Richard Glidden

• Province of New Hampshire

Richard Glidden was a colonial New Hampshire resident and the son of Captain Richard and Sarah Glidden, part of the second generation of the Glidden family in Exeter. Born around 1692, he married Elizabeth Smart, daughter of Robert Smart. Richard is an ancestor of Joseph F Glidden, inventor of barbed wire. - AsNotedIn

Lineage

• Father Capt Richard Glidden

• Brother: Joseph Glidden I
• Brother: Jonathan Glidden