Two of his sons became counts, namely Hans in 1687, progenitor of the comital family of "Wachtmeister af Johannishus", and Axel in 1693, progenitor of the comital family of "Wachtmeister af Mälsåker" (in Södermanland), which dissolved on the "sword side" ("svärdssidan", literally "on the side of the sword") in 1708.