770 Somerset County Livestock Marks, 1665 1722.







         LiberBNo. Tho: Hobbs his marke vizt the left ear Cut of near the roote the
               right ear a bitt taken out of the upper part of the Said ear recorded
               the second november 1678

          [p. 28] John Mackay and Thomas Smallwood theire Marke vizt Cropt and
               three slittts on the left ear Cropt and two slitts & one hole on the right
               ear recorded the second Day of November Annoq Domini 1678

                 William Stevens plantr his Marke vizt one slitt downe right on the
               right ear the left ear Cropt & one slitt in the Crop recorded the day
               of november Annoq Domini 1678

                 Elizabeth More her Marke vizt A flower De Luce on the right ear
               An the left ear Cropt recorded the 21th day of November Annoq
               Domini 1678

                 William Freeman the Sonne of Joseph Freeman his Marke vizt
               Cropt and Two slitts on the right ear; The left ear one hole and
               underbitted recorded the 3d day of December Annoque Domini 1678

                 John Crowley his marke vizt Poplar leafe of the left ear the right
               ear one hole towards the roote thereof recorded the 3d day of Decem
               ber Annoque Domini 1678

                 Richard Buckland his Marke vizt one hole on the right ear Cropt
               and slitt on the Left ear recorded the 16th December A° D° 1678

                 Sommersett County ss Know all Men by these presents that I
               John Squire of Sommersett County in the Province of Maryland
               plantr for A valuable Consideracon in hand received haue given
               graunted and sold And by these presents Doe giue graunte bargaine
               and sell unto Davis of the Sd County of Sommersett and Prov
               ince of Maryland plantr my proper marke of Cattle and hoggs en
               tered upon record in the aforesaid County of Sommersett Liber A
               folio 25 Marke the fourth in the said folio as followeth John Squire
               his marke Cropt and slitt of the Left ear and overbitted of the right
               ear recorded the 21th day of February Annoq Domini 1675 To haue
               & to hold the Said Marke to him the Said Samuell Davis his heires
               and assignes for ever Wittnes my hand and seale this 31th day of
               December Annoq Domini 1678     John Squire Seale
               Signed Sealed & Delivered
                 in the presence of us
                    Jn° Molyne
                   Edm: Beauchamp

                 Sam” Davis his Marke vizt overhalved on the Left ear slitt &
               underbitted on the right ear recorded 1th December A° D° 1678

                 Samll Davis his Marke vizt Cropt on both ears overbitted on both
               ears & underbitted on the right ear recorded the 31th Day of Decem
               ber A° D° 1678