The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants . esGottschall was the most gifted preacherof all. a pulpit orator of exceptional abil-ity and power, known everywhere in thenorthern half of Montgomery died in 1888 after forty-one years oiservice in the Schwenksville Mennonitechurch and elsewhere. The Grubb Family G. F. r. WANGKR. POTTSTOWX. PA. THE family name, whether speltGrubb, Grob, Grobb or Krupp, isan honored one in many countriesand its people are God-fearing a
The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants . esGottschall was the most gifted preacherof all. a pulpit orator of exceptional abil-ity and power, known everywhere in thenorthern half of Montgomery died in 1888 after forty-one years oiservice in the Schwenksville Mennonitechurch and elsewhere. The Grubb Family G. F. r. WANGKR. POTTSTOWX. PA. THE family name, whether speltGrubb, Grob, Grobb or Krupp, isan honored one in many countriesand its people are God-fearing and Grubb family was prominent inEngland as early as 1200 and had repre-sentatives in Parliament. In the year1000 the family existed in Denmark as anoble family. In Scotland to-day it is numbered among the nobility. It isdoubtless true that the Grubbs, Grobs andKrupps, including the German gimmak-crs oi the latter name, are all one first Grubb to come to tliis countrywas John Grubb. who was born in Corn-wall, Englanil. in 165J. He came toAmerica horn Wiltshire. England, in1677 and landed in Xew Jersey. In 1679 284 THE PENNSYLVANIA-GERMAN. DAVID GRUBB. son of David and Catharine (Harwick) Grubb,grandson of George and Aviary Grubb, andgreat-grandson of Henry Grubb, who came toAmerica in 1717. Born May 20, 1774, died , 1861. He married EHzabeth, daughter ofHenry and Elizabeth (Shetler) Grubb, grand-daughter of John and Anneline (Chfistman)Grubb, and great-grand-daughter of HenryGrubb, the immigrant. Four of their childrenmarried Grubbs. he bought land in Upland, now Chester,Pa. In 1681 he settled at Grubbs land-ing on the Delaware, and gave it its 1692 to 1700 he was a member ofPenns Assembly. In 1693 he was com-missioned a justice of New Castie, Dela-ware. He died in 1708. At his death hewas the owner of large tracts of land inboth Delaware and Pennsylvania. Hisson Emanuel, born 1682. was the firstmale child born of white parents inPenns provin
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