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Matagorda County, Texas Brands and Volume I 1 - 100 General Information NOTE: Some of the early brands in Volume I had previously been recorded in the Matagorda County deed records. They were transferred to Volume I and the original deed book and page number notation is in the notes column. |
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| # |
Name |
Mark |
Recorded |
Notes |
| 0001 |
Abner Smalley |
Crop off and split in each ear | Apr 18, 1837 | Book A, p 50 |
| 0002 |
Mrs. Sarah Kinsey |
Split in the left ear & a half under crop in the right | Apr 25, 1837 | Book A, p 55 |
| 0003 |
Wallace & Mitchell |
May 1, 1837 |
Book A, p 86 Brand on right shoulder |
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| 0004 |
Eli Thompson |
An under bit in the left ear and a smooth crop-off the right | Jun 3, 1837 |
Book A, p 89 Brand on the right hip |
| 0005 |
R. H. Wynn |
Smooth crop and two slits in the right ear & a smooth crop off the left | Jul 22, 1837 | Book A, p 166 |
| 0006 |
Thomas & Elijah Decrow |
Aug 5, 1837 | Book A, p 187 | |
| 0007 |
Howard Decrow |
Smooth crop off the right ear and an under bit out of the left | Sep 26, 1837 |
Book B, p 47 Brand on the hip |
| 0008 |
Eli Thompson |
Smooth crop and under bit off each ear | Book B, p 47 | |
| 0009 |
Howard & Fleury |
Crop and under bit in right ear and slit in the left ear | Jan 12, 1838 | Book B, p 196 |
| 0010 |
Ann Louisa Howard |
Crop and under cut in left ear, and a slit in the right ear | Jan 12, 1838 | Book B, p 196 |
| 0011 |
Lawrence H. Kincheloe |
Crop off the left ear and an under bit in the right ear | Feb 1, 1838 | Book B, p 207 |
| 0012 |
George M. Collinsworth [Collingsworth] |
Crop off the left ear hole & under bit in the right ear | Mar 7, 1838 | Book B, p 248 |
| 0013 |
Charles A. Bullard |
Mar 7, 1838 | Book B, p 248 | |
| 0014 |
Seth Ingram |
May 16, 1838 | Book B, p 399 | |
| 0015 |
Henry Williams |
Swallow fork in each ear and an under bit in the right ear | May 31, 1838 |
Book B, p 440 Brand on the hip |
| 0016 |
William H. Williams |
Swallow fork in each ear and an under bit in the right ear | May 31, 1838 |
Book B, p 440 Brand on the shoulder |
| 0017 |
Ruth Mackey |
Two slits in the right ear a swallow fork & under bit in the left ear | Jun 15, 1838 | Book C, p 47 |
| 0018 |
George Robinson |
Swallow fork in the right ear and an under bit in the left ear | Aug 1, 1838 | Book C, p 116 |
| 0019 |
Nancy Partin [Partain] |
Swallow fork in each ear and an under cut in each ear | Oct 1, 1838 | Book C, p 179 |
| 0020 |
David T. Bruce |
Crop & slit in the right ear & a split in the left ear | Nov 2, 1838 | Book C, p 226 |
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| # |
Name |
Mark |
Recorded |
Notes |
| 0021 |
Wm. C. McKinstry |
Jan 10, 1839 | Book C, p 370 | |
| 0022 |
Catharine O. Maynard |
Jan 12, 1839 | Book C, p 337 | |
| 0023 |
Norman Savage |
Feb 30, 1839 | Book C, p 449 | |
| 0024 |
Mary Savage |
Feb 30, 1839 |
Book C, p 449 I hereby certify that I this day relinquish this brand to Manly Sexton, Dec 19, 1872, M. Savage. |
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| 0025 |
Eunice Fream |
Swallow fork in right ear | Feb 20, 1839 | Book C, p 449 |
| 0026 |
Susan H. & Frances A. Elam |
Smooth crop in the right ear and two slits in the left ear | Apr 5, 1839 | Book D, p 69 |
| 0027 |
T. M. Dennis & T. Harvey |
Hole in each ear and a split in the right | Apr 5, 1839 | Book D, p 72 |
| 0028 |
Wm. H. Williams |
Crop off the left ear and a slit in the right ear | Apr 29, 1839 | Book C, p 88 |
| 0029 |
Seth Ingram |
Jun 1, 1839 | Book D, p 141 | |
| 0030 |
Silas Dinsmore |
Very deep smooth off the right ear & sometimes also an under & upper bit in left ear | Jun 1, 1839 | Book D, p 141 |
| 0031 |
H. N. Gove |
Jul 2, 1839 | Book D, p 231 | |
| 0032 |
C. H. Vandiveer |
Smooth crop in the right ear | Jul 2, 1839 |
Book D, p 231 Brand on the shoulder |
| 0033 |
Seth Ingram |
Upper slope off each ear | Sep 9, 1839 | Book D, p 260 |
| 0034 |
George Elliott |
Smooth crop off the right ear, lance point in the left | Sep 9, 1839 | Book D, p 260 |
| 0035 |
Francis Waldman |
Over bit in each ear | Jan 16, 1840 | Book E, p 31 |
| 0036 |
William D. Moray |
Split in each ear | Apr 6, 1840 | Book E, p 69 |
| 0037 |
Jacob Smith |
May 30, 1839 [40?] | Book E, p 102 | |
| 0038 |
Susan H. and Frances A. Elam |
Jun 1, 1840 | Mark as formerly recorded in Book D, page 69 of the records of Deeds. | |
| 0039 |
George Hearst |
Crop and two splits in the right ear and a crop of the left ear | Jun 13, 1840 | Book E, p 105 |
| 0040 |
John P. Tilley |
Jun 20,1840 |
Book E, p 107 Brand on the hip |
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| # |
Name |
Mark |
Recorded |
Notes |
| 0041 |
Andrew, Sarah, Eliza, Dorendy, Mary and Elizabeth Tilley |
Jun 20, 1840 |
Book E, p 107 Brand on the shoulder |
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| 0042 |
Eli Thompson |
Jul 14, 1840 | Book E, p 118 | |
| 0043 |
James F. Martin |
Swallow fork in each ear | Sep 12, 1840 | Book E, p 134 |
| 0044 |
M. H. Lawder |
Dec 18, 1840 | Book E, p 171 | |
| 0045 |
Abram Sheppard Sr. |
Under slope in each ear bringing the ear to a point and the due flap cut-down so as to hang down | Mar 24, 1841 |
Book E, p 209 Mark only |
| 0046 |
Abram Sheppard, Jun. |
Under half crop or square in each ear, and due flap cut up so as to hang off | Mar 24, 1841 |
Book E, p 209 Mark only |
| 0047 |
John S. Royall |
Smooth crop off each ear and an over bit in the left ear | Mar 24, 1841 | Book E, p 209 |
| 0048 |
William B. Royall |
Smooth crop off the right-ear and a hole in the left ear | Mar 24, 1841 | Book E, p 209 |
| 0049 |
Harriet S. Talbot |
Crop and under bit in the right-ear and an upper slope off the left | Sep 14, 1841 | Book E, p 350 |
| 0050 |
Amelia McKinstrey |
Under half of both ears cut-off | Feb 14, 1842 | Book E, p 424 |
| 0051 |
Manly Sexton |
Smooth crop with an over and under bit in the right ear & a swallow fork in the left | Jun 3, 1842 | Book E, p 489 |
| 0052 |
Catharine O. Maynard |
Slit in each ear | Jun 8, 1842 | Book E, p 489 |
| 0053 |
Josiah Hearst |
Crop off each ear and two splits in the right and one in the left |
Jan 3, 1842 (does say Jan) |
Book E, p 489 |
| 0054 |
Isaac Vandorn |
Smooth crop off of right ear | Jun 3, 1842 | Book E, p 489 |
| 0055 |
Fletcher Layton |
Smooth crop off the left ear and a half upper crop off the right-ear | Oct 11, 1842 | Book E, p 529 |
| 0056 |
Sarah Hailey |
Crop and under bit in the right ear and a crop & two slits in the left | Jan 26, 1843 | Cancelled - transferrred to W?. B. Hillard |
| 0057 |
B. H. Kendrick |
Crop off each ear over bit and under bit | Jan 26, 1843 | |
| 0058 |
Julia Martin |
Swallow fork & under bit in the left ear and a smooth crop off the right ear | Feb 1, 1843 | |
| 0059 |
James F. Martin |
Swallow in both ears | Feb 1, 1843 | Brand on the hip |
| 0060 |
Amicetta Eberly |
Swallow fork in the right ear | Feb 1, 1843 | Brand on the right hip |
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| # |
Name |
Mark |
Recorded |
Notes |
| 0061 |
John Carter |
Crop and slit in each ear | Feb 1, 1843 | |
| 0062 |
A. J. Williams |
Feb 1, 1843 | A "Fleur de lis" | |
| 0063 |
H. L. Cook |
Slit in each ear | Feb 1, 1843 | |
| 0064 |
Wm. N. Nye |
Crop off the right ear and a slit in the left | Feb 3, 1843 | |
| 0065 |
James Cornett |
Swallow fork in the right-ear and two under bits in the left | Mar 8, 1843 | |
| 0066 |
Anna Tilton |
Slit in each ear | Apr 21, 1843 | |
| 0067 |
Charles Tilton |
Slit in each ear | Apr 21, 1843 | |
| 0068 |
Elizabeth Harvey |
Under square off each ear and a slit in one ear | May 11, 1843 | |
| 0069 |
M. Sexton & M. Savage |
Under bit out of each ear | May 31, 1843 | |
| 0070 |
C. O. Maynard |
Half over crop off each ear | May 31, 1843 | |
| 0071 |
George Sargeant |
May 31, 1843 | ||
| 0072 |
D. T. Wheeler |
Half crop off the upper side of the right ear and a half crop off the under side of the left ear | Jun 5, 1843 | |
| 0073 |
William Layton |
Crop off the right-ear and a split in the left | Aug 24, 1842 | Book E, p 520 |
| 0074 |
Galen Hodges |
Upper and under square bit off the left ear | Jan 16, 1844 | Book F, p 176 |
| 0075 |
Samuel B. Brigham |
Jan 16, 1844 |
Book F, p 167 Relinquished in favor of William B. Wadsworth |
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| 0076 | Elijah, Thomas E. & Sarah E. Decrow | Jan 31, 1844 | Book F, p 179 | |
| 0077 |
Macklin S. Stith |
Smooth crop off of each ear & two slits in the right | Mar 5, 1844 | Book F, p 191 |
| 0078 |
Phillip Smith |
Smooth crop off the left ear & a top slope & under bit in the right ear | Mar 5, 1844 | Book F, p 214 |
| 0079 |
Mary C. Marden |
Under bit out of each ear | Apr 5, 1844 | Book F, p 208 |
| 0080 |
D. M. Jones |
Smooth crop off the left ear | May 15, 1844 | Book E, p 221 |
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| # |
Name |
Mark |
Recorded |
Notes |
| 0081 |
Elizabeth Walker |
Under half crop off of each and an upper bit out of the left ear | May 15, 1844 | Book F, p 221 |
| 0082 |
Harriet M. Lee |
Jun 20, 1844 | Book F, p 245 | |
| 0083 |
Mary E. Williams |
Jun 20, 1844 | Book F, p 245 | |
| 0084 |
Mary C. Vandorn |
Smooth crop off of right ear | Apr 18, 1845 | Book F, p 340 |
| 0085 |
Moses M. Vandorn |
Smooth crop off of right ear | Apr 18, 1845 | Book F, p 340 |
| 0086 |
Ben. H. Kendrick |
Smooth crop & under and over bit out of each ear | Apr 18, 1845 | Book F, p 340 |
| 0087 |
Julia Martin & |
Swallow fork in each ear | May 16, 1845 | Book F, p 354 |
| 0088 |
Julia Martin, Jr. |
Crop off of right ear under bit & swallow fork in the left ear | May 16, 1845 | Book F, p 354 |
| 0089 |
Emmacetta Eberly |
Swallow fork in the right ear. | May 16, 1845 |
Book F, p 354 Brand on right hip |
| 0090 |
P. W. Herbert |
Smooth crop off of each ear and a split in the right ear | May 27, 1845 | Book F, p 359 |
| 0091 |
George W. Ward |
Under slope off of right ear and an over slope off of left ear | Jun 7, 1845 | Book F, p 363 |
| 0092 |
Ellen Stith |
Smooth crop off each ear and two slits in the right | Jun 7, 1845 | Book F, p 363 |
| 0093 |
Mary Thompson |
Swallow fork and under bit in each ear | Jul 11, 1845 | Book F, p 380 |
| 0094 |
William T. Thompson |
Swallow fork and under bit in each ear | Jul 11, 1845 |
Book F, p 380 Brand on the hip |
| 0095 |
George Thompson |
Swallow fork and under bit in each ear | Jul 11, 1845 |
Book F, p 380 Brand on the shoulder |
| 0096 |
William J. Phillips |
Half crop and split in the right ear and under crop off the left ear | Aug 18, 1845 | Book F, p 398 |
| 0097 |
Stewart & McCamly |
Dew flap cut out | Aug 20, 1845 | Book F, p 398 |
| 0098 |
Sarah Ann Moore |
Split in the left ear and under half crop in the right ear | Aug 20, 1845 | Book F, p 398 |
| 0099 |
John Moore |
Smooth crop off of the right ear | Aug 20, 1845 |
Book F, p 398 Transferred to I & B. K. Moore, Jun 8, 1871 |
| 0100 |
Joseph Kuykendall |
Crop off each ear and an under bit in the left ear | Aug 20, 1845 | Book F, p 398 |
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Copyright 2008 -
Present by Carol Sue Gibbs |
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| Created Sep. 29, 2008 |
Updated Jan. 1, 2009 |
