Obadiah BRUEN 57
- Born: 25 Dec 1606, Bruen Stapleford, County Chester, England 57
- Marriage: ??? SARAH in 1632 in Shrewsbury, County Salop, England 57
- Died: Bef 1690, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA 57
 General Notes:
The funeral certificate of "John Bruen of Bruen Stableford, in the countyof Chester, Esquier, departed this mortall life the 18 January 1625 [-6],at his hall of Bruen Stableford, and was buried in Tarvin Church, in thecounty aforsayd" states he married 3 wives. The sayd defunct married tohis 2 wife, Anne, daughter to William Fox of Rodes, in the county ofLancaster, and hath yssue Samuell, Obadiah, and Kathrine Bruen, allunmarried [The Record Society of London, Volume VI, pages 50,51].
Obadiah became a draper at Shrewsbury, County Salop, England. "30th dayof September, in the 9th year of the reign of King Charles of England..... Obadiah Bruen of the Vill of Salop draper, son of John Bruen ofStapleford in the county palatine of Chester is admitted a free burgessof the Vill of Salop aforesaid ..... with full assent and consent to haveenjoy and use all liberties and privileges of the same Vill, who saysupon his oath that he has no issue before this session lawfully begottenand thereupon he is sworn in the manner of a burgess and pays for fine Vli together with the due and accustomed fee ....." [Roll of Freeman ofShrewsbury, Shropshire, England, translated from the Latin, Town Recordsof Shrewsbury, 1633].
Obadiah emigrated to New England in 1639. He enlisted as a freeman of Plymouth Colony and settled in Marshfield, Massachusetts, 1640. He moved to Gloucester, Massachusetts, where he was made a freeman on 19 May 1642.He was clerk of the writs, and commissioner to end small causes in 1643.He was selectman in 1642 and several following years, and representativeat the General Court, 1647 to 1651.
The Reverend Mr. Benjamin Blinman removed from Gloucester, Massachusetts,to New London, Connecticut, then called Pequot Harbor, in 1650. "Heseems to have been accompanied on his first visit by Obadiah Bruen, a manof unusual intelligence and education, and sound mind and judgment."[History of New London, Connecticut, Frances Manwaring Caulkins, NewLondon, 1895, page iv.]
In 1651, Obadiah went to New London, Connecticut, and lived there sixteenyears. For fifteen years, he was Town Clerk of New London, Connecticut.
Obadiah Bruen held the following offices by colonial authority inConnecticut and New Haven Colonies; Patentee, Royal Charter, 1662; DeputyJudge (New London town), April 1660, May 1660; Judge (New London town),May 1662, May 1663, October 1663, May 1664, May 1665; Deputy (New London)to Connecticut Legislature, October 1665.
On 24 June 1667, Obadiah Bruen signed the Fundamental Agreement of 30October 1666, an agreement at Branford, Connecticut, to move to Newark,New Jersey.
On 11 July 1667, Obadiah and four others signed the purchase agreement on behalf of the settlers for the land in New Jersey, now the City of Newark, acquired from the Hackensack Indians.
He moved there as one of the founders. His "Home Lott" and residence inNew Jersey was on Market Street, not far from the present Pennsylvania Railroad depot in Newark. The second common Gate next to the GreatRiver, was disposed of to make and maintain as his division of fences toMr. Bruen.
Facts about this person:
Baptism December 25, 1606 Tarvin, England
Source: FAV.FTW Author: Charles Mackenzie Medium: Other Date of Import: Dec 2, 2001
Obadiah married ??? SARAH in 1632 in Shrewsbury, County Salop, England.57 (??? SARAH was born about 1610 in Gloucester, England 57 and died about 25 Mar 1684 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA 57.)
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