Owen, Frederick, Anthony, and Sterling Arnold 1
Here's some circumstantial evidence that Frederick, Anthony, Sterling, and Owen are all connected:
1) Family Names
(a) Frederick's Family:
Son Owen T. Arnold born circa 1843, and a grandson named Joseph Sterlin Arnold (by way of son Fred) [He appears as Joe Arnold many places, but his death certificate gives him middle name "sterlin".]
(b) Sterling's Family:
Sterling has a son named Owen N. Arnold born in 1867.
(c) Anthony's Family:
Anthony's son Dempsey had a son named Sterling E. Arnold (17 years old in 1900 Census). Dempsey also has a son born in 1879 named Dempsey O. Arnold (see 1880 census). It looks like Dempsey O. died young, as he's not on the 1900 census, and instead the older Dempsey has another son born in 1890 named "Dempsey R."
NB: There is another Dempsey Arnold floating around on the 1880 census. This one is 20, and attached to a widowed "Cynthy arnold" who is 63. I will follow up to see if I can connect back to our group, just to see if Dempsey might be another family name.
2) Land grants in the 1840s.
Owen, Sterling, Anthony, and Frederick all get land patents in the 1840s in Brunswick County. Not sure what to make of Owen's name here, as he's not appeared since 1810 census. Maybe this is Mary "Polly" getting land? Not sure if she could do it in her own name at that time. (It makes sense that Owen died prior to 1830, when Sterling was still very young, as that would leave Mary in charge of the household in 1830)
Anthony and Owen have neighboring land: this is clear from their proximity on the census roles, and also from the description of the land grants.
There are certainly other Arnolds around, but this group is the one grabbing land.
Next post, I'll look at how they fit in with Census data.
1) Family Names
(a) Frederick's Family:
Son Owen T. Arnold born circa 1843, and a grandson named Joseph Sterlin Arnold (by way of son Fred) [He appears as Joe Arnold many places, but his death certificate gives him middle name "sterlin".]
(b) Sterling's Family:
Sterling has a son named Owen N. Arnold born in 1867.
(c) Anthony's Family:
Anthony's son Dempsey had a son named Sterling E. Arnold (17 years old in 1900 Census). Dempsey also has a son born in 1879 named Dempsey O. Arnold (see 1880 census). It looks like Dempsey O. died young, as he's not on the 1900 census, and instead the older Dempsey has another son born in 1890 named "Dempsey R."
NB: There is another Dempsey Arnold floating around on the 1880 census. This one is 20, and attached to a widowed "Cynthy arnold" who is 63. I will follow up to see if I can connect back to our group, just to see if Dempsey might be another family name.
2) Land grants in the 1840s.
Owen, Sterling, Anthony, and Frederick all get land patents in the 1840s in Brunswick County. Not sure what to make of Owen's name here, as he's not appeared since 1810 census. Maybe this is Mary "Polly" getting land? Not sure if she could do it in her own name at that time. (It makes sense that Owen died prior to 1830, when Sterling was still very young, as that would leave Mary in charge of the household in 1830)
Anthony and Owen have neighboring land: this is clear from their proximity on the census roles, and also from the description of the land grants.
There are certainly other Arnolds around, but this group is the one grabbing land.
Next post, I'll look at how they fit in with Census data.
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