Daniel S. & Hannah Cranmer Stanley

Northfield, Ohio Land Records

1891 map of Northfield

24 Nov 1837 - Wm. & Sally P. Tuckerman to Daniel S. Stanley for $435: 145 acres in Lot #46. (Portage County Deeds, Vol. 31, Page 387)

28 Mar 1835 - County Auditor to Daniel S. Stanley: 15 acres in Lot #46 was assigned over to Daniel S. Stanley. This land had been sold for $3.83.7 at auction for back taxes in 1824. (Portage County Deeds, Vol. 31, Page 388)

19 Apr 1838 - Daniel S. Stanley to Milton Arthur for $200: Part of Lot #46, Beginning at the North West corner of said lot number 46, thence running on the North line of said lot North 58 degrees 53 minutes East 42 chains 37 links to a stone set in the North East corner of said lot marked No. 45 and 46, thence on the East line of said lot 45 South 1 degree East 9 chains 44.5 links to a stake set in said line, thence parallel with the North line of said lot South 89 degrees 53 minutes West 42 chains 36 links to a stone marked M.A. and D.S. being in the west line of said lot, thence on to the place of beginning, containing 40 acres. (Portage County Deeds, Vol. 33, Page 367)

5 May 1838 - Daniel S. & Hannah Stanley to Ambrose W. Bliss for $200: Part of Lot #46, Commencing at the South East corner of said lot, thence running on the South line of said lot West 42 chains 33 links to the South West corner of said lot, thence running on the W. line of said lot N. 1 degree W. 7 chains 84 links to a stake set in said line, thence parallel with the South line of said lot East 42 chains 33 links to a stake set on the East line of said lot, thence on said East line South 1 degree East 7 chains 8.75 links to the place of beginning, containing 30 acres. (Portage County Deeds, Vol. 30, Page 626)

27 May 1839 - Daniel S. & Hannah Stanley to Hannah Cranmer for $100: Hannah Stanley sold the part of Lot #72 in Northfield that she had inherited from her father back to her mother. (Portage County Deeds, Vol. 35, Page 92)

16 March 1847 - Daniel S. & Hannah Stanley to Methodist Episcopal Church for $25: Beginning at a stone standing in the west line of Lot 46, 9 chains 45 links from the northwest corner of said lot, thence along the west line of said lot south 1 degree east 1 chain 50 links to a stone, thence parallel with the north line of said lot east one degree north 3 chains 25 links, thence parallel with the west line of said lot north 1 degree west 1 chain 50 links to a stone, thence parallel with the norht line of said lot three chains 25 links to the place of beginning, containing 78 rods. (Summit County Deeds, Vol. 10, Page 440)

8 Feb 1866 - Daniel S. & Hannah Stanley to John G. Stanley (their son) for $500: Part of Lot 46 in Northfield, middle division East and West South part and is the lot John G. Stanley was residing on containing 20 acres; commencing at the SouthWest corner of our lands, thence running East to the East line of Lot 46, thence so far North that a line running West parallel with the South line to the West line of said lot would contain 20 acres, rounded on the North by land owned by D.S. Stanley, on the west at the center of the North & South center road, on the South by land owned now by John D. Skinner and on the East by a part of a lot 36. (Summit County Deeds, Vol. 56, Page 441)

2 Mar 1876 - Daniel S. & Hannah Stanley to Emma J. Bishop (their daughter) for $25: Part of Lot 46 in Northfield, commencing at a point in the center of the Little York road 61 rods and 2 links from where the said road intersects the north and road between A.W. Bliss and W.S. Palmer door yards and running S 88.75 degrees E 26 rods to a post thence S 1.5 degrees W 3 rods 3 links, thence N 88.75 degrees W 23 rods 10 links, thence N 39.75 degrees W 3 rods 18 links to the point of starting, containing 4.5 acres. (Summit County Deeds, Vol. 101, Page 397)

Biography of Hannah Stanley

Mrs. Daniel S. Stanley (Hannah Cranmer) was the youngest daughter of Jeremiah and Hannah (Cole) Cranmer. Her parents were the second family in the township. She was married in 1820. In 1830 Mr. Stanley purchased the farm in Northfield, a short distance south of the center, now the home of their son, M. W. Stanley. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley were charter members of the M.E. Church, organized July 21, 1831. Throughout her life Mrs. Stanley honored her profession in a quiet, unobtrusive way. She was a kindly, hospitable woman and the Methodist preachers and their wives always felt sure of a warm welcome at Sister Stanley's.

She was the mother of four daughters, Mary, Esther, Sarah and Emeline. Her children revere her memory and "rise up and call her blessed."

Mrs. Mary (Stanley) Smith, eldest daughter of Mrs. Stanley, distinctly remembers many incidents of pioneer life. She has in her possession letters written eighty-five years ago, which, with other relics of pioneer days, she prizes highly. She is an exemplary Christian woman, now the widow of David Smith, formerly of Ravenna, but later of Cleveland.

Mrs. Stanley's five sisters were: Nancy (Mrs. Isaac Eames), Roxanna (Mrs. Henry Pyle), Eunice (Mrs. William Clifford), Sally (Mrs. George Johnson), and Esther (Mrs. Henry Wood).

Source: Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve: p 432-433

Will of Daniel S. Stanley

Daniel Stanley's will and probate records are at the Summit County, Ohio Courthouse. The will itself is unreadable. He wrote two codicils to the will, one in 1869 and one in 1879. These are largely unreadable as well, but may have been written to amend the will after the death of his sons.

An application for Probate of Will was filed 4 December 1880. It is signed by Sarah J. Stanley and states:

Your petitioner would respectfully represent that Daniel S. Stanley a resident of the Township of Northfield in said County, died on or about the 5th day of October A.D. 1880, leaving an instrument in writing, hereto attached, purporting to be his last WILL AND TESTAMENT. That the said Daniel S. Stanley died leaving no widow and the following named persons his only next of kin resident of the State of Ohio:

The statement of account lists distirbutions to the following heirs:

Mary Ann Stanley is named as a daughter-in-law in the application for letters of administration. This is the wife of John G. Stanley, oldest son of Daniel Stanley.