carver and his first wife mary were members of the french walloon church in leiden, netherlands. their religion was also not allowed where they lived. "mayflower" passenger francis cooke and his wife were also members of the french church in leiden. so was philip delano. delano would arrive in plymouth in 1621 on the ship "fortune". carver was a deacon in leiden about 1609 at about age 25, and was born sometime before 1584. leiden church records show that carver lost his first wife mary and their child in 1609