فتوفيت والدته وهو ابن تسع سنوات ومن ثم توفيت اخته الوحيدة بعد بضع سنوات وحبه الاول " آن روتليدج " توفيت في عامه ال22
His mother died when he was only nine years old; his only sister, Sarah, in childbirth a few years later; and his first love, Ann Rutledge, at the age of 22.