It is believed that his father was Yasusuke OTA who was the Satomi clan's old retainer and was a grandson of Dokan OTA; and his father was Naokage TOYAMA (the Left Gate Watch, the son of Masakage TOYAMA,) the keeper of Edo-jo Castle.
父は里見氏の旧臣で太田道灌のひ孫にあたる太田康資とされる説と、江戸城代の遠山直景(左衛門大夫)（遠山政景の子）とする説がある。