Excerpt from Atwater History and Genealogy, Vol. 2

Starting from Cedar Hill along Fleet street, now called State street, for a distance of nearly two miles, all the houses and land belonged to the family one hundred years ago. The old brick house, supposed to have been built by the second David Atwater. Illustrated in the first volume, stood perhaps half way in this long stretch. From its outward appearance it may well be imag ined that it was very pretentious and aristocratic in its day and no doubt the envy of the neighborhood. The wind and storms of 200 years did not affect its original strength. But in April. 1905, it took fire and was totally destroyed in an hour's time.

The house visited by Mr. Street and the writer, it is conject ured, was built by David Atwater of the fourth generation. Proba bly taking there in 1746 his young bride, Elizabeth, daughter of John Bassett, who was the mother of his twelve children. It then came to Medad, then to Major Lyman. Who transferred it to his daughter, Grace Clarissa, who married Elias B. Llishop. We traversed it from room to room, stopping in each one. While Mr. Street told interesting tales of his young life, dwelling par ticularly upon the sweet and motherly tenderness of Mrs. Bishop as she smoothed out his pillow at night and left him to peaceful dreams. Those memories he cherishes still. But only in sadness and tears, for the good woman has gone to her Maker. And the house, while still standing, is only an apology of its former days. It is occupied but the hand of the goodwife is missing. It is in good preservation so far as the wood work is concerned. And its hardware, such as latches and hinges, forged by hand. Is a mar vel of the blacksmith's art. The children born in this house by ing to be adults, both men and women. Became distinguished as leaders in society, were highly educated. Refined in taste. Ot un excelled manners, extremely hospitable. And of unblemished characters. One of the sons. Lyman Hotchkiss. Son of Major Lyman Atwater. Was a gentleman of most scholarly attainments.

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