 In 1749, he married Henrietta, daughter of Peter Auriol, a merchant of London, by whom he had a daughter followed by six sons.He instructed his children himself.History, of which he had an extensive and accurate knowledge, was his favourite subject, and his son gratefully records 'the perspicuous and engaging manner' in which he imparted his instruction, and the lucidity with which he traced the continuity and connection of all history, sacred and profane, 'with the zeal and fervour of honest conviction.'