He married a woman named Margery Jenney of Suffolk upon his return and almost immediately went to serve in the Navy. When war broke out in Ireland during the Irish Rebellion of 1641, he was part of an expedition there.
When he came back from his journey, he married Margery Jenney from Suffolk, and then quickly signed up for the Navy. As tensions rose in Ireland during the 1641 uprising, he was sent on a military mission to the area.