Phebe Vail

     Phebe was born on Thursday, 5 September 1765 in Goshen, Orange County, New York. Phebe married Erastus Mapes, son of Samuel Mapes and Mary Smith, on 6 March 1788 in Orange County, New York. Erastus & Phoebe had children: Sarah [7/11/1788-1/22/1839][unmarried], Seth [7/07/1790], Asa [719/1793-12/28/1847][unmarried], Amzi [10/31/1795], Josiah T. [3/21/1798], Keturah [5/29/1800], Daniel [12/24/1802], Irene [3/08/1805-5/15/1893][unmarried], William Bell [9/09/1807-12/29/1809][unmarried], Benjamin [3/08/1810]. The 1810 U.S. Federal Census enumerates at the Town of Wallkill, Orange County, New York, the family of Erastus Mapes [22210:20101].¹ Phebe departed this life on Sunday, 25 August 1844 in the town of Mount Hope, Orange County, New York. Phebe was buried in the Mapes Burying Ground, Howells, the town of Wallkill, Orange County, New York.