His first wife was Isabel Joaquina de Assis; around 1789, he married Erculana Felizarda Figueira (died 1796); after her death, on December 13, 1801, in Lisbon, he married Maria Joaquina Gerleu da Rocha Dantas e Mendonça (1785–1861), with whom he had three children: Lourenço de Assis, Manoel Luiz and Marianna.

In 1798, he was a member of the interim government of Pernambuco, together with the Bishop of Olinda, Azeredo Coutinho, and the Intendant of the Navy, Pedro Severim, after the governor, D. Tomás de Melo, was dismissed by royal charter of 20 August 1798.

In 1803, he took office as ouvidor of Sabará, Minas Gerais, and in 1806 he was appointed Chancellor of the tribunal da relação (appellate court) of Bahia.

In 1809 he was part of the interim government of Bahia, in a triumvirate with José de Santa Escolástica Álvares Pereira and João Baptista Vieira Godinho.

[1] In 1818, he was a deputy of the Board of Commerce, Agriculture, Manufacturing and Navigation (Junta do Comércio, Agricultura, Fábricas e Navegação).