120 122 Nashua Rd

120 122 Nashua Rd

Address	120 122 Nashua Rd
Built	1830
Other Lot Structures	Ned Simonds House (Built 1830)

120 122 Nashua Rd — "Simond's Farm," Definitive Subdivision Plan of Land, Nashua Road, Billerica, Howe Surveying Associates, for H. J. Allan Co., Inc., 1986 (Plan 159/33)

120 122 Nashua Rd — Plan of Land in Billerica, Mass., prepared for New Locust Realty Trust (Lots 1-6, Parcel A of the Simonds Farm), Raymond Engineering Service, June 13, 2002, 2002 (Plan 209/80)

120 122 Nashua Rd — Easement Plan of Land in Billerica, Mass., prepared for John Ripa (Raymond Engineering Service, Billerica, January 27, 2003), 2003 (Plan 210/130)

Title References

Date	Type	Grantor	Grantee	Summary	Recorded
February 19, 1800	Deed	Asa Spaulding of Billerica, gentleman	His son Thomas Spaulding of Carlisle, yeoman	1799: Asa Spaulding sells the 189-acre farm to son Thomas	135/117 (South)
	Billerica town book 11, pages 8-9. For $2,000 Asa Spaulding sells his son "a certain farm lying in the westerly part of said town of Billerica ... about one hundred and eighty nine acres", from its northerly corner "by a road called the rang way" southeasterly by John Miller "to a road leading through the premises", crossing it, east by John Parker, south by Zebediah Rogers, by Isaac Barron and Thomas Shead to the Billerica-Carlisle line, along the town line back to the rangeway, "including all the buildings standing on the same", and a second farm of about 35 acres on the west side of Concord River bought from Thomas Brown Jr. that September. Dated Nov. 25, 1799. The farm straddled the later county road (Nashua Road): its western part became the Wilson farm (119 Nashua Road) and its homestead lots the 55-acre farm Capt. Thomas Spaulding held at his death in 1849. Title from: 1753 Will: Estate of Benoni Spaulding of Billerica, husbandman (will dated May 30, 1744) to His sons Edward Spaulding and Asa Spaulding (Probate #20929) (the rest of the farm came from Benoni Spaulding) October 28, 1774 Deed: Isaac Barron of Billerica, housewright (Anna Barron releasing dower) to Asa Spaulding of Billerica, gentleman (76/408) (the Barron 55 acres were part of the 189-acre farm) September 26, 1799 Deed: Thomas Brown Jr. of Billerica, yeoman, and wife Esther to Asa Spaulding of Billerica, gentleman (134/132) (the second farm in the 1799 deed to Thomas) Title passed to: 1849 Administration: Estate of Capt. Thomas Spaulding of Billerica (died 1849), William Chandler of Lexington administrator to His children Thomas Spaulding, Edward Spaulding, Rebecca Simonds and Sibel Duren (Probate #42081) (Thomas held the farm from 1799 until his death in 1849)
1849	Administration	Estate of Capt. Thomas Spaulding of Billerica (died 1849), William Chandler of Lexington administrator	His children Thomas Spaulding, Edward Spaulding, Rebecca Simonds and Sibel Duren	1849 estate of Capt. Thomas Spaulding: 55-acre homestead	Probate #42081
	The heirs Thomas Spaulding, Edward Spaulding, Rebecca Simonds and Samuel R. Duren asked on Aug. 4, 1849 that William Chandler of Lexington administer the estate, and he was appointed Aug. 21, 1849. The inventory of Aug. 17, 1849 (John Baldwin, David P. Winning and Jacob Spaulding) lists the "Homestead containing 55a 2r 19p" ($1,999), the Turnpike lot, Meadow lot (19 acres), Great pasture (25 acres), Miller lot, Dowse lot (17 acres), Claypit lot and the Parker field, $3,463 in real estate, with livestock, half the hay in the barn and furniture in the east lower room, west room, north room and two chambers; $7,711.50 in all. A plan of the estate was drawn by Cyrus Thompson in August 1849. Title from: February 19, 1800 Deed: Asa Spaulding of Billerica, gentleman to His son Thomas Spaulding of Carlisle, yeoman (135/117) (Thomas held the farm from 1799 until his death in 1849) 1815 Will: Estate of Asa Spaulding of Billerica, gentleman (will dated Sept. 26, 1808) to His son Thomas Spaulding (the land north of the Rangeway) (Probate #20920) (Thomas held the land north of the Rangeway from his father's will until 1849) Title passed to: 1849 Quitclaim: Thomas Spaulding of Billerica, yeoman (Harriett Spaulding releasing dower) to His brother Edward Spaulding of Nashua, N.H., yeoman (569/59) (a son releases his share of his father's 150 acres) November 21, 1849 Quitclaim: Samuel R. Duren and Sybel Duren of Woburn, Rebecca Simonds of Billerica, and the Dudley and Hartshorn heirs to Edward Spaulding of Nashua, N.H., yeoman (574/73) (the other heirs release lots of their father's estate) November 21, 1849 Quitclaim: Edward Spaulding of Nashua, N.H., Samuel R. and Sybel Duren of Woburn, the Dudley and Hartshorn heirs, and Rebecca Simonds of Billerica, widow (heirs of Capt. Thomas Spaulding) to Thomas Simonds of Billerica, yeoman (574/71) (the heirs of Capt. Thomas Spaulding convey his 55-acre homestead)
November 21, 1849	Quitclaim	Edward Spaulding of Nashua, N.H., Samuel R. and Sybel Duren of Woburn, the Dudley and Hartshorn heirs, and Rebecca Simonds of Billerica, widow (heirs of Capt. Thomas Spaulding)	Thomas Simonds of Billerica, yeoman	1849: Spaulding homestead to Thomas Simonds	574/71 (South)
	Billerica town book 19, pages 25-26. For $2,100 the heirs of Capt. Thomas Spaulding release to his grandson Thomas Simonds "a tract of land with the buildings thereon, situated in the westerly part of Billerica, containing fifty five acres two quarters and nineteen poles": "The House Lot, westerly on the road leading to Bedford, northerly on land of Thomas Spaulding, easterly and southerly on land of Sumner Brown" and "The Barn Lot", across the road, bounded by Thomas Spaulding, Asa Nichols, Winning and Sumner Brown. "The above described and bounded lots were the Homestead of Thomas Spaulding late of Billerica decd", referring to a plan. Signed Oct. 22, 1849 before William Chandler JP (the administrator); Olive Spaulding releases dower. This is the "Homestead containing 55a 2r 19p" of the 1849 inventory, and the House Lot is the Ned Simonds House lot. Title from: 1849 Administration: Estate of Capt. Thomas Spaulding of Billerica (died 1849), William Chandler of Lexington administrator to His children Thomas Spaulding, Edward Spaulding, Rebecca Simonds and Sibel Duren (Probate #42081) (the heirs of Capt. Thomas Spaulding convey his 55-acre homestead) Title passed to: September 15, 1890 Quitclaim: Edgar B. Simonds of Lowell and William H. Simonds of Billerica (Annie L. Simonds releasing dower) to George E. Simonds of Billerica (218/443) (the Thomas Simonds farm passes to his son George E. Simonds)
September 15, 1890	Quitclaim	Edgar B. Simonds of Lowell and William H. Simonds of Billerica (Annie L. Simonds releasing dower)	George E. Simonds of Billerica	1890: Thomas Simonds farm released to George E. Simonds	218/443
	For one dollar and other considerations the brothers release to George E. Simonds "two parcels of land ... with the buildings thereon and known as the Thomas Simonds farm": forty acres "on the Easterly side of the road leading from Bedford to Chelmsford ... near the Spaulding school", bounded north, east and south by land of Sumner Brown (the house lot), and fifteen acres on the westerly side of the road bounded by John Sullivan, A. P. Nickles, L. W. Wood and Sumner Brown. Signed Sept. 13, 1890. No title recital: the heirs of Thomas Simonds settle the farm on one of them. The 1986 subdivision plan of the Simonds Farm cites this deed as its title. Title from: November 21, 1849 Quitclaim: Edward Spaulding of Nashua, N.H., Samuel R. and Sybel Duren of Woburn, the Dudley and Hartshorn heirs, and Rebecca Simonds of Billerica, widow (heirs of Capt. Thomas Spaulding) to Thomas Simonds of Billerica, yeoman (574/71) (the Thomas Simonds farm passes to his son George E. Simonds) Title passed to: September 15, 1890 Mortgage: George E. Simonds of Billerica to His brother William H. Simonds of Lowell (218/444) (mortgage given the day the brothers released the farm) April 16, 1918 Trustee's Deed: John J. Harvey of Lowell, trustee under the will of George E. Simonds, late of Billerica to Howard G. Simonds (585/295) (George E. Simonds held the farm 1890 until his death about 1917) December 31, 1986 Quitclaim Deed: J. Raymond Brown of 40 Rangeway Road, Billerica (died 1996) to H. J. Allan, Inc., 572 Boston Road, Billerica (3863/293) (the 1890 house lot (Parcel Two))
April 16, 1918	Trustee's Deed	John J. Harvey of Lowell, trustee under the will of George E. Simonds, late of Billerica	Howard G. Simonds	1918: farm to Howard G. Simonds	585/295
	By the power in George E. Simonds's will, the trustee releases to Howard G. Simonds "all the real estate of which the said George E. Simonds died seized and possessed", first "A certain tract of land with the buildings thereon situated in the westerly part of said Billerica, containing fifty-five (55) acres, two (2) quarters, and nineteen (19) poles ... the same premises conveyed to Thomas Simonds by Edward Spaulding and others by their deed dated October 22, 1849 ... Book 574, Page 71"; also two Carlisle lots, the 13-acre "Abbott Lot" in Billerica, the 40-acre "Corliss Lot" bought at the 1906 foreclosure (Book 389, Page 7), and a house lot on Gorham Street in Lowell, several of them bought by George's brother William H. Simonds. Dated Mar. 16, 1918. A legatee, Mary A. Briody, released her interest to the trustee the same day (Book 585, Page 296). Title from: September 15, 1890 Quitclaim: Edgar B. Simonds of Lowell and William H. Simonds of Billerica (Annie L. Simonds releasing dower) to George E. Simonds of Billerica (218/443) (George E. Simonds held the farm 1890 until his death about 1917) March 31, 1906 Mortgagee's Deed: Edwin Cope of Lowell, mortgagee of Charles P. Comerford to George E. Simonds of Billerica (389/7) (the Corliss Lot)
April 14, 1987	Confirmatory Deed	J. Raymond Brown of 40 Rangeway Road, Billerica	H. J. Allan, Inc., 572 Boston Road, Billerica	1987: Parcel A, Simonds Farm Subdivision	4004/252
	Confirms the December 1986 deed (Book 3863, Page 293) for the same $2,050,000 and the same two parcels, now "shown as Lots One through Forty-one on a Plan entitled Simonds Farm Subdivision Nashua Road, Billerica ... dated November 17, 1986 prepared by Howe Survey Associates, Inc." (Plan Book 159, Plan 33). "Excluding from the above description and specifically retained by the Grantor is the area designated as [Parcel A] on said plan": the 9.44-acre lot with the existing house and barn stayed with Brown. Brown took back a mortgage (Book 4004, Page 270) and released the lots one by one in 1991-1992 as Simonds Farm Road was built up. Title passed to: September 12, 2002 Trustee Deed: Richard P. Howe, Sr., Trustee of The John Raymond Brown Trust to Richard L. Annese and John F. Ripa, Jr., Trustees of the New Locust Realty Trust (13607/232) (Parcel A, kept out of the 1987 sale) Related: December 31, 1986 Quitclaim Deed: J. Raymond Brown of 40 Rangeway Road, Billerica (died 1996) to H. J. Allan, Inc., 572 Boston Road, Billerica (3863/293) (confirms the 1986 deed after the subdivision plan was approved)
September 12, 2002	Trustee Deed	Richard P. Howe, Sr., Trustee of The John Raymond Brown Trust	Richard L. Annese and John F. Ripa, Jr., Trustees of the New Locust Realty Trust	2002: Parcel A to New Locust Realty Trust; later Lot 3	13607/232
	For $1,200,000, "A tract of land containing 9.44 acres, more or less, with building thereon situated on the easterly side of the road leading from Bedford to Chelmsford now known as Nashua Road", Parcel A on the 1986 Simonds Farm Subdivision plan (Plan Book 159, Plan 33). "For grantor's title see Estate of John Raymond Brown, late of Billerica ... who died on June 13, 1996 ... Docket No. 97P0896EP. See also Estate of Achsah G. Simonds ... Docket No. 430501." The trust divided Parcel A (Plan Book 209, Plan 80, June 13, 2002) and on Feb. 28, 2003 sold Lot 3, the house, barn and 1.3 acres, to private owners for $325,000 (Book 14685, Page 245), with an access easement (Plan Book 210, Plan 130); they placed it in their family trust in 2021 (Book 35419, Page 52). The barn has since been remodeled into apartments. Title from: April 14, 1987 Confirmatory Deed: J. Raymond Brown of 40 Rangeway Road, Billerica to H. J. Allan, Inc., 572 Boston Road, Billerica (4004/252) (Parcel A, kept out of the 1987 sale)

Recorded is Book/Page at the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds unless noted; Probate # is a Middlesex probate case, Ctf a Land Court certificate of title.