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Name |
Obadiah Bruen |
Born |
1606 |
Tarves, near Chester, England [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Baptism |
25 Dec 1606 [1] |
Person ID |
I143059 |
Day Family Tree |
Last Modified |
5 Apr 2014 |
Family |
Sarah |
Children |
| 1. Rebecca Bruen, b. 1640, d. 15 Apr 1721, Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT (Age 81 years) |
| 2. Mary Bruen, b. England |
| 3. Hannah Bruen, b. 9 Jan 1644, Gloucester, Essex County, MA |
| 4. John Bruen, b. 2 Jun 1646, Gloucester, Essex County, MA |
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Last Modified |
5 Apr 2014 |
Family ID |
F50191 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Came 1640 probably with Reverend Richard Blinman. Had first set them down at Marshfield, and asked for administration as freeman of Plymouth jurisdiction March 1641, but speedily went to the opposite side of the Bay. He was freeman 19 May 1642. Selectman in 1642 and several following years. Representative 1647, 48, 49 and 51 in which last year with his spiritual guide he removed again to New London. There was town clerk 15 years. Often Representative and is named in the Royal Charter 1662, but having purchased 11 Jun 1667, with associates the land in New Jersey, now the city of Newark, he removed thither, where the family has always furnished. He was youngest son of John Bruen, Esq. of Bruen Stapleford Cheshire. He became a draper at Shrewsbury in the adjoining County Salop, had brought wife Sarah and child Mary. [1]
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Sources |
- [S30] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England.
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