Isle of Wight Co, VA;  order bk 1768 - 1769, pg 14-15,

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