Dear Ms. Johnson, Thanks very much for answering my port of entry question. I had also asked the Middlesex County Rootsweb Mail List for input and am taking the liberty of forwarding your reply to the list, as it may help other researchers. Sincere thanks for your suggestions! Tim Millar Cape Cod, MA > I wish there were a simple answer to this question, but there isn't. > Given the time frame, Mr. Craig could have come in through Boston, New > York, or even Canada. Passenger lists for the lesser ports are sparse, > but some do exist and are available at Waltham. > > Based on my own family's experience, my guess is that James Craig > entered through the port of New York. However, my earliest immigrant > lines are mid-1860's. My definite New York arrivals are from the 1880s. > At that time (1880s) there was a transport from New York to Middletown > via Long Island Sound and the Connecticut River. >