The founder of the family was Sueharu TAKENOUCHI (1518-1571; Shosanmi - Senior Third Rank), Daizenshiki (Office of the Palace Table) who was a shodaibu (aristocrat lower than Kugyo) of the Kuga family..
久我家の諸大夫であった竹内季治（1518年-1571年：正三位・大膳職）を祖とする。