He married the widow of a fellow lawyer which enhanced his wealth and standing, and he acquired considerable property in Oxford's outlying parishes.

"His wealth was considerable, by 1721 comprising landholdings in Berkshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and including ancestral lands at Great Hurdington in Gloucestershire where he remained a magistrate after 1714.

In August 1717, the corporation elected him to the ancient office of "barge commissioner," which was reserved for eminent citizens.

He was put up on the Tory slate, likely at the bidding of the 1st Earl of Abingdon, and "was elected after several weeks of bitter campaigning, during which a Whig mob once came close to attacking his house in St. Giles parish.

Together, they were the parents of three sons and one daughter, including: Rowney died on 31 August 1727 and was buried in the parish church of St Giles, Oxford.