Richard Snowden Ironmaster | |
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| Born | December 28, 1688 Maryland |
| Died | January 26, 1763 (aged 75) Maryland |
| Resting place | Laurel, Maryland |
| Occupation | Iron Producer |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Jane Coale (1692–1713) Elizabeth Thomas (1697–1775) |
| Children | Deborah, Eliza, Mary, Richard, Thomas, Ann, Margrett, Samuel, Elizabeth, John |
| Parent(s) | Richard Snowden Jr. (1666–1720), Mary Linthicum (born 1667) |
Richard Snowden (1688–1763) was the grandson of Richard Snowden Sr (1640–1711), one of Maryland's early colonists, who arrived in 1658. By Articles of Agreement dated July 5, 1705, Snowden and four other partners – Joseph Cowman, Edmund Jenings, John Galloway, and John Prichard – founded the Patuxent Iron Works on the site of Maryland's oldest iron forge.[1] Together they founded one of Maryland's first industries, and settled the land now known as Laurel and Sandy Spring, Maryland.