The following is an index to Land Court certificates of title and to property transfer deeds, easements, and building restriction agreements 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.
Certificates of Title | |||||||||||
Date of Certificate | Owner | Certificate | Document | Book | Page | ||||||
20Apr2016 | William M. Bulkeley and Debra L. Bulkeley, trustees, Debra L. Bulkeley Revocable Trust | 132792 | 855427 | 659 | 192 | ||||||
08Feb2008 | William M. Bulkeley and Debra L. Bulkeley, husband and wife | 125227 | 748415 | 622 | 27 | ||||||
05Nov1999 | William M. Bulkeley and Debra L. Bulkeley, trustees, Bulkeley Realty Trust | 115109 | 591548 | 571 | 109 | ||||||
17Apr1991 | William M. Bulkeley and Debra L. Bulkeley, husband and wife | 105013 | 474525 | 521 | 13 | ||||||
23Nov1939 | William H. Goodwin and Ruth K. Goodwin, husband and wife | 38739. | — | 189 | 139 | ||||||
Transfers of Land and Buildings | |||||||||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page | |||||||
08Nov1939 | New England Trust Company, executor of the will of Charlotte S. Sprague | William H. Goodwin and Ruth K. Goodwin, husband and wife | 5821 | 618 | |||||||
24Feb1897 | Jonathan French | Henry H. Sprague | 2424 | 292 | |||||||
18May1883 | George W. Terrill | Jonathan French | 1598 | 92 | |||||||
18Oct1878 | Asa P. Potter | George W. Terrill | 1437 | 121 | |||||||
27Aug1878 | Silas W. Merrill | Asa P. Potter | 1430 | 60 | |||||||
26Aug1878 | Asa P. Potter (lot with 22.5 foot frontage and dwelling house) | Silas W. Merrill | 1430 | 58 | |||||||
Transfers of Unimproved Land | |||||||||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page | |||||||
31May1876 | George H. Braman (lot with 30.5 foot frontage on Commonwealth and 56.5 foot frontage on the alley and on Newbury) | Asa P. Potter | 1329 | 3 | |||||||
19Nov1875 | Harvey N. Shepard (lot with 56 foot frontage) | George H. Braman | 1303 | 158 | |||||||
19Nov1875 | Nathan Matthews, Henry D. Hyde, and Grenville T. W. Braman, trustees | Harvey N. Shepard | 1303 | 157 | |||||||
16Oct1873 | Harvey N. Shepard | Nathan Matthews, Henry D. Hyde, and Grenville T. W. Braman, trustees | 1182 | 271 | |||||||
16Oct1873 | Nathan Matthews | Harvey N. Shepard | 1182 | 270 | |||||||
30May1873 | David N. Skillings, trustee of an indenture between David N. Skillings, Charles Whitney, David Whitney, Jr., and Lawrence Barnes | Nathan Matthews | 1163 | 259 | |||||||
02Jan1871 | Nathan Matthews | David N. Skillings, trustee | 1029 | 238 | |||||||
02Jan1871 | David Sears, Jr., Frederick R. Sears, and Knyvet Sears | Nathan Matthews | 1029 | 233 | |||||||
10Feb1859 | David Sears | David Sears, Jr., Frederick Richard Sears, and Knyvet Winthrop Sears | 819 | 233 | |||||||
Building Restriction Agreements | |||||||||||
Date | Parties to the Agreement | Book | Page | ||||||||
12Jun1876 | Owners of property on Commonwealth and Newbury between the land of the Commonwealth on the east, and Gloucester Street on the west: Susie A. Braman, Charles H. Mann, George B. Hyde, Asa P. Potter, N. Matthews, National Bank of Commerce, George H. Braman, Boylston National Bank of Boston, D. J. Potter | 1330 | 300 | ||||||||
Easement included in land transfer deeds providing three foot wide strip on the westerly boundary of 31-33-35 Fairfield to provide passage to the alley for 31-33-35 Fairfield and drainage to the alley for 31-33-35-37 Fairfield | |||||||||||
Date | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page | |||||||
31Mar1879 | Asa P. Potter (seller of 37 Fairfield) | Silas W. Merrill (purchaser of 37 Fairfield) | 1451 | 269 | |||||||
06Mar1879 | Asa P. Potter (seller of 35 Fairfield) | Silas W. Merrill (buyer of 35 Fairfield) | 1449 | 259 | |||||||
26Aug1878 | Asa P. Potter (seller of 33 Fairfield) | Silas W. Merrill (purchaser of 33 Fairfield) | 1430 | 58 | |||||||
01Aug1878 | Asa P. Potter (seller of 31 Fairfield) | Jarvis D. Braman (purchaser of 31 Fairfield) | 1428 | 187 | |||||||