My maiden is Dobbs. My grandfather, William A. Dobbs was the child of Albert Dob and Anna Smit of Usquert, Groningen, Netherlands. Albert migrated to the US in 1873 at the age of 21. He married Anna in 1880. Albert was the son of Eibe Alberts the surname Dob was adopted in 1845 when it was necessary to adopt a surname in the Netherlands. Eibe was married to Evertje Jacobs Dyk in 1861. Their children were Nanje, Knelske, Albert, and Jacob. I have on my emigration list a Hildebrand Dob who at the age of 28 migrated in 1854. This is most likely yours. I found this on a microfilm of Dutch Emigrants to the US. from 1835-1880. Would love to see how we are related. Gotta be somewhere as there were not that many Dob's that came to the US.