Notes
JOHN BRUEN - bapt. in 1560, the eldest of thirteen ch., the father-in-law
of John Baldwin of Milford.
John Bruen's life was published first in 1641, under the title:"The very
Singular Life of John Bruen, Esq., of Bruen Stapleford, Cheshire,
exhibiting a variety of Memorable and Exemplary Circumstances, which may
be of Great Utility to all Persons, but Principally Intended as a
Precedent of Piety and Charity for the Inhabitants of the County of
Chester. By the Rev. William Hinde, Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford,
and Preacher of God's Word at Bunberry, in the aforesaid County." It was
republished at Chester in 1799, and in New York in 1857; and a Synopsis
was published in Ormerod's "History of Chester." [CC Baldwin also
mentions John's brothers Dutton, of Dutton and Thomas (who attended
Oxford with John from 1574-1580) and his sister Catherine. John and
Catharine's lives are in Christopher Morton's "Monuments of the Fathers
and Reformers. London: 1706. 8 vo."
m. 1st Elizabeth HARDWARE; 2nd Anne Fox; and 3rd, Margaret ----. [I have
a note, but alas no source, that the surname for Margaret, the 3rd wife,
was DONE.]
His ch. by 1st m. were:
1. John, 14 succeeded to the estate
2. Anne, 14 bapt Nov. 11, 1586; d. in 1605
3. James, 14 bapt. in 1586
4. Henry, 14 bapt. November, 1588; no issue
5. Elizabeth, 14 bapt. May 28, 1589
6. Calvin, 14 bapt Jan. 7, 1591; Mayor of Chester, and Sheriff of
Cheshire in 1656; m. no issue
7. Beza,14 bapt. Feb. 24, 1593
8. Nathaniel, 14 b. July 28, 1597
By his 2nd marriage:
9. Katherine, 14 bapt. Feb 7, 1601
10. Abigail, 14 b. April 8, 1603
11. Jonathan, 14 b. Jan 6, 1605
12. Obadiah, 14 b. Dec 25, 1606+
13. Joseph, 14 b. March 4, 1614
14. Margaret, 14 b. Dec. 8, 1616, and three other ch. bapt. with Margaret
By the 3rd marriage:
15. Mary, 14 bapt 14 Jun 1622 at Bruen Stapleford, Cheshire, Eng, d 2 Sep
1670 at Milford, CT; emigrated to New England with her brother Obadiah
and John Baldwin, Sen., of Milford, (ante page 190.) [CC Baldwin Gen.]
16. Son, 14 name unknown
Mary BRUEN, 14 b June 14, 1622, Cheshire, Eng. (Obadiah's half sister) m.
13 Oct 1653 John BALDWIN b 24 Jun 1619.
Mary BRUEN died 2 Sep 1670. She was John BALDWIN's second wife. His first
wife was Mary CAMP. John BALDWIN and Mary CAMP had a son named John
BALDWIN, b either 1640 in Milford, CT or 20 Mar 1648 also in Milford.
This son is the very same John BALDWIN who married Hannah BRUEN, daughter
of Obadiah BRUEN. I made a chart to show this, because I kept getting
confused, what with the similar names, dates etc:
Anne Fox m John Bruen m Margaret DONE 2 b 1560 3
| |
Obadiah BRUEN Mary BRUEN - m - John BALDWIN - m - Mary CAMP
b 25 Dec 1606 b 14 Jun 1622 2 b 24 Jun 1619 1
m Sarah _____ 13 Oct 1653 |
| |
Hannah BRUEN - - - - - - - m - - - - - - - John BALDWIN
b 9 Jan 1644 13 Oct 1663 b 1640 or 20 Mar 1648
Another Bruen researcher, this one current, Nancy Hoffman Jones of CA, is
the source of some of the following information about John BRUEN's
descendants in Newark which I have supplemented with information from the
Baldwin Geneaolgy and Conger, EB Crane and NJ Archives (see below).
1. "Collections of the NJ Historical Society- Supplement: Proceedings
Commemorative of the Settlement of Newark, NJ on Its 200th Anniversary,
Vol VI." W. Whitehead, T. Ward, W. Kinney and S. Congar, Newark, NJ: NJ
Historical Society, 1866 (This is Conger Genealogy reference cited by CC
Baldwin)
2. "Calendar of NJ Wills Vol. I 1670-1730: Documents Relating to the
Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. First Series Vol XXIII."
William Nelson, Ed., Paterson, NJ: Press Printing and Pub. Co., 1901
3. "Calendar of NJ Wills Vol. II 1730-1750: Documents Relating to the
Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. First Series Vol XXX." A.
Van Doren Honeyman, Somerville, NJ: Unionist-Gazette Assn., Pub., 1918
4. "Calendar of NJ Wills Vol. III 1751-1760: Documents Relating to the
Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. First Series Vol XXXII." A.
Van Doren Honeyman, Somerville, NJ: Unionist-Gazette Assn., Pub., 1924
John BRUEN, 15 b. June 2, 1646 m. Esther Lawrence, dau. of Deacon Richard
Lawrence of New Haven, CT
1. Eleasor, 16 (or Eleazor or Eleazer) [See #2 above p. 66 BROWNE,
Eleazer Nov 20, 1711 Wife Ruth BRUIN; 3 sons, unnamed] m 1st----?
1. Eleazor, 17 m. Charity GILBERT [? mentioned in will of Samuel Cooper
Aug, 2, 1737- "bonds due from . . . Eleazer BRUEN" P. 110 #3 above]
1. Eleasor, 18 [?Is he Elezer BRUEN a neighbor of Eliphalet JOHNSON p.
177-8 #4 above?]
2. Caleb, 18 m. Anna WHEELER
1. Matthias, 19 m. Hannah COE
2. Caleb, 19 b. 1768
3. James, 19 b. 1780
4. Phebe, 19
3. James, 18
4. Mathias, 18
Eleazor, 16 m. 2nd Ruth BALDWIN [See # 2 above p. 67 BRUIN, Ruth July 11,
1717 widow of Eleazer BROWNE; stepson Eleazer BRUIN; sons Timothy &
Obadia; executors include "brother" Joseph BRUIN]
2. Obadiah, 17 m. ---? [may be bondsman mentioned in will of Isaac
Baldwin p. 32 and witness to will of Stephen Freeman p. 559-60, #3 above]
1. Daniel, 18 m. ----? [?could be Daniel BROWNE whose will is p. 70 #3
above; dau. Mary WARD, Abigail ROBARDS, Esther TICHNOR & Dorcas BRUIN;
also mentions Dorcas WARD (dec); son-in-law David WARD and grandson
Joshua WARD]
1. Jabez, 19
1. Daniel, 20
2. George, 20
3. William D., 20
[not clear 1. Julia, 21 m. Mort. S. Ward if these 2. George A., 21 m.
Anna Sanders + issue are
1. William G, 22 1860-1937 m Ellen Mulford 1869-1941 from George
2. S. Georgianna, 22 m Julia L. or both]
3. Stephen, 22
4. John Elliot,22
3. William D., 21
4. James, 21
5. Clementine, 21 m. Theo Runyon
6. L.F. Bruen, 21
4. James, 20
2. Obadiah, 18
3. Abraham, 18
1. Elias, 19
1. C.T. Bruen, 20
3. Timothy, 17 m. Lydia CRANE? (conjecture- see EB Crane p. 27; is he the
Timothy BRUEN paid from estate of Joseph MEEKER p. 330 #3 above?])
1. Thaddeus, 18
2. Nathanial, 18
3. Josiah, 18
4. Josephus, 18
5. Phebe, 18
6. Charlotte, 18 m. ? FARRAND
7. Catherine, 18 m ? CRANE
2. Joseph, 16 [Executor to estate of Ruth BRUIN p. 67 #2 above; ?debtor
mentioned in will of Cornelius BOARD? P. 49-50, beneficiary in will of
John Carinton (Carrington) p. 84 executor of will of Samuel DAVIS p. 136
neighbor of Thomas DAVIS P. 136 #3 above and neighbor of Samuel WARD p.
348 #4 above?]
1. David, 17 m. 1 ----? [?Is he Executor of will of Jasper CRANE p. 122,
"friend" of James Davis will who renounces Executorship p. 134 #3 above?
and/or executor of will of Nathanial WARD p. 348 #4 above?] m. 2 Phebe
CRANE
3. John, 16 [?debtor mentioned in wills of Cornelius BOARD? P. 49-50 and
John Carinton (Carrington) p. 84 and neighbor of Thomas DAVIS P. 136 #3
above?]
1. John, 17 [?John Jr whose will is p. 45 #4 above?]
2. Joshua, 17
3. Joseph, 17 [? Is he debtor mentioned in will of Cornelius BOARD? P.
49-50, beneficiary in will of John Carinton (Carrington) p. 84 executor
of will of Samuel DAVIS p. 136 neighbor of Thomas DAVIS P. 136 #3 above,
neighbor of Samuel WARD p. 348 #4 above? and/or witness of will of John
van Winkle Sr p. 340 #4 above?]
4. Rebecca, 16 ?
5. Esther,16? m. Joseph BALDWIN
Note also: On p. 82 #3 above there is mentioned Phebe BRUEN daughter of
Israel CANFIELD. I didn't notice- because I wasn't looking then- whether
this Esther BRUEN who supposedly married Joseph BALDWIN was in the CCB
Gen.
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