 The earliest record of the house occurred in the deeded estate of Ezra Lathrop on December 28, 1761 as recorded in the Norwich Land Records, volume 16, page 89.In 1800, the property was purchased by Jeffrey Mathewson, and it remained in the hands of the related Mathewson and Ross families until 1958.Several generations of these families kept detailed diaries and accounts of their lives and happenings related to the property, providing a significant window into rural life of the period.