau, the moo, and David M Habben.