MONTGOMERY COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Robert Green Will - 1843
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Robert Green’s Will

In the name of God Amen.

I Robert Green of the county of Montgomery and State of North 
Carolina being in good health and in the exercise of all my mental 
faculties and being admonished by the accumulation of declining 
years to make an equitable distribution of every-thing committed 
to my stewartship by a good providence to those having the best 
right to succeed me do hereby make and publish this my last will 
and testament in manner following hereby.

In as much as I have already given more to each of my four oldest 
daughters Betsy Harris, Oliff Green, Fady McLeod and Nancy 
Shamwell than I can hope to be able to give each of my younger 
children it is my will that they never receive any-more of my 
worldly estate.

It is my will that my beloved wife Polly Green have two negro 
servants Abram and Hannah, one choice horse, one feather bed 
and furniture, a sufficiency of cattle, sheep, hogs, provisions and 
lands in my name and Townsend fork tracts for the use of her 
family during her lifetime in lieu of her dower and years 
provisions.

I hereby give my son James F. Green one half of my Townsend-
fork tract of land on which he now lives.  The other half of said 
tract to my son Christopher C. Green, and the tract on which I 
now live and my thickety tract to my son Hartwell A.J. Green 
subject however to the reservations made for my wife during her 
life-time.

It is my will that all my negroes be valued by three discreet and 
disinterested freeholders of said county and as equally divided as 
possible among Rebecca Munroe, James F. Green, Christopher C. 
Green, Sally DeBerry, Charity Pool, Nicey Harris, Mary Green, 
Hartwell A.J. Green and Martha Green, all to be distributed by lot 
except Sam which I will to James F. Green and Mary to Rebecca 
Munroe now in their possession at their true valuation.

I will that all the balance of my property be sold on a reasonable 
credit to the highest bidder the proceeds added to my cash on 
hand and papers due from other persons at my death and out of 
the amount all my just debts paid and the balance divided equally 
among my last named nine youngest children.

At the death of my wife Polly Green it is my will that the negroes 
and other property left her during her life-time be sold or rightly 
valued and the amount equally divided among my said nine 
youngest children.

I hereby appoint and constitute my son James F. Green my true 
and lawful executor to carry out all the provisions of this my last 
will and testament revoking and making void all wills made by 
me heretofore.

In witness whereof I have herewith set my hand and seal on the 
fifth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight 
hundred and forty three.

In presence of 
B. Chappell
E. McCallum                                    Robert Green (Seal)

Montgomery County Court July Session 1848
Then the foregoing will was brought into open court and the 
handwritings of Britton Chappell and Edward McCallum the 
witnesses thereto was proven by the oath of Martin Rush as also 
the handwriting of Robert Green the testator by oath of the said 
Martin Rush and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that 
the said Robert Green was of sound and disposing mind and 
memory at the date of the execution of said last will and 
testament.  It was ordered by the court that the same be recorded.

Nath’l Knight, Clerk