Clinton was settled by W. S. Murray and others.

The evidence

• “Burgess, in the summer of 1836. Johnstown, by Norman Smith, 1837. Clinton, April 2d,-1837, by W.S. Murray and others. _ For more detailed accounts of" the first settlement of this county, the reader is referred to the history of the respective towns of the county, in another part of this work.,”

  1856-history-of-rock-county/03-rock-county.md, PDF p. 48 / book p. 30

  Guernsey, Orrin, and Josiah F. Willard, editors. History of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute. Janesville, Wis.: William M. Doty & Brother, 1856. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871593.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources