An American Family History

John Grubb was christened in England on August 16, 1652.

When he was a boy, John apprenticed as a tanner.

On March 3, 1676, John signed the Plan of Government for the Provence of West Jersey.

In 1677, John Grubb came to America on the Kent.

His wife was named Frances.

Emanuel Grubb (1682, married Anna Hedge Koch),
John Grubb (1684, married Rachael Buckley),
Joseph Grubb (1685, married Sarah Elizabeth Perkins),
Charity Grubb (1687, married Richard Beeson),
Phoebe Grubb (1690, married Richard Buffington Jr. and Simon Hadley),
Samuel Grubb (1691, married Mary Bellerby),
Henry Grubb (1692),
Nathaniel Grubb (1693, married Ann Moore), and
Peter Grubb (1702, married Martha Bates and Hannah Mendenhall).

In 1682 he acquired a third interest in 600 acres on Naaman’s Creek in the Brandywine 100.

On September 3, 1691he bought land from Thomas Gilpin next to the Naaman’s Creek tract and built his tannery.

In 1692 he was elected to the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly.

In 1698, he was elected for a second term.

In 1700 John moved to Marcus Hook (Chichester Town), Pennsylvania .

John wrote his will in 1708.

After his death, Frances married Richard Buffington Sr..