Obadiah Bruen

Obadiah Bruen

Male 1606 - Aft 1680  (> 75 years)


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  • Name Obadiah Bruen  [1
    Birth 1606  Cheshireshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christening 25 Dec 1606  Cheshireshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Christening 25 Dec 1606  Cheshireshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 25 Dec 1606  Tarvin, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    FSID LDRR-FYY 
    Death Aft 1680  New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Aft 1680  New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I3426  footsteps
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

    Father John B. Bruen,   b. Abt 1560, Cheshireshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1626, Cheshireshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Anne Foxe,   b. Abt 1580, Cheshireshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1606, Cheshireshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Abt 1596  Lancastershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage John was ~ 36 years - Anne was ~ 16 years. 
    Family ID F3237  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Seeley,   b. 22 Oct 1609, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Mar 1684, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 7 May 1633  St Martin in the Bull Ring Church, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage Obadiah was ~ 27 years and 5 months - Sarah was 23 years and 7 months. 
    Children 
    +1. Mary Bruen,   b. Bef 12 Jun 1634, Shopshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Sep 1670, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 36 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3078  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Obadiah Bruen was born in Bruen Stapleford, England, and immigrated to N e w E n g l a nd with his wife Sarah in 1640. He settled first at Plymouth Co l o n y , a n d then at Gloucester, Massachusetts (1642), where he was town s e l e c t m an (1643) and a representative to the Connecticut General Court ( 1 6 4 3 - 1 651). He was one of the early settlers at Pequot (later New Londo n ) , C o n n ecticut, and served as the town clerk (1651 -1666) and as a rep r e s e n t ative from New London in the Connecticut General Court (1(165 2-1 6 6 6 ) . H i s name is the only name from New London to appear on the royal c h a r t e r f or the colony of Connecticut. In 1666, he joined an association t o f o u n d a c o lony on the Passaic River called Milford (later Newark, New J e r s e y ) . He was one of the signers of the deed to purchase land from the I n d i a n s a long the Passaic River (July 11, 1667). William Starr Myers, Pr o m i n e n t Families of New Jersey (Baltimore, Md: Clearfield, 2000),1160; F r a n c e s M anwaring Caulkins, History of New London, Connecticut: From the F i r s t S u r vey of the Coast in 1612 to 1852 (2nd ed., New London: [s. n.], 1 8 6 0 ) , 1 5 5-6; New England Historical and Genealogical Register, ([Bosto n : S a m u e l G . D rake, 1847-1869]), vol. 19 ( 1865), 108.

      Both these websites have a lot of sources and information on Obadiah:
      https://www.geni.com/people/Obediah-Obadiah-Bruen/6000000000769976801
      https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bruen-24
      Obadiah Bruen was born in Bruen Stapleford, England, and immigrated to N e w E n g l a n d with his wife Sarah in 1640. He settled first at Plymouth Co l o n y , a n d t hen at Gloucester, Massachusetts (1642), where he was town s e l e c t m a n (1643) and a representative to the Connecticut General Court ( 1 6 4 3 - 1 6 51). He was one of the early settlers at Pequot (later New Londo n ) , C o n n e cticut, and served as the town clerk (1651 -1666) and as a rep r e s e n t a tive from New London in the Connecticut General Court (1(165 2-1 6 6 6 ) . H i s n ame is the only name from New London to appear on the royal c h a r t e r f o r the colony of Connecticut. In 1666, he joined an association t o f o u n d a c o l ony on the Passaic River called Milford (later Newark, New J e r s e y ) . H e was one of the signers of the deed to purchase land from the I n d i a n s a l ong the Passaic River (July 11, 1667). William Starr Myers, Pr o m i n e n t F amilies of New Jersey (Baltimore, Md: Clearfield, 2000),1160; F r a n c e s M a nwaring Caulkins, History of New London, Connecticut: From the F i r s t S u r v ey of the Coast in 1612 to 1852 (2nd ed., New London: [s. n.], 1 8 6 0 ) , 1 5 5 -6; New England Historical and Genealogical Register, ([Bosto n : S a m u e l G . D r ake, 1847-1869]), vol. 19 ( 1865), 108.

      Both these websites have a lot of sources and information on Obadiah:
      https://www.geni.com/people/Obediah-Obadiah-Bruen/6000000000769976801
      https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bruen-24
      Obadiah Bruen was born in Bruen Stapleford, England, and immigrated to N e w E n g l a nd with his wife Sarah in 1640. He settled first at Plymouth Co l o n y , a n d then at Gloucester, Massachusetts (1642), where he was town s e l e c t m an (16 43) and a representative to the Connecticut General Court ( 1 6 4 3 - 1 651). He was one of the early settlers at Pequot (later New Londo n ) , C o n n ecticut, and served as the town clerk (1651 -1666) and as a rep r e s e n t ative from New Lond on in the Connecticut General Court (1(165 2-1 6 6 6 ) . H i s name is the only name from New London to appear on the royal c h a r t e r f or the colony of Connecticut. In 1666, he joined an association t o f o u n d a c o lony on the Passaic Riv er called Milford (later Newark, New J e r s e y ) . He was one of the signers of the deed to purchase land from the I n d i a n s a long the Passaic River (July 11, 1667). William Starr Myers, Pr o m i n e n t Families of New Jersey (Baltimore, M d: Clearfield, 2000),1160; F r a n c e s M anwaring Caulkins, History of New London, Connecticut: From the F i r s t S u r vey of the Coast in 1612 to 1852 (2nd ed., New London: [s. n.], 1 8 6 0 ) , 1 5 5-6; New England Historical and Genealogic al Register, ([Bosto n : S a m u e l G . D rake, 1847-1869]), vol. 19 ( 1865), 108.

      Both these websites have a lot of sources and information on Obadiah:
      https://www.geni.com/people/Obediah-Obadiah-Bruen/6000000000769976801
      https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bruen-24
      Obadiah Bruen was born in Bruen Stapleford, England, and immigrated to N e w E n g l a n d with his wife Sarah in 1640. He settled first at Plymouth Co l o n y , a n d t hen at Gloucester, Massachusetts (1642), where he was tow n s e l e c t m a n (1643) and a representative to the Connecticut General Court ( 1 6 4 3 - 1 6 51). He was one of the early settlers at Pequot (later New Londo n ) , C o n n e cticut, and served as the town clerk (1651 -1666) and as a re p r e s e n t a tive from New London in the Connecticut General Court (1(165 2-1 6 6 6 ) . H i s n ame is the only name from New London to appear on the royal c h a r t e r f o r the colony of Connecticut. In 1666, he joined an associatio n t o f o u n d a c o l ony on the Passaic River called Milford (later Newark, New J e r s e y ) . H e was one of the signers of the deed to purchase land from the I n d i a n s a l ong the Passaic River (July 11, 1667). William Starr Myers, P r o m i n e n t F amilies of New Jersey (Baltimore, Md: Clearfield, 2000),1160; F r a n c e s M a nwaring Caulkins, History of New London, Connecticut: From the F i r s t S u r v ey of the Coast in 1612 to 1852 (2nd ed., New London: [s. n.] , 1 8 6 0 ) , 1 5 5 -6; New England Historical and Genealogical Register, ([Bosto n : S a m u e l G . D r ake, 1847-1869]), vol. 19 ( 1865), 108.

      Both these websites have a lot of sources and information on Obadiah:
      https://www.geni.com/people/Obediah-Obadiah-Bruen/6000000000769976801
      https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bruen-24

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  • Sources 
    1. [S582] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, (Name: Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);;), accessed 31 Oct 2025), entry for Obadiah Bruen, person ID LDRR-FYY. (Reliability: 3).