Sandy Cattle brands were registered with the County Court house. State Archives may also have a copy of the registration. Good hunting Joan In a message dated 7/15/2004 6:20:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, GA-ROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 18:18:20 -0400 From: "sandy" <slsamz@charter.net> To: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <000e01c46ab9$a2d4b700$c243a942@DJH4V111> Subject: Brands on cows Could someone share with me the method I should follow to find cow brands and the owners name associated with that brand? Family lore is that our ancestors (pre 1800) were cow hearders in the Carolinas. They settled in Laurens County, GA in the very early 1800s and did have a goodly number of cattle. My thinking is that if I can identify their brand in GA, I might be able to find that same brand in SC or NC. Knowing that info might help me find the parents of John, Hester, Henry, and Eli CLARK. Thanks, Sandy