▁land hold ings , ▁but ▁lost ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁fortune ▁following ▁the ▁rest oration . ▁ ▁Association ▁with ▁Isaac ▁Newton ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 4 , ▁William ▁provided ▁board ing ▁to ▁Isaac ▁Newton ▁as ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁att ending ▁the ▁King ' s ▁School ▁with ▁Edward ▁and ▁Arthur ▁St orer . ▁Newton ' s ▁mother ▁remained ▁in ▁W ool st hor pe - by - Col ster worth , ▁which ▁was ▁about ▁eight ▁miles ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁Clar ke ▁residence . ▁Many ▁of ▁Newton ' s ▁bi ograph ers ▁have ▁noted ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁less ons ▁learned ▁from ▁Clar ke ▁that ▁spark ed ▁Newton ' s ▁interest ▁in ▁chem istry . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Clar ke ' s ▁grand son , ▁Ralph ▁Clar ke , ▁also ▁an ▁ap othe c ary ▁in ▁Gran th am , ▁Newton ▁left ▁signs ▁of ▁his ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁gar ret ▁where ▁he ▁sle pt ▁in ▁the ▁ap othe c ary ' s ▁house ▁on ▁Gran th am ' s ▁High ▁Street : ▁he ▁car ved ▁his ▁name ▁into ▁the ▁bo ards , ▁and ▁drew ▁char co al ▁draw ings ▁of ▁birds ▁and ▁be asts , ▁men ▁and ▁ships , ▁and ▁abstract ▁shapes ▁on ▁the ▁walls . ▁Newton ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁' a ▁passion ' ▁for ▁Clar ke ' s ▁step - d augh ter , ▁K atherine ▁St orer ▁( l ater ▁Mrs . ▁Vincent ). ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁E . ▁T . ▁Bell , ▁Men ▁of ▁Mathemat ics ▁( 1