Andō clan
The is a Japanese samurai kin group. History. The clan claims descent from Abe Hirafu and Abe Nakamaro. During the Kamakura period, the clan served as the Presiding Governors of Ezo. The clan served the Tokugawa clan during Edo Period. Their first recorded family head, Andō Naotsugu was eldest son of Andō Haruyoshi and grandson of Andō Ieshige, retainer of Matsudaira Hirotada (father of Tokugawa Ieyasu). Branch Family. First head family was Andō Nobushige, younger brother of Andō Naotsugu, son of Andō Haruyoshi and grandson of Andō Ieshige