I'm curious about how the state of Vermont comes up quite a bit when researching the Chaffees. My gg grandfather, Newton Chaffee was born in Vermont in 1852. His father was William Chaffee and mother was Cornelia Metcalf Chaffee. The family moved from Vermont between 1852 and 1854 as the next son, Russell Chaffee was born in Argyle, Wisconsin in 1854. I don't have much more on William Chaffee of Vermont. What family he came from.