John Carver remains rest in the Cole’s Hill Burial Ground sarcophagus. 6/20/2012 4:01:56 PM
Cole’s Hill Burial Ground
John Carver was a wealthy man who organized the Mayflower voyage. He became the first leader of the pilgrims and Governor of Plymouth Colony. He managed to establish a peace treaty with sachem Massasoit before he died of disease in April, 1621.
John Carver (c .1576 – April 1621) was a wealthy English merchant and early colonist of the New World.