Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-05-16
L~AsYRlNTHs oF DEEDS.

Queer Things brought To Light in tx
animation OF Old Papers.
United States District Attorney Allen
has completed an examination Of the
title TO the real estate in the town Of
Winthrop. which has been purchased
by the United States government for a
mortar battery.
The amount of labor necessary to
perform this work properly has been
immense. and the result is an abstract
comprising over 200 closely printed type
written pages.
Mr.. Allen has paid out to the Suffolk
county probate Office I'VE 1925 for Ger
tificates where the title showed That the
property descended by will, and has
secured from different persons about
$50 deeds and releases.
The examination showed many curl
Gus and Interesting things.
A part of the premises belonged to
Governor Winthrop. and the town
records Of Boston contained minutes
of the grant IF Winthrop farm. in
which there occurs the following
There is granted TO the governor.
John Winthrop. the twoe hills next TO
Pullen point with some barren marsh
ADJOINING tlereunto. provided il be
noe hindran e TO the sowne's setting
up a ware n Fishers creek or fishing
forsbass th-re."
This Ian was conveyed by Governor
Winthrop 70 his SON.. Deane Winthrop,
who in l@D4 devised the same by will
70 his grandchildren. 1t also appears
that Governor Bowdoin was an owner
of the farm at one time. and at his
death left il 10 his children, n of
whom was Elizabeth, wife OF Sir John
Temple. In this will Oliver Wendell
and Nathaniel Appleton were appointed
trustees. a codicil subsequently max
ing Oliver Wendell sole trustee.
The estate Of Governor Bowdoin was
afterward divided. and Lady Temple
was appOrtioned POS acres at Pulling
Point, a part Of which the government
has 10Y purchased from the Winthrop
Shore Land company Ia the will Of
Lady Temple. which becomes a part of
the chain OF title, il a clause providing
that at her decease all her domes'ics
shall be suitably clad in mourning.
The inventory Of Lady Temples e.
tate in 1910 shows something Of the
rise of land values in Boston. the store
As State street and land under the same
being valued at s., 500; the store in the
real of As at $500; a store in Mer
chants row. with Land, s.. 1000. the
farm at Pudding Point s.. 900; land
at IL Franklin place. SO. 200. and at
is at els. 900
Another lot started with the title in
James Bill in 1857. and was searched
through a labyrinth of deeds. wills and
other documents until il was traced TO
the hands Of the parties from whom
the United States purchased.
Another small tract of marsh land
started with James Bill. and was traced
down to about 1870. when all trace Of
ownership was lost. and all efforts 70
discover the missing link have failed
The tract is not of any particular value,
and probably no further attempts viii
be made TO deal with it.
a singular feature of the titles is that
In the case of the Winthrop farm it
passed down from one TO another of
the members of the New England fami-
lies celebrated for the azure tinge of
their blood. remaining with this class
of persons TO the very last while in the
cases of the lots side by side with ii the
owners no cas- people of promi
nence, and n many instances being H.
persons. who. in signing the
deed. made their marks, something
which does not occur at all in the title
Of the Winthrop farm.
The government pays about $50, 900
the whole tract purchased -Bos-
GIoha