1592 - 1636 (44 years)
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| Name |
OLDHAM, John |
| Birth |
1592 |
Derbyshire, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| _COLOR |
3 |
| Death |
1636 |
| Person ID |
I7243 |
Puffers |
| Last Modified |
4 Jun 2013 |
| Father |
OLDHAM, William, b. Abt 1560, England d. 1636, Derby, Derbyshire, England (Age 76 years) |
| Mother |
SOWTER, Phillipa, b. 1568, Derby, Derbyshire, England d. 1636, England (Age 68 years) |
| Family ID |
F43 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- CT A follower of the Puritans from an early age, he emigrated to Plymouth C olony with his wife, children, and sister in July 1623 aboard the An ne. He and Plymouth Colony Governor Bradford had disputes which le d to his banishment from Plymouth. Oldham recovered nicely though. He g rew rich in coastal trade and trading with the Indians. In 1633 or 1634 , Oldham led a group of ten men (which included Captain Robert Seeley), a long the Old CT Path to establish Wethersfield, CT, t he first English settlement on the CT River.
In July 1636 he was on a voyage to trade with Indians on Block Island. O n July 20 he was boarded by hostile Indians, presumed to be Pequots. He a nd five of his crew were killed, and two young boys with him were captu red. The ship's cargo was looted. A fishing vessel rescued the boys and t ried to tow his sloop to port. When adverse winds affected them, they s cuttled the ship but brought the two boys home. His slaying led to the P equot Indian War
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