Brackeen/Brecheen
SECOND  GENERATION

2. William BRACKEEN b. 1671, Melling (Nester) Lancashire, England, m. 1698, in England, Hannah (UNKNOWN).  William died 28 Dec 1749, New Castle, Delaware.  William BRACKEN is the first of his line in America.  Where he came from is not positively known.  Tradition says from England.  Certain facts not only bear out this tradition, but point strongly to the probabilty that he came from Yorkshire.  The first records we have refer to his purchase of land in Delaware.  Any attempt at an historical sketch must be very imperfect, for it can be made only from the records and public documents at Wilmington, and these are very incomplete.  The records speak of William Bracken as a yeoman.  His will was drawn April 8, 1749, and probated December 28, 1749 in New Castle County, Deleware.  His children and wife ae mentioned in the will.  The information for this family and descendants came from Betsy Mills.

 One source says William arrived from England in 1699 on the Ship Brittania from Liverpool to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. and settled in New Castle, Delaware (Near Wilmington).
    Children:
    3. i Thomas BRACKEEN b. Circa 1700.
    4. ii Susannah BRACKEEN.
    5. iii Martha BRACKEEN.
    6. iv Hannah BRACKEEN.
    7. v Henry BRACKEEN.
      vi Margaret BRACKEEN. Margaret Never Married.
    8. vii John BRACKEEN b. 1703.