Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameJohn GRUBB 
Birth Date20 Apr 1652
Birth PlaceTruro, Cornwall, England
Death Date4 Apr 1708 Age: 55
Death PlaceMarcus Hook, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Burial PlaceMarcus Hook, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Old Saint Martin's Episcopal Cemetery
Notes for John GRUBB
wife Frances Vane
married 1681 Pennsylvania
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
Children Emanuel Grubb
A more complete biography, with a list of notable descendants, can be found at:
John Grubb (Delaware settler)
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.
On Find A Grave.
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married 1681 Pennsylvania
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
Children Emanuel Grubb
A more complete biography, with a list of notable descendants, can be found at:
John Grubb (Delaware settler)
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.
On Find A Grave.
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Notes for Frances (Spouse 1)
husband John Grubb
married 1681 Pennsylvania
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
husband #2 Richard Buffington
Frances was the wife of John Grubb, the Delaware settler from Cornwall. They had nine children, all of whom survived to adulthood. Frances was born around 1660, her background and maiden name are uncertain, but many early dated papers suggest her last name was Vane.
A respected 1890's family historian, Judge Ignatius Grubb, stated that she was the daughter of Sir Henry Vane, the second Governor of Massachusetts. While that belief endures to this day, recent research has determined that Henry's daughter Frances died in England in 1683. While it remains possible Frances Grubb's maiden name was Vane, she certainly wasn't Henry's daughter.
After John's death in 1708, Frances remarried to his old friend Richard Buffington. She died sometime before 1721, when Richard remarried again.
**I added as many early papers as possible I can to show Frances last name Vane from different sources-
For more information on John and Frances Grubb, see John Grubb (Delaware settler)
On Find A Grave.
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married 1681 Pennsylvania
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
husband #2 Richard Buffington
Frances was the wife of John Grubb, the Delaware settler from Cornwall. They had nine children, all of whom survived to adulthood. Frances was born around 1660, her background and maiden name are uncertain, but many early dated papers suggest her last name was Vane.
A respected 1890's family historian, Judge Ignatius Grubb, stated that she was the daughter of Sir Henry Vane, the second Governor of Massachusetts. While that belief endures to this day, recent research has determined that Henry's daughter Frances died in England in 1683. While it remains possible Frances Grubb's maiden name was Vane, she certainly wasn't Henry's daughter.
After John's death in 1708, Frances remarried to his old friend Richard Buffington. She died sometime before 1721, when Richard remarried again.
**I added as many early papers as possible I can to show Frances last name Vane from different sources-
For more information on John and Frances Grubb, see John Grubb (Delaware settler)
On Find A Grave.
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