《明史·列传·卷二十四》
他的哥哥陶昱也受牵连而死，发配家属四十余人为军。后差不多都死亡了，有关部门又到陶晟家勾补。
其兄昱亦坐死。发家属四十余人为军，后死亡且尽。
His older brother, Tao Yu, was implicated and also died, and more than 40 of his family members were exiled to become soldiers. Almost all of them died later, and the relevant departments went to Tao Cheng's home to make up for it.