This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2V.2ADI/197.1 Message Board Post: Helen, There was an Amend Ranch in El Sobrante close to where the San Pablo creek is located. This was there from the late 1800s until the 1840s. Could this be the ranch? You can reach me at kev_cornish@hotmail.com