They called their colony Wessagusset .
The men chose a site on the shore of the Fore River in present - day Weymouth , Massachusetts , about 25 miles ( 40 km ) north of Plymouth .
men called men 's colony Wessagusset .
The men chose a site on the shore of the Fore River in present - day Weymouth , Massachusetts , about 25 miles ( 40 km ) north of Plymouth .