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The Arnold Family Association of the South Quarterly ______ The Arnold Family Association of the South Quarterly _____________________________________________________________________________ Vol. I Winter Issue No. 2 _____________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents Page From the Editor's Pen 37 Meet Our Members 37 Hotton's Ships' Lists, et al 41 Revolutionary Records 43 Addenda to Francis Arnold's Records 44 Elisha Arnold of Henry County, Virginia 45 Arnolds-Logan County,Kentucky Wills and Administrations 45 Abstract of Leonard Andrea's Notes-Part I 51 Some Virginia Marriages 54 Continuation of Swem's Index 60 Roswell, Georgia. Cemetery Records 65 The Richard D. Winn story of Daniel Hopkins Arnold 66 Edward S. Arnold's Administration-Greenvi1le, S.C 66 Spartanburg,South Carolina Deeds(Books A-Z),Cross index 68 All other spellings of the name Arnold Arnolds-Franklin County, Tennessee Miscellaneous 72 Sim's Index to Land Grants in West Virginia 76 1800 Census: Spartanburg, Laurens and Union Counties, 77 South Carolina. Arnold and allied fami1ies. Reviews 80 In Forthcoming Issues 83 Pardon Our Miss Steaks 83 Queries 84 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Arnold Family Association of the South Quarterly is published each Fall (August 1), Winter (November 1), SprIng (February 1), Summer (May 1) at 2431 Eaton Gate Road, Lake Orion, Michigan, 48035. All contributions for publica- tion or comments to the Editor, Mrs. Hazel Arnold MacIvor, should be sent to the above address. Purpose: The purpose of the Arnold Family Association off the South is to bring into contact with one another all those who are researching Arnold and allied families, who either originated in the South, or came through it and stayed long enough to leave records. We hope to do this by publishing an Arnold Family Magazine, Quarterly, which will contain records of a private and public nature on the local, state; and national level. Our ultimate purpose is to publish an Arnold Family History containing as many branches of the Arnold Family as can be documented. To this purpose the Arnold Family Historian- Genealogist will accept, evaluate, file, preserve, and possibly publish records as they are received. Publications: The Arnold Family Association at present publishes only its Quarterly. Other publications will be announced as they are projected. Membership: All individuals regardless of surname, libraries or societies may apply far membership which is on a calendar year basis, August to May (four quarterlies). Membership dues are $4 annually. Quarterlies, if bought separately are $2.50 per issue. Aid members, other than Libraries or Societies, are required to complete applications and fill in pedigree charts to earliest known ancestor. Bequests should be made to Ann A. Hennings, 6600 Placid Street, Falls Church, Virginia, 22043. Please make cut check or money order to Arnold Family Association of the South. No cash please. Holdings: The Arnold Family Association will place all of its records, publications, books, etc. in the hands of its Historian-Genealogist. In the event of his/her death, the surviving officers will decide the place of repository. Genealogical Inquiries: The Arnold Family Association keeps a record of all members' surnames in its files. Members will be furnished upon request, if accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope, the names and addresses of others working on similar families. It will also furnish lists of genealogists (in most cases supplied by Archives in Southern states), but It cannot assume responsibility for nor guarantee the nature and accuracy of work done by any such genealogist. Editorial Policy: Neither the Editor, or the Arnold Family Association of the South and or the members of the Editorial Staff, assume any responsibility for error of fact, or opinion, expressed by contributors. It is our earnest desire to publish only reliable source material of a genealogical nature. Materials for publication are welcome and should be sent to the Editor. Please type such materials or send xerox copies of original records. 36 From the_Editor's Pen: First, I want to thank each and every one of you who took the time to write ye auld Editor with warm words of thanks and appreciation for getting ye auld publica- tion out. I think we should all keep in mind that all the work that goes into this Quarterly is given freely and with love. No one gets a red cent! That applies to all of the contributors as well. Secondly, I want to call your attention to the new format. It was called to my attention by Marie Garland of Enid, Oklahoma (who has a marvelous sense of humour) that she would "have to do a miracle with dough-nuts" on the margins as they were so narrow. It did not cross my mind that people would be wanting to bind our magazine in notebooks. Then came word from the Secretary, Ann Hennings, to the same effect. Hope this style suits you all better. Thirdly, our membership is up to 63 members, which at $4.OO each adds up to $256.00 plus a $6.00 donation by our Pres- ident, Edwin A. Arnold, gave us a total of $262.OO in our cof- fers. This amount just barely covers the cost of putting out our first two issues, so we must push with all of our strength for new members. Fourthly, I am sure we all feel that our own pedigrees would advance by leaps and bounds if we could get our Arnold Quarterly into as many Archives and State Li- braries as possible. But it cost us .52¢ each just to print up the first issue, to which we had to add .O5ç for an en- velope and .l6¢ for postage. Thus the cost of putting an issue gratis in the hands of the Virginia State Library, for example, is .73¢. Won't each of you who has a favorite Li- brary, Genealogical Society or Archives please donate a year's membership to the repository of your choice? We will all benefit from your generosity. Just make out your check to the Arnold Family Association and designate where you Wish a copy sent. Fifthly, we desperately need records from Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, and Tennessee. I have a great deal of Georgia and South Carolina records and Ann Hennings has a great deal of Virginia records, but if we are to keep this magazine a well balanced one, we need records from all over the South, from early periods as well as late. We especially need Bible records, so blow the dust of GGG Grandfather's Bible and send us a copy in the next mail. We Will publish everything as it is received. Lastly, I want to express my gratitude and thanks to all who have taken the time to type up or zerox copies of their records and sent them to me. I will publish them just as soon as I can get around to it. Meet Our Members: As I write, two of our members are in Europe: President Edwin A. Arnold and Ruth Baker Moody. They both plan to see the Passion Play at Oberammargau. Perhaps these Arnold "cousins" will run into each other. Donald J. Arnold received his Ph. D. just after a tornado blew the stage 37 away across which he was to walk to receive his sheepskin. This "whirlwind event" occurred in Lubbock, Texas. Gertrude Dean and daughter went on a genealogical vacation this sum- mer and collected lots of material they have written they will share when Mrs. Dean’s "Gray Family Bulletin" is put to bed. Mrs. Hennings has been helping her husband set up a new office. Mrs. Ona Edwards and Hubby flew to Europe on the 24th of September and will post her Profile and Pedigree to us on her return. It has been a busy summer season! Continuing the custom initiated in our first issue of pub- lishing the profiles and pedigrees of our charter members (first 100 members) we present to you...Mrs. John Michael Van Drew who was born Kathy Sarah Arnold in Kewanee, Illinois, on 4 June, 1947. She lived in Buda, Illinois, until her marriage in Sheffield, Illinois, until just recently. As I write they are preparing to move to a new home. Mrs. Van Drew was Chairman of Concord Township, Bureau County, Illinois, for gathering data for "Big Bureau and Bright Prairies", a book of county history published in honor of Illinois’ Sesquicenten- nial in 1968. Her hobbies are antiques, needlework and gene- alogy. That she is a very fine one indeed is evidenced by the lengthy pedigree she has assembled. Kathy Sarah Arnold Van Drew(1) is the dau. of Eugene Stephen Arnold2 b. 11 Oct., 1920, Buda, Ill. m. 26 Oct., 1946, Catherine Mattie Kunkel3 b. 31 Oct., 1923, Buda, Ill. Eugene S. Arno1d2 is the son of Charles Edgar Arnold4. B. 12 Mar., 1889, Warble, Penna. d. 30 June, l953. Buda Il1, m. 20 Sept., 1916, Buda, Ill., Sarah. Hester Foster5 b. 18 Mar., 1893, Buda, Ill., d. 16 Oct., 1966, Buda, Ill. Charles E. Arnold4 was the son of Thomas Fagen Arnold8 b. 4. Oct., 1857, Doylsburg, Penna., d. 15 Mar., 1932, Princeton, Ill. m. 21 Oct., 1884, Mary Laura Saylor( b. 2 Aug., l863, Juniata Co., Penna. d. 2 Feb., 1930, Buda, Ill. Thomas F. Arnold8 was the sone of Nicholas Arnold16 and Margaret Fortneyl7 who arc buried with- out markers in Academia Cemetery, Academia, Penna. Mary L. Saylor9 was the dau. of Isaac Saylor18 b. 31 Oct, 1838, Juniata Co., Penna. d. 7 Jan., 1906, Pleasant View, Penna. m. Angeline Schreffler19 b. 18 Aug., 1840, d. 13 Nov. 1896, Port Royal, Penna. Isaac Saylor18 was the grandson of John Saylor72 b. ? d. 18 Feb., 1837, Penna.
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