This was in the Vanover archives, I thought it was interesting , It was posted by Mary K. on Dec. 1996. What does this mean ?( records his mark: a crop and under bit of the right ear and a swallows forks under bob off the left ear ) Ashe County NC Court Records Abstracts, `832-1834 Mar 1832-The following were drawn for the superior court March Term 1832 to wit: (among listed) Cornelius Vanover Jr 14 Nov 1831-Cornelius Vanover records his mark: a crop and under bit of the right ear and a swallows forks under bob off the left ear -Richard Vanover records his mark: a crop off the right ear under bit off the same 35 Seb 1833-Ordered by the court that Cornelius Vanover Jr. bring to next court an infant child by the name of ? ?_ Day in and that the same may be bound out 3 May 1833 Thursday- Ordered by the court that the sheriff bring Catherine Day an orphan child to next court to be bound 35 Aug 1833- Cornelius Vanover road work