NOTE: First Families is a collection of genealogical information taken from various sources that were periodically submitted to the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. The information has not been verified against any official records. Since the information in First Families is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the information to verify its accuracy. VAIL: Daniel Vail was probably born in NY, died before 1805, m. Tamar - : family came to NB in 1783 as Loyalists: settled on the Belleisle in Springfield Parish, Kings County: Children: 1) John Vail b. c1786 at Springfield, NB, d. 14 Apr 1866, m. (1st) 13 Feb 1817 Sarah Fowler born 1787 at Springfield, died 1844, d/o Weedon Fowler and Elizabeth Sherwood: m. (2nd) 11 Apr 1844 Sarah Northrup: they settled in Springfield and had children: 2) Tamar Vail: 3) Susanna Vail b. 1787, m. Thomas C. Morrell: 4) Daniel Vail b. 1788, m. 14 Oct 1813 Jane Hatfield: 5) Elizabeth Vail m. James Wilson. Sources: MC80/1397 Daniel F. Johnson’s New Brunswick lineages, pages 66-67: see also MC80/1790 Ken Kanner’s Early families revisited, page 312: the surname was also spelled Veale. VAIL: John Vail b. - , died before 1852, m. Chloe Theall b. 1772, d. 24 Feb 1852, d/o Samuel Theall and Millicent Dickinson: came to NB and settled in Carleton, West Saint John: Children: 1) John Vail b. 1797, d. Dec 1819, m. Mary Dykeman: 2) Jacob Vail born 1802, d. 15 Jun 1890, married Rebecca McLeod b. 1805 at Liverpool, NS, d. 1878: they settled in Carleton (Saint John): had six children: 3) Charles T. Vail b. 1805, d. 1885, m. Margaret - : 4) Mary Vail married 1821 Daniel Dykeman: 5) William Vail born 1812, d. 1894, married Margery Clark: 6) Phileanor Vail m. 1836 at Carleton, NB, James Dykeman: 7) Nehemiah Vail b. - , d. 1838, married and had two children. Sources: MC80/1238 L. Gerard Johnson’s Johnson genealogy, family group sheets # 36-38. VAIL: Nathaniel Vail Sr. born 22 Sep 1724 at Woodbridge or at Rahway in Plainfield, NJ, died 1783, s/o Rev. John Vail and Martha FitzRandolph: he m. 4 May 1748 in NY, Elizabeth Dennis: they came to NB 1783 as Loyalists and settled in Saint John: Children: 1) Mary Vail b. 26 Jul 1749, m. Minard LaFore: 2) Elizabeth Vail b. 20 Jan 1752, m. Joseph Dalrimple, m. (2nd) Jesse Smith: 3) Martha Vail b. 13 Jul 1754, d. 18 May 1829, m. Dennis Coombs b. - , died 1827: 4) Sarah Vail b. 12 Sep 1756, d. in Welland County, ON, m. Adam Burwell: 5) Catherine Vail born 1748 near Piermont, NJ, married Thomas Cory: 6) Asher Vail born 12 Feb 1759, d. at Gagetown, Queens County, m. Lydia Scribner: 7) Robert Vail b. 31 Mar 1761, d. 17 Nov 1817 at Sussex Vale, Kings County, m. Mary Cougle: 8) Reuben Vail born 1772 in NY, died 9 May 1824 at St. Martins, Saint John County, m. 6 Mar 1800 in Queens County, Sarah Scribner: 9) Lewis Vail b. - , d. in Ontario: 10) Nathaniel Vail married 11 Mar 1799 at Upper Gagetown, Queens County, Sarah Birdsell: first settled in Upper Gagetown, then moved to Ontario: 11) Hannah Vail m. Abraham Lee. Source: MC80/2354 Saint John Branch, NBGS: Arrivals 99: our first families in New Brunswick, pages 278-279: see also D.R. Jack’s Loyalist families of New Brunswick on microfilm F355, and Vol IV, pages 186-189. VAIL: Nathaniel Vail Jr.: he came to NB in 1783 as a Loyalist and settled at Upper Gagetown, Queens County: married Sarah Birdsell: moved to Ontario in 1847: Children mentioned: 1) George Vail m. Lydia Yerxa: 2) Mary Vail unmarried: 3) Edwin Vail unmarried: 4) Benjamin Vail m. Elizabeth Broad: 5) Nathaniel Vail m. Mary Ann Tuck: 6) Rachel Vail m. Isaac Brock Burwell: 7) Sarah Vail married Mr. Perrick. Source: MC80/364 E. Stone Wiggins’ History of Queens County, page 59: Wiggins claims Nathaniel Vail, Robert Vail and Reuben Vail were brothers: Robert settled in Sussex Vail, Kings County and Reuben settled in St. Martins Parish, Saint John County. VAIL: Robert Vail b. 31 Mar 1761 in NJ, d. 17 Nov 1817, s/o Nathaniel Vail and Elizabeth Dennis: m. 1 Apr 1783 in NY, Mary Cougle born 19 Feb 1767, d/o John Cougle and Susannah Farnsworth of New Town, NJ: this family came to NB in 1783 as Loyalists and settled at Sussex Vale in Kings County: Children: 1) Susannah Vail born 24 Oct 1783, married Henry Leonard of Sussex: 2) Anna Vail born 24 Sep 1787, married 23 Jan 1810 as first wife of Thomas Oliver Arnold: had twelve children: 3) John Cougle Vail b. 31 Aug 1790, d. 2 Oct 1870, married (1st) 13 Jan 1813 Charlotte Hannah Arnold b. 27 Apr 1792, died 26 May 1835, eldest d/o Rev. Oliver Arnold and Charlotte Heustis Wiggins: had nine children: m. (2nd) on 15 Sep 1836 Mary Elizabeth (Williams) Chisholm born 1797, died 1881, d/o Thomas Williams of Annapolis, NS and widow of Hugh Chisholm: had one daughter who died young: settled in Sussex Vale, NB. Sources: MC80/1 Grace Aiton’s The story of Sussex and vicinity pages 19-20: see also MC1156 Graves Papers: John Cougle Vail, 1 page: see MC80/1397 Daniel F. Johnson’s New Brunswick lineages, pages 92 to 93: see MC80/610 William Bacon’s Ancestry of Daniel James Seely and Charlotte Louisa Vail, pages 167 to 169: see also MC80/928 Ernest G.C. Graham’s Mills, hills and early settlers of Springfield Parish, Kings County, NB, pages 100 to 101: see New Brunswick Museum: Markham scrapbooks: Vail family on microfilm reel F10048, pages 135-140. VAIL: Thomas Vail born 1786, died 5 Apr 1851, m. c1809 Hannah Russell born 1788, died 23 Oct 1861, d/o Jacob and Elizabeth Russell of Kingsclear, NB: settled at Brockway in Manners Sutton Parish, York County: Children: 1) Solomon Vail b. 1810, died 1879, married (1st) 20 Apr 1842 at Fredericton, York County, Sarah Ann Turner born 1820, died 18 May 1856, d/o George Hutchinson Turner and Catharine Russell: had five children: m. (2nd) 1857 Asenath R. Nutter and had eight children: 2) George T. Vail b. c1812, m. 20 Dec 1843 at Fredericton, Sarah Elizabeth Russell d/o William Russell and Eunice Harned: moved to California: 3) Mary Ann Vail b. 1813, d. 1894, m. c1833 Samuel L. Treadwell and had four children: 4) Lydia Vail born 1816, d. 15 Feb 1900, m. 31 Oct 1835 at Kingsclear, York County, Col. John Allen and had seven children. Source: MC80/604 Marjory M. Waters’ Our Loyalist ancestors: kith and kin of Holder Turner, pages 25 to 30, 62-65,74-75. VALLANCE: Alexander Vallance b. c1793 at Ayreshire, Scotland, d. 1859, m. Mary Galbraith b. c1797 at Ayreshire, Scotland, d. before 1859: came to NB: probably settled in Kings County: only child mentioned was, Margaret Vallance born 1825 at Ayreshire, Scotland, d. 1901, m. James Elliott b. c1821 in Ireland, died 1904: settled in Mechanic Settlement, Cardwell Parish, Kings County: had issue. Source: MC80/1397 Daniel F. Johnson’s New Brunswick lineages, pgs 75-76. VALLÉE: Olivier Vallée born 2 Nov 1825 was probably s/o Joseph-Alexis Vallée and Catherine Pinault of Percé, QC: he came to NB and first settled at Caraquet, then at Petite-rivière-de-l’ile in Gloucester County: m. 28 May 1854 at Caraquet, Anastasie Thériault d/o Tranquil Thériault and Julie Brideau: Children: 1) Olivier Vallée b. 8 Dec 1855, married 10 Feb 1896 at Lamèque, Gloucester County, Anne Luce d/o Philippe Luce and Anne Ward: 2) Tranquil Vallée b. 5 Jul 1857, m. 12 Nov 1883 at Lamèque, Marie Jones d/o William Jones and Henriette Duguay: 3) Joseph Vallée born 26 Jun 1859: 4) Bernard Vallée b. 25 May 1861: 5) Marie Vallée b. 21 Oct 1863, m. 28 Feb 1897 at Lamèque, Georges Michel Corey s/o Michel Corey and Marie Mellie: 6) Rose alias Marie-Anne Vallée b. 26 Jun 1866, m. 19 Sep 1886 at Laméque, Philippe Luce s/o Philippe Luce and Élisabeth Ward: 7) Joseph Alexandre Barthélémi Vallée born 8 Mar 1869 at Lamèque: 8) Félix Vallée married 1 Feb 1902 Marie Chiasson d/o Daniel Chiasson and Rufine Chiasson: 9) Pierre Vallée born 13 Sep 1879 at Lamèque, NB. Source: MC80/1100 Fidèle Thériault’s Les familles de Caraquet, page 464. VALLIS: Edward Vallis came from Bristol, England, died about 1834: came to NB and settled in Saint John where he married Janet Kerr who was born in Scotland: Children: 1) Hannah Vallis married Samuel Parks: they settled in Welsford, Petersville Parish, Queens County: 2) Susan Vallis married Edward Sproule: settled in Welsford: 3) Samuel Vallis m. Elizabeth Lourie: settled near Jerusalem in Hampstead Parish, Queens County and had thirteen children. Sources: MC80/823 Annie E. Elder’s History of New Jerusalem, pages 86-89: also see the Queens County census returns: widow Janet (Kerr) Vallis m. (2nd) Gilbert Cameron and had one son. VANALLEN: Henry VanAllen b. 10 Jun 1766, d. 3 Oct 1820, son of Chief Justice VanAllen of Philadelphia, PA: he came to NB in 1783 as a Loyalist and first settled in Saint John: married Winifred Rapalgie born 24 Sep 1768, died 1 Sep 1854, d/o Mrs. Rapalgie: the only child mentioned was, William VanAllen who later went to Port Dover, ON. Source: MC1156 Graves Papers: Richard Vanderburgh, 1 pg.: Mrs. Rapalgie was a widow who came to NB with her two children in 1783 as Loyalists and married Richard Vanderburgh.