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. Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney Birth: Abt 1355 Death: Abt 1400
  2. David SINCLAIR Birth: 2 Death: After 23 Apr 1391

Bibliography
  1. Burke, Sir John Bernard, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage Baronetage and Knightage. 99th edition. London: Burke's Peerage, 1949. Available at http://archive.org/details/burkesgenealogic1949unse. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Burke Peerage [cx0-9]*].
  2. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 01 A-Basing. London: St Catherine Press, 1910. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 1 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo01coka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP I [Ap][p0-9].*].
  3. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 02 Bass-Canning. London: St Catherine Press, 1912. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 2 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo02coka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP II [Ap][p0-9].*].
  4. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 10, Oakham-Richmond. London: St Catherine Press, 1945. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP X [Ap][p0-9].*].
  5. Ravilious, John, SP Addition: Sinclair ancestry of the Borthwicks. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 12/3/2005. Subject: SP Addition: Sinclair ancestry of the Borthwicks. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/50fVFMxHcVY/m/yPMgUHtFXUcJ. Author address: therav3 at aol dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 12/3/2005-111110].
  6. Paul, Sir James Balfour, Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP II p[0-9]*].
  7. Paul, Sir James Balfour, Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP VI p[0-9]*].
  8. Thompson, Neil D, and Hansen, Charles M, Medieval Heritage: The Ancestry of Charles II, King of England, The Genealogist, 2:157-68, 3:25-44, 3:175-94, 4:144-58, 5:64-72, 5:226-39, 6:100-3, 6:148-65, 7-8:137-43, 9:40-4, 10:73-85, 11:63-72, 11:184-93, 12:83-90, 12:250-6, 13:92-9, 13:252-6, 14:81-4, 14:207-10, 15:99-103, 15:220-4, 16:93-8, 16:227-31, 17:61-4, 17:250-5, 18:123-7, 18:228-31, 19:62-8, 19:251-5, 20:85-8, 20:184-90, 21:71-5, 21:250-4, 22:101-6, 22:186-91, 23:73-9, 23:203-8, 24:110-27, 24:239-54, 25:56-73, 25:214-32, 26:77-101, 26:202-26, 27:189, 28:90, 33:300. NYPL APA 82-1000. Available at https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/genealogist-the/image/. Reprinted, with further corrections, as Thompson, Neil D, and Hansen, Charles M, The Ancestry of Charles II, King of England: A Medieval Heritage. Saline, Michigan: McNaughton & Gunn, 2012. NYPL ARF 13-5787. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Thompson CharlesII v[0-9]*-[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
minor in 1330 [Ref: Thompson CharlesII v12-254],
father:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p326, John Ravilious SGM 12/3/2005-111110, SP VI p567, Thompson CharlesII v24-113]
Sources for death Information
date:
after 1358 [Ref: Thompson CharlesII v12-254]
living 11 Feb 1357/8 [Ref: CP X p93(d)]
shortly after 17 Jan 1356 [Ref: SP VI p567 (with corr in IX p146)]
Sources with Information about marriage to Isabel Of Strathern
names:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p326]
William ST CLAIR & Isabel of Strathern [Ref: CP I p153, CP II p476(b)],
child:
[Ref: CP II p476(b), CP X AppX p31, CP X p93, John Ravilious SGM 12/3/2005-111110, SP II p320, SP VI p567, Thompson CharlesII v12-254]
Research Notes:
Lord of Roslin [Ref: CP X p93]
3rd Laird of Rosslyn [Ref: CP X AppX p31]
of Roslin [Ref: Thompson CharlesII v12-254]

he is confused with his father Sir William in the entry at DNB 18:308 [Ref: Thompson CharlesII v12-254(62)]

17 Jan 1356/7: had a confirmation from David II of the 40 merk annuity granted to his grandfather Sir Henry Sinclair by Robert I [Ref: Thompson CharlesII v12-254]

1358: received a safe-conduct to go through England on his way to Prussia to fight in foreign wars, but died not long thereafter [Ref: Thompson CharlesII v12-254]



Pedigree of Sir William SINCLAIR, Lord Of Roslin
                            /-----Robert De St CLARE
                   /-----Sir William SINCLAIR
                  |        |                                    /-----Philip I King Of France
                  |        |                           /-----Louis VI The Fat King Of France
                  |        |                          |         \-----Bertha Of Holland
                  |        |                  /-----Robert I Count Of Dreux
                  |        |                 |        |         /-----Humbert II Count Of Maurienne And Savoy
                  |        |                 |         \-----Adelaide Of Savoy
                  |        |                 |                  \-----Gisele Of Burgundy
                  |        |         /-----Robert II Count Of Dreux
                  |        |        |        |                  /-----Andre Seigneur De Baudmont
                  |        |        |        |         /-----Gui Seigneur De Baudmont And Braine
                  |        |        |        |        |         \-----Agnes Heiress Of Braine
                  |        |        |         \-----Agnes De Baudemont
                  |        |        |                  \-----Adelaide
                  |         \-----Eleanor Of Dreux
                  |                 |                           /-----Thomas De COUCY, Count Of Anvers
                  |                 |                  /-----Enguerrand II Sire De COUCY
                  |                 |                 |         \-----Melisende De CRECY En LAONNOIS
                  |                 |         /-----Ralph I Sire De COUCY
                  |                 |        |        |         /-----Ralph Seigneur De BAUGENCI
                  |                 |        |         \-----Agnes De BAUGENCI
                  |                 |        |                  \-----Matilda Of Vermandois
                  |                  \-----Yolande De COUCY
                  |                          |                  /-----Baldwin III Count Of Hainault
                  |                          |         /-----Baldwin IV Count Of Hainault
                  |                          |        |         \-----Yolande Of Guelders
                  |                           \-----Agnes Of Hainault
                  |                                   |         /-----Godfrey Count Of Namur
                  |                                    \-----Alix De NAMUR
                  |                                             \-----Ermesinde
          /-----Sir Henry SINCLAIR
         |        |                                    /-----Malise Earl Of Strathern
         |        |                           /-----Ferteth Earl Of Strathern
         |        |                  /-----Gilbert Earl Of Strathern
         |        |                 |         \-----Ethen
         |        |         /-----Robert Earl Of Strathern
         |        |        |        |                           /-----Roger III De TOENI, Baron Of Flamstead
         |        |        |        |                  /-----Ralph V De TOENI, Baron Of Flamstead
         |        |        |        |                 |         \-----Ida (Gertrude) Of Hainault
         |        |        |        |         /-----Roger IV De TOENI, Baron Of Flamstead
         |        |        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Robert II De Beaumont, Earl Of Leicester
         |        |        |        |        |         \-----Margaret De BEAUMONT
         |        |        |        |        |                  \-----Amicia De Gael
         |        |        |         \-----Margaret De TOSNY
         |        |        |                 |                  /-----Roscelin De BEAUMONT, Viscount Of Maine
         |        |        |                 |         /-----Richard I De BEAUMONT, Viscount Of Maine
         |        |        |                 |        |         \-----Constance
         |        |        |                  \-----Constance De BEAUMONT
         |        |        |                          |         /-----Richard II Seigneur of l'Aigle
         |        |        |                           \-----Lucie De L'AIGLE
         |        |        |                                    \-----Beatrice
         |         \-----Amicia
         |                 |                           /-----Freskin
         |                 |                  /-----William FRESKIN
         |                 |         /-----Hugh De MORAVIA
         |                  \-----(Unk dau) De MORAVIA
         |                          |                           /-----Gillemichel MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife
         |                          |                  /-----Duncan MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife, Regent Of Scotlan
         |                          |         /-----Duncan MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife, Justiciar Of Scot
         |                           \-----Annabela Of Fife
         |                                    \-----Ela
 /-----Sir William SINCLAIR
|        |         /-----William De FENTON
|         \-----Alice De FENTON
|                 |         /-----John BYSET
|                  \-----Cecilia BYSET
|                          |                  /-----Thomas DURWARD
|                          |         /-----Sir Alan DURWARD
|                          |        |        |                  /-----Madach Earl Of Atholl
|                          |        |        |         /-----Malcolm Earl Of Atholl
|                          |        |         \-----(Unk) of Atholl
|                          |        |                 |         /-----Uchtred Of Tynedale
|                          |        |                  \-----Hextilde of Tynedale
|                          |        |                           \-----Bethoc Of Scotland
|                           \-----(Unk) DURWARD
|                                   |                           /-----Henry Of Huntingdon, Earl Of Huntingdon
|                                   |                  /-----William The Lion King Of Scots
|                                   |                 |         \-----Ada De WARENNE
|                                   |         /-----Alexander II King Of Scots
|                                   |        |        |         /-----Richard I De BEAUMONT, Viscount Of Maine
|                                   |        |         \-----Ermengarde Of Maine
|                                   |        |                  \-----Lucie De L'AIGLE
|                                    \-----Marjorie
Sir William SINCLAIR, Lord Of Roslin



Descendants of Sir William SINCLAIR, Lord Of Roslin
1. Sir William SINCLAIR, Lord Of Roslin m. Isabel Of Strathern
m. Isabel Of Strathern father: Malise Earl Of Strathern, Caithness, And Orkney mother: Margery Of Ross

2nd generation

2. Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney m. Jean HALYBURTON
m. Jean HALYBURTON father: Sir Walter HALIBURTON

3rd generation

4. Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney m. Jill DOUGLAS
m. Jill DOUGLAS father: Sir William DOUGLAS mother: Jill STEWART
7. Elizabeth SINCLAIR m. Sir John DRUMMOND
m. Sir John DRUMMOND father: Sir John DRUMMOND mother: Mary De MONTIFICHET
9. Jean SINCLAIR m. Sir John FORRESTER
m. Sir John FORRESTER father: Sir Adam FORRESTER mother: Margaret
14. Beatrice SINCLAIR m. James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
m. James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas father: Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas mother: Joan MORAY

4th generation

15. William SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney And Caithness m1. Elizabeth DOUGLAS m2. Marjorie SUTHERLAND m3. Janet YEMAN m4.
m. Elizabeth DOUGLAS father: Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas mother: Margaret STEWART
m. Marjorie SUTHERLAND father: Alexander SUTHERLAND mother: Catherine CHALMER
m. Janet YEMAN
16. Helen SINCLAIR m. John SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland
m. John SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland father: Robert SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland mother: Margaret STEWART
17. Sir Walter DRUMMOND m. Margaret RUTHVEN
m. Margaret RUTHVEN father: Sir William RUTHVEN
21. Sir John FORRESTER m.
22. Henry FORRESTER m. Helen FAIRLIE
m. Helen FAIRLIE father: John FAIRLIE
25. Janet FORRESTER m. Sir Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell
m. Sir Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell father: Sir Herbert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell mother: (Unk) HERRIES
28. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Moray m. Elizabeth DUNBAR
m. Elizabeth DUNBAR father: James DUNBAR, Earl Of Moray mother: Margaret SETON
29. Hugh DOUGLAS, Earl Of Ormond m.
33. Beatrice DOUGLAS m1. Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll m2. Arthur FORBES
m. Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll father: Gilbert HAY mother: Alice HAY
m. Arthur FORBES father: Sir William FORBES mother: Agnes FRASER
34. Janet DOUGLAS m. Robert FLEMING, Lord Fleming
m. Robert FLEMING, Lord Fleming father: Sir Malcolm FLEMING mother: Elizabeth STEWART
35. Margaret DOUGLAS m. Sir Henry DOUGLAS
m. Sir Henry DOUGLAS father: Sir James DOUGLAS, Lord Dalkeith mother: Elizabeth STEWART

5th generation

37. Elizabeth SINCLAIR m1. Sir Andrew LESLIE, Master Of Rothes m2. Sir John HOUSTOUN Of That Ilk
m. Sir Andrew LESLIE, Master Of Rothes father: George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes mother: Christian HALYBURTON
m. Sir John HOUSTOUN Of That Ilk father: Sir Patrick HOUSTOUN Of That Ilk mother: Mary COLQUHOUN
38. William SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair m. Christian LESLIE
m. Christian LESLIE father: George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes mother: Christian HALYBURTON
40. William SINCLAIR, Earl Of Caithness m1. Margaret KEITH m2.
m. Margaret KEITH father: Sir Gilbert KEITH mother: Janet GRAHAM
45. Catherine SINCLAIR m. Alexander STEWART, Duke Of Albany
m. Alexander STEWART, Duke Of Albany father: James II King Of Scots mother: Marie Of Gueldres
46. Eleanor SINCLAIR m. Sir John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl
m. Sir John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl father: Sir James STEWART, Black Knight Of Lorn mother: Joan De BEAUFORT
54. Sir Malcolm DRUMMOND m. Mariot MURRAY
m. Mariot MURRAY father: Sir David MURRAY mother: Margaret COLQUHOUN
57. Alexander FORRESTER m.
61. John MAXWELL, Master Of Maxwell m. Janet CRICHTON
m. Janet CRICHTON father: George CRICHTON, Earl Of Caithness mother: Janet BORTHWICK
73. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll m1. Isabel GORDON m2. Elizabeth LESLIE m3.
m. Isabel GORDON father: Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley mother: Annabella STEWART
m. Elizabeth LESLIE father: George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes mother: Christian HALYBURTON
75. Isabel HAY m. Laurence OLIPHANT, Lord Oliphant
m. Laurence OLIPHANT, Lord Oliphant father: Sir John OLIPHANT mother: Margaret OGILVY
76. Elizabeth HAY m1. Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley m2. Andrew GREY, Lord Grey
m. Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley father: Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon, Earl Of Huntley mother: Elizabeth CRICHTON
m. Andrew GREY, Lord Grey father: Patrick GRAY, Master Of Gray mother: Annabel FORBES
77. Margaret HAY m1. Alexander FRASER m2. Sir Gilbert KEITH m3. Sir Robert DOUGLAS
m. Alexander FRASER father: Sir Alexander FRASER mother: Marjorie MENZIES
m. Sir Gilbert KEITH
m. Sir Robert DOUGLAS father: Sir Robert DOUGLAS mother: Elizabeth BOSWELL
78. Maria HAY m. Alexander FORBES
m. Alexander FORBES father: Sir William FORBES mother: Agnes FRASER
79. Elizabeth FLEMING m. James LIVINGSTON, Lord Livingston
m. James LIVINGSTON, Lord Livingston father: Alexander LIVINGSTON
81. Malcolm FLEMING m. Eupheme LIVINGSTON
m. Eupheme LIVINGSTON father: James LIVINGSTON, Lord Livingston mother: Marian