He married firstly on 2 August 1766 Elizabeth Mercer of Dublin, daughter of Richard Mercer and Elizabeth Godbey, who died in 1794. He married secondly in the following year Mary Buckley Mathew of Dorset, daughter of Abednego Mathew and his estranged wife Jennett Buckley of Saint Kitts.
He had two marriages: first to Elizabeth Mercer in 1766, followed by a marriage to Mary Buckley Mathew in 1767. Both wives came from prominent families.