Notable Cousin · via the maternal line
1755-1840 · Continental Army officer (captain-lieutenant) of Warwick, Rhode Island. A cousin in the same Westcott-rooted Arnold line as the more infamous Benedict Arnold V.
Relationship
Capt. Lt. Joseph Arnold is the 4th cousin, 7 times removed of John, Perry, and Patrick Long.
Through Stukely Westcott (1592-1677), founder of Providence. Joseph Arnold descends from Stukely’s daughter Damaris Westcott and the colonial Arnold line of Gov. Benedict Arnold I; the family descends from Stukely’s son Jeremiah Westcott. The same Westcott-Arnold branch produced Benedict Arnold V. Joseph is a cousin in that line, on the patriot side.
Stukely Westcott (1592-1677). founder of Providence and Warwick; the shared ancestor. This is the single shared ancestor that connects Capt. Lt. Joseph Arnold to John, Perry, and Patrick. FamilySearch PID: 9HZW-SXJ.
Both lines descending from the most recent common ancestor, Stukely Westcott. Research-in-Progress markers flag generations not yet enumerated. Click any PID to open the FamilySearch record.
VERIFIED on the shared anchor Stukely Westcott (canonical 9HZW-SXJ) and on the family’s own Jeremiah-Westcott line through to the Perrys, all enumerated on the Plantagenet Descent page. Joseph Arnold’s own record (PQ5L-59M) is verified. The Arnold-side intermediate generations between Damaris Westcott / Gov. Benedict Arnold I and Joseph are documented in the FamilySearch walk but not enumerated here, with no PIDs invented. The “4th cousin, 7 times removed” figure is carried at ±1 removal.