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William was born on January 14th, 1740 in Harwich, Massachusetts.1   William's father was Scotto Clark and his mother was Thankful Crosby.  His paternal grandparents were Scotto Clark and Mary Haskell; his maternal grandparents were William Crosby and Mercy Hinckley. He had ten brothers and three sisters, named Elishua, Reuben, Tully, Mark, Barnabas, Scotto, James, Roland, Joshua, Fessenden, Mercy, Abigail and Thankful.  He was the fifth oldest of the fourteen children.

1 Harwich Massachusetts vital records @ 62
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David Kew, david_kew@@alum.mit.edu, http://capecodhistory.us