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William Vail 1734–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 DEC 1734

Birth Location: Southold, Suffolk Co., NY, USA

Death Date: 29 SEP 1790

Death Location: Goshen, NY, USA

Father: Benjamin Vail

Mother: Mary Payne

Spouse(s): Phebe Vail

Children(s): David Vail, Asa Vail, Patience Vail, Jemima Vail, William Vail, Phebe Vail, Absalom Vail, Josiah Vail, Joannah Vail, Mary Vail, Benjamin Vail, Joseph Vail, Anna Vail, Martha Vail

William Vail was born in 1734 in Southold, Suffolk Co., NY, USA, the child of Benjamin Vail And Mary Payne. William Vail married Phebe Vail, and had children including Absalom Vail, Anna Vail, Asa Vail, Benjamin Vail, David Vail, Jemima Vail, Joannah Vail, Joseph Vail, Josiah Vail, Martha Vail, Mary Vail, Patience Vail, Phebe Vail, William Vail. William Vail passed away in 1790 in Goshen, NY, USA.

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Biography

  • William Vail was born in 1734 in Southold, Suffolk Co., NY, USA, the child of Benjamin Vail And Mary Payne.
  • William Vail married Phebe Vail, and had children including Absalom Vail, Anna Vail, Asa Vail, Benjamin Vail, David Vail, Jemima Vail, Joannah Vail, Joseph Vail, Josiah Vail, Martha Vail, Mary Vail, Patience Vail, Phebe Vail, William Vail.
  • William Vail passed away in 1790 in Goshen, NY, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Vail's Ancestors

Self
William Vail
1734–1790
Birth Place: Southold, Suffolk Co., NY, USA
Parents
Benjamin Vail
1706–1779
Southold, Suffolk Co., NY, USA
Mary Payne
1709–1788
Southold, Suffolk Co., NY, USA
Grandparents
John Vail
1663–1737
Southold, Suffolk Co., NY, USA
Grace (Burgess) Braddock
1666–1751
Southold, Suffolk Co., NY, USA
John Payne
1646–1729
Dedham, MA, USA
Jemima Alsop
1670–1713
Quinnipiac, New Haven Co., CT, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Vail
1628–1687
Catherine Unknown
1620–1660
John Braddock
1640–
Winifred Horton
1645–1739
Peter Payne
1616–1697
Catherine Unknown
1620–1660
Joseph Alsop
1621–1698
Elizabeth Preston
1623–1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Vail
1592–1645
Alice Moore
1593–1628
Nathaniel Braddock
1604–
Eva Borys
1617–
Thomas Payne
1586–1639
Elizabeth Poultney
1582–1658
John Alsop
1570–
William Preston
1590–1647
Elizabeth Sale
1590–1633

William Vail's Descendants

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William Vail (1 DEC 1734–29 SEP 1790) m. Phebe Vail (26 OCT 1735–21 NOV 1821)
  1. 1. David Vail 1763–1849 m. Elizabeth Smith 1746–1815
    1. 1. David (Smith) Vail 1801–1879 m. Mary Linderman 1804–
      1. 1. Henry (L.) Vail 1826–1908 m. Mary (Jane) Vaughn 1837–1908
        1. 1. Dora Vail 1858–1927 m. Frank (Wallace) Linard 1854–1918
      2. 2. Sarah Vail 1833–
      3. 3. Rachel Vail 1828– m. Milton (Parkman) Owen 1832–
      4. 4. Susan (A.) Vail 1830–1873 m. Robert Landon 1830–1895
    2. 2. Elizabeth Vail 1783–1852 m. John Betts 1772–1850
    3. 3. John Vail 1785–1870 m. Mary Gail 1784–1827 m. Sarah (Carroll) Vicks 1766–1862 m. Elizabeth Plants 1803–1867
    4. 4. Phebe Vail 1786–1866 m. Benjamin Horton 1787–1848
    5. 5. Azubah Vail 1788–1848 m. Edmund Jones 1784–
    6. 6. Hannah Vail 1791–1860 m. William Annis 1798– m. John Plant 1788–1816
    7. 7. Elizabeth Vail 1793–1861 m. Henry (H.) Linderman 1796–1872
    8. 8. Huldah Vail 1795–1860 m. Leonard Plant 1790–
    9. 9. William Vail 1797–1850 m. Hannah Plants 1801– m. Judith (Maria) Kinnan 1806–1850 m. Mary Sutton 1793–1850
    10. 10. Cynthia Vail 1800–1860 m. Richard Fish 1794–
    11. 11. Martha Vail 1804–1882 m. Joseph Linderman 1797–1876
  2. 2. Asa Vail 1755–1813 m. Sarah Smith 1756–1826
  3. 3. Patience Vail 1757–1834 m. Usher (Hampton) Moore 1757–1834
  4. 4. Jemima Vail 1759–1792 m. Richard Jennings 1753–1818
  5. 5. William Vail 1761–1838 m. Ruth Mapes 1767–1843
  6. 6. Phebe Vail 1765–1844 m. Erastus Mapes 1767–1857
  7. 7. Absalom Vail 1768–1845 m. Keziah Kenner 1770–1818 m. Margaret Plemton 1779–1860
  8. 8. Josiah Vail 1770–1827
  9. 9. Joannah Vail 1772–
  10. 10. Mary Vail 1774–1847
  11. 11. Benjamin Vail 1776–1859 m. Clemence (Holly) Knapp 1783–1872
  12. 12. Joseph Vail 1776–1868 m. Ann Conklin 1782–1851
  13. 13. Anna Vail 1780– m. Isaiah Vail 1768–
  14. 14. Martha Vail 1782–1839

William Vail's Timeline

2 Records

1734
1 DEC 1734
Birth of William Vail in Southold, Suffolk Co., NY, USA
Southold, Suffolk Co., NY, USA
1790
29 SEP 1790
Age 56
Death of William Vail in Goshen, NY, USA
Goshen, NY, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 DEC 1734
    Event Place: Southold, Suffolk Co., NY, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 SEP 1790
    Event Place: Goshen, NY, USA

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