At that time, Motohisa had a 12-year-old child, Oniwaka, with the daughter of Kojiro Motoyori and Sosetsu raised this bereaved child during his late years.
元尚には小次郎元頼の娘との間に当時12歳の子・鬼若があり、宗節は晩年をこの遺児の育成に努めた。