Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 09-30-2024.

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. Sara De CHESNEY, Lady Of Colne Death: Before Apr 1222
  2. Margery De CHESNEY, Lady Of Horsford Death: Abt 7 Jan 1230/1
  3. Clemence De CHESNEY, Lady Of Hoo Death: After Mar 1237/8

Bibliography
  1. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 05 E-Goojerat. London: St Catherine Press, 1926. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP V [Ap][p0-9].*].
  2. 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].*].
  3. 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]*].
  4. Ravilious, John, AT for Patrick, Earl of Dunbar (d. 1308). Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 11/2/2004. Subject: Royal Ancestry of the Warkworths. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/2hL92zGLod0/m/2n0L4rt0cZ0J. Author address: Therav3 at aol dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 11/2/2004-141655].
  5. Keats-Rohan, K.S.B., Domesday Descendants, A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents 1066-1166. Vol II: Pipe Rolls to Cartae Baronum. Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk: Boydell Press, 2002. NYPL ARF 03-4178 vol 2. Corrections at http://users.ox.ac.uk/~prosop/domesday-descendants-corrigenda.pdf Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Keats-Rohan DD p[0-9]*].
  6. Borthwick, Richard, Walter de Caen. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 9/17/1999. Subject: Walter de Caen and the Dickinson line. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/HigWUwA_itI/m/XGSSsTqBRO8J. Author address: rgbor at cyllene dot uwa dot edu dot au. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Richard Borthwick SGM 9/17/1999].
  7. 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 v2p[0-9]*].
  8. Sanders, I. J., English Baronies, A Study of Their Origin and Descent 1086-1327. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1960. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Sanders Baronies p[0-9]*].
  9. 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]*].
  10. 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]*].
  11. Weis, Frederick L, Magna Charta Sureties 1215: The Barons Named in the Magna Charta and Some of Their Descendants. 4th Ed. Baltimore: Gen Pub Co, 1991. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Weis MC #[0-9][0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
second son [Ref: Keats-Rohan DD p370],
parents:
[Ref: CP V p72f, CP XII/2 p154(f), Keats-Rohan DD p364, Keats-Rohan DD p370]
Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information
date:
fourth son [Ref: Keats-Rohan DD p364]
Sources for death Information
date:
1174 [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 11/2/2004-141655, Keats-Rohan DD p370, Sanders Baronies p16]
shortly before Mich 1174 [Ref: CP V p72f]
Sources with Information about marriage to Gilla
names:
[Ref: Keats-Rohan DD p856, Keats-Rohan DD p970],
child:
[Ref: CP V p72f, John Ravilious SGM 11/2/2004-141655, Keats-Rohan DD p370, Sanders Baronies p150(5), Sanders Baronies p16(4), Sanders Baronies p16, Sanders Baronies p23(4), Watney WALLOP #366, Watney WALLOP #376, Weis AR7 #246D, Weis MC #156]
Research Notes:
of Horsford and Colne, Essex [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 11/2/2004-141655]
of Horsford and Colne [Ref: CP V p72f]
Lord of Blythborough, Suffolk [Ref: Richard Borthwick SGM 9/17/1999]
of Horsford, Norfolk, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk [Ref: Weis AR7 #246D]
of Horsford, Norfolk, Blythborough, Suffolk, etc [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v2p219]

acquired the fees of the honour of Boulogne, previously held by Baldwin fitz Guy, probably through his wife [Ref: Keats-Rohan DD p970]

took name "de Chesney" from mother [Ref: Keats-Rohan DD p364, Sanders Baronies p16]

supported the Angevins during the civil war [Ref: Keats-Rohan DD p370]

1146-54: Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk [Ref: Keats-Rohan DD p370]
Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 11/2/2004-141655, Richardson RoyalAnc v2p219]

c1149: succeeded to his father's barony of Horsford after the death of his brother John [Ref: Keats-Rohan DD p370]

founder of Sibton priory, Norfolk [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 11/2/2004-141655]

1149: confirmed his brother John's foundation of the Cistercian abbey of Sibton in Suffolk [Ref: Keats-Rohan DD p363]

1156-63: Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk [Ref: Keats-Rohan DD p370]

1157: granted the barony of Blythburgh, Suffolk, for one fee [Ref: Keats-Rohan DD p370]

1157-8: granted the manor of Blythborough, which was part of the crown lands in 1086 [Ref: Sanders Baronies p16]

acquired the fees of Baldwin fitz Guy Angevin in the honour of Boulogne, possibly through his marriage to Gilla [Ref: Keats-Rohan DD p370]

heir was his daughter, Margaret [Ref: Sanders Baronies p16]



Pedigree of William De CHESNEY
                   /-----Alberic De Cadomo
          /-----Walter De CAEN
 /-----Robert FITZWALTER
William De CHESNEY
|                  /-----Ralph De CHESNEY
|         /-----Ralph De CHESNEY
 \-----Sibyl Of Rudham
          \-----Matilda



Descendants of William De CHESNEY
1. William De CHESNEY m. Gilla
m. Gilla father: Baldwin Fitz GUY

2nd generation

2. Sara De CHESNEY, Lady Of Colne m. Richard ENGAINE
m. Richard ENGAINE father: Richard ENGAINE mother: Margery FITZURSE
3. Margery De CHESNEY, Lady Of Horsford m1. Hugh De CRESSI m2. Robert FITZ ROGER, Baron Of Whalton
m. Hugh De CRESSI father: (Unk) De CRESSI
m. Robert FITZ ROGER, Baron Of Whalton father: Roger FITZ RICHARD, Baron Of Warkworth mother: Alice De VERE

3rd generation

5. Viel ENGAINE m. Rohese
m. Rohese
7. Roger De CRESSI, Baron Of Blythborough m. Isabel De RYE
m. Isabel De RYE father: Hubert De RYE, Baron Of Rye mother: Margaret
8. Alice De WARKWORTH m. Piers FITZ HERBERT
m. Piers FITZ HERBERT father: Herbert FITZ HERBERT mother: Lucy Of Hereford
9. John FITZ ROBERT, MC Surety m1. Joan m2. Ada De BALIOL
m. Joan
m. Ada De BALIOL father: Hugh De BALIOL, Baron Of Bywell mother: Cicely De FONTAINES

4th generation

11. Sir John ENGAINE m. Joan GREINVILLE
m. Joan GREINVILLE father: Sir Gilbert De GREINVILLE mother: Joyouse
16. Lucia FITZ PIERS m. Sir William De ROS, Baron Of Helmsley
m. Sir William De ROS, Baron Of Helmsley father: Robert De ROS, Magna Charta Surety mother: Isabel Of Scotland
18. Sir Reynold FITZ PIERS m1. Alice STANFORD m2. Joan De VIVONIA
m. Alice STANFORD father: William STANFORD
m. Joan De VIVONIA father: William De FORTIBUS, Lord Of Chewton mother: Maud De FERRERS, Vicomtesse De Rochechouart
19. Cecilia m. Patrick DUNBAR, Earl Of Dunbar
m. Patrick DUNBAR, Earl Of Dunbar father: Sir Parick DUNBAR, Earl Of Dunbar mother: Euphemia
26. Hugh De EURE m. Ellen
m. Ellen
27. Roger FITZ JOHN, Baron Of Whalton m. Isabel
m. Isabel father: Sir Parick DUNBAR, Earl Of Dunbar mother: Euphemia

5th generation

29. Sir Nicholas ENGAINE m. Anice De FAUCOMBERGER
m. Anice De FAUCOMBERGER father: Walter De FAUCOMBERGE, Lord Faucomberge mother: Isabel De ROS
30. Joan ENGAINE m1. Walter FITZ ROBERT m2. Adam De WELLES, Lord Welles
m. Walter FITZ ROBERT father: Sir Robert FITZ WALTER, Lord Fitz Walter mother: Devorguilla De BURGH
m. Adam De WELLES, Lord Welles father: Sir Robert De WELLES mother: Isabel De PERITON
31. Joyce D'ENGAINE m. Sir Roger De HUNTINGFIELD
m. Sir Roger De HUNTINGFIELD father: Sir William De HUNTINGFIELD mother: Emma De GREY
32. Sir Robert De ROS, Baron Of Helmsley m. Isabel D'ALBINI
m. Isabel D'ALBINI father: William D'ALBINI, Baron Of Belvoir mother: Isabel
34. Sir William De ROS m. Eustache FITZ HUGH
m. Eustache FITZ HUGH father: Ralph FITZ HUGH mother: Joan De La HAYE
38. Lucy De ROS m. William De KYME, Baron Of Sotby
m. William De KYME, Baron Of Sotby father: Philip De KYME, Baron Of Sotby mother: Agnes WALEY
39. Alicia De ROOS m1. Sir John The Red COMYN m2. Sir James De BYRON
m. Sir John The Red COMYN father: Richard COMYN
m. Sir James De BYRON father: Sir Richard De BYRON
40. Alice FITZ REYNOLD m. Sir John De St JOHN, Baron Of Basing
m. Sir John De St JOHN, Baron Of Basing father: Sir Robert De St JOHN, Baron Of Basing mother: Agnes De CAUNTELO
44. Eleanor FITZ PIERS m1. John De MOHUN, Baron Of Dunster m2. William MARTIN, Lord Martin
m. John De MOHUN, Baron Of Dunster father: Sir John De MOHUN mother: Joan De FERRERS
m. William MARTIN, Lord Martin father: Nicholas MARTIN mother: Maud De BRIAN
45. Sir John FITZ REYNOLD, Lord FitzReynold m1. m2. Agnes De FERRERS
m. Agnes De FERRERS father: William De FERRERS, Earl Of Derby mother: Margaret De QUINCEY
46. Katherine FITZ REYNOLD m. John PICHARD
m. John PICHARD father: Sir Roger PICHARD mother: Joan
47. Reynold FITZ REYNOLD m1. Joan MARTEL m2. Margaret m3. Alice CRUBBE
m. Joan MARTEL father: Sir Roger MARTEL, Lord Of Hinton Martel mother: Joan
m. Margaret
m. Alice CRUBBE father: John CRUBBE
48. Beatrix FITZ REYNOLD m. William De MOHUN
m. William De MOHUN father: Sir Reynold De MOHUN, Baron Of Dunster mother: Isabel De FERRERS
52. Sir Peter FITZ REGINALD, Lord Of Chewton m1. Ela MARTEL m2. Maud
m. Ela MARTEL father: Sir Roger MARTEL, Lord Of Hinton Martel mother: Joan
m. Maud
53. Sir Patrick DUNBAR, Earl Of March Or Dunbar m. Marjory COMYN
m. Marjory COMYN father: Alexander COMYN, Earl Of Buchan mother: Elizabeth De QUINCY
55. Sir Alexander DUNBAR m.
56. Christiana DUNBAR m1. Sir Thomas De FENWICK m2. Alexander De Bonkyl
m. Sir Thomas De FENWICK
m. Alexander De Bonkyl father: Adam De Bonkyl mother: (Unk) COMYN
58. Sir John De EURE m. Agnes
m. Agnes
59. Euphemia m1. William COMYN m2. Sir Andrew De MORAVIA
m. William COMYN father: David COMYN mother: Isabel De VALOIGNES
m. Sir Andrew De MORAVIA father: Sir Walter De MORAVIA mother: (Unk) OLIFARD
60. Robert FITZ ROGER, Lord Clavering m. Margery De La ZOUCHE
m. Margery De La ZOUCHE father: Sir Alan La ZOUCHE, Constable Of The Tower Of Lon mother: Elena De QUINCY