About
The Chain 7 Ranch intentionally utilizes land and livestock management to provide and promote healthy ecosystems, healthy food, and healthy communities in an environmentally and economically sustainable manner
Our Story
Between the burgeoning growth of north Denton and the white sandy bank of Clear Creek lies a ranch with 600 acres of grassland and woods, known by old timers as “The Williams Place” or “The Pony Farm”. In the 1950s, the ranch was home to one of the largest herds of Shetlands on the continent. The “Pony Man” was Will Williams, the founder.
Will Williams was born in Denton, Texas and after finishing school he joined the family business: a dry goods store on the Square. He married Miss Effie Wright in 1897 and they raised their family on Oak Street.
Will had two mottos: “Every kid should have a pony” and “Land will never walk away from you”. In accordance, Will’s children Mary Branche, William II, Alex, and Julia were always well mounted. Will bought the ranch from the McCreary family in 1920. It has never “walked away” from Williams’ hands and the land has passed from Will to Branche and then to Will’s granddaughter Kay Williams Goodman. In 1997, the family placed the ranch into limited partnership to simplify succession planning and keep the family foremost.
As told by Kay Williams Goodman, granddaughter of the founder.
Find more Chain 7 History at https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/wright-william-crow
https://dentoncountyhistoryandculture.wordpress.com/2021/11/26/the-denton-county-national-bank/
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