Grubb Family-Lancaster County History The Grubb Family was first represented in America by John Grubb. There is still a letter written by this uncle by King Charles I. John Grubb, the first of the family on these shores,, was a son of John and Helen Grubb. At the age of 25 he came to America to mend his fortunes, which had been much impaired by support he gave to the Royal cause. Sailing from London in the ship "Kent", in 1677, he arrived at Burlington, W. Jersey. In 1703 he left Grubb's landing and located in Marcus Hook (now Delaware Co.) PA. He died there in March, 1708. Like his ancestors, he was a devout supporter of the Established Church of England. Frances Vane, his wife beonged to an old English family, and they had a family of nine children; John, Joseph, Henry, Samuel, Nathaniel, Peter, Charity and Phoebe. Of these, Peter Grubb was the ancestor of the family of Clement B. Grubb, of Lancaster. Peter Grubb was a member of the Society of Friends. He married in 1732, 1st to Martha, widow of James Wall, and daughter of Jeremiah and Mary Bates, of Gloucester, NJ. She died in 1740, and late the following year he married Hannah, the widow of Thomas Marshall, and d/o Benjamin and Ann Marshall. She died in 1770. Children; Curtis and Peter2. Peter 2, was born in Cornwell and died in 1776 at Hopewell Forge. In 1771 he married Mary Shippen Burd, d/o James and Sarah (Shippen) Burd and sister-in-law of Judge Casper Yeates, of Lancaster, granddaughter of Judge Shippen and neice of Peggy Shippen, who was the wife of Benedict Arnold. Grubb, Henry, Montgomery Co. History On the 27th of Sept. 1718, Henry Grubb bought 150 acres of David Powell. He died in 1726 leaving his real estate to his wife Catharine. On the 22nd of March 1738-38, the widow who in the meantime married Jacob Frick, conveyed to her eldest son Henry Grubb Jr. On the 26th of April 1743, Henry Grubb Jr. and his wife Anna Maria conveyed to Conrad Grubb one-half of the two tracts. Conrad Grubb and Henry Grubb were naturalized at the April term of the court in 1743. Susanna, born Nov. 30, 1752, Henry born March 26, 1755, Jacob, born July 16, 1757 were the children of Henry Grubb jr and Anna Maria his wife. In the private burying ground of the family, beside Socitey Run are the stones marking the graves of Conrad Grob, who was born Feb. 9, 1715, an who died March 20, 1798, and his wife, Anna Maria Grob, who was born in 1714 and died in 1778. Grube, The founder of this family in America was Casper Grube of Switzerland, who located in the vicinty of Kissel Hill, in Lancaster County. He had two sons, of whom a record has been kept. Chistian, grandfather, who died at Kissle Hill. Supposed to be a member of the Lutheran Chuch. He died in 1845 aged 85. He had 14 children; George, Christian, Casper, David, Samuel of IN., Joseph, John of Ohio, Jacob, ally who married Henry Hotenstine, Elizabeth, who married Jacob Stoner, and three other daughter, names unknown. Christian, was born in Neffsville, March, 1795 and died in the 1880's. He married Rebecca Kurtz, d/o John. She was born in Roseville, Lancaster Co. Children; John, of Perry County, Marqaretta, wife of William Bird of Neffsville, Christian of Lebanon, Edward, Lydia, Jacob, of southern MO., and David K. David K., married in 1867 to Amelia d/o Christian and Martha (Miller) Kauffman, who was born Oct 19, 1840 and died Nov 26, 1894. Children; Alice, the wife of Christian Hoover, Morris, unmarried, and he lived in the West, David,unmarried, and Jacob. Best Wishes, Geri