John Carver

Notes:

Upon the death of John Carver (1679), Robert, his father, made an agreement with John's wife, Millicent [Ford] to live with her for the rest of his life. Upon his death in 1680 she received Robert's entire estate. - The Carver Family of New England.
New Plymouth Colony existed until 1685 when Plymouth, Barnstable, and Bristol counties were formed from it.

John married Millicent Ford on 4 Nov 1658 in Marshfield, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts. Millicent and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William Carver was born on 6 Sep 1659 in Marshfield, New Plymouth Colony; and died.
2. John Carver was born about 1661 in Marshfield, New Plymouth Colony; and died.
3. Elizabeth Carver was born about 1662 in Marshfield, New Plymouth Colony; and died.
4. Robert Carver was born in Marshfield, New Plymouth Colony; and died.
5. Eleazer Carver was born about 1668 in Marshfield, New Plymouth Colony; and died.
6. David Carver was born about 1669 in Marshfield, New Plymouth Colony; died on 17 Sep 1727 in Canterbury, Windham Co, Connecticut.
7. Mercy Carver was born on 11 Feb 1671/72 in Marshfield, New Plymouth Colony; and died.
8. Anna Carver was born on 20 Feb 1674/75 in Marshfield, New Plymouth Colony; and died.
9. Mehetabell Carver was born in Marshfield, New Plymouth Colony; was buried on 19 Apr 1679 in Marshfield, New Plymouth Colony.
10. Rebecca Carver was born in Marshfield, New Plymouth Colony; and died.

Notes:

Robert Carver's first appearance in the New World was in New Plymouth Colony* on 3 Sep 1638 (18 years after the Mayflower), when at a Court of Assistants held at New Plymouth "Robert Carver is graunted 20 acres of land lying on the norwest side Greenes Harbor River and a garden place upon Stoney River" (in Duxbury)." He was made a freeman of the colony 7 Jun 1648. He left no will but soon after the death of his son John (the only child of whom there is any record) Robert made an agreement with John's widow, Millicent, whereby he was to live with her the remainder of his life. In return, she and her children were to have his entire estate until her eldest son, William, attained his majority at which time William was to acquire half of Robert's estate. Upon the death of Millicent, William was to acquire the other half of the estate.
*In September 1620, during the reign of King James I, approximately 100 English men and women, many of them members of the English Separatist Church, set sail for the New World aboard the Mayflower, a three-masted merchant ship. The ship landed two months later on the shores of Cape Cod, in present-day Massachusetts, and in late December anchored at Plymouth Rock, where they would form the first permanent settlement of Europeans in New England [but not in the New World]. Though more than half the original settlers died during that grueling first winter, the survivors were able to secure peace treaties with neighboring Native American tribes and build a largely self-sufficient economy within five years. - http://www.history.com/topics/plymouth
Marshfield is an early Pilgrim town, originally part of the "New Colony of New Plimoth in New England," which was established in 1620. It was first established as a separate settlement in 1632 by Edward Winslow, third signatory to the Mayflower Compact, who became a governor of New Plymouth Colony. He became a negotiator and diplomat for the Colony in its dealings with the Native Americans and with the British. Edward Winslow established the first church and the first school in the town, near the cemetery which today still bears the Winslow name.
On 02 Jun 1685 Plymouth County was created as one of three original counties in New Plymouth Colony. (Ply. Laws, ch. 6/p. 19)

Robert married Christian (wife of Robert Carver) [?]. Christian died in Marshfield, New Plymouth Colony; was buried on 23 Jul 1658 in Marshfield, New Plymouth Colony. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]