edward doty left plymouth, england on 16 september 1620. there were 102 passengers and 30–40 crew. on 19 november 1620, the "mayflower" spotted land. they wrote the mayflower compact, which made rules on how they would live and treat each other. the "mayflower" was supposed to land in virginia colony, but the ship was too damaged and they were forced to land 21 november at cape cod now called provincetown harbor.