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- [Benjamin Vail.FTW]
From DAR Vol.44, p.226:
Alsop Vail, (1761-1840), was a private in the Ulster New York militia under Col. James McClaghrey. He was born and died in Orange county, N. Y.
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At http://www.maineantiquedigest.com/articles/coct196.htm:
The biggest bargain was the pair of Ammi Phillips life-size portraits of Alsop Vail ("Aged 65 Years") and Frances Vail ("Aged 69 Years"), dated 1826 and signed on the front "A. Phillips Pincit." They are among 19 other signed and dated portraits by this prolific artist, but only one other pair of Phillips portraits is signed and dated on the front as these were. Estimated conservatively to bring $30,000 to $50,000, they sold to a New York doctor for $27,600. Apparently, he was bidding against the reserve.
As they came on the block, another doctor was overheard telling his wife he thought the pair would go for $75,000. When bidding died at $24,000, he asked her, "Should I bid?" Turning around to see who was bidding, he shook his head and said, "I can't do it; we are on the same staff at the hospital." Reportedly, the pictures had been offered for $100,000 in the late 1980's. Rumor has it Davidson paid $70,000 for them.
They are fine paintings, and several collectors said after the sale they would have bid on them if they thought they could have bought them so reasonably. The excuse for the trade's passing them by was that portraits of elderly sitters are not easy to sell.
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At http://wilson522.homestead.com/MtHopePlainsCemetery.html:
Vail Capt Alsop War of 1812 1761-1840
Frances wife of Alsop 1757-1828
Elizabeth d. Oct 25, 1816 83y
Cynthia M. dau of Alspo & Rebecca d. Nov 20, 1847 25y
Alsop d. Dec 27, 1851 66y 6m 15d
Rebecca wife of Alsop d. mar 18, 1875 85y
George F.S. d. April 2, 18___ 44y 7m 20d
Fanny d. ?, 16, 1856 89y broken stone
Sylvia d. Feb 19, 1862 47y
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At: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/_glc_/5764/5764_113.html?Welcome=9834 31024
74 ALSOP [Benjamin,4 Benjamin,3 John,2 Jeremiah1], b. at Goshen,
Orange Co., N. Y., 3 Jan., 1761; m. in 1781 Frances Seybolt, b.
20 Jan., 1757, dau. of John Seybolt. He d. 11 Dec., 1840. She
d. 28 Oct., 1825.
Alsop Vail was named in the will of his grandfather, Benjamin Vail. He was a farmer at Mt. Hope. His will, dated 3 Jan., 1838, was probated 6 Feb., 1841. Children:
i MARY, b. 20 July, 1781; m. Christopher Aspell, who
lived at Florida, Orange Co. Mary died before 1838.
ii ELIZABETH, b. 16 Sept., 1783; m. Joshua Case; d. 1850.
180 iii ALSOP, Jr., b. 12 June, 1785; m. Jan., 1810, Rebecca
Seybolt.
iv FRANCES, b. 25 Mch., 1787; m. Joseph Green, a farmer
at Mt. Hope.
v BENJAMIN, b. 15 Sept., 1789.
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