772 Somerset County Livestock Marks, 1665 1722.






      Liber B No. 1 MT Beauchamp I woulld haue you enter upon record the aboue
               mentioned Calfe for the aboue Mentioned John Shiles with the aboue
               mentioned Marke wch is all from yor Fri: and Servt
               march the 11th 1678             Edward Davis

                John Shiles his marke vizt Cropt on both ears & holed on both
               ears & overbitted on the right ear and underbitted on the left ear
               recorded the 20th day of August Annoq Domini 1679

                Charles Williams his marke vizt Two slitts in each ear both ears
               Alike marked recorded the 20th day of August A° D° 1679

                Elizabeth Jones the Daughter of mr William Jones of Little Manny
               her Marke, Swallowe Tayled of the left ear and one hole in the right
               ear recorded the 29th day of october Annoque Dom 1679

                Richard Shockley his marke vizt Cropt on both ears and three
               holes in each ear both ears being alike marked recorded 29th october
               1679

          [p. 30] Sommersett County ss: Know all men by these presents that I
               Henry Boston of Sommrsett County in the Province of Maryland
               plantr (Sonne and heire to Henry Boston Senr late of the Said
               County & province gentl deceased) for A Consideracon in hand recd
               by Thomas Leister of the Said County of Somrsett & Province of
               Maryland plantT haue bargained and solid and by these presents Doe
               bargaine sell & Confirme unto him the Said Tho: Leister one Marke
               for Cattle & hoggs entered on record by my deceased Father: Liber
               A folio 4 marke the 15th in the Said folio in these words vizt The
               marke of Henry Boston vizt Cropt of both ears and Two slitts in
               each ear recorded the 31th May 1666 To haue & to hold the same to
               him the Said Thomas Leister his heires and assignes To the onely
               proper use & behoofe of him the Said Tho: Leister his heires and
               assignes for ever wittnes my hand & scale the 29th day of November
               Annoq Dom one Thousand Six hundred Seaventy and Nine
               Signed sealed & delivered  Henry Boston (scale)
                in the presence of us
                   Amos Parsons
                   Joseph Crowder
               on the back Side of the Said writing thus viz
                Know All men by these presents that I Thomas Leister within
               mentioned doe for A valuable Consideracon in hand paid by John
               Covan make over the within Mentioned Marke of Cattle and hoggs:
               To haue and to hold the Same to him the Said John Covan his heires
               and assignes for ever wittnes my hand and scale the fifth day of
               December Annoq Dom 1679     Tho: Leister (seale)
               Testes Tho: Tull
                   Joseph Marshall