According to a theory he was Kotaiyoriai (a rotating member of the top decision making organ, a family status of samurai warriors in the Edo period) for a while, judging from the fact that he constructed a jinya (regional government office) in Shimoyue, Kazusa Province (Dubious authenticity.)
上総下湯江に陣屋を築いていた事から、一時交代寄合だったとする説もある（真偽不明）。