He did not have any biological child, and therefore adopted Yoshinori UESUGI who was a son of Noriaki UESUGI (his brother-in-law and cousin) and Akiyoshi UESUGI who was a son of Shigeyuki UESUGI (also his brother-in-law and cousin).
実子がいなかった為、上杉憲顕（義兄弟で従兄弟）の子息・上杉能憲と、上杉重行（憲顕と同じく）の子息・上杉顕能を養子にしている。