493 Boston Rd

Signed and acknowledged October 2, 1922 (before John J. Harvey JP); recorded October 3, 1922. "For consideration paid", with warranty covenants, "the land in said Billerica on the westerly side of Boston Road": the first tract from land of Minot A. Merriam, now of Frank D. Foster et al., westerly 95.50 rods to land formerly of the heirs of Dr. Wm. Bowers, southerly 27.50 rods to land of Benjamin H. Heald, and by Heald's land back to Boston Road; "Also another tract of land adjoining first mentioned tract", from Boston Road at land of B. H. Heald westerly 58.20 rods, northerly 21.40 rods to a ditch, westerly 34.25 rods "to land of Charles E. Gorham", southerly by Gorham 42.25 rods "to a joist set in the ground", easterly by land of Frank D. Foster et al. 95.50 rods to Boston Road and northerly 16.90 rods, "excepting from the last mentioned tract" 4.65 acres by land of George C. Crosby and Alexander H. Mitchell (survey of O. M. Snell, December 26, 1911). "Being the same premises conveyed to me by Frank D. Foster and Lucy B. Collier by their deed dated October 1, 1918 ... Book 595, Page 206." The next deed is Rachel F. Mason's $2,000 mortgage of the land to George C. Crosby. Book 669, Pages 567-568.

• November 27, 1918 Warranty Deed: Frank D. Foster of North Andover, unmarried, and Lucy B. Collier of Billerica (Forrest F. Collier, her husband, releasing curtesy) to Frederick E. Mason of Billerica (595/206) ("Being the same premises conveyed to me by Frank D. Foster and Lucy B. Collier by their deed dated October 1, 1918")

• September 21, 1971 Quitclaim Deed: Rachel F. Rosatto, formerly Rachel F. Mason, of Billerica to John D. Mason and Anna B. Mason, husband and wife, of 495 Boston Road, Billerica (1978/329) ("that described in deed of Frederick E. Mason to the present grantor dated October 2, 1922 ... Book 669, Page 567")

Mortgagee's foreclosure deed, $130,000, under a 1989 mortgage from the trustee of RTD Realty Trust (N.4795/315). "The land in said Billerica with the buildings thereon situated on the Westerly side of Boston Road", Lots 4 and 5 on "Plan of Land in Billerica drawn for Rachel Rosatto", June 1970 (Plan Book 111, Plan 25A): 89 feet on Boston Road, 280 feet on the north, 277 feet on the south, 44,000 square feet. The lot had been assembled from family land in 1970 and sold to private owners in 1973; the bank resold it in 1993 to a private realty trust.

• October 18, 2001 Deed: Trustees of Bowie Realty Trust to Stoneham Cooperative Bank (12232/220)

• October 3, 1922 Warranty Deed: Frederick E. Mason of Billerica to Rachel F. Mason, his wife, of Billerica (669/567) (Lots 4-5 cut from Rachel F. Mason (Rosatto) land)

Dated October 17, 2001. For $600,000, "That certain parcel of land with the buildings thereon ... now known as and numbered 493 Boston Road", Lots 4 and 5 on Plan Book 111, Plan 25A (44,000 square feet); title from 1993 and 2000 private trust deeds (N.6823/96, N.11216/256). On November 7, 2001 the bank also bought the adjoining 489 Boston Road lot (the "Warren Mason" lot on Plan 74/17A of 1948 and Lot A3 on Plan 135/96) from a private owner for $220,000 (N.12325/56). The houses were removed and the bank built its branch in 2002 on the combined 1.58-acre parcel (assessor 70-35-2).

• September 28, 1993 Foreclosure Deed: Shawmut Bank, N.A. (formerly Shawmut Arlington Trust Company), mortgagee to Shawmut Bank, N.A. (6693/123)