Stephen Vail Jr. (1739 - 1808)

Born 19 Dec 1739 in Green Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Smith) Vail — married about 26 Oct 1763 (to 31 Aug 1769) in New Jersey

Husband of Mary (Fitz Randolph) Vail — married about 1771 in New Jersey

Descendants

Died 1808 at about age 68 in Middletown, Butler County, Ohio, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

Stephen Vail Jr, is considered to be the "Founder" the "Ohio" class of the Vail family. He is credited as being one of the founders of Middleton, Ohio.

Stephen Vail, Jr. was born in 1739. He was the son of Stephen Vail, Sr. and Esther Smith. He married 3 times. First, he married Rebecca Jackson in 1761. They had no children. Second, he married Sarah Smith in 1763. Stephen and Sarah had 3 children: Samuel, Moses, and Shubell. After Sarah died in 1769, he married his former wife's cousin, Mary FitzRandolph sometime around 1771. For marrying his former wife's cousin (or sister?) they were disowned by the Quaker church. Stephen and Mary had 8 children: Rebecca, Aaron, Sarah, Randall, Mary, Esther, Hugh, and Catharine. Stephen died about 1808 in Ohio.

Name: Stephen Vail Jr. Given Name: Stephen. Surname: Vail. Suffix: Jr. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Born 19 December 1739. Green Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America. ^{[1] [5]}

Died 1808 Middletown, Butler County, Ohio, United States of America. ^[1]

Residence USA ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Buried Middletown, Butler County, Ohio, United States of America. ^[1]

External Files

• File: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935. Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Births 1705-1901 Deaths -1705-1908 Marriages, 1712-1885; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph:660

• File: Vail, Stephen advertisement. 1802 Physical Description: In late October 1802, Stephen Vail rode his plow horse along the blazed trail across the Big Prairie to Gregory Creek and then on to Fort Hamilton, where it widened into a dirt road to the county seat of Cincinnati. Here he presented the plat of a frontier town, near the mid-point of navigation on the Miami River between Cincinnati and Dayton. After having the 52 lot plat officially recorded November 1, 1802, Vail visited the newspaper office where he placed the pictured advertisement, November 2, 1802. Date: 1802-11-02.

• File: Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998. Will Records 1803-1931; Will Index 1804-1895; Author: Warren County (Ohio). Probate Court; Probate Place: Warren, Ohio

• File: Stephen Vaill II lays out Middletown, Ohio. 26 Feb 1950 Middletown, Butler, Ohio Physical Description: The Middletown Journal (Middletown, Ohio) 26 Feb 1950, Sun. Page 5. Origin: newspapers URL: https:/www.newspapers.com/clip/28969653/the_middletown_journal?xid=865. MSER LKID 0e7a2e7b-0021-4a27-ada4-8ac69daa347c. ATL N

• File: Format: story ;From the Centennial History of Butler County Ohio B.F. Bowen Co. 1905 this is written about Middletown's first burial "The first burial grounds( originally called Riverside Cemetery) used at Middletown were located along the eastern bank of the Miami River, just south of the point where fifth Street now meets the present bank of the river. The river was then much further west than its present channel. An attractive and inviting level sward was there found which induced the pioneer fathers to being the interment of their dead at this spot. This location was near the southwest corner of Steven Vail's entry, and here he was buried with one or two of his family. The river gradually changed its course to the eastward and great inroads were made by repeated washings, in the eastern shore line in the river, little by little this old burial ground was washed away and today not a grave or a marker if left to tell the story of the death and burial of those who formed and shaped things more than a hundred years ago. In 1873 but two stones remained, that of George Russell, who died May 25, 1814 and Moses Vail, son of Steven Vail, who died at the age of sixty-two years The names of the streets have changed and central Ave that goes over the great Miami River became what was 3rd street All the numbered streets shifted as well. The "Riverside Cemetery "was located on a bluff along the great Miami River near what was fourth Street now between Central Ave. and Second Street memorialized at the 'Bicentennial Commons". Sec 27, Middletown, Butler County, Ohio

• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000. Book Title: Genealogy of the Darlington Family : A record of the descendants of Abraham Darlington of Birmingha

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Source: S1605851778 Ancestry Record 60525 #120165945
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Source: S1605898475 Ancestry Record 14310 #223
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Source: S1605898488 Ancestry Record 15998 #388
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Source: S1605898521 Ancestry Record 15194 #74
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Source: S1605898331 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Quaker Meeting Records Ancestry Record 2189 #1807529