NC Gazetteer

Spring Bank

Also known as: Green's Ferry
A plantation in Wayne County
… former plantation and ferry, central Wayne County on Neuse River midway between the mouths of Stoney and Sleepy Creeks. Owned by Joseph Green Sr., largest slave owner in the county in 1790 and a member of the General Assembly. In 1784 Spring Bank was designated as a location for the receipt and inspection of tobacco. The Price map, 1808, shows only Green's Ferry at the location.