 There is no record of Arnold between 1623 and his sailing to New England in 1635 . He was an educated man , since he had to be able to read and write as the warden of his parish church , and appeared to have a secure relationship with his church and community . Unknown are his motives for emigrating from England and when he began planning to do so . For whatever reasons , his plan to leave England with his family and associates materialized in 1635 . 
