According to the head of the family, although he was nominated for a barony by the government after the Meiji Restoration, the family were so destitute that they could not afford the processing fee for the peerage and he also mentioned that he was proud of his ancestors for not having been arrogant about their power.
徳川時代になって、高度の自治を展開したので幕府は今井を町として認め、江戸、大阪、京都、奈良と同様に惣年寄、町年寄をおき町制にあたらせた。