Andrew Clark 
Andrew was born in 1635 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Andrew's father was Thomas Clark and his mother was Susannah Ring. His paternal grandparents were John Clarke and Mary Morton; his maternal grandparents were William Ring and Mary Durrant. He had four brothers and a sister, named Nathaniel, John, William, James and Susannah. He was the third oldest of the six children. He died at the age of 71 in 1706 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.General Notes
Andrew Clark of Plymouth, son of Thomas Clarke, born 1635. Clarke removed to Boston, and married Mehitabel, daughter of Thomas Scotto. He lived in Scotto's Lane where his father bought him a house and he carried on the shoe business. He was Assistant Counsellor and several times Representative to the General Court. Finally he removed to Harwich, of which town he and his father were among the original proprietors, in 1694. He died there in 1706.
Andrew, son of Thomas Clark, was born in 1635, and when a young man removed to Boston, where his name is found in the tax lists for 1674.
He was in the shoe business, and lived in Scotto's Lane, where his father bought him a house. He was assistant counsellor, and several times representative to the general court.
He removed to Harwich, of which he was one of the original proprietors, in 1694.
He married, 1671, in Boston, Mehitable, daughter of Thomas and Joan (Sanford) Scotto, baptized February 11, 1649. The family of Scotto was of some note in the early history of Boston. They are said to trace back to the year 1120, and the name was originally Scot-howe, which signified a portion of the hillside. In the early records it is variously written Scotto, Scottoe, Scottow and Scottoa.
Andrew Clark died in Harwich, in 1706. Children of Andrew Clark: Thomas, born July 10, 1672; Susanna, March 12, 1674; Andrew, 1678; Scotto, 1680 (mentioned below); Nathaniel, 1682; Mehitable, December 8, 1686.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1527 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
- b.1553 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
- b.26 Mar 1575 d.1623 in Virginia
- b.~ 1512 in Derb, England
- b.~ 1553 in Fowlmire, Cambridge, England d.21 Sep 1601
- b.08 Mar 1599 in St. Dunstan's, Stepney, London, Middlesex, England d.24 Mar 1697 in Plymouth, Massachusetts
- b.~ 1577 in Stepney, Middlesex, England
- b.1635 in Plymouth, Massachusetts d.1706 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- d.~ 1629 in Leyden, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
- b.~ 1606 in Leyden, Zuid Holland, Netherlands d.28 Jun 1697 in Plymouth, Massachusetts
- b. in Upton County, Suffolk d.15 Jul 1631 in Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Details of Andrew's family with Mehitable Scotto
Source/Citation
David Kew, david_kew@@alum.mit.edu, http://capecodhistory.us
David Kew, david_kew@@alum.mit.edu, http://capecodhistory.us