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John Oldham

For the poet, see John Oldham (poet). For the baseball player, see John Oldham (baseball).

John Oldham (July 1595 – July 20, 1636) was an early Puritan settler in Massachusetts.

He was a captain, merchant, and Indian trader.

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His death at the hands of the Indians was one of the causes of the Pequot War of 1636–37.^[1]

Early life

Oldham was born in Derbyshire, England, in 1595, and was baptized at the Church of All Saints (now Derby Cathedral) in Derby on July 15, 1595.

He was a follower of the Puritans from an early age, and emigrated to Plymouth Colony with his sister in July 1623 aboard the Anne.^[2] His sister Lucretia Oldham Brewster was married to Jonathan Brewster, son of William Brewster, one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact.

Banishment from Plymouth Plantation

Some of those who sailed on the Mayflower had come for economic opportunity rather than religious motivations.^[3] In 1624, Rev. J