The ship only stayed at Plymouth about three weeks loading cargo, and departed for England on December 13, 1621.
About January 19, 1622, due to a navigation error, Fortune was overtaken and seized by a French warship, with those on board being held under guard in France for about a month and with its cargo taken.
[1][2][3] The identification of passengers comes largely from the 1623 Division of Land list and its distribution of lots as transcribed by William Bradford.
From that list comes the following Fortune passenger list comprised from the works of authors Charles Banks and Edward Stratton based on their research as well as author Caleb Johnson with his information based directly on the 1623 Division of Land.
In 1627 the debts and shares in the company were assigned in to 8 Plymouth colony leaders and 4 Merchant Adventurers, all known as “Undertakers.” Those 15 Purchasers are identified on the passenger list.