Individual Details
(19 Oct 1739 - )
His second wife, whom he had married 10 mo., 1763, was Sarah (Smith) Marriott, daughter of Shubal Smith and his wife Prudence Fitz Randolph and widow of Thomas Marriott of Bristol, Bucks Co., PA; and so was an own cousin of Mary's. Of course Stephen and Mary were not related by consanguinity, but the Quakers considered that they were related "by affinity," and so frowned on the marriage. The Rahway-Plainfield Minutes state that "19 of 6 mo., 1771, Stephen Vail, Jr., is complained of for marrying his first (sic) wife's cousin," and he was disowned 18 of 9 mo., 1771. Stephen must have acknowledged his breach of discipline, for the Westmoreland Monthly Meeting, Washington Co., PA, had "25 of 12 mo., 1790, Stephen Vail produced a Certificate for himself and his wife Mary from Rahway dated 16 of 9 mo., 1790;" and on "22 of 11 mo., 1791, Shubal, Aaron, Sarah, Randall, Mary, Hugh and Catharine, children of Stephen Vail, are received into membership." On the "1 of 3 mo., 1805," the Redstone (Fayette Co., PA) M. M. wrote: "Dear Friends: agreeable to your Request we inform you that the following friends have removed from amongst us and we believe now reside within the limits of your meeting - to wit Stephen Vail, Mary his wife and four children, Aaron, Randolph, Catharine and Hugh: they removed in or about the year 1800. We also think it necessary to give you some information with regard to some we have recommended who we are informed are joined in marriage to such as are not members since they removed from us and have not been testified against: to wit Randolph the son of Stephen and Mary Vail." FIELD NAME Page
Events
| Birth | 19 Oct 1739 | | | | |
| Marriage | Bef 1763 | Living | | | |
| Marriage | Abt 26 Oct 1763 | Sarah SMITH | | | |
| Marriage | 1771 | Mary FITZRANDOLPH | | | |
Families