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

Person Info

Name: Margaret GORDON
Sex: F

Parents:

Father:
Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley Birth: Abt 1441 Death: Abt 8 Jun 1501 in Stirling

Mother:

Elizabeth HAY Death: After 1526

Family:
Marriage:

Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell on Abt 21 Feb 1490/1 .^m1
Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell Death: 18 Oct 1508

Children:

Adam HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell Birth: Abt 1492 Death: 9 Sep 1513 in Flodden
Patrick HEPBURN Birth: Abt 1494 Death: 31 Oct 1576
William HEPBURN Birth: 3 Death: Before 25 Mar 1558
John HEPBURN, Bishop Of Brechin Birth: 4
Margaret HEPBURN Birth: 2 Death: 1513

Bibliography

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].*].
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 v1[pc][0-9]*].
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]*].
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 IV p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information

parents:: [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1p241, SP IV p530],
father:: [Ref: CP II p238, SP II p152]

Sources with Information about marriage to Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell

date:: betwen Feb and Apr 1491 [Ref: SP IV p530]; cont date 21 Feb 1490/1 [Ref: CP II p238, SP II p152],
names:: [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1p241],
child:: [Ref: CP II p238, SP II p153, SP II p154, SP II p155]

Research Notes:

Pedigree of Margaret GORDON
                                     /-----Alan De WINTOUN
                            /-----Sir William SETON
                           |        |                           /-----Sir Christopher SETON
                           |        |                  /-----Sir Alexander SETON
                           |        |                 |         \-----Christian BRUCE
                           |        |         /-----Sir Alexander SETON
                           |        |        |         \-----Christian CHEYNE
                           |         \-----Margaret SETON
                   /-----Sir Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon
                  |        |                                    /-----Robert FLEMING
                  |        |                           /-----Sir Patrick FLEMING
                  |        |                  /-----Sir Malcolm FLEMING
                  |        |                 |        |         /-----Sir Simon FRASER
                  |        |                 |         \-----Joanna FRASER
                  |        |         /-----Sir David FLEMING
                  |        |        |         \-----Christian KEITH
                  |         \-----Janet FLEMING
                  |                 |         /-----Sir David BARCLAY, Lord Of Brechin
                  |                  \-----Jean BARCLAY
                  |                          |                  /-----Sir William Of Brechin, Lord Of Brechin
                  |                          |         /-----Sir David Of Brechin, Lord Of Brechin
                  |                          |        |         \-----Elena COMYN
                  |                           \-----Margaret Of Brechin
                  |                                   |         /-----Alexander De Bonkyl
                  |                                    \-----Margaret De Bonkyl
                  |                                             \-----Christiana DUNBAR
          /-----Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon, Earl Of Huntley
         |        |                                             /-----Adam Of Gordon
         |        |                                    /-----Sir Adam GORDON
         |        |                                   |         \-----Marjory
         |        |                           /-----Sir Adam GORDON
         |        |                          |         \-----Amabilia
         |        |                  /-----Sir John GORDON
         |        |         /-----Sir Adam GORDON
         |        |        |         \-----Elizabeth
         |         \-----Elizabeth GORDON
         |                 |                                    /-----Sir Edward De KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland
         |                 |                           /-----Sir William De KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland
         |                 |                          |         \-----Isabel De SYNTON
         |                 |                  /-----Sir William KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland
         |                 |         /-----Sir John KEITH
         |                 |        |        |                  /-----Sir Alexander FRASER, Lord Great Chamberlain Of Scotla
         |                 |        |        |         /-----John FRASER
         |                 |        |        |        |         \-----(Unk) Le CHEYNE
         |                 |        |         \-----Margaret FRASER
         |                  \-----Elizabeth KEITH
         |                          |                           /-----James STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
         |                          |                  /-----Walter High Steward Of Scotland
         |                          |                 |         \-----Egidia De BURGH
         |                          |         /-----Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots
         |                          |        |        |         /-----Robert De BRUS, King Of Scots
         |                          |        |         \-----Marjorie De BRUCE
         |                          |        |                  \-----Isabel Of Mar
         |                           \-----Jean STEWART
         |                                   |                  /-----William MURE
         |                                   |         /-----Sir Adam MURE
         |                                   |        |         \-----(Unk) LINDSAY
         |                                    \-----Elizabeth MURE
         |                                            |         /-----James CUNNINGHAM
         |                                             \-----Jannet CUNNINGHAM
         |                                                      \-----Elen De KALENTIR
/-----Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley
|        |                                             /-----Alexander De CRICHTON
|        |                                    /-----Sir John De CRICHTON
|        |                           /-----William CRICHTON
|        |                  /-----Sir John CRICHTON
|        |                 |        |                  /-----(Unk) PRESON
|        |                 |        |         /-----Sir John PRESTON
|        |                 |         \-----Margaret PRESTON
|        |         /-----William CRICHTON, Lord Crichton
|        |        |         \-----Christian
|         \-----Elizabeth CRICHTON
|                  \-----Agnes
Margaret GORDON
|                                                               /-----Sir Gilbert De HAYA
|                                                      /-----Nicolas De HAYA
|                                             /-----David De HAYA
|                                    /-----Sir Thomas HAY, Constable Of Scotland
|                                   |        |         /-----Sir John KEITH
|                                   |         \-----(Unk) KEITH
|                           /-----Sir William HAY, Constable Of Scotland
|                          |        |                           /-----James STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
|                          |        |                  /-----Walter High Steward Of Scotland
|                          |        |                 |         \-----Egidia De BURGH
|                          |        |         /-----Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots
|                          |        |        |        |         /-----Robert De BRUS, King Of Scots
|                          |        |        |         \-----Marjorie De BRUCE
|                          |        |        |                  \-----Isabel Of Mar
|                          |         \-----Elizabeth STEWART
|                          |                 |                  /-----William MURE
|                          |                 |         /-----Sir Adam MURE
|                          |                 |        |         \-----(Unk) LINDSAY
|                          |                  \-----Elizabeth MURE
|                          |                          |         /-----James CUNNINGHAM
|                          |                           \-----Jannet CUNNINGHAM
|                          |                                    \-----Elen De KALENTIR
|                  /-----Gilbert HAY
|                 |        |                           /-----Sir Andrew GRAY
|                 |        |                  /-----Sir John GRAY
|                 |        |         /-----Sir Patrick GRAY
|                 |         \-----Margaret GRAY
|                 |                  \-----Margaret
|         /-----Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll
|        |        |                                             /-----Sir Gilbert De HAYA
|        |        |                                    /-----Sir Thomas De HAYA
|        |        |                                   |         \-----Margaret FRASER
|        |        |                           /-----Sir William De HAYA
|        |        |                          |        |         /-----Sir William De CUNINGESBURGH
|        |        |                          |         \-----Lora CUNINGESBURGH
|        |        |                  /-----Sir Thomas HAY
|        |        |                 |         \-----(Unk) DOUGLAS
|        |        |         /-----Sir William HAY
|        |        |        |        |                  /-----Sir John GIFFARD
|        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Hugh GIFFORD
|        |        |        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Thomas MORHAM
|        |        |        |        |        |         \-----Euphemia De MORHAM
|        |        |        |        |        |                  \-----Isabella De ROSS
|        |        |        |         \-----Janet GIFFORD
|        |        |        |                 |                  /-----William DOUGLAS
|        |        |        |                 |         /-----Sir James DOUGLAS
|        |        |        |                  \-----Joanna DOUGLAS
|        |        |        |                           \-----Joan
|        |         \-----Alice HAY
|        |                 |                  /-----Thomas De BORTHWICK
|        |                 |         /-----Sir William BORTHWICK
|        |                 |        |        |                  /-----Sir Henry SINCLAIR
|        |                 |        |        |         /-----Sir William SINCLAIR
|        |                 |        |        |        |         \-----Alice De FENTON
|        |                 |        |         \-----(Unk) SINCLAIR
|        |                  \-----Alicia BORTHWICK
|        |                           \-----(Unk)
\-----Elizabeth HAY
         |                                                      /-----Archibald DOUGLAS
         |                                             /-----Sir William DOUGLAS
         |                                            |         \-----Margaret CRAWFORD
         |                                    /-----Sir William DOUGLAS
         |                                   |         \-----Constance
         |                           /-----James DOUGLAS
         |                          |        |                  /-----Walter Stewart, High Steward Of Scotland
         |                          |        |         /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
         |                          |        |        |         \-----Beatrix Of Angus
         |                          |         \-----Elizabeth STEWART
         |                          |                 |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
         |                          |                  \-----Joanna
         |                          |                           \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
         |                  /-----Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
         |                 |        |                  /-----Sir Thomas MORHAM
         |                 |        |         /-----Sir Thomas MORHAM
         |                 |         \-----Euphemia De MORHAM
         |                 |                 |                  /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
         |                 |                 |         /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
         |                 |                 |        |         \-----Jean COMYN
         |                 |                  \-----Isabella De ROSS
         |                 |                          |         /-----Sir Hugh De BARCLAY
         |                 |                           \-----Eupheme
         |         /-----James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
         |        |        |                                    /-----Sir Andrew De MORAVIA
         |        |        |                           /-----Sir Andrew De MORAVIA
         |        |        |                          |         \-----(Unk Dau) COMYN
         |        |        |                  /-----Sir Andrew MORAY
         |        |        |         /-----Sir Thomas MORAY, Lord Of Bothwell
         |        |        |        |        |                  /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Baron Of Writtle
         |        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
         |        |        |        |        |        |         \-----Isabel De CLARE
         |        |        |        |         \-----Christian BRUCE
         |        |        |        |                 |         /-----Neil Earl Of Carrick, Regent Of Scotland
         |        |        |        |                  \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
         |        |        |        |                           \-----Isabella
         |        |         \-----Joan MORAY
         |        |                 |                           /-----Sir William MORAY
         |        |                 |                  /-----Sir John MORAY
         |        |                 |         /-----Sir Maurice MORAY, Earl Of Strathern
         |        |                  \-----Joan MORAY
         |        |                          |                  /-----Walter STEWART, Earl Of Menteith
         |        |                          |         /-----Sir John De MONTEITH
         |        |                          |        |         \-----Mary Of Menteith, Countess Of Menteith
         |        |                           \-----Joan De MONTEITH
          \-----Beatrice DOUGLAS
                  |                                             /-----Sir William SINCLAIR
                  |                                    /-----Sir Henry SINCLAIR
                  |                                   |         \-----Amicia
                  |                           /-----Sir William SINCLAIR
                  |                          |        |         /-----William De FENTON
                  |                          |         \-----Alice De FENTON
                  |                          |                  \-----Cecilia BYSET
                  |                  /-----Sir William SINCLAIR, Lord Of Roslin
                  |         /-----Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney
                  |        |        |                           /-----Malise Earl Of Strathern
                  |        |        |                  /-----Malise Earl Of Strathearn
                  |        |        |                 |         \-----Agnes COMYN
                  |        |        |         /-----Malise Earl Of Strathern, Caithness, And Orkney
                  |        |        |        |         \-----Agnes
                  |        |         \-----Isabel Of Strathern
                  |        |                 |                  /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
                  |        |                 |         /-----Sir Hugh De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
                  |        |                 |        |         \-----Eupheme
                  |        |                  \-----Margery Of Ross
                  |        |                          |         /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
                  |        |                           \-----Matilda De BRUS
                  |        |                                    \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
                   \-----Beatrice SINCLAIR
                           |                                    /-----Philip De HALIBURTON
                           |                           /-----Henry HALIBURTON
                           |                          |         \-----Alice
                           |                  /-----Sir Adam HALIBURTON
                           |                 |        |         /-----Peter MORDINGTON
                           |                 |         \-----Agnes MORDINGTON
                           |         /-----Sir Walter HALIBURTON
                           |        |         \-----Isabella
                            \-----Jean HALYBURTON

Descendants of Margaret GORDON

1. Margaret GORDON m. Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell

m. Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell father: Adam HEPBURN, Master Of Hailes mother: Helen HOME

2+ Adam HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell m. Agnes STEWART

3 Patrick HEPBURN m1. Katherine FLEMING m2. Nichola HOME; Nichola HOME father: Alexander HOME, Lord Home mother: Nichole KER

4 William HEPBURN m. Marion MAXWELL

5 John HEPBURN, Bishop Of Brechin

6 Margaret HEPBURN m. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus; Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus father: George DOUGLAS, Master Of Angus mother: Elizabeth DRUMMOND

2nd generation

2. Adam HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell m. Agnes STEWART

m. Agnes STEWART father: Sir James STEWART, Earl Of Buchan mother: Margaret (MURRAY)

7+ Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell m. Agnes SINCLAIR

3rd generation

7. Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell m. Agnes SINCLAIR

m. Agnes SINCLAIR father: Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair mother: Margaret HEPBURN

8+ Jean HEPBURN m1. John STEWART, Lord Darnley m2. John SINCLAIR m3. Archibald DOUGLAS

9 James HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell m1. Jean GORDON m2. Mary STUART, Queen Of Scots; Jean GORDON father: George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley mother: Elizabeth KEITH; Mary STUART, Queen Of Scots father: James V King Of Scots mother: Marie De LORRAINE

4th generation

8. Jean HEPBURN m1. John STEWART, Lord Darnley m2. John SINCLAIR m3. Archibald DOUGLAS

m. John STEWART, Lord Darnley father: James V King Of Scots mother: Catherine CARMICHAEL

10+ Francis STEWART, Earl Of Bothwell m. Margaret DOUGLAS

m. John SINCLAIR father: George SINCLAIR, Earl Of Caithness mother: Elizabeth GRAHAM

11+ George SINCLAIR, Earl Of Caithness m. Jean GORDON

12+ James SINCLAIR m. Elizabeth STEWART

m. Archibald DOUGLAS

5th generation

10. Francis STEWART, Earl Of Bothwell m. Margaret DOUGLAS

m. Margaret DOUGLAS father: David DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus mother: Margaret HAMILTON

13+ John STEWART m. Margaret HOME

14+ Elizabeth STEWART m. James CRANSTON

15 Margaret STEWART m. Alan CATHCART, Lord Cathcart; Alan CATHCART, Lord Cathcart father: Alan CATHCART, Master Of Cathcart mother: Isabel KENNEDY

16 Francis STEWART m. Isabel SETON; Isabel SETON father: Robert SETON, Earl of Wintoun mother: Margaret MONTGOMERY

11. George SINCLAIR, Earl Of Caithness m. Jean GORDON

m. Jean GORDON father: George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley mother: Anne HAMILTON

17 Elizabeth SINCLAIR m. George LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford

18+ George SINCLAIR m.

12. James SINCLAIR m. Elizabeth STEWART

m. Elizabeth STEWART father: Robert STEWART, Earl Of Orkney mother: Jean KENNEDY

19+ Agnes SINCLAIR m. John MACKAY