It is said that he was from the Kuzumaki clan, became Shigetsuna YOSHIDA (Izumo school)'s adopted son, and married his daughter (rumors also says he was a close relative of the Yoshida clan).
もと葛巻氏（吉田氏の近親であるとも伝わる）で、吉田重綱（出雲派）の養子となりその娘を妻としたという。