John Carver
1584-1621
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| Signing the Mayflower Compact 1620 by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris |
John Carver was a Leiden Separatist who traveled on the Mayflower in 1620 and helped establish the Plymouth Colony. He is considered to be the one who wrote the Mayflower Compact as he was first signer and was the colony's first governor. He was wealthy as he helped fund and organize the voyage. First wife and child passed away soon after birth. Married again to Katherine White who had a child who died at childbirth. John died in April 1621 after complaining of headaches while working in the fields. William Bradford was named his successor. The towns of Carver and North Carver (both in Massachusetts) are named in his honor.
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