 Though successful in this campaign, the King had no money with which to reward his military service and instead (in 1609) offered him 3,000 acres of land in County Tyrone, which included the Manors of Castlestewart and later Manor Forward, encompassing the area around Farlough and Roughan, all in the Barony of Dungannon.He was one of the chief 'planters' or 'undertakers' in the Ulster Plantation and in 1611 he settled on these estates.He built houses, farmed the land, constructed Roughan Castle and provided housing and employment for the local populace.