Sakuemon Norikiyo, the third generation of Morikiyo started medical practice during the Kanei era (1624 - 1643) and since then, with the new branch families established, the Ishibashi became successful as a doctor family.
医業は盛清の3代目にあたる作右衛門教清が寛永年間（1624年から1643年）に起こし、爾来、分家新立によって石橋医家の繁栄がもたらされた。