 Born in Ilchester , Somerset , England on 24 June 1587 , William Arnold was the son of Nicholas Arnold ( c . 1550 – 1623 ) by his first wife Alice Gully ( 1553 – 1596 ) . In about 1610 he married Christian Peak who was baptized 15 February 1584 , the daughter of Thomas Peak of Muchelney , Somerset , a village about six miles ( 10 km ) west of Ilchester . 
