Born: 1654 at Southhampton NY
Died: 6/26/1695 at Westchester, NY
Interred: Westchester, NY
Father: Thomas Vayle
Mother: Sarah Wentworth
Spouse:Elizabeth Hunt (1667 at Southhampton)
Children:
Samuel Vail Jr. (1678) Martha Vail (1681) John J. Vail (1685) See note below Daniel Vail (1687) Sarah Vail (1689) Arthur Vail (1691) Mary Vail (1693) Thomas Vail (1695) Narrative
Samuel served in King Phillip's War from 1675-76.
Was a yeoman (farmer who farmed his own land) and freeholder of Westchester
Note: Reverend John J. Vail, was a noted Quaker preacher and ancestor of Alfred Vail, inventor of the Telegraph Key and Morse Code and of Theodore N. Vail, who was President of Western Union Telegraph Co.