16 Wyman Rd
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| April 22, 1824 | Quitclaim | Nathaniel Cumings of Townsend, Ephraim and Susannah Spaulding of Townsend, John Cumings and Josiah Cumings Jr. of Dunstable, Sarah Hill of Billerica and Jeremiah Dutton of Hillsborough, N.H. (heirs of Sarah Crosby) | Michael Crosby Jun. of Billerica, yeoman | Crosby homestead to Michael Crosby Jr., 1824 | 253/441 (South) |
Dated March 30, 1824 (Billerica town book 13, pages 272-274), for $3,000: "a certain tract of land situate in Billerica ... containing about fifty acres ... with all the buildings thereon it being the homestead farm lately belonging to Josiah Crosby deceased": one parcel on the road from Maj. Oliver Crosby's to Dea. Jere Crosby's; "one other lot of land opposite the dwelling house bounded westerly on a road leading to Joseph Blanchards northerly on the Boston road easterly and southerly by land of O. Crosby"; and a lot on the road to Jere Crosby's by Joseph Blanchard. The lot "opposite the dwelling house", between the road to Joseph Blanchard's (Wyman Road) and the Boston road, is the land where Jonas Merriam later built his house.
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| May 4, 1837 | Warranty Deed | Michael Crosby of Billerica, yeoman | Jonas Merriam Jr. of Boston, trader | Crosby to Jonas Merriam Jr., 1837 | 363/117 (South) |
For $5,700, five parcels: "the homested Farm so called, of the late Josiah Crosby of Billerica deceased containing about fifty acres" (from Book 253 Page 441, less ten acres sold to Sereno Fiske), the Waters land of 59 acres by the Old Wyman road, the "Guggin" lot of 8 acres 38 rods (Book 322 Page 142), the Ross land, and "the 'School House' lot so called containing eight acres & 38 rods more or less bounded Easterly by the road leading from my house to Jos. Blanchard's southerly by land of me the grantor called the 'Guggin' lot westerly by other land of me the Grantor and northerly by the same road so called being the same premises conveyed to me by Deed dated 2d May 1834" (Book 332 Page 384). Dated May 1, 1837, witness Ephraim Buttrick; recorded May 4, 1837. Billerica town book 15, pages 385-388. The School House lot and the Guggin lot together became the 32-acre "School House Lot and orchard" of the 1847 and later deeds.
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| October 15, 1861 | Warranty Deed | Jonas Merriam of Boston | Charles F. Eaton of Boston | Merriam to Eaton, 1861 | 29/269 |
Dated October 1, 1861, for $5,000: "the following described pieces or parcels of land together with the buildings thereon standing, situated in Billerica", the thirty-two acres "opposite the school house" between the road to the turnpike and the Boston and Lowell road, "being the premises conveyed to me in several deeds": Michael Crosby, May 1, 1837 (Book 363, Page 117), Thaddeus and Susan Brown, August 20, 1838 (Book 376, Page 162), "the Rocky pasture" from Sereno Fisk, May 14, 1842 (Book 417, Page 46), and "the Thompson lot, containing twelve and one half acres" from Crosby and from Wm. F. Burrows, May 19, 1854 (Book 677, Page 473); subject to the $3,000 Norcross mortgage. Eaton, later one of the appraisers of Merriam's estate, deeded the same land to Merriam's wife two weeks later.
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| October 18, 1861 | Quitclaim | Charles F. Eaton of Boston (wife releasing dower) | Mary Jane Merriam, wife of Jonas Merriam of Boston, for her sole and separate use | Merriam homestead, 1861 | 29/281 |
Dated October 15, 1861, for $5,000: "the following described pieces or parcels of land, together with the buildings thereon standing situated in Billerica", beginning "at a point opposite the school house" and running easterly to the Boston & Lowell road, northerly by that road to where "the road to the turnpike" meets it, and southerly by that road back to the start, "containing thirty two acres more or less, and being the premises conveyed to me in a deed from Jonas Merriam of Boston bearing date the first day of October eighteen hundred and sixty one". The recital lists Jonas's own purchases: a parcel from Michael Crosby (1837), a parcel from Thaddeus and Susan Brown (1851), "the rocky pasture" of five acres (1842) and "the Thompson lot" of two and a half acres (Crosby and Wm. T. Burrows, 1851). Subject to a $3,000 mortgage to Otis Norcross. Eaton was a conduit: the deed put Merriam's homestead in his wife's name, "free from the interference and control of her husband".
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| October 1, 1867 | Warranty Deed | Mary Jane Merriam of Billerica (widow of Jonas Merriam) | William Whiting of West Amesbury | Merriam to Whiting, 1867 | 58/443 |
Dated September 27, 1867, for $7,000: "all those several lots of land in said Billerica, with the buildings thereon", beginning "on the easterly side of the road leading to West Cambridge nearly opposite the School house" at the wall dividing it from land of one Weston, easterly 568 feet to a double wall, southerly about 841 feet to a single wall, south-easterly to land of one Marshall, by walls past land of one Pasho to "the Boston and Lowell road", northerly to a curve and back by the West Cambridge road, "containing thirty two acres, more or less. Meaning to convey hereby all my homestead estate". Title from Charles F. Eaton, October 15, 1861 (the deed says Book 24 Page 281; it is Book 29 Page 281). Also the 59-acre "Waters land", lately conveyed to her by Thomas Mair, administrator of the estate of Jonas Merriam, deceased. Subject to the $3,000 Otis Norcross mortgage, which Whiting assumed.
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| April 9, 1873 | Warranty Deed | William Whiting of Billerica (wife releasing dower) | Clara A. Jones, wife of George G. Jones, and Melville A. Johnson, both of Boston | Whiting to Jones and Johnson, 1873 | 92/298 |
Dated April 1, 1873, for $9,500: "all those several lots of land in said Billerica with the buildings thereon", the same thirty-two acres on the road leading to West Cambridge and the Boston & Lowell road, and "the Waters land, containing 59 acres 108 rods" on the road from J. Blanchard's to the Middlesex Turnpike and the old Wyman road. "Being the same premises conveyed to me by Mary J. Merriam" by deed of September 27, 1867, Book 58, Page 445. The Joneses lived here: the 1875 map labels the house "Rev. G. G. Jones".
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| May 6, 1876 | Warranty Deed | Melville A. Johnson of Boston and Clara A. Jones, wife of George G. Jones (who joins), of Billerica | Edward A. Johnson of Boston | to Edward A. Johnson, 1875 | 117/320 |
Dated July 1, 1875 (acknowledged by the Joneses at Bennington, Vermont, and by Johnson before Dudley Foster November 18, 1875), first recorded November 23, 1875 in Book 113, Page 559 and recorded again May 6, 1876 here. For $9,500: "all those several lots of land in said Billerica, with the buildings thereon", the thirty-two acres and the 59 acres 108 rods "called the Waters land", "Being the same premises conveyed to us by William Whiting" (Book 92, Page 298), free of incumbrances "excepting a mortgage of Sixty five hundred dollars held by William Whiting of Andover".
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| May 4, 1876 | Warranty Deed | Edward A. Johnson of Boston (wife Sarah W. releasing dower) | Ebenezer Bowman of Boston | to Ebenezer Bowman, 1876 | 117/304 |
Dated April 8, 1876, for $9,500: "all those lots of land in Billerica ... with the buildings thereon", the thirty-two acres on the road to West Cambridge and the Boston & Lowell road, and the Waters land of 59 acres 108 rods, "Being the same premises conveyed to me by M. A. Johnson et al." by deed of July 1, 1875 (Book 113, Folio 559), free of incumbrances. On the same page William Whiting discharges the 1873 mortgage. Bowman's name is on the 1889 map.
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| July 26, 1887 | Warranty Deed | Ebenezer Bowman of Billerica (wife Lucretia A. releasing dower) | John A. Bowman of Sharon | to John A. Bowman, 1887 | 190/69 |
Dated July 21, 1887, for $400: "all those lots of land in Billerica ... with the buildings thereon", the thirty-two acres on "the road to West Cambridge" and the Boston and Lowell Road, and "the Waterlands" of 59 acres 108 rods, "Being the same premises conveyed to me by Edward A. Johnson" (Book 117, Folio 304), subject to "two mortgages and taxes". John A. Bowman, a partner in Seavey, Foster & Bowman, went insolvent and his assignees gave the land back in 1891.
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| 1891 | Assignees Deed | Weston Lewis, George S. Bullens and Artemas W. Stearns, assignees in insolvency of John A. Bowman of Sharon | Ebenezer Bowman of Chelsea | back to Ebenezer Bowman, 1891 | 230/330 |
Dated November 27, 1891 (Middlesex Court of Insolvency case 2251, the firm of Seavey, Foster & Bowman): the assignees quitclaim "all those lots of land in Billerica ... with the buildings thereon", the thirty-two acres and the Waters land, "being the same premises conveyed to said John A. Bowman by deed of Ebenezer Bowman July 21st 1887" (Book 190, Page 69), "meaning ... to release ... all our right title and interest as assignees", subject to all incumbrances. Recorded January 1892.
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| July 29, 1902 | Quitclaim | Clarence A., Henry H., John Elliott and Irving C. Bowman, sons and heirs of Ebenezer Bowman (wives and the widow Lucretia A. Bowman releasing) | Edwin A. Start of Medford | Bowman heirs to Start, 1902 | 346/313 |
Dated July 26, 1902, for $1 and other considerations: "a certain parcel of land with the buildings thereon, situated in said Billerica", beginning on the easterly side of "the road leading to West Cambridge" at the wall by land "now or formerly of one Weston, now supposed to be of Buckley", easterly 568 feet, southerly about 841 feet, south-easterly to land "formerly of one Marshall, now supposed to be of Spaulding", by Pasho to the Boston and Lowell Road and back, "containing thirty-two (32) acres", part of the premises Ebenezer conveyed to John A. Bowman in 1887. Subject to a mortgage with $3,000 unpaid "held by the First Parish of Billerica" and a $1,000 second mortgage held by Lucretia A. Bowman, both covering other land too. "Lucretia A. Bowman, widow of Ebenezer Bowman" releases dower: Ebenezer had died by 1902.
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| July 29, 1902 | Quitclaim | Edwin A. Start of Medford, unmarried | Philena C. Start of Medford | to Philena C. Start, 1902 | 346/316 |
Dated July 26, 1902 and recorded with the two Bowman deeds: "all that parcel of land with the buildings thereon situated in Billerica" conveyed to him by Clarence A. Bowman and others the same day, subject to the mortgages named there, which Philena C. Start assumed.
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| February 11, 1910 | Warranty Deed | Philena C. Start of Billerica, widow | Harry Dunlap of Lowell | to Harry Dunlap, 1910 | 445/299 |
Dated February 11, 1910, for $1 and other considerations: "a certain parcel of land with the buildings thereon, situated in said Billerica", the thirty-two acres between the West Cambridge road and the Boston and Lowell Road (Weston now Moulton; Marshall now Pasho), "being the same premises to me conveyed by Edwin A. Start by his deed dated July 26, 1902" (Book 346, Page 316), subject to a $3,000 mortgage "held by the First Parish of Billerica" which Dunlap assumed. MACRIS says a Dunlap family from Lowell lived here after the turn of the century.
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| December 28, 1934 | Executors' Deed | Edward B. Carney of Lowell and Harry Dunlap Brown of Billerica, executors of the will of Flora E. Dunlap | Charles T. Kellough of Boston | Dunlap executors sell, 1934 | 856/321 |
Dated December 28, 1934, for $1 and other considerations: "a certain parcel of land with the buildings thereon, situated in said Billerica", the thirty-two acres (Weston now Moulton; "land formerly of one Marshall, now supposed to be of Pasho"; the Boston and Lowell Road), "being the same premises conveyed by Philena C. Start to Harry Dunlap" (Book 445, Page 299). "The title of said Flora E. Dunlap to said premises is derived under the will of said Harry Dunlap, late of said Billerica, deceased testate." Kellough mortgaged the land back to the executors for $17,000 and conveyed it the same day to the Brothers of Charity.
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| December 28, 1934 | Quitclaim | Charles T. Kellough of Boston, unmarried | Brothers of Charity, Inc., a religious corporation with a usual place of business in Boston | to the Brothers of Charity, 1934 | 856/323 |
Dated December 28, 1934: "the land with the buildings thereon, situated in Billerica", the thirty-two acres, "being the same premises to me conveyed by Edward B. Carney and Harry Dunlap Brown, Executors of the will of Flora E. Dunlap, of even date", subject to the 1934 taxes and the $17,000 mortgage to the executors. Kellough acted as a go-between; this is the religious order MACRIS says owned the house around 1940.
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| 1950 | Quitclaim | Brothers of Charity, Inc., of West Newbury, by Francis Courtney (Brother Alman), treasurer | Marion E. Finnegan of Billerica | to Marion E. Finnegan, 1950 | 1154/12 |
Dated October 11, 1950, for consideration paid: "the land with the buildings thereon, situated in Billerica", beginning on the easterly side of the road leading to West Cambridge at the wall by land "formerly of one Weston, now supposed to be of one Moulton", the same thirty-two acres reaching "the Boston and Lowell Road", "being the same premises conveyed to Brothers of Charity, Inc. by Charles T. Kellough" December 28, 1934 (Book 856, Page 323), with the confirmatory deed of February 1, 1935 (Book 858, Page 473). Mrs. Finnegan (also spelled Finnigan) turned the house into a nursing home. Recorded October 1950.
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| October 29, 1965 | Executor's Deed | William H. Sullivan, executor of the will of Marion E. Finnegan (also Finnigan), late of Billerica | A private couple of Billerica | Finnegan estate sells, 1965 | 1723/381 |
Dated October 29, 1965, under a license of the Middlesex Probate Court of September 30, 1965 (case 398014), for $80,000: "the land in said Billerica with the buildings thereon", beginning on "the Easterly side of the road leading to West Cambridge, now called Wyman Road", the same 32 acres reaching the Boston Road, "being the same premises described in deed from the Brothers of Charity, Inc. dated October 11, 1950" (Book 1154, Page 12), "Excepting 22,709 square foot lot of land conveyed to A. A. Allard" (Book 1164, Page 222). The estate tax release recorded with it says Mrs. Finnegan died March 30, 1965 and that the land "is improved by a twenty-eight room wood structure which has been formerly used as a nursing home". The buyers had the land surveyed in October 1965 and divided it: Lots B and C (Plan Book 106, Plan 108B) and Lot 2A (Plan Book 106, Plan 23B) were sold off, and the house stands on Lot A, 8.56 acres. Lot A was sold within the family in 1985 (Book 3187, Page 167, $115,000) and again in 1989 (Book 4875, Page 36), and is still privately owned.
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Recorded is Book/Page at the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds unless noted.