Arthur Quintal I

Arthur Quintal I
Descendants of the mutineers on Norfolk Island, 1862; Arthur Quintal I at far right
Born	(1795-05-06)May 6, 1795 Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands
Died	November 19, 1872(1872-11-19) (aged 77) Kingston, Norfolk Island
Resting place
Title	Magistrate of the Pitcairn Islands
Term	1840 - 1841
Predecessor	Edward Quintal
Successor	Fletcher Christian II
Spouse(s)	Catherine McCoy Quintal Mary Christian Quintal
Children	14
Parent(s)	Matthew Quintal Tevarua Quintal

Arthur Quintal (6 May 1795 – 19 November 1873) was a Pitcairn Islander who served as the island's second magistrate, in 1840/1841. Quintal was the son of Matthew Quintal, the bounty mutineer, and his wife Tevarua. The elder Quintal was killed with a hatchet in 1799. Arthur appears to have inherited some of his father's bad temper; he allegedly treated his sister Jane 'so harshly' she left the island and never returned.^[1] Quintal also allegedly made a pact with his best friend Daniel McCoy, to take each other's sister as a wife. Quintal married Catherine McCoy, and they had 9 children, including Arthur Quintal II, who also became magistrate. After Catherine's death in 1831, Arthur married Mary Christian and had a further 5 children. He succeeded his half brother as magistrate, and was succeeded by his brother-in-law. Quintal died on Norfolk Island in 1873.

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