Index to Deeds: 303 Marlborough

The following is an index to property transfer deeds recorded at the Suffolk County Deed Registry from the original land purchase through December 31, 2020.  Mortgages, trust agreements, and other similar recorded documents are not included.  This index is intended as a guide only; actual deeds should be reviewed for details.

301-303 Marlborough were built on a lot 44 feet wide composed of a 20 foot lot and a 24 foot lot acquired by James Barr Ames on November 15, 1877 (Book 1399, p. 210) and November 20, 1877 (Book 1399, p. 308).  When he sold the two houses, the width of the land was indicated as 44 feet 6 inches: 301 Marlborough on November 23, 1878 (Book 1441, p. 275) with a width of 23 feet 6 inches, and 303 Marlborough on September 25, 1878 (Book 1435, p. 51) with a width of 21 feet.  This discrepancy has been repeated in subsequent deeds.

Transfers of Land and Buildings
Date of Deed Grantor Grantee Book Page
17Dec2002 Jeffrey C. Charles, administrator of the estate of Estelle W. Charles Anthony J. Bordon and Catherine A. Bordon, husband and wife 30110 350
19Sep1983 Edward Charles, trustee, L and J Realty Trust (Confirmatory deed) Estelle Charles 10550 330
21Feb1968 Edward Charles, trustee, L and J Realty Trust Estelle Charles 8189 651
04Dec1962 Estelle Charles Edward Charles, trustee, L and J Realty Trust 7702 309
22May1962 Edward Charles, trustee, L and J Realty Trust Estelle Charles 7647 474
02May1962 Margaret L. Cassidy Edward Charles, trustee, L and J Realty Trust 7642 433
03Aug1950 Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery, Inc. Margaret L. Cassidy 6625 574
23Jun1947 Kenneth E. Woodman and Helen Woodman, husband and wife Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery, Inc. 6339 592
02Sep1941 Louise Bowes Kenneth E. Woodman and Helen Woodman, husband and wife 5944 148
06Mar1941 Henry P. Binney, Jr. Louise Bowes 5907 268
22Dec1938 Alberta S. Binney, wife of Henry P. Binney Henry P. Binney, Jr. 5764 408
11Sep1909 Everett Morss Alberta S. Binney, wife of Henry P. Binney 3391 579
02Jan1894 Charles A. Morss, Jr. Everett Morss 2175 5
17Oct1893 William D. Smith; Frank G. Smith; and George H. Wilson and Lucy Maria Wilson, his wife, in her own right Charles A. Morss, Jr. 2158 445
25Sep1878 James Barr Ames (lot with 21 foot frontage and dwelling house) Lucy Ann Smith, wife of William D. Smith 1435 51
Transfers of Unimproved Land: 21 foot wide lot, composed of 20.5 foot lot to the east, part of a 24 foot lot, and a 6 inch strip to the west, including the eastern half of the party wall with 309 Marlborough
Transfers of Unimproved Land: western 20.5 feet of a 24 foot lot
Date of Deed Grantor Grantee Book Page
20Nov1877 Samuel P. Blagden (lot with 24 foot frontage) James Barr Ames 1399 308
20Mar1876 Theodore R. Glover, trustee for Rebecca P. Glover (foreclosure of mortgage given by J. Dixwell Thompson; lot with 24 foot frontage) Samuel P. Blagden 1319 65
19Oct1871 Franklin Evans (lot with 24 foot frontage) J. Dixwell Thompson 1075 241
01Jun1869 J. Templeman Coolidge, Jr. (lot with 24 foot frontage) Franklin Evans 964 114
20Apr1866 J. Templeman Coolidge, Franklin Evans, and Charles Henry Parker, trustees (lot with 24 foot frontage) J. Templeman Coolidge, Jr. 877 120
29Jan1866 Boston Water Power Company J. Templeman Coolidge, Franklin Evans, and Charles Henry Parker, trustees 871 183
Transfers of Unimproved Land: 6 inch strip with eastern half of the party wall with 309 Marlborough
Date of Deed Grantor Grantee Book Page
16May1878 Harvey Jewell (6 inch strip with party wall) James B. Ames 1420 79
14Apr1875 Daniel W. Beckler and Julia A. Beckler, his wife (foreclosure of mortgage on lot with 72 foot frontage) Harvey Jewell 1265 199
12Apr1875 Axel Dearborn, assignee in bankruptcy of the estate of Daniel W. Beckler (transfer of lot with 72 foot frontage and elimination of associated debt from bankruptcy claims; mortgage remains in effect) Harvey Jewell 1265 198
08Oct1874 Harvey Jewell (lot with 72 foot frontage Daniel W. Beckler 1238 19
10Jun1869 Franklin Evans (lot with 72 foot frontage; Lots 12, 13, and 14 on 1866 Plan) Harvey Jewell 967 170
01Jun1869 J. Templeman J. Coolidge, Jr. (lot with 24 foot frontage; Lot 12 on 1866 Plan) Franklin Evans 964 115
20Apr1866 J. Templeman Coolidge, Franklin Evans, and Charles Henry Parker, trustees (lot with 24 foot frontage; Lot 12 on 1866 Plan) J. Templeman Coolidge, Jr. 877 121
29Jan1866 Boston Water Power Company J. Templeman Coolidge, Franklin Evans, and Charles Henry Parker, trustees 871 183
Agreements with respect to purchase of unimproved land: J. Dixwell Thompson and Frederick Pope jointly entered into bonds to purchase two lots with a combined frontage of 88 feet: a 64 feet lot to the east and a 24 feet lot to the west. On June 9, 1871, they agreed to divide the land. Pope agreed to purchase the 44 feet to the west (which he combined with other land and used for 295-297-299 Marlborough).  Thompson agreed to purchase the eastern 44 feet (which subsequently became the site of 301-303 Marlborough).
Date of Deed Party One Party Two Book Page
09Jun1871 J. Dixwell Thompson (agreement to purchase 20 foot lot and 24 foot lot to the west; subsequently purchased on 17Oct1871, Book 1076, p. 190, and on 19Oct1871, Book 1075, p. 241) Frederick Pope (agreement to purchase 44 foot lot to the east; subsequently purchased on 17Oct1871, Book 1076, p. 78) 1053 259
07Dec1870 Franklin Evans (Bond securing purchase and sale agreement with respect to lot with 24 foot frontage) J. Dixwell Thompson and Frederick Pope 1029 266
07Dec1870 Thomas J. Homer, Warren Emerson, J. Homer Pierce, and William Homer, trustees under the will of Sidney Homer (Bond securing purchase and sale agreement with respect to lot with 64 foot frontage) J. Dixwell Thompson and Frederick Pope 1029 265