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ELIHU CARVER
Look into any	telephone book and the name	of	Carver will	have
plenty of listings.	It	is among 1a he	top names	of	England.1
The first Carver to arrive in the "new world" waa Deacon John
Carver, who on August 21, 1620 sailed on the Mayflower. Even before
sailing, he was made Governor of the group and he was the first to sign
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the	Mayflower Compact.	He came to America	for religious	freedom.
Since John Carver had no heirs, the name "Father of	the Carvers
in America" fell to Robert Carver from Yorkshire, England. Some say he was a brother; others	say nephew to John	Carver - take	your pick.
Elihu Carver, Sr.,	who is buried here	is about the	6th generation
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from Robert Carver. He was bom m Canterbury, Conn, Jan 5? 1777.
He came South, fought in the War of 1812. On July k, 1813 he
married Justine Nicaise of Bay St. Louis. And in 1814 the first son,
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Elihu "Leo" Carver,	Jr.	was born.
Dec 8, 1816 Elihu	was appointed	Assessor and	Tax Collector	for
Hancock County.^ As the official surveyor for this county, he surveyed and platted a good portion of the county during his life time. In 1819 he made the first plat for Pearlington for the Pearlington Company.6 In 1825 he bought 490 acres - practically all of Cedar Point -
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for $367.50 from John Hopkins and John Miller of Jefferson County, Ms.
He homesteaded on what is now called "Carver's Camp" on what is now
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named Joe?s Bayou and lived there until his death in 1855* Some of
his relatives still live there.10
1. Great Families of Ireland, pIX
2. American Peoples Encyclopedia, p 297
3.	New England History and Geneaology, Vol 26, p 30
4.	Pedigree Chart of Jerry Heitzmann
5.	Hancock County, Ms 5 Registar of Appointments, 1812-17j p 116
6.	copy in HCHS (?)
7.	Records of Hancock County, Book A, p 509*510
8.	Bayou	renamed "Joe's	Bayou" for Joseph Cospelich who	lived	on
Carver's Camp - oral	history, Mrs. Cospelich
9.	Cedar	Rest Cemetery,	Bay St. Louis, Ms
10.	Mrs.	Maxine Carver,	wife of Sylvan Carter, and	family.	(112^5 Joe's
Bayou)