According to the "Handy Book for Genealogists" (found in all Gen. libraries): Jefferson County was incorporated in 1810, and Name changed to Washington in 1814. Chittenden created as an original county in 1787. Tom Doyle, Fresno, CA

Since I live in a small town far from a genealogy library, I don't have ready access to the "Handy Book..." Could someone explain the changes when the changes took place re Addison, Caledonia, and Chittenden counties? When I looked at the 1800-1830 censuses, some of the same towns seemed to appear in these various counties. Since my ancestor's name (common as it turns out) appears in two different counties, I'm well confused. Jane in AZ > According to the "Handy Book for Genealogists" (found in all Gen. libraries): > Jefferson County was incorporated in 1810, and Name changed to Washington in 1814. > Chittenden created as an original county in 1787. > Tom Doyle, Fresno, CA > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > >