Mount Auburn Cemetery

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Title of George W. Brimmer to the Sweet Auburn Estate.

Moses Stone owned the estate more than twenty years before his death prior to 1803.

His Estate was settled by Aaron Learned as Adm^r. Admⁿ Bond dated Sept. 6. 1803

===Decree of Judge of Prob. dated July 3d. 1805===

Moses Stone's farm at Sweet Auburn was divided as follows: 3 lots were set off to the Widow as dower, and the residue assigned to two of his sons, Moses & Cornelius, they paying the other heirs (9 in all) $517.33^c each. - Receipts of the heirs, on file in the Probate office, Middlesex.

===Middlesex Regy. of Deeds, Lib. 171. 80. Oct. 28. 1805.===

Moses Stone to Cornelius Stone.

A quitclaim of all his "right, interest and estate" in the farm at Sweet Auburn - "and it is the intention to release the 2/3 ds of said farm, assigned to me and said Cornelius by the Judge of Probate."

===Lib. 210.169. Mar. 1. 1816. Warranty. Dower released.===

Cornelius Stone to Jane, Wife of Asaph Stone. Conveys 150 acres, bounded S^y & E^y on Charles River, then on a boundary line between Cambridge & Watertown, N^y on Elb. Gerry, Thos Lee & Jonas Wyeth, W^y on David Stone, Joshua Coolidge, and Nath^l Stone (excepting the dower assigned to the widow of the late Moses Stone). being all the estate assigned to Moses & Cornelius Stone.

===Lib. 225. 405. Oct. 6. 1818.===

Asaph Stone & Wife to Cornelius Stone a reconveyance of the above.

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partly by land of Daniel Sawin to a corner, then E^y. by land of Annie Cutter, Jonas Wyeth, Thos Lee, Wm. Gray, and said Lee again, and the town line between Watertown & Cambridge to a corner, then S^y & E^y by land set off to Mrs. A. Pomroy (the widow of Moses Stone) as dower, then S^y. & W^y. by other land of said Cornelius to the first mentioned bound, or however otherwise bounded or reputed to be bounded; - Consideration $263

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===Lib. 262. 255. May 22. 1825. Quit claim===

David Stone to George W. Brimmer.

A conveyance of part of the above lot, bounded as follows, Beginning at the South East corner at a private way and running NW^y 42 rods 14 links by land set off to Mrs. A. Pomroy, thence N.E^y. 23 rods, 11 links by said land to land of Thos. Lee, thence N.W^y. by said Lee, 30 rods, 6 links, then SW^y by Wm. Gray 15 rods 21 links, then W^y. by said Gray 11 rods, 21 links, & continuing W^y. by said Lee, 11 rods, 4 links, & stile W^y by land of Jonas Wyeth 17 rods - then S^y by land of said David Stone, 99 rods, 18 links, then E^y as the fence now stands, 53 rods, 7 links by land of the heirs of Corns. Stone: then NE^y by the private way aforesaid 38 rods, 23 links to the first mentioned bounds. the said lot containing 34 ac. 65 poles.

===Recorded in the margin of the above deed Aug. 3. 1826.===

Endorsed on the back of the above deed is a release of all right, title, &c. (of dower) by Melinda Stone, Widow of Cornelius Stone, - but which is not acknowledged. - - This deed has since been acknowledged & recorded anew.

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=== Lib. 297. 506. Oct. 15. 1825.===

Title to the Lot of 4 3/4 acres set off as dower.

Indenture between Wm M. Pomroy and Abigail his wife, & George W. Brimmer contains a . . . . .

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Lease for the life of the said Abigail of a certain Lot of land set off to her as her dower, bounded as follows. Beginning at a stake in the brook on or near the line between the towns of Watertown & Cambridge, thence running S^y along a covered drain about 17 rods, thence by said Brimmer S^y & E^y around said Lot about 50 rods to the private road thence N.W^y on land set off to Moses & Corn. Stone about 52 rods, to the first mentioned bounds.

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Lib. 264. 372. Oct. 17. 1825.

Title to the Lot of 6 ^ac. 61 rods lying North ^^{and East} of the last.

Nath^l Stone Adm^r to Corn Stone, to Isaac Stone. A lot of 8 ac. 16 rods - SW.^y on land of Mrs Pomroy, 52 rods, W^y on G. W. Brimmer. 7 rods, N^y on Thos Lee to land of J^os. Coolidge, E^y on said Coolidge to a corner in the meadow, then S^y by said C. Stone to the 1^st bound.

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Recorded Lib 306 or 7. Sept. 3. 1831. date May 9. 1827.

Isaac Stone conveys the same to Josiah Coolidge.

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Lib 296. 44. Feb^y. 10. 1830.

Josiah Coolidge to George W. Brimmer

A conveyance of a lot of 6 ^ac. 61 rods bounded as follows, beginning at a stump on the line between land formerly of Thos. Lee & the grantor running S^y. 41 1/2 rods to land of heirs of Corn. Stone, thence W^y 4 1/2 rods to the wood lot (of Mrs. Pomroy) thence NW^y. along said wood lot 52 rods to a ditch, thence N^y 7 rods, 5 links to land formerly of Thos Lee, thence by said Lee's land 39 rods to the first mentioned bounds.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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* 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.

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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?