John Grubb, Sr.

1652 - 1708  (55 years)

• Name	John Grubb  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	20 Apr 1652	Cornwall, England   [1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9]
  Christening	16 Aug 1652	Cornwall, England   [10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Mar 1708	Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, United States   [2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11]
  Burial	12 Mar 1708	Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, United States   [4, 9]
  Person ID	I389	footsteps
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	John Henry Grubb,   b. 1610, Cornwall, England d. 1667, Cornwall, England (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Helen Vivian,   b. 1630, England d. Sep 1698, Cornwall, England (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1650	England   [12]
  Age at Marriage	John was ~ 40 years - Helen was ~ 20 years.
  Family ID	F444	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Vance,   b. 1660, Kentshire, England d. May 1720, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	1676	Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, United States
  Age at Marriage	John was ~ 23 years and 8 months - Frances was ~ 16 years.
  Children	+ 1. Charity Grubb,   b. 29 Sep 1687, Grubbs Landing, New Castle, Delaware, United States d. 27 Nov 1761, Guilford, North Carolina, United States (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F401	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Inscription In 1677, John Grubb (1652-1708) came from Stoke Climsland, Cornwall and settled on the Delaware River at "Grubb's Landing." He was one of the first Englishmen in Delaware. John and his wife Francis raised nine children. John Grubb (1652 -1708) was a two-term member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly and was one of the original settlers in a portion of Brandywine Hundred that became Claymont, Delaware. He founded a large tannery that continued in operation for over 100 years at what became known as Grubb's Landing. He was also one of the 150 signers of the Concessions and Agreements for Province of West Jersey. Born in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, he was the 4th son of Henry Grubb Jr.. Henry was an early Quaker who was imprisoned several times for his beliefs. With no chance of being established in his home village, John and his older brother Henry emigrated to the West Jersey colony in 1677 on the Kent, the first ship of settlers organized by William Penn. While he arrived without the funds required to buy his own land, by 1682, he earned enough money to acquire a one-third interest in a 600-acre (2.4 km2) tract on Naaman's Creek in Brandywine Hundred where he built his tannery. John was one of the early settlers who greeted William Penn in 1682 when he arrived in New Castle before he founded Philadelphia. Ultimately Penn and Grubb clashed over property they jointly owned and were unable to settle the dispute in their lifetimes. Inscription In 1677, John Grubb (1652-1708) came from Stoke Climsland, Cornwall and settled on the Delaware River at "Grubb's Landing." He was one of the first Englishmen in Delaware. John and his wife Francis raised nine children. John Grubb (1652 -1708) was a two-term member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly and was one of the original settlers in a portion of Brandywine Hundred that became Claymont, Delaware. He founded a large tannery that continued in operation fo r over 100 years at what became known as Grubb's Landing. He was also one of the 150 signers of the Concessions and Agreements for Province of West Jersey. Born in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, he was the 4th son of Henry Grubb Jr.. Henry was an early Quaker who was imprisoned several times for his beliefs. With no chance of being established in his home village, John and his older brother Henry emigra ted to the West Jersey colony in 1677 on the Kent, the first ship of settlers organized by William Penn. While he arrived without the funds required to buy his own land, by 1682, he earned enough money to acquire a one-third interest in a 600-acr e (2.4 km2) tract on Naaman's Creek in Brandywine Hundred where he built his tannery. John was one of the early settlers who greeted William Penn in 1682 when he arrived in New Castle before he founded Philadelphia. Ultimately Penn and Grubb clash ed over property they jointly owned and were unable to settle the dispute in their lifetimes.

  
  

• Sources

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