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Grubb History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Ireland United States Canada Australia New Zealand West Indies

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Suggested Reading Citations

Grubb History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

Early Origins of the Grubb family

The surname Grubb was first found in Berkshire, where the family was first referenced in the year 1176 when Richard and John Grubb held estates in that shire. 1

Some of the family branched to Stoke Climsland, Cornwall where the family was recorded in 1329. This branch would later become Quakers and some of the first settlers to America.

One source disagrees with these early registers. "The family of Grubbe, spelt in the old registers as Grube or Groube, migrated from Germany about the year 1430, after the Hussite persecutions, and subsequently settled in the parish of Potterne, Wiltshire where they have ever since remained." 2

We suggest that this may be one branch of the family as there are many records of the family before 1430, including the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 which listed: John Grubbe in Norfolk; and Alan Grubbe in Cambridgeshire.

The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 (over fifty years before 1430) lists Johannes Grubb and Johannes Grubb as holding lands there at this time. 3

Early History of the Grubb family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grubb research. Another 89 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1203, 1273, 1455, 1487, 1650, 1652, 1655, 1685, 1689, 1690, 1708 and 1715 are included under the topic Early Grubb History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Grubb Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Grubb, Grub, Grubbe, Groube, Groub and others.

Early Notables of the Grubb family

Distinguished members of the family include

John Grubb (1652-1708), two-term Member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly and one of the original settlers in Claymont, Delaware

Grubb Ranking

In the United States, the name Grubb is the 2,166^th most popular surname with an estimated 14,922 people with that name. 4

Migration of the Grubb family to Ireland

Some of the Grubb family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 64 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Grubb migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Grubb Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Grubb, who landed in Virginia in 1624-1625 aboard the ship "George" 5
John Grubb, who settled in Virginia in 1626
Thomas Grubb, his wife Ann Salter Grubb, and their three children, who settled in Boston in 1633
Jo Grubb, aged 30, who arrived in New England in 1634 5
Thomas Grubb, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1634 5
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Grubb Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Arrabella Grubb, who settled in Maryland in 1734
Conrad Grubb, who landed in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania in 1743 5
Jacob Grubb, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1745 5
Peter Grubb, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1745 5
William Grubb, a bonded passenger who settled in America in 1756
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Grubb migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Grubb Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Catha Grubb, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750
Sarah Grubb, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750
Hanah Grubb, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750

Grubb migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Grubb Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

John Grubb, English convict from Durham, who was transported aboard the "Ann" on August 1809, settling in New South Wales, Australia 6
Mr. Charles Grubb, (b. 1772), aged 52, English convict who was convicted in London, England for 14 years for receiving stolen goods, transported aboard the "Chapman" on 6th April 1824, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 7
Mr. Nathaniel Grubb, English convict who was convicted in Essex, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Clyde" on 20th August 1830, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 8
Mr. John Cassie Grubb, Scottish convict who was convicted in Aberdeen, Scotland for 7 years, transported aboard the "Eden" on 12th March 1842, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Island) 9
Mr. William Grubb, (b. 1863), aged 22, Cornish farm labourer travelling aboard the ship "SS Chimborazo" arriving in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 5th July 1885 10
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Grubb migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Grubb Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Richard Grubb, aged 32, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Oliver Lang" in 1856
Mary Ann Grubb, aged 27, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Oliver Lang" in 1856
Sarah Grubb, aged 2, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Oliver Lang" in 1856
K. Grubb, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Dilawur" in 1875

Grubb migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 11

Grubb Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

William Grubb, aged 16, who arrived in Barbados in 1635 5
Mr. William Grubb, (b. 1619), aged 16, British settler travelling from London, England aboard the ship "Anne and Elizabeth" arriving in Barbados in 1635 12

Contemporary Notables of the name Grubb (post 1700) +

John Grubb (1652-1708), English-born, American two-term member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly, one of the original settlers of what is now known as Clayton, Delaware
Peter Grubb (1702-1754), American founder of the Grubb Family Iron Dynasty who discovered Cornwall Iron Mines and established Cornwall Iron Furnace
Edward Burd Grubb Jr. (1841-1913), American Union Army officer in the American Civil War, made "brevet Brigadier General of Volunteers"
John Maywood Grubb Jr. (b. 1948), American Major League Baseball player
Kevin Grubb (1978-2009), American NASCAR driver
Davis Grubb (1919-1980), American novelist and short story writer
Thomas Grubb (1800-1878), Irish optician, founder of the Grubb Telescope Company, born at Kilkenny 13
George D. W. Grubb, British politician, Lord Provost and ex officio Lord-Lieutenant of Edinburgh from 2007 until 2012
Sir Howard Grubb (1844-1931), Irish designer and maker of telescopes, knighted in 1887
John Grubb Parke (1827-1900), United States Army engineer and a Union general in the American Civil War

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