ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VA - COURT - Miscellaneous Court Orders, 8 Jul 1768 ============================================================================ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the Virginia USGenWeb Archives by: Matthew W. Harris Zoobug64@aol.com ============================================================================ Isle of Wight Co., VA, Order Book 1768-1769, pp. 14-15 abstracted by Matt HARRIS [brackets, line breaks & surname capitalization mine] [At a court held for Isle of Wight county July 8, 1768] [p] 14 1767. made by virtue of a bill held in chancery exhibited in the said court by Frederick PARKER & Mary his wife plfts against Thomas DRIVER an infant son & heir of Giles DRIVER dec'ed defts. We the subscribers here allotted set apart and assigned over to the said plfts Joe Will Chloe Mingo and Aberdeen of the Vallue of L162:10:0 as their dower of the said slaves they paying the orphan the sum of five pounds current money. Witness our hands this seventh day of may 1768. ~ Nic: PARKER } John Sck WILLS } It is therefore ordered that the said report be recorded and that it be firm binding and valid between the parties forever and it is further ordered & decreed that the costs of this suit be equally bourne by the plfts & the deft. ~ -------------------------------------------------------- James UZZLE......................plft} against } In debt Andrew MACKIE....................deft} This day came the plft by his attorney & the deft came and confessed the plfts action to be just Therefore it is considered by the court the plfts recover against the said deft the sum of Sixty pounds the debt in the declaration mentioned together with his costs by him in this behalf expended. ~ And the said deft in mercy &c. ~ But this Judgement the costs excepted is to be discharged by the payment of twenty eight pounds two shillings and five pence together with lawfull interest thereon from the sixteenth day of August 1767. 'till the time of payment -------------------------------------------------------- John HUTCHINGS & C.o......................plts} against } In Case Thomas DAY................................deft} This day came the plft by his attorney & the deft. came & withdrew his former plea & confessed the plfts action to be just therefore it is considered that the plft recover against the said deft the sum of eighty seven pounds and seven pence halfpenny the debt in the declaration mentioned together with their costs by them in this behalf expended. And the said deft in mercy &c -------------------------------------------------------- George PURDIE........................plft} against } Chancery Mary WENTWORTH adm'or &c of Samuel} defts} WENTWORTH dec'ed. } } This suit abates by the death of the deft. ~ [page break] [p] 15 Charles DRIVER ass:e of John BROWNE...plft} against } In debt Coupland WHITFIELD....................deft} This day came the plft by his attorney & the deft in his own person came & withdrew his former plea & confessed the plfts action to be just therefore it is considered that the plft recover against the said deft the sum of eighty pounds the debt in the declaration mentioned together with his costs by him in this behalf expended. And the said deft in mercy &c ~ But this judgement the costs excepted is to be discharged by the payment of forty pounds together with lawfull interest thereon from the ninth day of July 1766 'till the time of payment -------------------------------------------------------- Stephen HOWARD......................plft} against } In case - Jeremiah PROCTOR....................deft} This cause is ordered to be dismissed. ~ -------------------------------------------------------- William BLACK......................plft} against } Case. William KELLY......................deft} This cause is ordered to be dismissed. ~ -------------------------------------------------------- John JOSSEY & Martha his wife Peter FIVEASH} plft} Alice FIVEASH & Euphan FIVEASH.............} } against } Chancery Thomas FIVEASH son & heir of Peter FIVEASH deft} This day came the plfts. by their attorney and Richard HARDY gent is appointed Guardian to the deft to defend this suit who thereupon filed his answer to the complainants bill on consideration whereof It is ordered and decreed that the said deft by his guardian make sale of such and so many of the slaves in the bill mentioned as shall be of vallue sufficient to satisfy & pay the plfts proportionable part of the said slaves and it is further ordered & decreed that the said Guardian report the same to the next court in order to a final decree ~ -------------------------------------------------------- Ordered the court be adjourned 'till court in course ~ James BRIDGER