In the Name of God Amen. I, Farnifold Green, in County of Bath & Province of No. Carolina, Planter, being of a Sound & perfect memory, but Seriously Considering ye Frailty & uncertain State of ye life at all times, Especially Especially in ye dreadfull times of Almighty God's Visitation by Sword & fier under which we tremble & to wch. do humbly submitt, I do make & Ordain and Constitute ye my last Will & Testament, In manner & form following, Vizt:
First, I render my Speritt in ye hands of Almighty God, my Creator, stedfastly trusting in Jesus Christ, my Redeemer, for ye free remission of all; my Body to be buryed after ye discretion of my Executrix hereafter mentioned.
I give, Devise & bequeath all yt Tract of Land whereon my now Dwelling House stands w'th all its buildings Improvem'ts & appurtenances, beginning at a Live Oak w’th Severall Forks Standing at ye upper Side of ye first long Gutt below my house, near ye Mouth of ye Gutt being w'th severall marks; thence runing up ye River to a Corner Pine betwixt me &-------- Dawson, Esqr., Standing near a small Marsh & by ye Dawsons old Corn feild fence, & runing from ye forementioned Live Oak up ye afsd. Gutt; thence into ye woods No. untill three quarters of a mile from ye River be Compleated; thence by a Line run an equal Distance from ye River to ye afsd. Dawsons Line. And also, one Plantacon and all my lands Lying ye Lower side of broad Creek of ye No. side of Neus River, neer to Piney pointe & near ye mouth of ye sd. River, unto my Son, Thos. Green, & to ye heirs of his Body for ever.
I Give, devise & bequeath a Plantacon, with a Tract of land Begining at a Live Oak neer to ye mouth of ye Gutt aforesd. so runing down ye sd. River of Neus three quarters of a mile, thence No. Cross into ye Woods half a mile, and from ye aforementioned Live Oak No. One mile, And from there to ye End of ye Lower half mile Line, with all the Improvem'ts & Appurtenances thereto belonging; And also, my Entry and right to one Tract of Land Lying and being on ye lower side of ye first broad Creek above Captn. Jams. Beards Creek, begining a quarter of a Mile above ye Indian landing, by Computation thence down ye sd. Creekhalf a mile, with all ye Priviledges & appurtenances thereto belonging unto my Son, John Green, & to ye Heirs of his Body for ever; And for want of such Heirs to my Son, Farnifold Green, & the heirs of his Body for ever; & for want of heirs of ye sd. Famifold Green, to my son, James Green, & ye Heirs of his body for ever; & for want of Heirs of ye sd. Jams. Green, to my two Daughters, Elizabeth & Jane Green, & their Heirs for ever.
I give, devise & bequeath a Tract of Land begining at my upper Corner Tree, on ye Creek, & runing down ye Creek to ye first branch below the Plantation whereon his Brother, Titus Green now Lives; thence to ye fork of ye sd. branch, & thence up ye Westermost parts of ye branch to ye head a line paralell ye head line quite & Cross to ye aforesaid Dawsons Line, unto him ye sd. Titus Green, and his Heirs for ever.
All ye rest of my land in Greens Neck, whereon I now Live, I Give, divise & bequeath my two Sonns, Farnifold & Jam's Green, to be divided into two Equall parts by a Line Drawn from ye No. Most Corner of Jno. Green's Land to ye, VIzt: the upper part to Farnifold & ye heirs of his body for ever, and ye other part to James & ye heirs of his body for ever, reserving to James Egress & Regress into ye Woods through Farnifolds parts. And also, I give, divise & bequeath unto my Son, Farnifold, One Tract of Land Lying in Green point neck on ye No. Side of Neus River & unto ye Heirs of his body for ever.
I Give, divise & bequeath ye Lower survey of Land wch. I made in Greens bay of ye No. Side of Neus River to him & ye heirs of his body for ever, Provided yt in my Will, yt In Case my Son Farnifold should dye without Heirs of his Body, then all ye land hereby Divided unto him shall decend, be & remain unto my sd. Son, James & ye Heirs of his Body for ever; And In Case my sd Son James should dye without heirs of his Body as aforesaid, then all ye Land Divided unto my Sons, Farnifold and James, shall Descend and be, remain unto my Two Daughters, Elizabeth & Jane, & to their Heirs for ever.
I Give, Divise & Bequeath unto my Daughter in Law, Ann Smithick, one Tract of Land Lying on ye No. side Neus River, Called Nottingame points, yses: Two hundred & fifty Acres, to her & her Heirs for ever.
I Give, divise & queath all ye rest of my Lands, Tenements or hereditam'ts, not hereby before Divided I Give, divise & bequeath unto my Loving Wife, Hannah Green, & her heirs for ever.
I Give & bequeath unto my Son, Thos. a Young black Mare branded with F G & a Young gray Horse branded with F G on ye neer Butlock, and my bullet Gun, one Feather Bed & boulter, one Pillow, one Rugg & two blanketts & two sheets.
And unto my son Jno.. One Negro Woman Called Fillis, one Tnimpett mussell Gun, One Grey Mare ab't two Years olf, branded w’th F G on ye neer butlock.
And unto my Som, Farnifold, One Bay Mare branded w’th F G & her Coult w'ch is now by her Side, & one half of a Sixty pound Bill of Exchange now sent to Virginia, In Order for to be sent for England, & a Couple of Cows w'th Cow Calves, & my black Gunn, to be mark'd in his proper Mark ye next Spring after my Decease; ye Guns to be delivered to each of them well fixt & in good Order.
And to my Son, James, One Sorrell Mare branded w’th F G on ye near buttock, and her Coult by her Side, & one Negro man Call’d Nick, and ye other half of ye afsd. Sixty pound Bill of Ex. as aforsd.
And my Will is yt my sons abovemention'd shall be Deem’d at full Age when they shall arrive at ye Age of Eighteen years respectively. And to my two Daughters, Eliz. & Jane Green, I give & bequeath four young Cows w’th Cow Calves with their female Increase to marked in their proper marks ye next Spring after my Decease.
All ye rest of my goods & Cjattells, rights & Creditts, my Debts being pd. & funerall Charges Defray'd, I Give, & Bequeath unto my Loving Wife, Hannah Green, whom I also make & appoint my Sole Executrix of ys my last Will & Testam’t & utterly making Void all Wills & Testamt's by me hereafter made.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto fixt my hand & Seale, this 26th. day of October, Anno Dora., 1711.
(Interlined in ye 36th. line, ye words CalTd Nottingame point).

                                                                                      Farn. E'G' Green
Sign'd Seal'd & Published in ye
Presence of us:
Titus Green.
Rt. Bruce.
Edwd. Bredt.
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Recorded in Will Book 2, page 10.
Source: North Carolina Wills and Inventories, copied from Original and Recorded Wills and Inventories In the Office of the Secretary of State by J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, Published 1912)