Squibb Farm

Sharon Squibb painted the Dresden Plate pattern on the wooden square that hangs on the barn on Squibb farm. It was copied from a quilt crafted by her great-grandmother, Sarah Jane “Sadie” Bayless Squibb, who was a member of the Women’s Missionary Union of Sulphur Springs Baptist Church. This group of ladies often quilted together. Sadie was married to William Shelton Squibb, and they built their home (currently occupied by their grandson, Bill, and his wife Alma Lee Squibb) around 1890. The original Squibb home was torn down about 1943, and some of the wood was used to build the barn on which the quilt square hangs.

This tract of land was deeded to Payne Squibb and his wife, Dicy, on August 15, 1829 by Dicy’s father, Uriah Hunt. Payne Squibb was the son of John and Sarah Payne Squibb. John was first known to have been in Washington County in 1797. The first Squibbs arrived in America around 1685 with William Penn from Reading, England. Payne Squibb donated the land on which stands Sulphur Springs Methodist Church and the Camp Meeting Shed. Don Squibb lives in a house adjacent to the original Squibb farm land tract. His house was purchased in 1970 from the Hunt family. Sharon Squibb, who painted the quilt square, is Don’s daughter.

Payne and Dicy’s great-great grandchildren, Bill, Don, Fay, and Kaye (Atwood) Squibb are current owners of the farm. They are the grandchildren of Sadie and William Shelton Squibb.

The barn was built in 1945 by Hal Squibb, Bill Squibb, Dean Hunt, and Ralph Cox. Hal was the father of Bill, Don, Faye and Kaye.