Instead , they landed north of the 41st parallel on Cape Cod , where they had exclusive rights to the land under the charter for the Plymouth Colony .
The later Pilgrim ( Plymouth Colony ) settlers originally bound for the northern portion of the Virginia territory .
Settlers landed north of the 41st parallel on Cape Cod , where they had exclusive rights to the land under the charter for the Plymouth Colony .
The later Pilgrim ( Plymouth Colony ) settlers originally bound for the northern portion of the Virginia territory .