Court records from 17th-century Kent County, Maryland, arranged by theme.

Transcribed and compiled by Dr. Alexa Cawley, Ph.D.

Index | Search | Cattle Marks - Sorted by last name of owner

Owner Name	Bancks	Charles	Date Recorded	12/7/1675	Source	LIV 324
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a swallow forke on the left ear and an under keel and an over keel on the right ear

Owner Name	Baxter	Roger	Date Recorded	5/1/1661	Source	LIV 214
of Hogs			# of Cattle	2
Cattle Mark	recorded for his children 1 brown cow called "whitfur" and her red cow calf marked on the right ear "upper ceald and a hole in it the lefte year a hole and a slett on the upper side" in lewe of another Beast that was delivered by Mr. Morgan

Owner Name	Bennett	Disboro	Date Recorded	6/27/1676	Source	LIV 343
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	over keeled and under keeled on both ears, the right ear cropped

Owner Name	Bradnox	Mrs. Mary	Date Recorded	10/1661, 5/6/1664?	Source	LIV 208
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	the same mark as her husband, "only an underkeele of that eare tht hath the crope & hole in it

Owner Name	Browne	Robert	Date Recorded	12/1/1659	Source	LIV 180
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	right ear cropt as his deceased brother Nicholas had

Owner Name	Burgger	Isaac	Date Recorded	3/5/1669/70	Source	LIV 284
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a crop and slit on the left ear, and an under square with a nick in the top of the square on the right ear

Owner Name	Burton	Edmund	Date Recorded	3/19/1656	Source	LVI 63: Liber A fol 121
of Hogs			# of Cattle	1 cow bought from Robert Martine
Cattle Mark	The right Eare Cropte, & slitt in the Cropp & the left Eare Cropte & a small underkeele, & uppon ech outside of her hornes, in the whitt of her hornes is a blacke streacke: And a blacke & whitt or pied udder

Owner Name	Carline	Henry	Date Recorded	6/1655	Source	LVI 27
of Hogs			# of Cattle	4
Cattle Mark	marked with a flouredeluce and cropped on the right ear

Owner Name	Carter	Henry	Date Recorded	6/28/1670	Source	LIV 291
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	cropped and a square on the right ear with a crop upon the left ear

Owner Name	Chicherly	Thomas	Date Recorded	10/10/1670	Source	LIV 299
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	both ears cropped with a slit in each crop

Owner Name	Chicken	Edward	Date Recorded	4/20/1676	Source	LIV 331
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a slit on the right ear, a crop and two slits on the left

Owner Name	Comegys	Corbelius	Date Recorded	9/1676?	Source	LIV 352
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a swallow fork on each ear and a nick taken out of the upper side of both ear and the lower side of the ears

Owner Name	Cowrsey	John	Date Recorded	6/1659	Source	LIV 165
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a hole in both eares, & the topp of the Right Eare cut of

Owner Name	Dabb	John	Date Recorded	6/9/1659	Source	LIV 165
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	Cropt on the Right yeare wth three slitts downe the Eare, The left yeare underkeeld & a little nicke taken out of the upper side of the eare

Owner Name	Deare	John	Date Recorded	6/30/1656	Source	LVI 63, Liber A fol 122
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	Deare's mark: the Right Eare overkeeld, & the left Eare Cropt & underkeeld

Owner Name	Dunn	Robert	Date Recorded	6/28/1670	Source	LIV 291
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	cropped on the right ear with a crop and a square on the left ear

Owner Name	Erickson Jr.	John	Date Recorded	10/1659	Source	LIV 170
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	Cropt on both Eares. & a hole in Both, ouer keeld on the Left, and under Keeld on the Right Eares

Owner Name	Fillingham	Richard	Date Recorded	12/7/1675	Source	LIV 324
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a crop and hole in both ears

Owner Name	Gibson	John	Date Recorded	8/1/1657	Source	LIV 108; Liber B fol 27
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	The Right eare Cropt & a hoole in it and A peece Cut out vnder: The Left A hoole & A swollow Teyell

Owner Name	Hall	George	Date Recorded	4/24/1656	Source	LVI 59 Liber A fol 119
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	Both eares Cropt and the righte eare ouerkeeld or a small notch on the upper side

Owner Name	Hanson	Hance	Date Recorded	12/7/1675	Source	LIV 324
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a swallor for on the left ear and a crop and 2 slits on the right

Owner Name	Hansone	Margret	Date Recorded	1/21/1660	Source	LIV 202
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a crop and underceale and hole in both years

Owner Name	Hawkshaw	Robert	Date Recorded	11/1668	Source	LIV 260
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a crop and two slitts in the rifht ear, a crop and a hole in the left ear

Owner Name	Head	William	Date Recorded	6/28/1670	Source	LIV 289
of Hogs			# of Cattle	1 black pyed heifer
Cattle Mark	cropped with a hole in the right ear with a piece taken away under the left ear in the form of an underkeel (a gift to Ruth, the daughter of Edward Jones)

Owner Name	Helenas	Andreq	Date Recorded	10/1659	Source	LIV 170
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	Cropt on both eares and a hole in both over keeld on the left and under keeld on the right and a slit in the rifht ear

Owner Name	Hill	Hasidia	Date Recorded	10/1659	Source	LIV 170
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	the right eare over keeld and two slits under the eare and the keft ear cropt

Owner Name	Hull	Edward	Date Recorded	1/1/1659-60	Source	LIV 181
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	left ear forked and under keeld, the right ear a figure of three and a piece taken out underneath

Owner Name	Humphrey	Ellis	Date Recorded	4/20/1676	Source	LIV 333
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a crop and a hole under it on the rifht ear and a swallow fork on the left

Owner Name	Humphreys	Robert	Date Recorded	7/16/1668	Source	LIV 248
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	cropt on the left ear and a swallow fork on the right ear

Owner Name	Ingram	Major Thomas	Date Recorded	1/17/1667	Source	LIV 237
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	right ears cropped and the left ears slit donw and a smal peive taken out by the "rutte of the hender part of the leift eare"

Owner Name	Jenkins	John	Date Recorded	12/1/1659	Source	LIV 180
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	cropt on the right ear and a nicke taken out under the left ear

Owner Name	Joyner	William	Date Recorded	10/21/1670	Source	LIV 299
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a hole and an over keel in both ears for cattle; for hogs a figure of three with an over keel on the right ear, a figure of three and an underkeel on the left ear

Owner Name	Kent	Robert	Date Recorded	6/29/1669	Source	LIV 265
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a cropp and a hole in each ear

Owner Name	Maggison	John	Date Recorded	5/16/1668	Source	LIV 246
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	over keeled on the right ear with a small piece taken out below cropped and a slup in the crop of the left ear

Owner Name	Marsh	Thomas	Date Recorded	1/22/1651	Source	LIV 3; Liber A folio 26
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	Both ears swallow-tailed and no other mark

Owner Name	Montrosse	Elizabeth	Date Recorded	3/22/1669/70	Source	LIV 287
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a crop and a square or the crop on the right ear, and a square under the left ear with a crop and a slit in the crop; registered by John Winchester for his daugher-in-law

Owner Name	More	Richard	Date Recorded	10/13/1670	Source	LIV 298
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	the left ear cropped and a hole and an underkeel on the right ear

Owner Name	More	Richard	Date Recorded	2/21/1669/70	Source	LIV 284
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a crop and 2 slits on the right ear and a square under the left ear

Owner Name	Nash	Ann	Date Recorded	6/28/1670	Source	LIV 289
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	an over keel and an under keel on the left ear with 3 cross slitts cutt into the underside of the right ear

Owner Name	Pether	Richard	Date Recorded	11/24/1669	Source	LIV 278
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	both ears cropped with two slits in each crop and a piece taken out of the left ear

Owner Name	Pledge	William	Date Recorded	7/16/1668	Source	LIV 248
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	cropt of both ears and two slitts in each ear and underkeeld on the left

Owner Name	Pyne (Pine)	Francis	Date Recorded	3/22/1669/70	Source	LIV 288
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a flowerdeuce on the right ear and a flowerdeuce with a hole on the left ear

Owner Name	Richards	William	Date Recorded	2/1/1659	Source	LIV 183
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a litt in the crpp on the right ear of his cattle

Owner Name	Salter	John	Date Recorded	7/27/1656	Source	LVI 72; Liber A fol 125
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	The Right Eare Cropt & opuerkeeld & a holle & the left Eare Cropt & under keeled

Owner Name	Scale	Mary	Date Recorded	7/16/1668	Source	LIV 248
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	slit and underkeeld of the left underkeeld and cropt of the right

Owner Name	Scales	Peter	Date Recorded	7/18/1668	Source	LIV 248
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	the right ear slit underkeeld of the left cropt and underkeeld of the right

Owner Name	Staires	Bennet	Date Recorded	4/20/1676	Source	LIV 331
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a swalow fork on the rright ear and a crop and two slitts on the left ear (records a cow calf given him "unto martha the saughter of Edward Chicken"

Owner Name	Stuard	Charles	Date Recorded	12/1/1659	Source	LIV 180
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a crop on the left ear with an underkeeld and the right ear over keeld

Owner Name	Sutherin	Valentine	Date Recorded	10/21/1670	Source	LIV 299
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a swallow fork with the top of the ear cut off of on the right a crop and under keel on the left ear

Owner Name	Tailer	Henry	Date Recorded	6/9/1659	Source	LIV, 163
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	both Eares Cropt, and in either Eare, three slitts a piece

Owner Name	Taylor	Thomas	Date Recorded	10/9/1669	Source	LIV 273
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a square upon the right and an overkeel upon the left ear

Owner Name	Thourson	Andrew	Date Recorded	7/18/1668	Source	LIV 248
of Hogs			# of Cattle	5 head of cattle
Cattle Mark	the left ear overkeeled and a hole in the right ear cropped and a slit; entered by Andrew's father Alexandr

Owner Name	Tollson	Alexander	Date Recorded	6/9/1659	Source	LIV 163
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	the Right Eare over Keeld & a hole in it And the left Eare wth fower slits in it

Owner Name	Tovy	Samuel	Date Recorded	12/7/1675	Source	LIV 324
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a crop and slit in the rifht ear and a crop and an under keel on the left

Owner Name	Vaughan	William	Date Recorded	12/7/1675	Source	LIV 324
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	crop on the right ear and an underkeel and slitt in the left

Owner Name	Wallton	John	Date Recorded	2/21/1669/70	Source	LIV 284
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a crop on the right ear and a square piece taken out of the underside of the left ear

Owner Name	Warren	Thomas	Date Recorded	4/20/1676	Source	LIV 333
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a crop and a slit on the right ear and a crop and a slit on the left

Owner Name	Wedg	John	Date Recorded	10/10/1667	Source	LIV 213
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	right ear cropped and a lit in it and the left ear a slitt down the middle of the ear

Owner Name	Weekes	Joseph	Date Recorded	3/2/1660	Source	LIV 206
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	cropped in both ears and one slitt in the crop of the right ear and two slitt in the crop of the left ear

Owner Name	Winchester	Isaac	Date Recorded	7/16/1668	Source	LIV 247
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	A half square over the right ear and a crop and a nick underneath a half square under the left and a cop

Owner Name	Winchester	John (Jr?)	Date Recorded	12/4/1669	Source	LIV 279
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	a square over the right ear with a crop and a lit in the cropm, with a square under the left ear and a crop

Owner Name	Wright	John	Date Recorded	7/16/1668	Source	LIV 247
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	cropt of both ears ans a slit in the right

Owner Name	Wright	John	Date Recorded	7/16/1668	Source	LIV 247
of Hogs			# of Cattle
Cattle Mark	another mark underkeeled on the right ear and a small piece taken away of the upper side cropt and slit of the left ear