After his service he was given the freedom he wanted. Then in 1805 he married a widow, Mary (Will) Wilbore, daughter of Nuff Will and Sarah Moho (Mohho), a Native American woman of the Ponkapoag tribe, and settled in what is now Canton, Massachusetts. In marrying her, he inherited the  of land owned by her previous husband, Jacob Wilbor.
Following his military service, he was granted the liberty he desired. He subsequently married Mary (Will) Wilbore, a widow and daughter of Nuff Will and Sarah Moho (Mohho), a Native American woman from the Ponkapoag tribe, in 1805, and established residence in what is now Canton, Massachusetts. Through this union, he acquired the land owned by her previous spouse, Jacob Wilbor.