 The genealogy of the early Arnold family has been pieced together from a number of historical documents , but two such documents were of enough significance to be published as entire articles in an early genealogical journal . The first of these was a family record created by William Arnold and brought to New England by him in 1635 . The second of these was a fabricated pedigree of Arnold 's lineage , showing descent from some early kings in Wales dating back to the 12th century . Both of these documents were published side @-@ by @-@ side in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register in October 1879 . 
