Grubb, Sarah Lynes (1773–1842)

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Grubb, Sarah Lynes (1773–1842)

British letter writer and minister. Name variations: Sally Lynes. Born Sarah Lynes, April 13, 1773, in Wapping, London, England; died Mar 16, 1842, in Suffolk, England; dau. of Mason Lynes and Hannah (Holdway) Lynes; served as a nanny to Sarah Pim Grubb (sister-in-law of Sarah Tuke Grubb); m. John Grubb (Quaker minister and cousin of Sarah Pim Grubb), 1803 (died 1841).

Grew up in devout Quaker family and began preaching as Sally Lynes in meeting at 17; began itinerant ministry in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales; a gifted preacher, favored Quietism and individual spirituality over dogmatic orthodoxy in Quaker faith.

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