Excerpt from The Very Singular Life of John Bruen, Esquire, 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 In 1667, as would appear by the deed of pur chase of the Indians, to which his name with others is subscribed, he removed with his son, J ohn Bruen, in company With an association of planters, to the Vicinity of the Passaic River, where they founded what is now known as the city of Newark, first called Milford, after the place from which a portion of the planters had removed. The book from which this present volume is re printed, has been for many years in the Editor's family, and he has no knowledge of any other copy in this country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.