Abraham
Grubb Family
Germany,
Virginia and Tennessee
Although we have not been able to confirm with documentation
that Abraham (who married Rebecca) is the child of Abraham,
there is a good deal of circumstantial evidence. These families
including the identified brother of Abraham, Jacob, John and
Nicolas bought property in the same area as Abraham and
Elizabeth and "Abram"(who married Rebecca.) We hope that someone
reading this will forward the necessary proof. We are looking
for bible, probate records or wills that connect the relatives
together.
Abraham Grubb
b. 1732 Germany or Switz.
d. 1812 Sullivan Co., TN
m. Elizabeth ?
abt 1765 Penn.
b. ? June 1734 Penn.
d. ?
her father: ? mother: ?
his father: Christian Grubb
his mother: Catherine ?
| Children of Elizabeth |
| Susannah "Sussie" Grubb |
b. |
d . |
m. Urly Nisley |
| John Grubb |
b. abt 1769
|
d. 1 Feb 1842 Claiborne County, TN |
m. Mary "Polly" Shelley 20 Oct, 1791 Wash. Co., VA
(dau of Abraham Shelley and Barbara Strader.)
|
| Jacob Grubb |
b. ABT. 1771 VIRGINIA |
d. ABT. 1847 Jefferson County, TN |
1m. Barbara Shelley
10 Sep 1801 Wash. Co., VA (dau of Abraham Shelley
and Barbara Strader.)*
2m. "That woman" Lyon, abt 1837 |
| Rebecca Grubb |
b. |
d . |
m. Michael "Mike" Phelps |
| Polly Grubb(could this be the widow of John? remarrying) |
b. |
d . |
m. Michael Boyers abt 1794 (b.16 Mar 1756
Lancaster, PA- d. 1835 Claiborne Co., TN)
|
| Abraham Grubb Jr.(2) |
b. abt. 1782 Sullivan Co., VA |
d. abt November 27, 1856 |
m. Rebecca |
*Virginia marriages
no longer considered a
family member, son of John Grubb of Brandywine,
DE- DNA 14 /09/2005
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| Nicholas Grubb |
July 25, 1770
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c1825
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m. Anna Davison 11 Feb 1795
Wash. Co., VA(dau. fof Andrew Davidson - Wa. Co., VA)
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1729-Sept 11 - Abraham's father, Christian Kropf, immigrates first
from Rotterdam on the ship Allen. [Passenger list of the
"Allen"]
One of his brothers settles in Virginia while the others spread
out over the area around Bristol into what is presently Tennessee.
This region has a particularly interesting history that can be
seen on another page.
1762 - "At the "Piquit" (Peaked) Mountain and the South "Chanithor"
(Shenandoah), in Virginia, the folloin children were baptized on
Saturday, February 27th:
Christian Kropf (Cropp) and wife Rosina nee Kipp,
Children-
Jacob, age 26 years,
sponsors John Jacob Nicolaus & wife Anna
Barbara.
Children -
Daniel, age 24 years. sponsors - Jacob Arkebrecht
(Argenbright) and wife Susanna.
Children -
Margaret, age 18 years sponsors - I. C.
Van Gemuenden, the Reformed Minister at this place, and wife M.
A. Van Gemuenden, aldo Jacob Perschinger, Reformed elder, and
Reformed elder, and wife Maria Catharine.
[Hinke, Wm. J. and Kemper, Charles E. "Record of the Peaked
Mountain Church", The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 12, No.
4, Apr. 1905]
1763, Aug. 3 - The following children were baptized in this church
at the "Pinquit Moundyn," in Virginia, on Wednesday, August 3rd,
after the sermon:"
Peter Mueller
(Miller) child - Jacob, born April
17, sponsors- Jacob
Cropp and wife Barbara.
& wife
Margaret.
1765; bapt. June 18.
Jacob
Cropp
child - John, born March
9, sponsors - John
Argebrecht and Catherine Vogt.
& wife Anna
Barbars
1765; bapt. June 18.
One of his brothers settles in Virginia while the others spread
out over the area around Bristol into what is presently Tennessee.
This region has a particularly interesting history that can be
seen on another page.
1769, Oct 31 - Jacob Kropf (Croop) is listed as an elder in the
Peaked Mountain Church and the Stony Creek, on October 31st, Anno
Domini 1769. also here is Daniel Kropf,
1770- Abraham Grubb is listed in the Coventry Bethren Church,
Penn. He doesn't seem to stay here very much longer.
See the state of Franklin /the
Sullivan County History
1778- Abraham is named executor of Christian's will and received 2/3
of the land on Sinking Creek. [Will of Christian Grubb]
1781- Abraham receives a land grant to 210 acres on the north
side of the Holston River, on Sinking Creekin the region that
eventually becomes Tennessee. [North Carolina Grants in Tenn.
1778-1791]
1784- Abraham sells the inherited land of Christian to Abel
Roberts. He also sell the land inherited from his mother' share.
1787- Jacob, Abraham's brother, received and grant to 200 acres
on both sides of Sinking Creek.
1791 / 1801 - the sons, John and Jacob marry the Shelley sisters.
[Marriage Records, Abingdon, VA]
1796- Tennessee Census, these census give no
other information than the names
Jacob
Grubb TN, Sullivan Co. 1796
John
Grubb TN, Sullivan Co.
1796
Jacob
Grubb TN, Sullivan Co., 1797
John
Grubb TN, Sullivan Co.,
1797
Abram
Grubb TN, Sullivan Co., 1812
Jacob
Grubb TN, Sullivan Co.,
1812 [Tennessee Census, 1796-91]
North Carolina Land Grant records show that in the early 1780's
both old Abraham and old Jacob received 200 and 210 acres of land
in consideration of 50 shillings per 100 acres. These were not
recorded in Sullivan Co deed books until Aug 9,1787...probably
because of the ending of the Revolution and Tennessee becoming a
State.
Aug. 9, 1787 NC Land Grant, to Abraham Grubb, 200 acres in
Sullivan Co.
(bordered partly on John Laughlin's land)
Aug. 9, 1787 NC Land Grant, to Jacob Grubb, 210 acres in
Sullivan Co.
May 18, 1811 John Laughlin sold to Abraham Grubb, 24 acres,
Sullivan Co.
Aug. 22, 1812 Jacob Grubb sold to Abraham (brother or
father???) 25 acres Sullivan Co.
Sep 24, 1812 Jacob Grubb sold to John Thomas, 134 acres in
Sullivan Acres.
(notice the re-occurrence of 134 acres later..this could be a
1/3 share of a 400 acre estate???)
Jan 6, 1814 Abraham sells to Jacob 134 acres, Sullivan Co.
(The legal description appears to be land adjoining some of
Jacob's land)
Jan 6, 1814 Jacob sells to Abraham 134 acres, Sullivan Co.
(This parcel seems to partly adjoin land owned by John Thomas)
Aug 29, 1816 Jacob of Grainger Co. sells to John Thomas 55
acres in Sullivan Co. (undoubtedly Jacob is ending up his
Sullivan Co. holdings)
1814- Abraham Grubb Jr goes off to fight in the War of 1812 against
the British and Creek Indians. In the pension application records
for Abram he states that he becomes fevered and crippled. We suspect
that he was so ill as to not be able to maintain the land that he
bought in 1812 from his brother.
Abram Grubb is listed as Private in Captain Robert Wilson's Company,
5th Battalion, Chester county, Pa. Militia.
By 1815 Abram Grubb Jr apparently needs to sell the land to survive
and transfers the land again to his brother Jacob Grubb. We still
don't have any thing to tell us whether the land was inherited from
his father or land that he bought from Abraham Sr.'s brother Jacob.
Know all men by these presents that I Jacob Grubb of
Sullivan County and State of Tennessee a notable consideration to
one ? land paid by Abraham Grubb of the State and county
aforesaid the receipt coha?? by do hereby acknowledged and by the
these presnts have remited releases and for ever quickclaim &
do remit release the forever Quickclaim unto the said Abraham
Grubb his heirs and offspring forever a certain tract or
forever of land containing one hundred thirty four acres by the
same more or less area on the said bank situated in Sullivan
County State aforesaid to wit Beginning at a gum and White oak
then along a dividing line between Jacob and Abrahm Grubb
South Fifty - East one hundred and thirteen poles to two poplars
and a Spanish Oak Then along John Thomases line nine East one
hundred and seventy four poles to Poplar and White oak and twenty
poled to a stake then to Beginning including the plantation
whereon Abraham Grubb now lives To have and to hold the same
together with all the privileges thereunto belonging to him the
said Abraham Grubb his heirs Be forever in belong wereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal the 6th of Januray 1814 Signed &
delivered inpresence of
John Anderson Jacob Grubb (seal)
George Burkhart
John Thomas
State of Tennnessee Sullivan County at Many 1814 The execution
of this Deed in proven in the open Court by the oath of John
Anderson and John Thomas soliciting witnesses therof let it be
registered
Matthew Rhea Esq by
Matthew Rhea his Deputy
Reg Apr 24th 1815
_______________________________
Know all men by these presents that I Abraham Grubb of
Sullivan County and State of Tennessee ? a valuable
consideration do sine in hand paid by Jacob Grubb of the state and county aforsaid
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowleged have received released
and for ever Quickclaimed and do by these presents remiss
release and forever quick claim unto the Jacob Grubb his
heirs and offspring forever a certain tract or parcel of land
containing one hundred and thirty four Acres be the same more or
less said land situated in Sullivan County & State aforesaid
Beginning at a White oak and Poplar, then along George Millers line south
fifty East one hundred and twenty four poles to a Black Oak on a
ridge , then along John Thomases line North forty east and
hundred and eighty seven poles to two Poplars and Spanish Oak
then along a dividing line between sid Grubbs North fifty west
one hundred and thirteen poles to a white oak and then a direct
line to the Beginning including the Plantation wheon the said
Brubb now lives to have and to hold the same ? then then with
the privleges and appurtenanes therein belonging to the land of
Jacob Grubb his heirs
and offspring Forever In Witness ----?------
herein set my hand seal this 6th of January 1814 signed sealed
and delivered
Abraham x Grubb
(witnesses unreadable)
[land records of Sullivan County, Tennessee
sources:
Records of the Peaked Mountain
Reformed Lutheran Church, Rockingham Co., VA,
records of Olive (Grubb) Devore, records of Ernest Grubb, 1745-A
Haywood Manor Rd., Hendersonville, NC 28791, email- EGrubb@a-o.com
Passenger list of the "Allen,"15 Sept 1729 - ProGenealogist.com
immigrants taking the Oath of Allegience to the King of England,
Sept 11, 1738.
USC Tenn, 1850
Wanger, Geo. F.P. Grubb Families of America; John of
Tennessee, historian of the Grubb Family Association,
Pottstown, PA, 1911.
War of 1812 Pension Application 1852
Washington Co. Marriage Register, 1782-1820, Henderson Co., Pub.
Lib., Henderson, NC.
Will of Christian Grubb, Will Book 5, p. 477.6 , Winchester,
Frederick Co., VA
Grubb
Index
Franklin
State / SullivanCo., Tenn H || Ancestor Chart #2
Cheryl's
Family Index || email to
Cheryl Grubb
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