Somerset County Livestock Marks, 1665 1722.  773





    Christopher Manloue his marke vizt the Right ear a flower deluce Liber B No.
   & a halfe moone on the left ear entered 10 Janry 1679

    mT Beauchamp after my respects to yor self e this may Satisfie you
   tht I haue given to Elizabeth Hamlin Daughter to George Hamlin
   one Cowe and A Cowe Calfe and th marke to be as followeth Cropt
   and a hole in the right ear and Two holes in the left and I haue re
   quested her Father to record it as Followeth The Cowe and Calfe
   and Female increase to her and her heires or assignes for ever and
   when She is at the age of fourteene then to haue male and Female her
   and her heires for ever as wittnes my hand this 24th November 1679
                                  William Walton

    Thomas Davis Ploughman his marke vizt; Cropt of the right ear;
   The left ear underbitted and overbitted and one slitt in the Middle
   of the Said left ear recorded the 10th day JanTY 1679

    Sarah Marrett her marke halfe moone of both eares & Saith Chris
   topher Manloue tht he hath given her a yearling heifer of the Said
   marke this don in Janry 1679

    mr Beachamp I doe desire you to record A deed of gift of A beast [p. 31]
   that I giue to James Nicollson the marke is thus A yearling heifer
   Called Rose Cropt of the left ear and oversquared and hold in the
   Right ear and for the Increase of her I give all the female as wittnes
   my hand and seale the 7th of January 1679
   Testes Peter Elzey         George Carter (scale)

    Stephen Coston his Marke vizt Swallow tayled of the Left ear
   Cropt of the right ear with two slitts in the Crop recorded 10th
   Janry 1679

    John Carter his marke vizt Cropt of both ears & one hole in each
   ear and underbitted of each ear recorded the 17th day of Janry A° D°
   1679

    Donnan Olanman his marke vizt Cropt of both ears slitt of both
   ears underbitted of both ears & one hole in the right recorded 17
   Janry 1679


    Thomas Shilleto his marke vizt Poplar leafe of the left ear the
   right ear upperhalved & one slitt in the upperhalfe downe towards
   the roote of the right ear recorded 17th Janry 1679

    Thomas Waiston the Sonne of Wm Walston his marke vizt A
   flower De Luce of the left ear; Cropt of the right ear and one hole
   in the right ear recorded the 22th day of march Annoq: Dom 1679

    Edward Wootten his marke A staple on the right ear & under
   bitted Three slitts on the left ear & Cropt on both ear recorded 22th
   March A° D° 1679