Found the following in The Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, VA) dated 1 Nov 1776
Stray or stolen from the subferier in Buckingham County a likely BAY ROAN MARE, 4 feet 7 or 8 inches high, branded on the near buttock T O , is a natural pacer, her two hind feet are white .... [further description of the horse, hard to read]. Whoever will bring said mare to me, or give certain intelligence of her, shall receive thirty shillings reward.
---John Snoddy, Junior