2. Henry GRUBB. Born in 1581
in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England.[1] Christened
on 18 Feb 1581 in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England.[1] Henry
died in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England in 1645; he was 64.[1] Buried on 19 Jun 1645 in Stoke
Climsland, Cornwall, England.[1]
Referred to as Henry Grubb "the younger."[1]
Henry signed the Protestation against Popery in 1641 and was buried
in Stoke Climsland during the civil wars. His will has not survived.
[1]
STOKE CLIMSLAND, CORNWALL, ENGLAND:
Probably Anglo Saxon in origin, the Grubb family lived in this
parish at least since 1329 and probably much earlier. Anglo-Saxon
families tended to use surnames that described their occupation
or a characteristic. In Anglo-Saxon, Grubb or Grubbe means a digger
or a coarse person. Stoke Climsland is in the heart of Cornwall's
ancient tin mining district. [1]
On 1 Aug 1615 when Henry was 34, he first married Johan H______,
in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England.[1] Born
? . Johan died in 1635 in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England.[1] Buried on 31 Mar 1635 in Stoke
Climsland, Cornwall, England.[1]
Johan H______ was of Kellybray, Stoke Climsland. Her maiden name
may have been Hawkins as the Grubb family was very close to this
early Quaker family. [1]
They had one child:
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