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

Person Info

Name: Sir John LINDSAY
Sex: M
Birth: 1 ^b
Death: After 28 Aug 1525 ^d

Parents:

Father:
Patrick LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres Birth: 4 Death: 1526

Mother:

Isabella PITCAIRN Death: After 29 Apr 1524

Family:
Marriage:

Elizabeth LUNDIE on Before 14 Jun 1498 .^m1
Elizabeth LUNDIE Birth: 1

Children:

John LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres Birth: 1 Death: 13 Dec 1563 in Struther
Patrick LINDSAY Birth: 2 Death: After 19 May 1514
David LINDSAY Birth: 3 Death: 1592
Elizabeth LINDSAY Death: After 22 May 1540
Janet LINDSAY Death: After 21 Feb 1526/7
Alison LINDSAY

Bibliography

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]*].
Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 03 Canonteigh-Cutts. London: St Catherine Press, 1913. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 3 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo03coka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP III [Ap][p0-9].*].
Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 08, Lindley-Moate. London: St Catherine Press, 1932. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP VIII [Ap][p0-9].*].
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 V p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:: first son [Ref: Burke Peerage p1228, CP VIII p8, SP V p396],
parents:: [Ref: Burke Peerage p1228, CP VIII p8, SP V p396],
father:: [Ref: CP III p511]

Sources for death Information

date:: 1525 [Ref: Burke Peerage p1228, CP III p511, SP V p397]; after 28 Aug 1525 [Ref: CP VIII p8]

Sources with Information about marriage to Elizabeth LUNDIE

date:: before 14 Jun 1498 [Ref: SP V p397],
child:: [Ref: Burke Peerage p1228, CP VIII p8, SP V p397]

Research Notes:
Master of Lindsay [Ref: Burke Peerage p1228, CP III p511, SP V p396]

heir apparent of his father [Ref: CP VIII p8]

Pedigree of Sir John LINDSAY
                                                                /-----Sir David De LINDSAY
                                                       /-----Sir David De LINDSAY
                                              /-----Sir Alexander LINDSAY
                                             |        |         /-----Walter De LINDSAY
                                             |         \-----Margaret De LINDSAY
                                             |                  \-----Christian
                                     /-----Sir David LINDSAY
                                    |         \-----(Unk) STEWART
                                    |                 |         /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
                                    |                  \-----(Unk) STEWART
                                    |                           \-----Joanna
                            /-----Sir William LINDSAY
                           |        |                           /-----Patrick De ABERNETHY
                           |        |                  /-----Sir Hugh ABERNETHY
                           |        |         /-----Sir Alexander ABERNETHY
                           |        |        |        |         /-----Ewen Mac Donchadh mac Dubhgaill, Lord of Lor
                           |        |        |         \-----Mary Of Argyll
                           |         \-----Mary ABERNETHY
                           |                 |                  /-----Walter STEWART, Earl Of Menteith
                           |                 |         /-----Alexander De MENTEITH, Earl Of Menteith
                           |                 |        |         \-----Mary Of Menteith, Countess Of Menteith
                           |                  \-----Margaret De MENTEITH
                           |                          |         /-----Robert Earl Of Strathern
                           |                           \-----Matilda
                           |                                    \-----(Unk dau) De MORAVIA
                   /-----Sir William LINDSAY
                  |        |         /-----Sir William MURE
                  |         \-----Christiana MURE
          /-----Sir John LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres
         |        |                                             /-----Sir John De KEITH
         |        |                                    /-----Sir William De KEITH
         |        |                                   |         \-----Margaret COMYN
         |        |                           /-----Sir Edward De KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland
         |        |                          |        |         /-----Adam De SETON
         |        |                          |         \-----Barbara De SETON
         |        |                  /-----Sir William De KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland
         |        |                 |        |                  /-----Andrew De SYNTON
         |        |                 |        |         /-----Alexander De SYNTON
         |        |                 |         \-----Isabel De SYNTON
         |        |                 |                  \-----Maria
         |        |         /-----Sir William KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland
         |         \-----Christiana KEITH
         |                 |                                    /-----Richard FRASER
         |                 |                           /-----Sir Andrew FRASER
         |                 |                  /-----Sir Alexander FRASER, Lord Great Chamberlain Of Scotla
         |                 |                 |         \-----(Unk) Le CHEN
         |                 |         /-----John FRASER
         |                 |        |        |                  /-----Reginald Le CHEYNE
         |                 |        |        |         /-----Sir Reginald Le CHEYNE
         |                 |        |         \-----(Unk) Le CHEYNE
         |                 |        |                 |         /-----Freskin De MORAVIA
         |                 |        |                  \-----Mary De MORAVIA
         |                 |        |                           \-----Johanna Lady Of Strathnaver
         |                  \-----Margaret FRASER
/-----Patrick LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres
|        |                                                      /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
|        |                                             /-----Sir John STEWART
|        |                                            |         \-----Joanna
|        |                                    /-----Sir James STEWART
|        |                                   |        |         /-----Alexander De Bonkyl
|        |                                   |         \-----Margaret De Bonkyl
|        |                                   |                  \-----Christiana DUNBAR
|        |                           /-----Sir Robert STEWART
|        |                  /-----Sir John STEWART
|        |         /-----Robert STEWART, Lord Lorn
|        |        |        |                                    /-----Sir John Of Argyll
|        |        |        |                           /-----Alan Mac JOHN
|        |        |        |                  /-----John Of Argyll, Lord Of Lorn
|        |        |        |         /-----John De ERGADIA, Lord Of Lorn
|        |        |         \-----Isabel Of Argyll
|        |        |                 |         /-----Thomas ISAAC
|        |        |                  \-----Joanna ISAAC
|        |        |                          |                  /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
|        |        |                          |         /-----Robert De BRUS, King Of Scots
|        |        |                          |        |         \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
|        |        |                           \-----Mathilda De BRUS
|        |        |                                   |         /-----Richard De BURGH, Earl Of Ulster
|        |        |                                    \-----Elizabeth De BURG
|        |        |                                             \-----Margaret Of Guines
|         \-----(Unk Dau) STEWART
|                 |                                             /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
|                 |                                    /-----James STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
|                 |                                   |         \-----Joanna
|                 |                           /-----Walter High Steward Of Scotland
|                 |                          |        |         /-----Walter De BURG, Earl Of Ulster
|                 |                          |         \-----Egidia De BURGH
|                 |                          |                  \-----Aveline FITZJOHN
|                 |                  /-----Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots
|                 |                 |        |                  /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
|                 |                 |        |         /-----Robert De BRUS, King Of Scots
|                 |                 |        |        |         \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
|                 |                 |         \-----Marjorie De BRUCE
|                 |                 |                 |         /-----Sir Donald Earl Of Mar
|                 |                 |                  \-----Isabel Of Mar
|                 |                 |                           \-----Helen
|                 |         /-----Robert STEWART, Earl Of Fife, Duke Of Albany
|                 |        |        |                           /-----Archibald MURE
|                 |        |        |                  /-----William MURE
|                 |        |        |                 |         \-----Margaret MONTGOMERY
|                 |        |        |         /-----Sir Adam MURE
|                 |        |        |        |         \-----(Unk) LINDSAY
|                 |        |         \-----Elizabeth MURE
|                 |        |                 |                  /-----Edward CUNNINGHAM
|                 |        |                 |         /-----James CUNNINGHAM
|                 |        |                 |        |         \-----(Unk) STEWART
|                 |        |                  \-----Jannet CUNNINGHAM
|                 |        |                           \-----Elen De KALENTIR
|                  \-----Joan STEWART
|                          |                                    /-----David De GRAHAM
|                          |                           /-----David GRAHAM
|                          |                          |         \-----Amabel
|                          |                  /-----Sir Patrick GRAHAM
|                          |                 |         \-----Agnes NOBLE
|                          |         /-----Sir John GRAHAM, Earl Of Menteith
|                          |        |        |                  /-----Gilbert Earl Of Strathern
|                          |        |        |         /-----Robert Earl Of Strathern
|                          |        |        |        |         \-----Margaret De TOSNY
|                          |        |         \-----Annabelle Of Strathearn
|                          |        |                 |         /-----Hugh De MORAVIA
|                          |        |                  \-----(Unk dau) De MORAVIA
|                          |        |                           \-----Annabela Of Fife
|                           \-----Margaret GRAHAM, Countess Of Menteith
|                                   |                           /-----Walter STEWART, Earl Of Menteith
|                                   |                  /-----Alexander De MENTEITH, Earl Of Menteith
|                                   |                 |         \-----Mary Of Menteith, Countess Of Menteith
|                                   |         /-----Alan De MENTEITH, Earl Of Menteith
|                                   |        |        |         /-----Robert Earl Of Strathern
|                                   |        |         \-----Matilda
|                                   |        |                  \-----(Unk dau) De MORAVIA
|                                    \-----Mary Countess Of Menteith
|                                            |                  /-----Malcolm MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife
|                                            |         /-----Colban MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife
|                                            |        |         \-----(Unk Dau)
|                                             \-----Marjory
|                                                     |         /-----Sir Alan DURWARD
|                                                      \-----Anna DURWARD
|                                                               \-----Marjorie
Sir John LINDSAY
|         /-----Henry PITCAIRN
\-----Isabella PITCAIRN

Descendants of Sir John LINDSAY

1. Sir John LINDSAY m. Elizabeth LUNDIE

m. Elizabeth LUNDIE father: Sir Robert LUNDIE

2+ John LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres m. Helen STEWART

3 Patrick LINDSAY

4 David LINDSAY m. Helen CRICHTON

5 Elizabeth LINDSAY m. Walter LUNDIN

6 Janet LINDSAY m. Andrew KINNINMOND

7 Alison LINDSAY

2nd generation

2. John LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres m. Helen STEWART

m. Helen STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Janet CAMPBELL

8 Isabel LINDSAY m1. Norman LESLIE, Master Of Rothes m2. William CHRISTSON m3. John INNES

9+ Janet LINDSAY m. Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair

10+ Patrick LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres m. Eupheme DOUGLAS

3rd generation

9. Janet LINDSAY m. Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair

m. Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair father: William SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair mother: Elizabeth KEITH

11+ James SINCLAIR m. Isabel LESLIE

10. Patrick LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres m. Eupheme DOUGLAS

m. Eupheme DOUGLAS father: Robert DOUGLAS mother: Margaret ERSKINE

12+ Margaret LINDSAY m. James LESLIE, Master Of Rothes

13+ James LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres m. Eupheme LESLIE

4th generation

11. James SINCLAIR m. Isabel LESLIE

m. Isabel LESLIE father: Andrew LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes mother: Grizel HAMILTON

14 Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair

15 James SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair

16+ Patrick SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair m. Margaret COCKBURN

12. Margaret LINDSAY m. James LESLIE, Master Of Rothes

m. James LESLIE, Master Of Rothes father: Andrew LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes mother: Grizel HAMILTON

17+ Grizel LESLIE m. Alexander SETON, Earl of Dunfermline

13. James LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres m. Eupheme LESLIE

m. Eupheme LESLIE father: Andrew LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes mother: Grizel HAMILTON

18 John LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres m. Anne OLIPHANT

19+ Robert LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres m. Christian HAMILTON

20 Helen LINDSAY m. John CRANSTOUN, Lord Cranstoun; John CRANSTOUN, Lord Cranstoun father: William CRANSTOUN, Lord Cranstoun mother: Sarah CRANSTOUN

5th generation

16. Patrick SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair m. Margaret COCKBURN

m. Margaret COCKBURN father: Sir John COCKBURN

21+ John SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair m. Mary WEMYSS

17. Grizel LESLIE m. Alexander SETON, Earl of Dunfermline

m. Alexander SETON, Earl of Dunfermline father: George SETON, Lord Seton mother: Isabel HAMILTON

22+ Jean SETON m. John HAY, Earl of Tweeddale

19. Robert LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres m. Christian HAMILTON

m. Christian HAMILTON father: Thomas HAMILTON, Earl of Haddington mother: Margaret BORTHWICK

23+ John LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford m. Margaret HAMILTON