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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.

Notes

BIRT SOUR 1860 Illinois census, Jefferson County, Mt. Vernon P.O., page 842