Hey there. I am a descendent of John Michael Vail. I would appreciate any info you have on him. I understand his grandfather came from Ireland. Rumor has it that Wilmot had been off to war for several years and when he came home his wife had an infant child. It prompted him to leave and come to South Carolina. Some rumors have it that William was born in Ireland but nothing we have confirms it. William had three sons. Two of those, Jeremiah and John Michael were twins. The other son was Hiram. Jeremiah and John Michael came to Alabama to Pickens Cty. John Michael's son Jeremiah Sr was afather to Benhamin Frankiln Vail, who is my great grandfather. We have a folder that traces us from William through my generation. I was born in 1940 near Wells Texas in Angelina County. It takes about 2,5 GB capacity to copy the data we have but will share with anyone who is interested.