The Stubbs surname originated in England. Stubbses emigrated to America from the earliest days of the colonies, some arriving before the American Revolution. We have assembled links to a few of the known lines that have websites.

Stubbs DNA Project
Recent advances in genetic testing are opening new frontiers in genealogical research.  Family research that relied solely on historical documents can now be supplemented by genetic testing.  Do all Stubbs in England derive from a common Stubbs ancestor?  Was the Stubbs name adopted by multiple lines? Read about this exciting new technology and get an update on the Stubbs DNA Project by selecting the links on the left side of the page.  Check out British DNA studies here.
New results just in: a genetic link has been shown between the Richard Stubbs family of Hull, MA and the Stubbs  Everett line, see the notes at the bottom of the Results page on the Stubbs DNA Project page.

Stubbs-Minor Line

Thomas Stubbs arrived in Pennsylvania ca.1713. He was christened in Eldersfield, Worcestershire, England in 1692, but he later became a convinced Quaker.  In the new world he married Mary Minor, an immigrant from Ireland.  Thomas and Mary's grandson, William Penn Attmore, Jr. wrote the first known genealogy for this line in 1792.  While some of their children remained in Pennsylvania, others moved to North Carolina.  They later moved to the Quaker settlement in Wrightsborough, Georgia.  Finally, most of their descendants left Georgia around 1805 for the newly formed state of Ohio and other western states.  Descendants of Thomas' eldest son, Daniel, needed for the DNA study to fill in data for this line.

Stubbs-Everett Line

Thomas Stubbs (1695-1738) and Mary Everett settled in North Carolina.  Data from the Stubbs DNA Project show a likely ancestral home for this line in Cheshire, England and that the line is an independent Stubbs branch and is not directly descended from the John Stubbs of Cappahosic Line.

John Stubbs of Cappahosic, Gloucester County, VA Line

This is a large southern Stubbs line descended from John Stubbs of Cappahosic, VA.  William Carter Stubbs published a book on this family in 1902.  John Stubbs purchased two shares of the Virginia Company of London in 1620.  John Stubbs, likely his son, settled in Virginia as early as 1652. 

Stubbs Line of Norfolk, England

A descendent of this line shows DNA matching neither the Stubbs-Minor Line nor the John Stubbs of Cappahosic Line.  Further research is needed on this line.

Joel Henry Stubbs of Newton County, GA Line

This line dates to 1802 in Newton County, GA.  Genetic testing indicates that this line is independent of the Stubbs-Minor, Stubbs-Everett and Stubbs of Cappahosic Lines, although this line may connect to the others in England.

Stubbs in Cheshire England

Cheshire has one of the largest numbers of Stubbs in England.  DNA may show if there is a connection to the new world Stubbs Lines.