On 17 Apr 1746 when William was 25, he married
Bethiah Hatch (39712) , daughter of
Israel Hatch (20276) (5 May 1701-Mar 1772) &
Bethiah Thomas (22464) (4 Oct 1705-), in Marshfield, MA.
52 Born on 22 Nov 1727 in Scituate, MA.52 Bethiah died in Marshfield, MA, on 12 Jan 1810; she was 82.
Children of William and Bethiah (Hatch) Clift, born at Marshfield, include:
i. Bethia Clift, b. 18 Jun 1747;
ii. William Clift, b. 8 Mar 1755, m. at Marshfield 1 Jun 1812 Jedediah Eames (b. 12 Jun 1761 at Marshfield, d. there 5 Jun 1834, son of Jedediah & Bethiah (Tilden) Eames); and
iii. Sybil Clift, b. 18 Aug 1762, m. Mary Eames.