Sarah Glidden

Not the same as Sarah Dudley

Written in The Gliddens In America - Glidden Genealogy - written by George W. Chamberlain in 1925 - 2. Capt. Richard (2) Glidden (Charles - 1) was born about 1665, probably in Portsmouth; died in Exeter, Oct. 5, 1728. He married about 1686, Sarah ____ who survived her husband and conveyed "a part of ye home place" in Exeter to her son Richard Glidden Jr., Feb. 27, 1733/4, the latest mention of her. It has been stated that she was Sarah Gilman but evidence of this has not been found. Richard Glidden, Sr., first appears as a witness to a deed of land in Exeter, from Nicholas and Theophilus Smith to Peter Coffin, all of Exeter, May 3, 1692. (N.H. Provincial Deeds, 7:151) On March 28, 1698, the town of Exeter granted him two fifty-acre lots and again on April 12, 1725, a fifty-acre lot to Richard Glidden Sr., and a thirty-acre lot to Richard Glidden Jr. (Bell's History of Exeter, 142) He was a member of the First Church of Exeter, whose earliest records have not been preserved, but he with others signed the church covenant there Sept. 21, 1698. He was a highway surveyor in 1699.

He was a planter and on May 6, 1708, Daniel Giles of Exeter conveyed to him about thirty acres in Exeter, "viz. ye one halfe of that which I formerly bought of Moses Leavitt, a part Lyeing on the south and part of ye west side next to Nicholas Gilman's Land." Witnesses: Benja Leavitt and John Gliden. (N.H. Provincial Deeds, 10:10) On Oct. 4, 1710, Nicholas Gillman and Richard Glidden of Exeter, husbandmen, sell Jonathan Folsom of Exeter land "in Exeter containing about thirty four Acres...lyeing on the Neck and bounded ... on the North wth the way that goes to Francis Steel's and West wth said Steels land, South with the River, and East wth John Gliden's Land". Witnesses: John Folsom and Josiah Hall. (Ibid. 10:30) On July 6, 1715, he gave the most important deed of his life. In that deed he sells to Andrew Gliden of Exeter a parcel "of upland and swamp ... in ye township of Exeter near Lamprill River, that is to Say all ye Land and swamp wch was my father's. Charles Glidens." Witnesses: Timothy Leavitt and Jonathan Robenn (Robinson). (Ibid. 10:74)

Thus the Charles Glidden homestead in New Market passed to his son Richard Glidden who in turn sold it to his son Andrew Glidden on July 6, 1715.

Richard Gliden and Sarah Gliden, her mark, witnessed the will of Francis Steel of Exeter, Aug. 20, 1717. (N.H. Probate Records, 1:808) Administration on the estate of his brother, John Glidden of Exeter, was granted him June 4, 1718. (Ibid. 2:46) Sarah Gliden, "wido:" of Richard Gliden, late of Exeter, husbandman, dec'd quitclaims unto her son Richd Gliden all rights in six acres and 43 rods, "being part of ye home place yt heretofore Belongd to my late husband Richd Gliden of Exeter, dec'd" bounded beginning at a white pine standing near ye land belonging to ye heirs of Capt. Joha Thing dec'd, which lyeth on ye Neck so called and stands at ye westerly corner of Dea. John Lords land which he bought of Daniel Giles," etc. Witnesses: John Lord, Eliza Steel, her mark, Feb. 27, 1733/4. (Ibid. 20:7)

He was Captain of New Hampshire forces in 1688 and 1696 (Register of Colonial Dames of New Hampshire, 91) but no original document of this service has been found.

His Will, 1727 "In the name of God Amen I Richard Gledden of Exeter in New hamsphire in New England Being Weak of body... Item: 1: I Give unto my son Andrew Gledden five shillings he having received his portion allready. Item 2: I give unto my son Joseph Gledden five shillings he having Allso Received his portion Allready. Item 3: I Give unto my Grand Children the children of my son Charles Gledden decesd five shillings their father having received his portion in his Lifetime. Item 4: I Give unto my son Richard Gledden the one half of my home place and half of the priveledge therto belonging he paying the debt which I owe unto Doctor Serjant. Item 5: I Give unto my two sons Benjamin Gleden and Jonathan Gledden the fifty acres of Land that was allotted me in the town commons to be Equaly Divied between them but If that act should again be broake and they have it not then my will is that they have teen pounds each of them out of my home place. Item 6: My will Is that my son Josiah have a Comfortable maintainance out of my Estate During his Life time. Item 7: I Give unto my son John Gledden the other half of my home place he paying his three sisters their portions hearafter mentioned. Item 8: I Give unto my three Dafters Susana Woodman Sarah Gledden & Elizabeth Gledden to Each of them teen pounds to be paid within two years after their mothers Decease. Item 9: I Give unto my well beloved wife Sarah Gledden all my moveable Estate to be at her Disposal for ever and I Allso Give unto her my well beloved wife the use of all my Lands during her Life time: and I do by These present ordain Constituet and appoint My well beloved Son Richard Gledden to be the sole Executor of this my Last will and testament hereby revoking and Disanulling all former or other wills and testaments by me heretofore made. In testimony where of I have hereunto set my had and Seall this Eighteenth day of October in the first year of the reign of our Soveraign Lord King George the second, Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and twenty seven. Signed Sealded and owned in the presence of Richard Gledden Cartee Gilman Joseph Scribner Elizabeth Scribner X her mark Proved Dec. 4, 1728 (N.H. Probate Records, 2:321-2

Children, perhaps not in order, born in Exeter:

Children of Richard Glidden and Sarah are:

• Andrew Glidden, b. 1686, d. date unknown.
• Joseph Glidden, b. 1688, d. date unknown.
• +Charles Glidden, b. 1690, Exeter, N.H., d. October 18, 1727.
• Richard Glidden, b. 1692, d. date unknown.
• Benjamin Glidden, b. 1694, d. date unknown.
• Jonathan Glidden, b. 1696, d. date unknown.
• Josiah Glidden, b. 1698, d. date unknown.
• John Glidden, b. 1700, d. date unknown.
• Susannah Glidden, d. date unknown.
• Sarah Glidden, d. date unknown.
• Elizabeth Glidden, d. date unknown.

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