Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 05-01-2023.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.


Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom may be downloaded here.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.


Individual Page


Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Walter VAVASOUR, Lord Vavasour Birth: Abt 1280 Death: Before 7 Dec 1315
  2. Robert VAVASOUR, Lord Vavasour Birth: Abt 1285 Death: Abt 24 Jul 1322
  3. Sir Henry VAVASOUR, Lord Vavasour Birth: Abt 1290 Death: 1 Dec 1342 in Louth Park Abbey, Lincs

Bibliography
  1. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 12-2, Tracton-Zz. London: St Catherine Press, 1959. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP XII/2 [Ap][p0-9].*].
  2. Foss, Edward, Biographia Juridica, Biographical Dictionary of the Judges of England, London: John Murray, 1870. Available at https://books.google.com/books?id=O0oBAAAAQAAJ Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Foss Judges p[0-9]*].
  3. Foster, Joseph, Pedigrees of the County Families of Yorkshire, Vol I - West Riding, part 2. London: Winfred Head, 1874. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/357012. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Foster Yorkshire v2pt1 [A-Z]*].
  4. Holloway, Naomi D, The Genealogy of Mary Wentworth, Who Became the Wife of William Brewster, Revised Edition, October 1969. LDS Film#1738313 item#5 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Holloway WENTWORTH p[0-9a]*].
  5. Watney, Vernon James, The Wallop Family and their Ancestry, Oxford:John Johnson, 1928. LDS Film#1696491 items 6-9. NYPL ARZ+ (Wallop) (Watney, V. J. Wallop family). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/213421. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Watney WALLOP #[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
parents:
[Ref: CP XII/2 p232, Foster Yorkshire v2pt1 VAVASOUR, Holloway WENTWORTH p25, Watney WALLOP #997],
father:
[Ref: Foss Judges p689]
Sources for death Information
date:
1312-3 [Ref: Watney WALLOP #997]
6 Edward II [Ref: Foster Yorkshire v2pt1 VAVASOUR, Holloway WENTWORTH p25]
shortly before 22 Mar 1312/3 [Ref: CP XII/2 p234]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: CP XII/2 p234, Foster Yorkshire v2pt1 VAVASOUR, Holloway WENTWORTH p25]
Sources with Information about marriage to Nichola WALLIS
date:
before 1280 [Ref: CP XII/2 p234],
names:
[Ref: Foss Judges p689],
child:
[Ref: CP XII/2 p234, CP XII/2 p235, Foster Yorkshire v2pt1 VAVASOUR, Holloway WENTWORTH p25, Watney WALLOP #997]
Research Notes:
1st Lord Vavasour, of Barony cr 1299 [Ref: CP XII/2 p232]

heir of his father [Ref: CP XII/2 p232]

succeeded his father at Hazelwood, which he had licence, 18 Edward I, to castellate from the King [Ref: Foster Yorkshire v2pt1 VAVASOUR, Holloway WENTWORTH p25]

20 Edward I bought of the King for 30 marks the houses in the parish of St. Martins, Coney Street, York, which belonged to Bonamy the Jew, when the Jews were expelled from the city. [Ref: Foster Yorkshire v2pt1 VAVASOUR]

23 Edward I he did homage for all the lands and tenements which Alice, his mother, held of the King as of the barony of Bayeaux (Baccocis) [Ref: Foster Yorkshire v2pt1 VAVASOUR, Holloway WENTWORTH p25]

He was in the Gascoigne and Scotch wars, summoned to Parliment among the barons 28 Edward I and 6 Edward II. [Ref: Foster Yorkshire v2pt1 VAVASOUR, Holloway WENTWORTH p25]

Keeper of Castles Nottingham, Harston, and Bolsover, in time of Henry II [Ref: Foster Yorkshire v2pt1 VAVASOUR, Holloway WENTWORTH p25]

5 Edward II he had custody of the City of York. [Ref: Foster Yorkshire v2pt1 VAVASOUR, Holloway WENTWORTH p25]

Feb 6 1298/9 - Jan 8 1312/3: summoned to Parliament by writ, whereby he is held to have become Lord VAVASOUR [Ref: CP XII/2 p233]

1300 at Caerlaverock; gave to Archbishop and chapter of York stone from which the noble edifice the Minster was created. [Ref: Foster Yorkshire v2pt1 VAVASOUR, Holloway WENTWORTH p25]

made and founded St. Leonard's Chapel in his Castle at Hazelwood. The King's charter for the chapel was dated 4-29-1286, 15 Edward I, the confirmation dated 6-5-1452, 31 Henry VI. [Ref: Foster Yorkshire v2pt1 VAVASOUR, Holloway WENTWORTH p25]

Will dated 1311; died 6 Edward II (1313), to be buried in the new chapel of St. Leonard of Hazelwood [Ref: Foster Yorkshire v2pt1 VAVASOUR, Holloway WENTWORTH p25]

Will mentions Peter de Vavasour, rector of Staynton, John, son of Jordan le Vavasour, and Ralph, son of Wm. le Vavasour [Ref: Foster Yorkshire v2pt1 VAVASOUR]



Pedigree of Sir William VAVASOUR, Lord Vavasour
                                     /-----Mauger VAVASOUR
                            /-----Malger VAVASOUR
                   /-----Sir William VAVASOUR, Lord Of Hazelwood
          /-----Sir Robert VAVASOUR
 /-----Sir John VAVASOUR
|        |                           /-----Lambert De MULTON
|        |                  /-----Thomas De MULTON
|        |         /-----Thomas De MULTON
|        |        |         \-----Eleanor
|         \-----Julian De MULTON
|                 |                  /-----Josce De FLETE
|                 |         /-----Richard De FLETE
|                  \-----Sarah De FLETE
|                           \-----Juliane
Sir William VAVASOUR, Lord Vavasour
|         /-----Sir Robert COCKFIELD
 \-----Alice COCKFIELD
         |         /-----Jordan De St Mary
          \-----Nichola De St Mary



Descendants of Sir William VAVASOUR, Lord Vavasour
1. Sir William VAVASOUR, Lord Vavasour m. Nichola WALLIS
m. Nichola WALLIS father: Sir Stephen Le WALEYS mother: Alice

2nd generation

4. Sir Henry VAVASOUR, Lord Vavasour m. Constance MOWBRAY
m. Constance MOWBRAY father: Sir William MOWBRAY

3rd generation

5. Sir Henry VAVASOUR, Lord Vavasour m. Annabell FITZHENRY
m. Annabell FITZHENRY father: Henry FITZHUGH, Lord FitzHugh mother: Eva De BULMERE

4th generation

6. Isabel De VAVASOUR m. Miles De STAPLETON, Lord Stapleton
m. Miles De STAPLETON, Lord Stapleton father: Nicholas De STAPLETON, Lord Stapleton mother: Isabel De RICHMOND
8. Sir William VAVASOUR, Lord Vavasour m. Elizabeth De CRESSY
m. Elizabeth De CRESSY father: Sir Hugh De CRESSY mother: Maud De La MARE

5th generation

9. Elizabeth De STAPLETON m. Sir Thomas De METHAM
m. Sir Thomas De METHAM
12. Sir Henry VAVASOUR, Lord Vavasour m. Margaret SKIPWITH
m. Margaret SKIPWITH father: Sir William De SKIPWITH mother: Alice De HILTOFT