Hi Phoebe--I think we've corresponded before so please forgive me if I've already asked you this: have you found any BRADNERs and/or VAILs that appear to be "related"? I am looking for a connection between those two families somewhere probably in the mid- 1700s, in Orange Co. I have a 2nd great-grandfather named Benoni BRADNER VAIL born in Minisink, Orange Co. in 1801. His parents were John VAIL and Keturah DUNNING VAIL. So far I've not been able to find a BRADNER anywhere that is related to a VAIL that would cause Benoni to have Bradner as a middle name! This remains one of my genealogical mysteries! Regards, Marilyn Hough Stern (Austin, TX)