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Peter Jennings VAIL

Male 1788 - 1859  (71 years)


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  • Name Peter Jennings VAIL 
    Birth 6 Feb 1788  VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 Aug 1859  Dehli Township, Hamilton County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Delhi Township Cemetery, Delhi Hills, Hamilton County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (1) John William Vail :

      Peter Jennings Vail, son of Samuel Vail and Deziah Jennings, was born on 6 Feb 1788 in VA. He died on 23 Aug 1859 in Delhi Township, Hamilton County, OH. He married Anna Applegate on 11 Feb 1809 in Hamilton County, OH. Peter Jennings Vail was buried in Delhi, Hamilton County, OH (South Bend Baptist Church Cemetery).

      Peter Jennings Vail and Anna Applegate had the following children:

      i. Sarah Vail was born on 18 Feb 1810 in Hamilton County, OH. She died after 1880. She married William McCorkhill on 28 Dec 1826 in Hamilton County, OH. He was born on 7 Jan 1803 in KY. He died between Oct 1850-1860.

      ii. Henry Vail was born on 20 Jul 1811 in Hamilton County, OH. He died on 25 Jul 1882. He married Eliza Miller before 1839. She was born on 1 Dec 1815 in OH. She died on 30 Dec 1855.

      iii. Samuel Vail was born on 26 Oct 1813 in Hamilton County, OH. He died before 16 May 1888. He married Elizabeth Markland on 16 Jan 1839 in Green, Hamilton County, OH. She was born before 30 Jun 1815. She died before May 1888.

      iv. James Vail was born on 18 Jul 1815 in Hamilton County, OH. He died on 21 Jul 1881 in Holland, Shelby County, IL. He married Lydia Ann Leter on 31 Mar 1839. She was born on 20 Feb 1817. She died on 16 May 1847 in Hamilton County, OH. He married Sarah J. Markland on 10 Dec 1850 in Hamilton County, OH. She was born about 1832 in IN. She died on 7 May 1876 in Holland, Shelby County, IL. James Vail was buried in Liberty, Effingham County, IL (Agney Cemetery).

      v. Calvin Vail was born on 15 May 1817 in Hamilton County, OH. He married Abigail Ailes on 16 Oct 1847 in Franklin County, IN. She was born on 6 Nov 1823 in Washington County, PA. She died on 16 Mar 1891 in Franklin County, IN.

      vi. Oliver P. Vail was born on 20 Jan 1819 in Green, Hamilton County, OH. He died after 1880 probably in Wayne County, IL. He married Clarissa _____ before 1842 in Hamilton County, OH. She was born about 1825 in Hamilton County, OH.

      vii. WILLIAM VAIL was born on 18 Dec 1821 in Green, Hamilton County, OH. He died on 11 Oct 1893 in Albion, Boone County, NE. He married ANNA LETTA MOORE on 7 Mar 1848 in Franklin County, IN. She was born on 15 Oct 1830 in Lebanon, Warren County, OH. She died on 9 Apr 1903 in Summit, Effingham County, IL.

      viii. Mary Ann Vail was born on 17 Feb 1823 in Green, Hamilton County, OH. She died after 1880. She married James Johnson on 20 Jul 1845. He was born on 6 Dec 1821 in Hamilton County, OH. He died after 1880.

      ix. Sylvester Vail was born on 1 Jul 1824 in Green, Hamilton County, OH. He died in 1893 probably in Hamilton County, OH. He married Grace Brown on 26 Oct 1856. She was born on 20 Aug 1839 in Lifton, Devon, England. She died on 12 Jun 1917 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH.

      x. Heziah Vail was born on 10 Apr 1826 in Green, Hamilton County, OH. She died between 1830-1840 in Green, Hamilton County, OH.

      xi. David J. Vail was born on 23 Sep 1829 in Green, Hamilton County, OH. He died on 3 Mar 1891 in IN. He married Jane Applegate on 19 Apr 1851 in Decatur County, IN. She was born about 1834 in Hamilton County, OH. She died in 1859 in Franklin County, IN. He married Tabitha Gard on 5 Dec 1859 in Franklin County, IN. She was born in 1841 in Dixon, Preble County, OH. She died before 9 Aug 1870 in Salt Creek, Franklin County, IN. He married Louisa Pugh on 28 Feb 1871 in Franklin County, IN. She was born on 7 Jun 1848 in Franklin County, IN. She died on 28 Jun 1896 in Franklin County, IN. David J. Vail was buried after 3 Mar 1891 in Franklin County, IN (Stipps Hill Cemetery).

      (2) www.findagrave.com:

      Peter Jennings Vail
      Birth: Feb. 6, 1788, Virginia, USA
      Death: Aug. 29, 1859, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, USA

      Farmer. Father of 11 children. He was an abolitionist and provided assistance to the Underground Railroad. Parents were Samuel "Recheck" Vail and Deziah Jennings (Possibly of the Jennings fortune in England).

      Family links: Parents: Samuel Vail (1754 - 1846), Deziah Jennings Vail (1758 - 1828); Spouse: Anna/Amy Applegate Vail (1787 - 1850); Children: James Vail (1815 - 1881), William Vail (1821 - 1893); Siblings: Henry Washington Vail (1783 - 1831), Thomas Vail (1785 - 1873), Peter Jennings Vail (1788 - 1859), Abraham Vail (1794 - 1874), Rebecca Vail Clawson (1798 - 1870), Sarah Vail Long (1801 - 1879)

      Inscription:
      PETER VAIL
      DIED
      AUG 29 1859
      AGED

      Note: His grave stone was next to Anna's, but was removed and not back yet.

      Burial: Delhi Township Cemetery, Delhi Hills, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
      Plot: Also known as Delhi Township Cemetery and Hopewell Cemetery

      Created by: Hudypop
      Record added: Apr 14, 2003
      Find A Grave Memorial# 7354753
    Person ID I5068  Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Father Samuel VAIL,   b. 23 Aug 1754, Greenbrook, Somerset County, NJ Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1846, Middletown, Butler County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Deziah JENNINGS,   b. 14 Jun 1758, Hunterdon County, NJ Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1828, Butler County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 6 Nov 1775  Somerset County, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2818  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna APPLEGATE,   b. 10 Mar 1787, Northumberland County, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1856, Delhi Township, Hamilton County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 11 Feb 1809  Hamilton County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William VAIL,   b. 18 Dec 1821, Green Township, Hamilton County, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1893, Albion, Boone County, NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F2813  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024