285 Concord Rd

285 Concord Rd

Address	285 Concord Rd
Built	1995
Other Lot Structures	Captain Charles A. Ranlett House (1851 - 1994)

285 Concord Rd — Land Court Plan 2792-C, subdivision of the Ranlett estate, Billerica (Ernest W. Branch, C.E., Nov. 1909; C. B. Humphrey, Surveyor for Court, Dec. 29, 1909): Lot B, the Capt. Ranlett homestead, 1909 (LC Plan 2792-C)

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Billerica assessor, 285 Concord Rd (parcel 86-4-13): Lot 437 on a Land Court subdivision of Lot B, house built 1995

Title References

Date	Type	Grantor	Grantee	Summary	Recorded
August 17, 1847	Warranty Deed	Susan Adams of Billerica, widow	Captain Charles A. Ranlett of Charlestown, master mariner	1847 the Ranlett house site (285 Concord Rd today)	516/269 (South)
	Billerica town book 18, pages 373-375. Dated Aug. 17, 1847. For $1500, land "situated on the westerly side of the road leading from Bedford to Billerica Village & is part of the farm on which I the said Susan now reside", from the corner of the walls at the road and "the Lane which leads westerly from said road nearly opposite to my dwelling house", north on the road to James F. Marshall, west by Marshall to Dr. Joseph F. Hill, south by Hill to the lane and east by the lane: "all the land which I the said Susan own" north of the lane and west of the road, with a right of way over the lane. No buildings named. Title passed to: October 4, 1850 Building Agreement: Nathaniel C. Cutler, housewright to Captain Charles A. Ranlett of Charlestown (596/110) (house built on the land bought of Susan Adams) 1907 Quitclaim Deed (heirs): Ellen B. Ranlett, widow, Foster P. Ranlett and Katherine M. Ranlett of Jersey City, and Charles A. Ranlett of Watertown, the widow and heirs of Seth A. Ranlett to Horace D. Ranlett of Ione, California, and Helen A. Ranlett of New York City (401/270) (same property described in the 1847 deed)
1907	Quitclaim Deed (heirs)	Ellen B. Ranlett, widow, Foster P. Ranlett and Katherine M. Ranlett of Jersey City, and Charles A. Ranlett of Watertown, the widow and heirs of Seth A. Ranlett	Horace D. Ranlett of Ione, California, and Helen A. Ranlett of New York City	1907 Ranlett heirs release (house lot)	401/270
	For $1 and other consideration, three Billerica parcels of the estate of Seth A. Ranlett's father, Capt. Charles A. Ranlett: the tract on the west side of the road from Bedford to Billerica, "part of the farm on which Susan Adams formerly resided", bought Aug. 17, 1847 (Book 516 Page 269); the 22 acres from Caroline L. Hill (Book 587 Page 575); and the 75-acre farm bought in 1865 (Book 44 Page 511). They release "all the right, title interest or remainder" in the estate, including any interest after the death of E. Minnie Ranlett of Billerica. Title from: August 17, 1847 Warranty Deed: Susan Adams of Billerica, widow to Captain Charles A. Ranlett of Charlestown, master mariner (516/269) (same property described in the 1847 deed) September 14, 1850 Warranty Deed: Caroline L. Hill of Hallowell, Maine to Captain Charles A. Ranlett of Charlestown (587/575) (parcel 2)
September 26, 1910	Certificate of Title	Eugene A. Stowell, trustee under the will of Charles A. Ranlett	Alice E. Stevens of Boston, unmarried	1910 Lot B (house lot) to Alice E. Stevens	Ctf 180
	Partial transfer certificate from Original Certificate 176 (registered Aug. 9, 1910). Alice E. Stevens owns Lot B on the subdivision plan by C. B. Humphrey dated Dec. 29, 1909 (Plan 2792-C): east by the main road from Bedford to Billerica 748 feet, north and west by land of Eugene A. Stowell, trustee, and south by the lane to the Chelmsford road 1082.50 feet, "Estimated to contain twenty acres", with the right of way over the lane. This is the Capt. Ranlett homestead. Cancelled for Certificate 181. Title from: August 9, 1910 Land Court Decree: Heirs of Charles A. Ranlett to Eugene A. Stowell, trustee under the will of Charles A. Ranlett (Ctf 176) (partial transfer from Certificate 176) Title passed to: 1910 Certificate of Title: Alice E. Stevens of Boston to Helen L. Stowell of Billerica, wife of Eugene A. Stowell (Ctf 181) (transfer from Certificate 180)
1910	Certificate of Title	Alice E. Stevens of Boston	Helen L. Stowell of Billerica, wife of Eugene A. Stowell	1910 Lot B to Helen L. Stowell	Ctf 181
	Transfer certificate from Certificate 180 (registered Sept. 26, 1910). Helen L. Stowell of South Billerica, wife of the trustee Eugene A. Stowell, owns Lot B on Plan 2792-C, the twenty-acre Ranlett homestead between the main road from Bedford to Billerica (748 feet) and the lane to the Chelmsford road, with the right of way over the lane. Alice E. Stevens appears to have been a straw for the transfer. Cancelled for Certificate 5066. Title from: September 26, 1910 Certificate of Title: Eugene A. Stowell, trustee under the will of Charles A. Ranlett to Alice E. Stevens of Boston, unmarried (Ctf 180) (transfer from Certificate 180) Title passed to: June 14, 1937 Certificate of Title: Helen L. Stowell (Certificate 181) to Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank (Ctf 5066) (transfer from Certificate 181)
June 14, 1937	Certificate of Title	Helen L. Stowell (Certificate 181)	Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank	1937 Lot B to the Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank	Ctf 5066
	Transfer certificate from Certificate 181, entered June 14, 1937. The Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank owns Lot B on Plan 2792-C, the Ranlett homestead between the main road from Bedford to Billerica (748 feet) and the lane to the Chelmsford road, with the right of way over the lane: the bank took the property from the Stowell ownership, apparently under a mortgage. Cancelled the same year for Certificate 5067. Title from: 1910 Certificate of Title: Alice E. Stevens of Boston to Helen L. Stowell of Billerica, wife of Eugene A. Stowell (Ctf 181) (transfer from Certificate 181) Title passed to: June 14, 1937 Certificate of Title: Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank to Bertha H. Seymour of Boston, wife of Joseph C. Seymour (Ctf 5067) (transfer from Certificate 5066)
June 14, 1937	Certificate of Title	Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank	Bertha H. Seymour of Boston, wife of Joseph C. Seymour	1937 Lot B to Bertha H. Seymour	Ctf 5067
	Transfer certificate from Certificate 5066, entered June 14, 1937, a minute after the bank's own certificate. Bertha H. Seymour of 534 Broadway, South Boston, owns Lot B on Plan 2792-C, the Ranlett homestead, with the same bounds and the right of way over the lane. A margin note records that part of Lot B was later subdivided on Plan 2792-R (Certificate 9511). Title from: June 14, 1937 Certificate of Title: Helen L. Stowell (Certificate 181) to Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank (Ctf 5066) (transfer from Certificate 5066) Title passed to: December 7, 1983 Certificate of Title: The 1937 owner (Certificate 5067) to Private owners (Ctf 25568) (partial transfer from Certificate 5067)
December 7, 1983	Certificate of Title	The 1937 owner (Certificate 5067)	Private owners	1983-1995 Lot B certificates; Lot 437 house built 1995	Ctf 25568
	Partial transfer certificate from Certificate 5067, entered Dec. 7, 1983: Lot B on Plan 2792-C at 287 Concord Road, excepting the small Parcel I-T on Plan 2792-R (Certificate 9511). Later private transfers: Certificate 27917 (1987) and a sale in 1993; the house was demolished in 1994 and Lot B was cut up on Land Court subdivision plans, with a new house on Lot 437 (285 Concord Road) in 1995. Title from: June 14, 1937 Certificate of Title: Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank to Bertha H. Seymour of Boston, wife of Joseph C. Seymour (Ctf 5067) (partial transfer from Certificate 5067)

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.