His great grandfather had emigrated from England about a century before, and his father was a veteran of the French and Indian War.
[1] Grubb settled in Ross County in the Northwest Territory, and was named a Justice of the Peace in 1799 by Governor Arthur St.
Grubb ran for a seat on this commission, and submitted a letter to the Chillicothe newspaper on September 6, 1802, which stated: "As to the introduction of slavery, I must confess that I am not so great a Federalist or Aristocrat as to wish its admission.
Such a pernicious scheme ought to be guarded against in a particular manner, as I conceive it bad policy and the principle cannot be advocated by any person of humane or republican sentiments.
At the convention he voted against allowing slavery,[3] but opposed equal civil rights for black men.