There is a theory that says that Nagayasu HIRANO, one of the seven excellent military commanders in Hideyoshi's army at the battle of Shizugatake, was from a branch family (Nobukata's great grandson) of the Funabashi family.
なお、賤ヶ岳の七本槍の一人平野長泰は舟橋家の庶流の出（宣賢の曾孫）とする説がある。