Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 01-20-2025.

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 available to be downloaded.

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


Individual Page


Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Baldwin I Of Gent, Lord Of Waas Dronghen Birth: 1 Death: Abt 23 Apr 1082
  2. Ralph II De GANT, Lord Of Aalst Birth: 2 Death: After 1095
  3. Gilbert De GANT, Baron Of Folkingham Birth: 3 in Ghent, Flanders Death: Abt 1095

Bibliography
  1. Brandenburg, Erich, Die Nachkommen Karls des Grossen, Faksimile-Nachdruck von 1935 (Facsimile reproduction of 1935), mit Korrekturen und Erganzungen versehen von (with corrections and additions provided by) Manfred Dreiss und Lupold v. Lehsten. Neustadt an der Aisch:Verlag Degener, 1995. NYPL ATH (Charlemagne) 96-4768. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Brandenburg 1995 p[0-9]*].
  2. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 07 Hussee-Lincolnshire. London: St Catherine Press, 1929. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP VII [Ap][p0-9].*].
  3. Schwennicke, Detlev, ed., Europaische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der europaischen Staaten, New Series. VIII: West-, Mittel- und Nordeuropaische Familien. Marburg: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1980. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: ES VIII #[0-9]*].
  4. The Henry Project: The Ancestors of King Henry II of England, An eperiment in a cooperative online database for scholarly medieval genealogy. Contributors and Editors: Stewart Baldwin, Todd Farmerie, Peter Stewart. Available at https://fasg.org/projects/henryproject/ Information from this source tagged as [Ref: HenryII .*].
  5. Keats-Rohan, K.S.B., Domesday People, A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents 1066-1166. Vol I: Domesday Book. Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk: Boydell Press, 1999. NYPL ARF 03-4178 vol 1. Corrections in Volume II (Domesday Descendants) pp 4-5. Further corrections at http://users.ox.ac.uk/~prosop/domesday-people-corrigenda.pdf Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Keats-Rohan DP p[0-9]*].
  6. Moriarty, G Andrews, Ancestry of Gilbert de Gant, TAG v34 (1958), pp39-40. Available at http://americanancestors.org/databases/american-genealogist-the/image/. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Moriarty Gant p[0-9]*].
  7. Moriarty, G Andrews, Plantagenet Ancestry of King Edward III And Queen Philippa. Salt Lake: Mormon Pioneer Genealogical Society, 1985. LDS Film#0441438. NYPL ARF-86-2555. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/007905814?cat=66443. Also available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/66443. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Moriarty Plantagenet p[0-9]*].
  8. Phair, Raymond, Gilbert de Gant. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 7/12/1999. Subject: Gilbert de Gant. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/iq4yL0Yk4S8/m/-yEogAnkh7MJ. Author address: rphair at CapAccess dot org. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Raymond Phair SGM 7/12/1999].
  9. Richardson, Douglas, Royal Ancestry. Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2013. NYPL JFF 16-1184 v1-5 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v3p[0-9]*].
  10. Sherman, Richard M, Continental Origins of the Ghent Family, Nottingham Medieval Studies, 1978, pp23-35. Available (for a fee) at https://www.brepolsonline.net/doi/epdf/10.1484/J.NMS.3.82. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Sherman Ghent p[0-9]*].
  11. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, David Faris, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who came to America before 1700, 7th Edition, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1992. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Weis AR7 #[0-9][0-9]*[A-Z]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
father:
[Ref: Moriarty Gant p39]
Sources for death Information
date:
before 1056 [Ref: Brandenburg 1995 p7]
between 1052 and 1065, undoubtedly before 1056 [Ref: Moriarty Gant p39]
living 1058 [Ref: Weis AR7 #143]
occ 1052 [Ref: ES VIII #22A]
Sources with Information about marriage to Gisele Of Luxembourg
date:
earliest joint appearance in 1042 [Ref: Raymond Phair SGM 7/12/1999],
names:
[Ref: HenryII frede000 4/5/2007, HenryII otgiv000 4/5/2007, Moriarty Gant p39, Moriarty Plantagenet p248],
child:
[Ref: Brandenburg 1995 p7, ES VIII #22A, Keats-Rohan DP p210, Richardson RoyalAnc v3p59, Sherman Ghent p26, Weis AR7 #143]
Research Notes:
Lord of Alost [Ref: HenryII otgiv000 4/5/2007, Keats-Rohan DP p210, Richardson RoyalAnc v3p59]
Advocate of Saint-Pierre de Gand [Ref: HenryII otgiv000 4/5/2007]

also called Rudolph I of Aalst (or Alost) [Ref: Weis AR7 #143]

abt 1026-abt 1056: Advocate of St Peter of Ghent [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v3p59]

older genealogists (e.g. Dugdale's Baronage) called him the son of Count Baudouin of Flanders, but he was undoubtedly a member f the family of the Seignaurs d'Alost [Ref: Moriarty Gant p39]

made Seigneur d'Alost by the Counts of Flanders [Ref: Moriarty Gant p39]

probably descendant of the Ralph the Advocate who appeared in the abbey's records in 994 [Ref: Raymond Phair SGM 7/12/1999]

while lords of what was probably the county of Alost, they were never titled counts in any record [Ref: Raymond Phair SGM 7/12/1999]

1026: advocate of St Peter, to sometime before 1058 [Ref: Raymond Phair SGM 7/12/1999]

1036-1056: hereditary Advocate or Protector of St. Peter of Ghent [Ref: Weis AR7 #143]

1036: Rubincam reports a gift to the abbey, but possibly the same as reported by other sources in 1042 [Ref: Raymond Phair SGM 7/12/1999]

1042: annals of St Peter record a gift from Ralph of Ghent and his wife Gisele. This is their earliest joint appearance [Ref: Raymond Phair SGM 7/12/1999]

1052: attested a charter of the abbey of St Peter of Mount Blandin, Ghent [Ref: Raymond Phair SGM 7/12/1999]

1056: possibly the Ralph who witnessed a gift by Count Baldwin to the abbey of St Omer [Ref: Raymond Phair SGM 7/12/1999]

occurs in acts as Seigneur d'Alost until 1052; eldest son Baudouin first occurs in 1065 [Ref: Moriarty Gant p39]



Pedigree of Ralph De GANT, Lord Of Aalst
 /-----Ralph De GANT
Ralph De GANT, Lord Of Aalst



Descendants of Ralph De GANT, Lord Of Aalst
1. Ralph De GANT, Lord Of Aalst m. Gisele Of Luxembourg
m. Gisele Of Luxembourg father: Frederick I Count Of Luxemburg mother: Ermentrude Of Kinziggau

2nd generation

2. Baldwin I Of Gent, Lord Of Waas Dronghen m. Oda
m. Oda
4. Gilbert De GANT, Baron Of Folkingham m. Alice De MONTFORT
m. Alice De MONTFORT father: Hugh De Montfort, Baron Of Haughley mother: Alice Of Beaufour

3rd generation

5. Baldwin II Lord Of Gent, Aalst, And Dronghen m. Reinewif
m. Reinewif
6. (Unk) Of Aalst m. Ingelbert IV Of Peteghem
m. Ingelbert IV Of Peteghem father: Ingelbert III Of Peteghem
10. Walter De GAUNT, Baron Of Folkingham m. Maud Of Brittany
m. Maud Of Brittany father: Stephen Count Of Brittany mother: Hawise Of Guincamp
11. Hugh De MONTFORT, Baron Of Montfort m. Adeline De BEAUMONT
m. Adeline De BEAUMONT father: Sir Robert De Beaumont, Earl Of Leicester mother: Isabel De Vermandois, Countess Of Leicester
12. Filia GANT m. Ives De Grantmesnil, Baron Of Leicester
m. Ives De Grantmesnil, Baron Of Leicester father: Hugh De Grantmesnil, Baron Of Leicester mother: Adeliza Of Beaumont
13. Emma De GANT m. Alan De PERCY, Baron Of Topcliffe
m. Alan De PERCY, Baron Of Topcliffe father: William Algernon De PERCY, Baron Of Topcliffe mother: Emma De PORT

4th generation

16. Ivan Count Of Aalst m. Lauretta Of Flanders
m. Lauretta Of Flanders father: Thierry Of Lorraine, Count Of Flanders mother: Swanhilde
17. Johann I Of Peteghem m. Petronelle Of Avesnes
m. Petronelle Of Avesnes father: Walter I Lord Of Avesnes, Leuze, And Conde mother: Ida Of Mortagne
18. Gilbert De GANT, Earl Of Lincoln m. Rohese De CLARE
m. Rohese De CLARE father: Richard FITZ GILBERT De CLARE, Baron Of Clare mother: Adeliza Le MESCHIN
19. Robert De GAUNT m1. Alice PAYNEL m2. Gunnora D'AUBIGNY
m. Alice PAYNEL father: William PAYNEL, Baron Of Hooton Pagnell mother: Avice De RUMELLI
m. Gunnora D'AUBIGNY father: Ralph D'AUBIGNY mother: Sibyl De VALOGNES
24. Agnes De GAUNT m1. William De MOHUN, Earl Of Somerset m2. Richard Le SCROPE
m. William De MOHUN, Earl Of Somerset father: Sir William De MOHUN, Baron Of Dunster mother: Adeliz
m. Richard Le SCROPE
25. Alice GANT m1. Ilbert LACIE, Baron Of Pontefract m2. Roger De MOWBRAY, Baron Of Thirsk
m. Ilbert LACIE, Baron Of Pontefract father: Robert De LACY, Baron Of Pontefract mother: Maud
m. Roger De MOWBRAY, Baron Of Thirsk father: Sir Nele D'AUBIGNEY, Baron Of Thirsk mother: Gundred GOURNEY
26. Matilda De GANT m. William
m. William father: Walter
28. Robert De MONTFORT m. Clemence De FOUGERES
m. Clemence De FOUGERES father: Henry De FOUGERES, Seigneur Of Fougeres mother: Olive Of Brittany
31. William De PERCY, Baron Of Topcliffe m1. m2. Adeliza De TUNBRIDGE m3. Sibyl De VALOGNES
m. Adeliza De TUNBRIDGE father: Richard FITZ GILBERT De CLARE, Baron Of Clare mother: Adeliza Le MESCHIN
m. Sibyl De VALOGNES father: Thebaud De VALOGNES

5th generation

38. Johann II Of Cysoing m. Mabilia Of Guines
m. Mabilia Of Guines father: Baldwin II Count Of Guines mother: Christine Of Ardres
39. Alice De GANT m. Simon III De St. LIZ, Earl Of Northampton And Hunt
m. Simon III De St. LIZ, Earl Of Northampton And Hunt father: Simon II De St. LIZ, Earl Of Huntingdon mother: Elizabeth De BEAUMONT
41. Avice De GAUNT m. Robert De GHENT, Baron Of Beverstone
m. Robert De GHENT, Baron Of Beverstone father: Robert FITZHARDING, Lord Of Berkeley mother: Eve
44. Sir Gilbert De GAUNT m.
46. William De MOHUN, Baron Of Dunster m. Godeheut De TOENI
m. Godeheut De TOENI father: Roger III De TOENI, Baron Of Flamstead mother: Ida (Gertrude) Of Hainault
53. Nigel De MOWBRAY, Baron Of Thirsk m. Mabel
m. Mabel father: William PATRICK, Baron Of Patricksbourne
55. Robert De WELLE m. Maud
m. Maud
56. Isabel De WELLS m. Robert De TATESHALE, Baron Of Tattershall
m. Robert De TATESHALE, Baron Of Tattershall father: Hugh Fitz EON, Baron Of Tattershall
64. Alice PERCY m1. Hugh Du Puiset, Bishop Of Durham, Earl Of Nor m2. Hugh BARDOLF m3. Richard De MORVILLE
m. Hugh Du Puiset, Bishop Of Durham, Earl Of Nor father: Hugh III Seigneur De Puiset, Vicount Chartres mother: Agnes
m. Hugh BARDOLF
m. Richard De MORVILLE father: Herbert De MORVILLE mother: Agnes
69. Alan De PERCY m.
71. Agnes De PERCY m. Jocelin LOUVAIN, Lord Of Petworth
m. Jocelin LOUVAIN, Lord Of Petworth father: Godfrey I The Bearded Duke Of Brabant