3 ▁April ▁ 1 6 0 9 . ▁According ▁to ▁his ▁will , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁brother ▁Joseph , ▁but ▁little ▁else ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁his ▁early ▁life . ▁William ▁Clar ke ▁was ▁married ▁twice , ▁first ▁to ▁an ▁unknown ▁woman ▁who ▁bore ▁him ▁two ▁children ▁- ▁Joseph ▁and ▁William . ▁His ▁second ▁marriage ▁was ▁to ▁K atherine ▁Bab ington , ▁wid ow , ▁who ▁was ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁line ▁as ▁Anthony ▁Bab ington . ▁K atherine ▁had ▁several ▁children ▁from ▁a ▁previous ▁marriage ▁to ▁Edward ▁St orer , ▁including ▁daughters ▁K atherine ▁and ▁Anne ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁sons ▁Edward ▁and ▁Arthur ▁St orer . ▁T ogether , ▁K atherine ▁and ▁William ▁had ▁two ▁more ▁children ▁named ▁John ▁and ▁Mar tha . ▁All ▁of ▁his ▁sons ▁except ▁John ▁followed ▁him ▁into ▁the ▁trade ▁of ▁ap othe c ary . ▁Clar ke ▁eventually ▁retired ▁to ▁L ough borough ▁in ▁Le ic esters hire , ▁leaving ▁his ▁business ▁to ▁his ▁son , ▁William . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁English ▁Civil ▁War , ▁William ▁s ided ▁with ▁the ▁parliament ari ans . ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Gran th am ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁Royal ists ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁March ▁ 1 6 4 3 ▁ ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁April ▁he ▁was ▁ind icted ▁for ▁high ▁tre ason . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁ 1 6 4 3 , ▁however ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁re capt ured ▁by ▁Oliver ▁C rom well ▁and ▁Clar ke ▁was ▁released . ▁Following ▁the ▁war ▁William ▁att ained ▁wealth ▁and