During the course of my delving, a letter from a Willis Francis who would be the nephew of my 2g gm, was working on the Francis family shrub and was in communication with my 2g aunt Cora Ufford. In one of the letters, he mentions writing to a cousin whose name was Chittendon and who lives in Vermont. Until recently, this has been just one of those mysteries our predecessors seem to have delighted in leaving us. Recently, I was able to make the connections on our Francis kin back to Robert Francis of Wethersfield, Conn. It turns out that one of Robert's children was a John Francis, b. 1658 d. 1711 who married a Mercy Chittendon, b. circa 1662. d. 1745. I am descended through their son Robert who married Francis Butler. Seeing as how Chittendon is not an often seen name, is it possible that Chittendon county, Vt. may be named after the family of Mercy Chittendon? Or are there any Chittendons still in the county who may know of a relation ship with the Francis' family? Thank you, Vern Hall