Mount Auburn Cemetery

6

Prob. Office.

Affidavit of the Sale of the above real Estate by Jesse Putnam, one of the grantors. - Recites the advertisements & postings of notices, & that on the day appointed for the sale, April 4. 1793, the said Estate was struck off at public auction to Elbridge Gerry, the highest bidder there for.

--------------------------------------------------------

Lib. 194.518 Nov. 20. 1806.

Elbridge & Ann Gerry to Benjⁿ Lee, Guardian of his Son Thos Lee. - Mortgage of a lot of land, containing 14 acres bounded SE^y. on a private way. SW^y. by land of Stone, NW^y. by land late the grantor & NE^y. by the great road to Watertown - Habendum to the said Thos Lee. his heirs, &e. - For $2500 payable to Thos Lee, his Guardian, or his Ex^rs. or Adm^rs.

-------------------------------------------------------

Lib 194.519. Feb^y. 27. 1815 qu as to notice to mortgager}

Entered in the margin of the above deed, "That Benjⁿ. Lee, Esq. this day quietly & peacebly entered in our presence into a certain tenement & about 14 acres of land "_ _" situated in Cambridge aforesaid & took possession thereof without hindrance, declaring that he entered by force of a mortgage deed of the same made to him by the Hon. Elbridge Gerry dec^d & with intent to foreclose the right of any person to redeem the same

(Signed) Jonathan Hearsey. Horatio Biglow.

-------------------------------

Lib 281.37. July 12. 1827. Dower released Warranty.

Thomas Lee to George W. Brimmer Conveyance of the above lot - for the description reference is made to the Mortgage Deed of Elb & Ann Gerry to Benjⁿ Lee. - (ante)

----------------------------------------

7

Title to the Lot of 5 ac. West of the last.

Formerly owned by Elbridge Gerry, for whose title see below^*.

-----------------------------------

Lib. 212.11 Sept 23. 1809 Warranty.

Elb. & Ann Gerry to William Gray

a lot of land containing 5 ac. bounded N^y. on the great County road, E^y.on land of said Gerry & land of Stone, S^y on said Stone, W^y on Thos. Lee.

-------------------------------------

Lib 262.504. Oct. 14. 1825. Warranty?

William Gray to George W. Brimmer.

A lot of land, containing about 3 1/4 acres. bounded as follows - Beginning at the Northwest corner, thence running S^y on Thos. Lee, 694 ft. thence E^y. on said Brimmer, 196 f. thence NE^y. on said Brimmer 320 f. NW^y on said Gray 265 F. thence N^y. by said Gray 204 f. to the County road - thence by the road 135 f to the place of beginning.

------------------------------------

* Lib. 97.330. May 13. 1787. Warranty. Dower released.

Joseph Lee to Elbridge Gerry.

A certain tract of land containing 6 acres. bounded N^y. on the County road leading to Cambridge, E^y. on land of said Gerry & Moses Stone, S^y on said Stone, Westerly on said Lee.

----------------------------------

lib. 268.45 26 May 1826 Dower?

W^m R. Gray, Henry Gray, F. C. Gray & Horace Gray to John C. Gray - 4 fifths of the residue of the land sold by Gerry to William Gray; - J.C. Gray inherited 1 fifth.

Lib.309.202 Sept. 6. 1831 Warranty?

John C. Gray to George W. Brimmer - the whole residue of the above 5 acre lot - Dower?