Introduction to the Mayflower: The Mayflower was a passenger ship carrying Puritans and others from Plymouth, England, to the Plymouth Colony of Massachusetts in the New World of America in 1620. On September 16, 102 passengers, including the Puritans, boarded a wooden sailing ship named the Mayflower. They set off from England and docked near Cape Cod on November 11. Only one person died during the 66-day voyage. , and a baby was born, so there were still 102 people arriving at the destination.