Between 1761 and 1764, he moved to Bute County in North Carolina, and married Mary Hurst of Granville County, with whom he would have three children.
1761到1764年间，他迁居北卡罗莱纳殖民地的比特县（Bute County），并与格兰维尔县的玛丽·赫斯特（Mary Hurst）成婚，两人共有3个孩子。