Capt Richard Glidden
Province of New Hampshire
Captain Richard Glidden was an early New England colonist from Portsmouth who spent much of his life in Exeter, Province of New Hampshire, where he worked as a yeoman and rose to the rank of Captain in local militia service. Born in 1665 to Charles and Eunice Shore Glidden, he represents a foundational figure in the Glidden family line and is historically notable as the common ancestor of several later American innovators and industrialists, including those associated with Glidden Paint. - AsNotedIn
Lineage
- Father Charles Glidden
- Son: Joseph Glidden I
- Son: Richard Glidden
- Son: Jonathan Glidden