The property marker stones were laid on our property in 1808 by Thomas Jefferson as part of the Northwest Territory.

In 1805, Thomas Stanley and his wife, Unity Crew, moved to Salem, Ohio...most specifically to Butler township.  Thomas and Unity had 10 children, as referenced by Quaker records.  They were:  Moses, John, Temperance, James, Joseph, Benjamin, Judith, Abigail, Unity, and Thomas C.

In 1806, the city of Salem, Ohio was founded.

In 1809, President James Madison awarded Thomas Stanley of Virginia the land grant of one-quarter (160 acres of property) upon which our farm was constructed.

In 1824, Thomas Stanley and his wife, Unity, sold the property to two of their sons, Moses Stanley and John Stanley.  Moses was a Salem, Ohio school teacher, and his portion of the property included 64 acres and the family homestead.  He and his wife Susannah Holloway later purchased one additional acre.

The farm then passed to his son Jesse Crew Stanley, who died unexpectedly with no will.  After the courts ruled, the farm was shared by the children until Susannah died.  The farm then passed to Catherine Stanley (through her purchase) and later to her spouse, Unity Royer.  After that, the farm was sold and passed through several hands. Electricity was not brought out to the farm until the late 1930s.

In 1946, a WWII vet, John Skowron, and his Czechoslovakian wife, Maria, purchased the farm at auction.  They lived there until 1996.

In 1996, John and Theresa Capron and their three children Charlotte, Zach, and Jacob moved to the farm.  They painstakingly restored the old farmhouse.

In 2006, we purchased the farm!