Does anyone have any background on cattle earmarks. I am doing genealogy for my family and they appear to be handed down from father to son or grandfather to son quite frequently. I would see if you think this is a good way to show some for of kinship. I am speaking of the time period of the 1640's to the 1750's in NY and NJ. Any ideas? or references to read on the sugject? Gwen Becker [log in to unmask]