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William Arnett was born in 1787 in Virginia. He arrived in Smith County Tennessee about 1813 when he was 26. He lived in Smith County for forty years. 1821: William and his wife Rosa had a son, William P. Arnett born January 3rd 1821
1826: William Arnett and his wife had a son, John Arnett born 7 October 1826. In August 1829 , William Arnett and his wife Rosa are listed as heirs in the will of Thomas Porter. The evidence suggests that Rosa was Thomas Porter’s daughter.
In 1832 William Arnett acquired a 100 acre land grant from the State of Tennessee on the “west fork of Peyton’s Creek.” This is in the northern central part of Smith County about 2-3 miles northwest of the town of Pleasant Shade.
1832: William Arnett and Rosa Porter had a son, James.
1833: William Arnett and Rosa Porter had a daughter, Susan.
1835: William Arnett and Rosa Porter had a daughter, Artemia.
1837: William Arnett and Rosa Porter had a son, Richard.
William Arnett was a member of the Mt. Tabor [Missionary] Baptist Church from the day it was fouded in 1836.
In 1847 William Arnett acquired a 32 acre land grant on Peyton’s Creek from the State of Tennessee
In November 1849 James Williams sold 20 acres to William P. Arnett who at that time was 28.On 1 December 1849, Daniel Smith deeded 37 1/2 acres to William Arnett.The 1850 census provides a variety of information about the William Arnett family. The farm was valued at $400. William Sr. is now 63. In the 1850 Smith County Census, William Porter and family are listed, just ahead of the William Arnett family. This strongly suggests that the family farms were adjacent. Also William Porter is listed as age 44 while Rosa is listed as 46—available information suggests they were brother and sister. On 25 October 1850, eleven months after purchasing 20 acres from James Williams, William P. Arnett sells the same 20 acres plus 50 adjoining acres to John G. Andersan. William P. Arnett’s farm bordered on William Arnett’s farm. Two months after selling his farm in Smith County Tennessee, William P. Arnett bought 120 acres of land from Joseph Eden in Graves County, Ky for $380. The land was very probably near Panther Creek in eastern Graves County. Sometime during 1852, William Arnett decided to move the remaining members of the family to Graves County, Ky, to the area where William P. Arnett moved three years earlier. A January 1st, 1853 land deed of land shows that William Arnett sold thrSometime during 1852, William Arnett decided to move the remaining members of the family to Graves County, Ky, to the area where William P. Arnett moved three years earlier. A January 1st, 1853 land deed of land shows that William Arnett sold three plots of land-- one of 100 acres, one of 32 acres, and one of 37 S acres. [Note William got a land grant in 1832 of 100 acres, a land grant of 32 acres in 1847 and in 1849 he bought 37 S acres. These are the same tracts he sold in this deed.] William Arnett received $406 for the tracts of land. In the 1850 census the value of his farm is listed as $400. It is interesting to note that the Arnett farm(s) were to stay in nearby relatives possession for years to come. William Arnett sold his [3] farms to Dick Oldham. Dick Oldham was married to Nancy Delia [Porter] who was William Arnett’s niece. [William Arnett’s wife was Rosa Porter. Her brother was William Porter. William Porter’s daughter was Nancy Delia.] In 1856, Dick Oldham sold the Arnett farms to William Porter—i.e. his father-in-law and William Arnett’s brother-in-law. In the 1860s, William Porter sold the farms to Don C. Porter, again a relative. William Arnett settled near Panther Creek near Pritchard in eastern Graves County. William Arnett, born 1787, died in the 1860s. It is believed that he is buried in the Arnett cemetery in Graves County Kentucky.
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