Genealogy of the Fitch family in North America - citizen hylbom blog

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pedition made with Capt. Mason in pursuit of the pirate Bull
(alluded to on page 104.) He won great credit for courage and
energy. In July, 1630, he again distinguished himself by his
attack on the murderers of Oldham, as related by Trumbull in
his history of Connecticut, who says, "One John Gallup, on
the 20th of July 1636, going from Connecticut to Boston, in
his boat of 20 tons burthen, discovered John Oldham's vessel
(another Boston Captain) full of Indians. Suspecting that
they had murdered Mr. Oldham, he hailed them, but received
no answer. Gallup was a bold man; and, though he had with
him, but one man and two boys, he immediately bore down
upon them, armed with two guns, two pistols and duck shot,
and fired so thick among them that he cleared the deck. The
Indians all got under the hatches. He then stood off and run
down upon her quarter, with a brisk gale, nearly oversetting
her ; and so frightened the Indians, that six leaped into the
sea and were drowned. He, a second time, also, raked her
fore and aft, with his shot, and bored her with his anchors
but the Indians kept themselves so close that he ran down
upon her a third time, and five more Indians leaped overboard
and were drowned. He then boarded, and took two of the Indians
and bound them ; two or three others armed with swords,
in a little room, could not be driven from their retreat, he fas-
tened the hatches down upon them. Mr. Oldham's corpsewas
found on board. Captain Gallup fearing the Indians
might get loose if together, and having no place to keep them
apart, threw one overboard. He buried the corpse in the sea,
stripped the vessel of goods and rigging, and took her in tow
but night came on—the wind rose, and he was obliged to let
her go adrift." He afterwards, carried the ammunition and
provisions in his vessel, and received the prisoners, to keep or
bind, for the expedition sent by Massachusetts and Connecti-
cut, under the command of Major Mason, in pursuit of the
; ;