At the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate, the members of those families of Hatamoto were appointed to important posts such as Wakadoshiyori (a managerial position in the Edo bakufu), Ometsuke (Chief inspector of the Edo bakufu), Kanjo bugyo (commissioner of finance), Vice President of the administrators of Gaikoku bugyo (magistrate of foreign affairs), and Chief of Kaiseijo (magistrate for examination of foreign books).
これら旗本家は、若年寄、大目付、勘定奉行、外国奉行、外国（事務）副総裁、開成所総奉行などを務めた幕臣を、主に幕末に輩出した。