William Grubb Sr. (1713 - 1775)

Born 16 Nov 1713 in Brandywine Hundred, New Castle, Delaware

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Hewes) Grubb — married 11 Nov 1738 in Chester, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 10 Feb 1775 at age 61 in Brandywine Hundred, New Castle, Delaware

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Biography

William was a Friend (Quaker)

William Grubb was a farmer on his father's plantation in Brandywine Hundred. He also became a large landowner in Pennsylvania and Virginia. He lived in Delaware most his life.

Upon his father's death he inherited 142 acres in Chichester and acquired the portion of the Grubb's Corner Plantation inherited by his brother Adam Grubb in 1762 with brother Samuel Grubb he received a grant from Lord Fairfax for an adjoining 431 acres and on 22 September 1762 He purchased the original 127 acres from his brother Adam.

A Quaker, William Grubb was admitted into membership 3 August 1738 Chichester just before his marriage. He married Lydia Hewes (older sister of brother Samuel Grubb's wife Rebecca). William Grubb left the Society of Friends about 1765 during the conservative reform period.

After marriage William and Lydia settled in a new house east of Grubb's Corner on his father's farm.. Later two additional stories were constructed of timber. The house still stands today. William had 6 sons who lived to adulthood but none remained in the Grubb Corner area after 1785. William Yeoman of Brandywine, his last Will was written 8 November 1774 and proved 22 February 1775. He mentions sons, William, John, Jehn, Robert, Aaron and Moses; Daughters Mary Robinson dec'd; daughter Lydia Grubb; daughter Beborah Grubb; son-in-law Charles Robinson. Executor was son Moses Grubb.

About 1750 William and his brother Samuel established the Grubb Family Burying Ground on land that he inherited from their father John II Grubb. William and Lydia are interred at the Grubb family Burying Ground in Arden, New Castle Co. Brandywine Hundred, The burying ground was used for about 100 years by the Quaker members of both the Grubb and Buckley families and is still maintained by the town. On his own plantation, he was buried at the base of the large walnut tree next to the Grubb House that still exists. His monument is engraved as follows: "Build not your house too high. But always have before your eyes. That you were born to die" The house and family land east of Grubb's Corner left the family in the 1860's when it was sold to settle estates.. The land west of Grubb's Corner remained in the Grubb family until 1939.

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