John GRUBB
- Born: 16 Aug 1652, Cornwall, England
- Marriage (1): Frances VANE
- Died: 04 Apr 1708, Delaware Co., PA at age 55
John Grubb, Delaware Settler:
children:
Emanuel b. 1682
John Jr b. 1684
Joseph b. 1685
Charity b. 1687 m. Mr.Beeson
Phebe b. 1690 m. Hadley
Samuel b. 1691
Henry b. 1692
Nathaniel b. 1693
Peter b. 1702
John Grubb was an early Delaware Valley settler from Cornwall, England, arriving on the ship Kent in 1677 with his brother Henry. John and his wife Frances (maiden name unknown), with nine children all surviving well into adulthood, are the ancestors of perhaps the largest domestic family of Grubb descendants, with many notable members.
John owned a 175 acre farm at what became known as Grubb's Corner, today's Arden, DE. The area is marked by a commemorative plaque installed there by the family at the Grubb Family Burying Ground. The plaque is shown here. John also established a tannery near the Delaware River that his sons incorporated into a classic trading triangle involving iron sent from Pennsylvania to the Virginia frontier in exchange for fur pelts sent to the tannery.
John, originally a Quaker, was one of the settlers who greeted William Penn (with whom he later had a long-standing feud) when he arrived at New Castle in 1682, before he founded Philadelphia. John served two terms in the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly and was one of the 150 signers of the Concessions and Agreements for the Province of West Jersey. While no marker for John's grave has survived, he was one of the founders of the original Saint Martin's Episcopal Church and lived nearby in a house that survived until 1989.
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
Name John Grubb
Birth Date 1652
Birth Place Cornwall, England
Death Date 10 Mar 1708
Death Place Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
SAR Membership 81728
Role Ancestor
Spouse Frances Grubb
Child Emanuel Grubb
New Castle County, Delaware Wills, 1682-1800
Name John Grubb
Will Loc Chester Co Penna
Will Made Date 12 Feb 1707-8
Will Probate Date 26 Mar 1708
Will Book Misc
Page 1. 82
Comment Tanner; Dau. Charity, wife of Richard Beeson; dau., Phoebe Grubb; wife, Francis Grubb; sons, Emanuel, John Joseph, Henry, Samuel, Nathaniel, Peter. Exc. son, John; wife, Frances.
John married Frances VANE. (Frances VANE was born in 1660 in England and died in 1720 in Chester Co., PA.)
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