This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hays, Donelson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Xih.2ACEB/505.506.508.509.539.543.544.545.556.559.663.665.672.774.779.1 Message Board Post: Could you give me your proof that Rebecca, wife of John Hays, and grandmother of Capt. Jack Hays, was a Donelson? I believe Madelon Smith believed that for a while and then proved it wasn't true. Will be happy to hear what you have, since Rebecca is my ancestor. Thanks.