Has anyone heard of the word Amboy? One suggestion is that it means a jut of land or pennisula... or that it was a lighthouse. My ancestor, Archibald CRAIG, is said to have been born there in 1678, the 2nd child of John and Ursula CRAIG. His siblings were an older brother James and a n younger sister named Ursula. Any and all assistance is appreciated. Rich SAUM

Dear Rich, I don't know if this will help but my Rand-McNally Atlas lists the following: Amboy, Lee Co. IL Amboy, San Bernardino Co. CA Amboy, Miami Co. IN Amboy, Blue Earth Co. MN Amboy, Beaver Co. PA Amboy, Clark Co. WA Good luck, John

Rich, I know I have heard it somewhere. I lived in England for four years and I think you are on the right track with it being a descriptor for part of the land. I've heard of Perth Amboy before. It might come from one of the other U.K. countries however (Wales, Scotland, Ireland). Vicki Vaughn archerev@accessus.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <rsaum@juno.com> To: <CRAIG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 2:41 PM Subject: Re: [CRAIG-L] Location of Amboy > Has anyone heard of the word Amboy? One suggestion is that it means a > jut of land or pennisula... or that it was a lighthouse. My ancestor, > Archibald CRAIG, is said to have been born there in 1678, the 2nd child > of John and Ursula CRAIG. His siblings were an older brother James and a > n younger sister named Ursula. > > Any and all assistance is appreciated. > > Rich SAUM > > > ==== CRAIG Mailing List ==== > All Material sent through Craig-L > is copyright 2000 by its original author. > Permission must be obtained from the original author, > for the reuse of any text "whole or in part". > Craig Genealogy Web Page > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/9791 > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ >