John Oldham (settler)
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John Oldham (settler) was an early 17th-century English colonist in New England known for his role in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and for his death, which helped spark the Pequot War.
All labels observed (1)
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| John Oldham (settler) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21708766 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Oldham (settler) Context triple: [Oldham, hasNotableBearer, John Oldham (settler)]
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A.
John Pike (settler)
John Pike (settler) was an early English colonist in New England, known as a founding figure of Woodbridge, New Jersey, and a prominent landowner and community leader in the 17th century.
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B.
Thomas Horton
Thomas Horton was a Parliamentarian cavalry officer and military commander during the English Civil War, noted for his role in key battles in Wales.
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C.
Ralph Hunt (colonist)
Ralph Hunt (colonist) was an early English settler in colonial America, known for his role in the founding and governance of communities in what is now New York and New Jersey.
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D.
Isaac Boone
Isaac Boone is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Boone surname, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
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E.
Richard Smith (settler)
Richard Smith (settler) was an early colonial landowner and founder associated with the establishment of what became Smithtown in present-day Long Island, New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Oldham (settler) Target entity description: John Oldham (settler) was an early 17th-century English colonist in New England known for his role in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and for his death, which helped spark the Pequot War.
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A.
John Pike (settler)
John Pike (settler) was an early English colonist in New England, known as a founding figure of Woodbridge, New Jersey, and a prominent landowner and community leader in the 17th century.
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B.
Thomas Horton
Thomas Horton was a Parliamentarian cavalry officer and military commander during the English Civil War, noted for his role in key battles in Wales.
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C.
Ralph Hunt (colonist)
Ralph Hunt (colonist) was an early English settler in colonial America, known for his role in the founding and governance of communities in what is now New York and New Jersey.
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D.
Isaac Boone
Isaac Boone is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Boone surname, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
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E.
Richard Smith (settler)
Richard Smith (settler) was an early colonial landowner and founder associated with the establishment of what became Smithtown in present-day Long Island, New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.