General Notes

1677, Emigrated from Cornwall to Delaware River, USA on ship "Kent"

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Mbr of Provincial Assembly, 1692, 1698, 1700.  "John Grubb was among those who appear to have come  over fr England, as New Jersey colonists, and is  supposed  to have been a brother to Henry Grubb of Burlington  and  a son of Henry & Willmet or Willmott Grubb of Stoke  Climsland, Cornwall, who suffered persecution with  other  Quakers in 1663. John Grubb with his wife Frances,  soon  located on the western side of the Delaware, prior to  the  arrival of William Penn and became the owner of lands  above and below the present circula line of Delaware.  He was a tanner as well as farmer, and died in 1708  leaving children Emanuel, John, Charity, Phebe,  Joseph,  Henry, Nathani??l & Peter, of whom the last was the  owner  and developer of the Cornwall iron mines and furnaces  in Pennsylvania. Frances Grubb, widow, appears to  have  married Richard Buffington, head of that family in  Pennsylvania"--Smedley pp 381-382  See also Bible Records Del. V-7, p 125 "Grubb Burying  Ground"  John Grubb signed wedding cert of Alphensus Kirk &  Abigail Sharpley 12-23-1792.  "Among the emigrants who accompanied William Penn on  this first voyage, embarking from Deal and occupying  six weeks in the passage, was a young man of  twenty-two  years of age by the name of John Grubb, a sawyer by  trade, who in the following spring, March 24, 1683  was  married in Burlington(?) to Mary Perkins, dt of  William & Mary, before mentioned. He purchased real  estate in the town of Chichester on Grubb, alias New  Street, in Feb. 1705/6, still holding his Brandywine  Hundred property--The Daily News Standard, (???)town,  PA, July 4, 1896, p 10  John Grubb is here confused with his brother Henry  Grubb who married Mary Perkins. Cope, Gilbert--The  Grubb Family of Pennsylvania & Del.
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The emigrant, John Grubb, who came to America just before the landing of Penn, was a son of John and Helen (Vivian) Grubb, of Cornwall, England. He was born in 1652, and came to America in 1677. He married Frances Vane. She was of English descent. He died in 1708 and is buried at St. Martin's P, E, Church at Marcus Hook, Pa. The children of the marriage of Fohn and Frances Grubb were, 1. Emanuel, 2. John, 3. Charity, 4. Phebe, 5. Joseph, 6. Henry, 7.Samuel, 8. Nathaniel, and 9. Peter. The Talleys have intermarried with descendants of John, Emanuel, and Joseph, and perhaps with descendants of other children of John the emigrant. Joseph was the father of Hannah Grubb, who intermarried with William Talley about 1735. From this marriage have descended possibly two thirds of the Talleys named in our Genealogical Register. Thomas, the son of William and Hannah (Grubb) Talley, married Hannah Grubb, a supposed descendant of John Grubb, the second. For a more extended and complete of the ancient Grubb family in Europe, werefer to the sketch of Judge Ignatius C. Grubb's life in the "Biographical and Genealogical History of Delaware," volume 1, page 231. The Talleys who have descended from the Grubb line are of noble birth, and should feel under lasting obligations to Judge Grubb for his most thorough work in tracing the ancestry back to so remote a period; and in permitting the same to be recorded for the benefit of all who may take interest therein.

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John and his older brother Henry came to America because his family lost the lease on thei r land in Stoke Climsland. John apprenticed as a tanner (probably with the Hawkins family) ab out the time his father was put in jail. By 1676 his father was dead and his mother was livin g with her oldest surviving son, Anthony. They heard of theWest Jersey venture from a lette r sent by William Penn and Wilmot apparentlyrealized that Henry and John had no chance of eve r becoming established in Stoke Climsland. Interesting, it appears that John had earned enoug h money to pay his fare on the Kent while Henry agreed to become an indentured servantfor thr ee years. Both were Quakers at the time, but John later left the Society (probably about 168 0 after a dispute with Robert Wade, then the most prominent Quaker in what later became Penns ylvania)

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John Grubb, first of the family on these shores, came to America at the age of twenty-five, sailing from London in the ship 'Kent' in 1677. He arrived at Burlington, West Jersey, after a lengthy voyage and received 340 acres of land on Chester creek. As early as 1682 Grubb's Landing, Brandywine Hundred, Del. was known to fame. John Grubb became the possessor of a tract of land 600 acres in extent, was made one of the Colonial Justices in 1693 and was twice elected to the Colonial Assembly. The historian says of him, 'He came from that stock of men second to none on the face of the earth - the English country gentleman.'  He was the first manufacturer of leather in Penn's Province. In 1703 he left Grubb's Landing and located in Marcus Hook, Pa. where he presently invested heavily in land. He died there in March 1708.

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John Grubb with William Penn, Richard Buffington, and others, 3 Mar 1676, signed the Plan of Government for the Province of West Jersey and came to America in 1677 where he bacame a legislator, magistrate, farmer and the first leather tanner (manufacturer of leather) in Penn;s Province. John, the first immigrant, came to America at the age of 25 to mend his fortunes, which had been impaired by the support he gave the Royal Cause. There is still in existence a letter written to John' uncle by King Charles I, in Nove 1642, with the Royal Seal appended, asking for a loan "To aid the King in defending the Realm and the Church against his enimiies. Saling from London in the ship "Kent" in 1677, he arrived in Burlington, West Jersey, and received 340 acres of land on Chester Creek. He was made one of the Colonial Justices in 1693 and was twice elected to the colonial assembly.

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John Grubb with William Penn, Richard Buffington, and others, 3 Mar 1676, signed the Plan of Government for the Province of West Jersey and came to America in 1677 where he became a prominent pioneer as a legislator, magistrate, farmer, and leather manufacturer. He is buried in St. Martin Churchyard in Marcus Hook, PA. Frances Vane Grubb then married her husband's friend, Richard Buffington.   The Grubb family was first represented in John Grubb. There is still in existence a letter written to his uncle by King Charles I, in Nov. 1642, with the Royal Seal appended, asking for a loan "To aid the King in defending the Realm and the Church against his enemies." This letter was addressed to "Our truly and well-beloved John Grubb, Esq." Lord John Grubb's family are interred in the old manor churchyard on his estate in England, and on it were many Memorial Tablets bearing epitaphs in Latin and having the family Arms and Crest. This family is descended from people who distinguished themselves as early as the tenth century.   John Grubb, the first of the family on these shores, was a son of John and helen Grubb. At the age of 25 years, he came to America to mend his fortunes, which had been impaired by the support he gave to the Royal Cause. Sailing from London in the ship "KENT" in 1677, he arrived at Burlington, West Jersey, and received 340 acres of land on Chester Creek. As early as 1682, Grubb's Landing, Brandywine Hundred, DE was known to fame. John Grubb became possessor of a tract of land 600 acres in extent as made one of the Colonial Justices in 1693 and was twice elected to the colonial assembly.   The historian's say of him, "He came from that stock of men second to none on the face of the earth--The English Country Gentleman." At Grubb's Landing, he erected a tannery, and was the first manufacturer of leather in Penn's Province. In 1703, he left Grubb's Landing and located in Marcus Hook, PA where he invested heavily in land. he was an extensive land owner in both PA and DE. Like his ancestors, he was a devout supporter of the Church of England.    From WFT:  John Grubb, with his wife Frances, was a resident of Upland as early as 1679, but does not appear to have been settled there as early as 1677. In 1679, jointly with Richard Buffington, he purchased 300 acres of land on the southwest side of Chester Creek above Cheater, and may have resided there some time. His occupation was that of a tanner. His children were Emanuel, John, Joseph, Henry, Samuel, Nataniel, Peter, Charity, and Phebe, all of whom were living at the time of his death in 1708. His daughter Chariety was married to Richard Beeson prior to his death. He does not appear to have been a Quaker, probably was an Episcopalian. His age was about 60 years.   Samuel Grubb settled in East Bradford on the farm now of William Gibbons. Nataniel married Ann Moore and settled in Willistown. He was a member of Assembly, trustte of the loan office, etc. Peter Grubb went to what is now Lebanon County, where he was a prominet ironmaster. Phebe married Richard Buffington Jr., and Simon Hadly