Marilyn, I don't have any specific Vail connection, but one of the research papers I got from the Orange County Genealogical Society was authored by Elmire L Conklin and reads as follows: "It appears that the Allisons, Sawyers and Vails, all living on Shelter Island (Long Island) in the early 1700s, probably began land speculation in Orange County about the same time. It is known that Samuel Vail of Southold moved first to Shelter Island and then in 1741 to Goshen." The report then goes on to talk about some Sawyers that moved to Orange County but I can't find any more references to Vails. I hope this helps. Steve Sawyer in AZ