Scotto Clark 
Scotto was born on November 8th, 1709 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.1 Scotto's father was Scotto Clark and his mother was Mary Haskell. His paternal grandparents were Andrew Clark and Mehitable Scotto. He had six brothers and three sisters, named Andrew, Joseph, Benjamin, Nathaniel, Ebenezer, Seth, Mary, Lidea and Sarah. He was the second oldest of the ten children. He died at the age of 85 on August 31st, 1795 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.General Notes
Occupation: Master Mariner
Note: Scotto (b. 1709) was a master mariner, 9 of his 11 sons were also whalemen. One of them, Tully, was killed by a whale, in the sight of his father, who was commanding the boat.
From the MASSACHUSETTS GAZETTE of Oct 2 1766 -
"A son of Captain Clark was killed by a Sperm Whale near George's Banks a few days since. The Whale struck the boat at the bows with his head, with great force, throwing the young man who stood there ready with his lance, into the mouth of the Whale, which turned and made off with him. He was heard to scream by his father, who commanded the boat, as the fishes jaws closed about him."
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1553 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
- b.26 Mar 1575 d.1623 in Virginia
- 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
- b.1680 in Boston, Massachusetts d.<16 Mar 1742 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- b.1612 d.1661
- b.14 Dec 1648 in Boston, Massachusetts d.24 Apr 1712 in Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- b.1608 in Norwich, Norfolk, England d.1651 in Boston, Massachusetts
- b.08 Nov 1709 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts d.31 Aug 1795 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- b.04 Jun 1684 in Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts d.< 1741 in Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
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Details of Scotto's family with Thankful Crosby
1 Vital records, town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850 @ 15
Further source/citation:
David Kew, david_kew@@alum.mit.edu, http://capecodhistory.us
Further source/citation:
David Kew, david_kew@@alum.mit.edu, http://capecodhistory.us