Will of "Eden Baldwin of Templeton", dated 23 Oct 1835, filed 18 Jun 1839, proved 6 Aug 1839, names son Jonathan Baldwin; to my friends and neighbors Leonard Stone Esqr and Samuel Dadman Esqr in trust for my son Asa Baldwin and his family; sons in law Sawyer & Kilburn; to Leonard Stone & Samuel Dadman in trust for my daughters Seraph Sawyer & Abigail Kilborn; to my grandchildren of my late son Eden to wit Henry Newton Baldwin, John Edward Baldwin, Eden Augustine Baldwin and Charles Wellington Baldwin. Son Jonathan and Samuel Lee Esquire to be executors. Codicil dated 4 Feb 1837, mentions son Asa died leaving three children, Eden, Abigail, and Althina.
8 Aug 1839: Jonathan Baldwin declines executorship.
30 Aug 1839: Inventory of Eden Baldwin late of Templeton deceased: $31007.73, by Leonard Stone, Samuel Dadmun, Charles T. Fisher.
27 Aug 1842: Petition of legatees that Samuel Lee was appointed executor of will of Eden Baldwin and refuses to settle account, requests accounting. Signed: James Stimpson, Albert Bryant, John E Baldwin, Seraph Sawyer, Henry N. Baldwin.
7 Jul 1857: Account of John Sawyer & Joshua Hosmer sureties under will of Eden Baldwin, allowed.
23 Oct 1857: Petition of heirs regarding trust fund left tot our Mother Saraph B Sawyer by will of our Grandfather Eden Baldwin formerly of Templeton nominate new trustees to replace resigning ones. Signed: Isaiah Whitney, Seraph B H Whitney, Mary A Sawyer, Rebecca A. Wright, James Sawyer, Seraph B Sawyer, Adelaide R Sawyer, Eden B. Sawyer, and E. B. Sawyer for C C B Sawyer, E W Greenwood, Louesa H Greenwood.
7 May 1866: Response of Abigail Kilburn to request for names of children: George W Kilburn of Orange, Mary Jane wife of George E Parkman of Orange, Abbie F. B Kilburn wife of Gilbert Brown of Hubbardston, Joseph W Ki.burn, Martha A D Kilburn wife of John H Brown, Eden E Kilburn minor, [last several] of Athol
3 Jul 1866: Final account of James Goldsbury trustee of Abigail Kilburn wife of William Kilburn of Athol under the will of Eden Baldwin late of Templeton (deceased), allowed. Bond of Levi Kilburn of Orange to replace resigning trustee.
18 Jul 1881: Petition of Martha A D Brown wife of J H Brown and Eden E Kilburn children of Abigail Kilburn late of Athol deceased request that Levi Kilburn of Orange be cited to give account.
[Note: this was a long probate, over 200 pages, with many changes of trustees, many accountings, stretching over four plus decades. Only a few representative documents are abstracted, mostly ones that seem to provide possible genealogical insights. Useful information may have been missed.]
