44 High St
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| August 20, 1817 | Warranty Deed | Zaccheus Shed of Billerica, yeoman (wife Miriam releasing dower) | Nathan Mears of Billerica, yeoman | 1817 Shed to Mears: the 7-acre lot that includes 44 High St | 222/119 (South) |
For $350, "a certain lot of land containing seven acres be the same more or less situate in the northerly part of said Billerica by the road leading to the Canal mills", beginning at the northeasterly corner at said road, westerly by land of the heirs of Thomas Mears 58 poles to land of William Pollard, southerly by Pollard's land "as the wall now stands" to the road, easterly 54 poles by the road to the corner, and northerly by the road 19 poles to the beginning. Warranty; no buildings named and no title recital. Signed Feb. 7, 1817, recorded Aug. 20, 1817. Billerica town book 12, pages 25-26. This is the lot at the corner of High and Rogers Streets, North Billerica, where the Barker House stands.
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| June 24, 1828 | Administration | Estate of Nathan Mears of Billerica, yeoman | His minor children Edwin, Charles, Nathan, Lucy Ann and Elbert Mears; Marshall Preston, administrator | 1828 Mears inventory lists the Zaccheus Shed lot | Probate #14955 |
Nathan Mears died in June 1828 leaving "no widow, nor heirs of twenty one years of age"; at his children's request (and his own before his death) Marshall Preston of Billerica was appointed administrator at Framingham June 24, 1828, bond $30,000. The inventory lists the homestead of about 27 acres with three dwelling houses, the saw mill, "The Woolen Factory, occupied by Francis Faulkner & son", the forge, the old homestead of Thomas Mears, the Patten lot, and "The Zac. Shed Lot, 7 acres" at $210, with no buildings. Real estate $15,245.
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| April 21, 1832 | Guardian's Deed | John Baldwin of Billerica, Esq., guardian of Lucy Ann, Nathan and Elbert Mears, minor children of Nathan Mears | Daniel Wilson of Billerica | 1832 guardian's sale of the Z. Shed lot (three fifths) | 313/22 (South) |
Licensed by the Supreme Judicial Court, sold at public vendue on the premises March 20, 1832, for $1,428.06, three undivided fifth parts of part of the Mears homestead farm (11 acres 25 1/2 rods, lots 3-5 on S. Livingston's plan) and of "the Z. Shed Lot so called, containing six acres and one hundred and forty three rods", from the northeasterly corner at the road from the "old Mears place" to William Rogers', westerly by the widow Lydia Mears's dower land 58 rods 15 links to William Pollard, southerly by Pollard to the road "leading from the corner so called, to said old Mears place," northeasterly by that road to the corner of the roads about 54 rods, and northerly by the road about 19 poles. Signed March 20, 1832, recorded April 21, 1832. Billerica town book 16, pages 93-95.
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| April 21, 1832 | Guardian's Deed | Nathaniel Stearns of Billerica, yeoman, guardian of Edwin and Charles Mears, minor children of Nathan Mears | Daniel Wilson of Billerica, yeoman | 1832 guardian's sale of the Z. Shed lot (two fifths) | 313/24 (South) |
Licensed by the Supreme Judicial Court, sold at public vendue on the premises March 20, 1832, two undivided fifth parts of the same two tracts: the 11 acres 25 1/2 rods of the homestead farm and "the Z. Shed lot so called, containing six acres and one hundred and forty three rods," bounded as in John Baldwin's deed of the other three fifths. Recorded April 21, 1832. Billerica town book 16, pages 96-98. With Baldwin's deed this gave Daniel Wilson the whole lot.
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| May 7, 1842 | Warranty Deed | Daniel Wilson of Billerica, yeoman (wife Mary releasing dower) | Sidney S. Russell of Lowell | 1842 Wilson to Russell: house and barn built on the lot | 415/251 (South) |
For $200, "a certain lot of land situate in the Northerly part of said Billerica containing seven acres more or less", beginning at the northeasterly corner "at the road leading from the corner, so called, in said Billerica to Billerica Mills," westerly by land of Owen Murphy about 58 poles to William Pollard, southerly by Pollard's land "as the wall now stands" to the road, easterly by the road about 58 poles to the corner, and northerly by the road about 19 poles. No buildings named. Signed April 23, 1842. Billerica town book 17, pages 287-288. Russell gave back a mortgage the same day that also secured Wilson's bill "for lumber advanced by said Wilson to said Russell to build a house and barn upon said premises" (Book 416, Page 247): the first house on the lot.
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| May 7, 1842 | Mortgage | Sidney S. Russell (wife Lydia releasing dower) | Daniel Wilson of Billerica | 1842 building mortgage for the house and barn | 416/247 (South) |
Mortgage back of the same seven acres (road from the corner to Billerica Mills, Owen Murphy, William Pollard), void if Russell paid $200 in one year with interest "and also any and all demands the said Wilson shall at any time hereafter have against the said Russell for lumber advanced by said Wilson to said Russell to build a house and barn upon said premises". Signed April 23, 1842, acknowledged April 25, recorded May 7, 1842. Billerica town book 17, pages 286-287; released by Wilson before the 1849 sale (Book 577, Page 140).
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| August 22, 1845 | Warranty Deed | Owen Murphy of Billerica, weaver (wife Bridget releasing dower) | Sidney S. Russell of Lowell, trader | 1845 Murphy to Russell: the back 18 acres | 470/48 (South) |
For $300, "a certain piece of land situated in the westerly part of Billerica aforesaid formerly belonging to Mears Estate," from a stake and stones at the corner of Joel Dix's land on "the old road leading from the Canal Mills to S. S. Russell's own land," westerly to William Pollard, northerly to Joel Dix, and easterly back to the start, "Eighteen Acres and seventy three and half rods". Signed Aug. 15, 1845, recorded Aug. 22, 1845. Billerica town book 18, pages 28-29. The back land north of Russell's house lot; together they made the 27 acres sold in 1849-1888.
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| January 4, 1850 | Warranty Deed | Sidney S. Russell of Billerica, yeoman (wife Lydia releasing dower) | Joel Banfill of Lowell, trader | 1849 Russell to Banfill, 27 acres with buildings | 577/141 (South) |
For $2,355, "a certain piece of land situate in said Billerica on the old road leading from the corner so called to the Canal Mills containing twenty seven acres", beginning at the northeasterly corner at the road, southerly on the road 58 rods to William Pollard, westerly on Pollard to Joel Dix, northerly on Dix to the road, and on the road to the beginning, "with all the buildings thereon," being the land conveyed to Russell by Daniel Wilson (1842) and Owen Murphy (1845). Subject to a mortgage to Phillips Academy, assumed. Signed Dec. 29, 1849, recorded Jan. 4, 1850. Billerica town book 21, pages 4-5.
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| 1850 | Warranty Deed | Joel Banfill of Billerica, yeoman | John Chamberlain of Lowell, merchant | 1850 Banfill to Chamberlain | 593/554 (South) |
For $2,300, the same 27 acres "on the old road leading from the corner (so called) to the canal mills" (58 rods on the road to William Pollard, westerly to Joel Dix) "with all the buildings thereon," being the land Daniel Wilson and Owen Murphy conveyed to Sidney S. Russell and Russell conveyed to Banfill Dec. 29, 1849 (Book 577, Page 141); subject to mortgages to "The Philips Academy" ($500) and Electa Foster ($500), assumed. Signed Aug. 26, 1850. Billerica town book 18, pages 452-454.
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| May 7, 1853 | Warranty Deed | John Chamberlin Jr. of Lowell, trader (wife Jane releasing dower) | George H. Barker of Onondaga, Onondaga County, New York | 1853 Chamberlin to George H. Barker | 654/116 (South) |
For $2,750, "a certain piece of land situated in Billerica on the old road leading from the corner (so called) to the Canal Mills containing twenty seven acres", bounded as before by the road (58 rods), William Pollard and Joel Dix, "with all the buildings thereon; being the same land conveyed to me by Joel Banfield by his deed dated Aug the 20th A.D. 1850 ... Book 593 Page 554." Signed April 25, 1853, recorded May 7, 1853. Billerica town book 19, pages 500-501. Barker is the name on the house on the 1853 map, which gave the Barker House its name.
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| May 8, 1858 | Warranty Deed | George H. Barker of Billerica and Eliza Barker his wife | Joshua Buffum of Detroit, Michigan | 1858 Barker to Buffum | 14/382 |
For $2,550, "a certain piece of land situated in Billerica on the old road leading from the corner (so called) to the Canal Mills, containing twenty-seven acres," bounded by the road 58 rods, William Pollard and Joel Dix, "with all the buildings thereon standing, being the same premises conveyed to me by John Chamberlin Jr. by his deed dated April 25th 1853 ... Book 654 Page 111 [116]." Eliza joins to release homestead. Signed May 5, 1858, acknowledged May 7 before Dudley Foster, recorded May 8, 1858.
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| April 10, 1865 | Warranty Deed | Joshua Buffum of Billerica (wife Ruth A. releasing dower and homestead) | Samuel Lees of Concord, Mass. | 1865 Buffum to Samuel Lees | 41/454 |
For $3,000, "a certain piece of land situated in Billerica on the old road leading from the corner [so called] to the Canal Mills, containing twenty-seven acres," same bounds, "with all the buildings thereon standing being the same premises conveyed to me by George H. Barker by his deed dated May 1st [5th], 1858 ... Book 14, Page 382." Signed and acknowledged at Lowell April 10, 1865. Samuel Lees is the "S. Lees" of the 1875 map.
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| May 17, 1877 | Warranty Deed | Columbia Lees, widow, and John M. Lees, both of Billerica (Jennie M. Lees releasing dower) | John Riley and Catharine Riley his wife, of Nashua, N.H. | 1877 Lees to Riley | 123/521 |
For $2,450, "a certain tract of land with the buildings thereon situated in said Billerica on the old road leading from the corner (so called) to the Canal Mills," bounded by the road 58 rods to William Pollard, Pollard, Joel Dix and the road. "Being the same premises conveyed to Samuel Lees, by deed from Joshua Buffum dated April 10th A.D. 1865 ... Book 41 Page 454." Signed May 8, 1877, recorded May 17, 1877. Samuel Lees had died; his widow and son sold.
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| November 1, 1888 | Warranty Deed | John Riley of Billerica, unmarried | John Shea of Billerica and Ellen Shea his wife | 1888 Riley to Shea | 201/198 |
For $1,862.50, "a certain tract of land with the buildings thereon situated in said Billerica on the old road leading from the corner so called to the Canal mills," bounded by the road 58 rods to land now or formerly of William Pollard, Pollard, Joel Dix and the road. "Being the same premises to the said John Riley and to Catharine Riley wife of said John conveyed by Columbia Lees and another by deed dated May 1st A.D. 1877 ... Book 123, Page 521. Said Catharine Riley having deceased my title ... by survivorship." Signed and recorded Nov. 1, 1888. The "John Shea place" of Kohlrausch's 1903 memoir and the 1889 map.
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| June 12, 1925 | Warranty Deed | Ellen Shea of Billerica, unmarried | James F. Delmege and Martha Delmege, husband and wife | 1925 Shea to Delmege | 723/367 |
For consideration paid ($3 in stamps), "a certain piece or parcel of land with the buildings thereon situated on High and Rogers St. in said Billerica containing four and 52/100 (4.52) acres," north by land of one Konddilla, east by Rogers Street, south by High Street, west by the Lexington Branch of the Boston & Maine Railroad, as on John T. Brown's plan of April 14, 1923 (Plan Book 41, Plan 85). "My title to said property being as heir of said John Shea by his will probated November 16, 1909 at Registry of Probate in Cambridge ... document #81406." Signed and recorded June 12, 1925. The Delmeges mortgaged it the same day for $1,200 to the Middlesex Co-operative Bank.
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| December 7, 1925 | Quitclaim Deed | James F. Delmege and Martha B. Delmege of Billerica | Peter Reid and Sarah G. Reid of Billerica, tenants by the entirety | 1925 Delmege to Reid | 731/332 |
For consideration paid, "a certain piece or parcel of land with the buildings thereon situated on High and Rogers Sts. in said Billerica containing four and 52/100 (4.52) acres," bounded by Konddilla, Rogers Street, High Street and the Lexington Branch railroad, per Plan Book 41, Plan 85. "Being the same premises to us conveyed by Ellen Shea by deed duly recorded with said Deeds." Subject to the $1,200 Middlesex Co-operative Bank mortgage, assumed. Signed Dec. 5, 1925, recorded Dec. 7, 1925; the Reids gave the bank a further $800 mortgage the same day.
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| June 3, 1943 | Warranty Deed | Peter Reid, widower, of Gould Station, Quebec | Homer Emery and Anna M. Emery of Chelsea, husband and wife | 1943 Reid to Emery | 991/553 |
For "Ten and More Dollars," "a certain piece or parcel of land, with all buildings thereon, situated on High and Rogers streets in said Billerica containing four and 52/100 (4.52) acres," per John T. Brown's 1923 plan (Plan Book 41, Plan 85), "all and the same land and premises, with all buildings thereon, which James F. Delmege and Martha Delmege conveyed to Peter Reid and the late Sarah G. Reid ... December 5, 1925 ... Book 731 on page 332," except the part conveyed to Elmer R. Tilton about Jan. 1, 1935 under an unrecorded 1934 contract. Signed at Gould Station May 20, 1943, recorded June 3, 1943.
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| June 18, 1962 | Quitclaim Deed | Anna M. Emery of Billerica, widow of Homer Emery (died March 7, 1961) | Arthur C. Fillmore and Evan L. Boynton, Trustees of Suburban Builders Realty Trust | 1962 Emery to Suburban Builders Realty Trust | 1560/203 |
For consideration paid, "a certain parcel of land with the buildings thereon situated on High Street and Rogers Street in said Billerica, containing 4.02 acres," east by Rogers Street (86.50, 100.75 and 245.20 feet), southeast by High Street (204.05 and 161.45 feet), southwest by Elmer R. Tilton, west by the Lexington Branch of the Boston and Maine Railroad, northwest by Konddilla; a portion of the 4.52-acre lot on the 1923 plan of Mrs. E. Shea's land (Plan Book 41, Plan 85). "Being the same premises described in a deed from Peter Reid to Homer Emery and Anna M. Emery, dated May 20, 1943 ... Book 991, Page 553." Signed June 15, 1962, recorded June 18, 1962. The trust cut the land into six lots (Plan Book 97, Plan 20, June 18, 1962); the old house fell on Lot 2.
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| November 28, 1962 | Deed | Arthur C. Fillmore and Evan L. Boynton, Trustees of Suburban Builders Realty Trust | Private owners | 1962 Lot 2, Plan Book 97 Plan 20: today's 44 High St | 1582/154 |
Lot 2 on the trust's plan (Plan Book 97, Plan 20), "a certain parcel of land with the buildings thereon situated on High Street," southeast by High Street 42.04 and 82.96 feet, south by Lot 1 273.68 feet, west by the Boston and Maine Railroad 72.45 feet, north by Lot 3 213.34 feet and northeast by Lot 3 145 feet, 34,500 square feet, "being a portion of the premises described in a deed from Anna M. Emery ... Book 1560 Page 203." Recorded Nov. 28, 1962. The same Lot 2 "with the buildings thereon" was resold privately in 1965 (twice), 1966, 1971, 1978 and 1983, and remains a private residence (assessor parcel 23-160).
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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.