Robert married Hannah Handcock, daughter of William Handcock, MP for County Westmeath and his wife Abigail Stanley, daughter of Sir Thomas Stanley and  Mary Hammond, and sister of the writer Thomas Stanley.
Robert wed Hannah Handcock, daughter of William Handcock, Member of Parliament for County Westmeath, and his wife Abigail Stanley, daughter of Sir Thomas Stanley and Mary Hammond, and sister of the author Thomas Stanley.