Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-10-04
The Family of Benedict Arnold.
[By General Marcus ]. Wright ]


Some twenty odd years ago. was on
a visit to London. and went one morning !
with the Rev. Frederick Hartford, a
minor canon of Westminster Abbey, on
visit to the Archbishop OF Canterbury
(Mr. Benson) to whom had letters of
introduction from several Bishops of the
Episcopal church in the United States.
There were as usual a number OF
English clergymen al Lambeth Palace
on visits of business or ceremony to the
Archb shop. While was sitting in the
library, l CHANGED to see Rev. Mr..
Hartford in conversation with gentleman
IN clerical attire. whose face seemed to
remind me of either some person or
picture which had seen, and VIXEN he
returned to me enquired who the person
was. He informed me that it was the
Reverend Mr.. Arnold, grandson OF
G General Benedict Arnold. This Of
course quite interested me, aud on Mr.
Harford's suggestion ! called at his resi-
dence IN Deans Yard. Westminster
Abbey that evening and heard from him
the following account of the family of
Benedict Arnold.
The person whom | saw was the Rev.
Edwin Gladwin Arnold. OF Little
Missenden Abbey. and Mr. Hartford gave
me this account, as derived from the
family:
Benedict Arnold married Margaret.
daughter OF Judge Edward Shipper, of
Philadelphia, aud on his death lett five
children. They were Edward Shipper.
James Robertson, George William Fitch
and Sophia Matilda. Edward Shipper
| Arnold became lieutenant in the Sixth
Bengal Cavalry, of the British Army.
and Paymaster at Muttra, India. He
died IN 1873 at Singapore. James
| Robertson Arnold became lieutenant
general in the British Army, and married
Virginia. daughter of Bartlett Goodnick,
Esq of Sailing Grove. Essex. He died
| in 1894. and his wife died in 1852.
| George Arnold was lieutenant colonel of
the Second Bengal Cavalry and married
Annie Brown. He died in India in 1928.
The only one of Benedict Arnod's sons
who left issue was William Fitch Arnold.
He was also an officer in the British
| Army. being captain in the Nineteenth
Lancers. He married in 1870 Elizabeth
Cecilia. only daughter of Alexander
Ruddoch. of the Island of Tobsgo,
captain in the Royal Navy. Captain
Arnold died in 1916. He left six chill
dren: Edwin Gladwin. William Trail.
Margaret Stewart, Elizabeth Sophia.
Georgiana Phipps and Louisa Russell.
The second son, VIM. Trail Arnold, was
a soldier and became a captain in the
famous fourth regiment of the British
line and was killed at Sevastopol in
the Crimean War.
All of Capt. William Fitch Arnold's
daughters married clergymen of the
Church of England. Margaret was
married to the Rev Robert H. Rogers.
Elizabeth to the Rev. Bryant Burgess.
Georgiana to the Rev. John Stephenson.
and Louisa to Rev. G. Cecil Rogers.
Edwin Gladwin Arnold, the first son
of Capt. William Fitch Arnold. was the
only one of his children who continued
the name He is Tor was) clergyman
of the Church of England. and when l
saw him was said to be seventy years of
age and Rector of Barron in Cheshire.
eldest daughter of Lord Henry Chol-
mondeley, son of the Marquis of Chol-
mondeley. Nine children have been
born to him Edward Cholmondeley;
William Henry an officer in the Royal
Navy; Charles Louther; Henry Abel;
Arthur Seymour; Herbert Tollemache;
Maria Elizabeth; Emma Charlott; Georg
lana and Mabel Caroline Frances. The
Rev. Edwin Gladwin Arnold by III
heritance owns the Canadian possession:
granted to his traitorous grandfather bJ
the British government
Benedict Arnold's only daughter
Sophia Matilda. married Col Powell
Phipps of the British East India Army
He was related to the Earl of Mulgrave
J. She died in 1925.
e The estate and seat of the Arnold
family is Little Mlssenden Abbey
Buckinghamshire. an only estate tina
belonged to the Church before th'
reformation.
Mr.. Hartford told me the following
which he heare from some of the Arnolt
= family General Arnold had met doc
: tor General Warren who was killed a
Bunker Hill, and had formed stroni
attachment for him. After Warren
y death it was found that he left no mean
in for the support and education Of his fou
children.
R. Arnold became interested in the matte
and brought it to the attention of tn
Continental Congress. which howeve
" did not result in any action. He the
wrote to Mercy ScholIay who was i
charge of the children. their mothe
ne having died some time before. Arnol
' though at that time poor sent an orde
;. for five hundred dollars with instructor
= that he should be drawn upon for moi
when il was needed.
He then wfote 10 Samuel Adams an