JOSEPH MYGATT came to America in 1633, with the famous ministers, Cotton and Hooker, on the ship, Griffin. He was made a freeman on May 6, 1635, and went with Hooker to Hartford, Conn. He represented that colony in the General Assembly on several occasions. The name of Joseph’s wife is unknown. They had two children, one of whom was Jacob Mygatt.
JACOB MYGATT, born in England, in 1633. He married Sarah Whiting, daughter of William and Sarah Whiting. Jacob and Sarah came to this country in 1633, settling at Hartford, Conn. He was a merchant and land owner. Among their children was Joseph, II.
JOSEPH MYGATT, II, born in Hartford, in 1655. On November 15, 1677, he married Sarah Webster, daughter of Robert Webster. Among their nine children was Mary Mygatt.
MARY MYGATT, born at Hartford on December 4, 1682. She married Daniel Bull.
The Mygatt family thus merges into the Bull family.
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