This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hays, Dromgoole, Lawless, West Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Xih.2ACEB/1406.3.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi all, I've basically been ignoring this thread, thinking it was not at all relevant to my family; until the most recent activity started up again. John Hays and Rebecca Maxwell, are my 6th great-grandparents. I've been trying to research them but was having no luck whatsoever. Now it looks like some of that has changed. The information that I have on this generation is mostly by hearsay, rather than hard evidence, but I heard that John and Rebecca are both imigrants from Ireland; setteling in Rockbridge County, Virginia. I have no clue if that's real or not. But it was interesting. I would love to hear more about this part of the family; and what part of Ireland and all they came from. I've looked for web sites related to them but haven't found any yet. The portion of the Hays family I've been most heavily researching is from the children of their grandson, Robert Hays, my 4th great-grandfather. From his children on there began a great migration from Greene County, TN, to Fremont County, Iowa, and the town of Watson, Acthison County, Missouri. I'm trying to find out why this happened. Even more strange is why my 3rd great-grandfather chose to go to Rockwall Texas before moving on to MO/IA. It's very interesting work so far, and even more now that I know I live about 45 minutes away from this part of the country. I guess I should say thanks for your postings and welcome to the family.