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 Alexander SETON
Sex: M
Birth: 3 ^b
Death: 6 Aug 1332 in Kinghorn, Fife ^d

Parents:

Father:
Sir Alexander SETON Death: After 12 Aug 1348

Mother:

Christian CHEYNE

Family:
Children:

Margaret SETON

Bibliography

Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 04 Dacre-Dysart. London: St Catherine Press, 1916. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 4 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo04byucoka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP IV [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 IV 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 VIII p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:: third son [Ref: SP VIII p569],
parents:: [Ref: SP VIII p569]

Sources for death Information

date:: [Ref: SP VIII p569],
place:: [Ref: SP VIII p569]

Sources with Information about marriage to unknown

child:: [Ref: CP IV p509]

Research Notes:
Lord of Seton [Ref: SP IV p256]
of Seton [Ref: CP IV p509]

Pedigree of Sir Alexander SETON
                   /-----Sir John SETON
          /-----Sir Christopher SETON
         |         \-----Ermina
/-----Sir Alexander SETON
|        |                                                      /-----Robert De BRUS, Baron Of Skelton
|        |                                             /-----Robert De BRUS, Lord Of Annandale
|        |                                            |         \-----Agnes PAYNEL
|        |                                    /-----William De BRUS, Lord Of Annandale
|        |                                   |        |         /-----Ingelran Of Aumale
|        |                                   |         \-----Euphemia
|        |                           /-----Robert De BRUS, Lord Of Annandale
|        |                          |        |                  /-----Alan FITZ FLEALD
|        |                          |        |         /-----Walter FITZALAN, High Steward Of Scotland
|        |                          |        |        |         \-----Avelina De HESDIN
|        |                          |         \-----Christina
|        |                          |                 |         /-----Thomas Of London
|        |                          |                  \-----Sechym De MOILE
|        |                  /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Baron Of Writtle
|        |                 |        |                           /-----David I The Saint King Of Scots
|        |                 |        |                  /-----Henry Of Huntingdon, Earl Of Huntingdon
|        |                 |        |                 |         \-----Maud Of Huntingdon
|        |                 |        |         /-----David Earl Of Huntingdon
|        |                 |        |        |        |         /-----William II De Warrene, Earl Of Surrey
|        |                 |        |        |         \-----Ada De WARENNE
|        |                 |        |        |                  \-----Isabel De Vermandois, Countess Of Leicester
|        |                 |         \-----Isabella Of Huntingdon
|        |                 |                 |                  /-----Ranulf De GERNON, Earl Of Chester, Vicomte D'Avranches
|        |                 |                 |         /-----Hugh Of Kevelioc, Earl Of Chester
|        |                 |                 |        |         \-----Maud De CAEN
|        |                 |                  \-----Maud Of Chester
|        |                 |                          |         /-----Simon De MONTFORT, Count Of Evreux
|        |                 |                           \-----Bertrade De MONTFORT
|        |                 |                                    \-----Maud
|        |         /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
|        |        |        |                                    /-----Richard FITZ GILBERT De CLARE, Baron Of Clare
|        |        |        |                           /-----Roger De CLARE, Earl Of Hertford
|        |        |        |                          |         \-----Adeliza Le MESCHIN
|        |        |        |                  /-----Richard De CLARE, Earl Of Hertford, MC Surety
|        |        |        |                 |        |         /-----James De St HILARY, Baron Of Field Dalling
|        |        |        |                 |         \-----Maud St. HILLARY
|        |        |        |                 |                  \-----Aveline
|        |        |        |         /-----Sir Gilbert De CLARE, Earl Of Hertford And Glouceste
|        |        |        |        |        |                  /-----Robert The Consul De CAEN, Earl Of Gloucester
|        |        |        |        |        |         /-----William Meullant FITZ ROBERT, Earl Of Gloucester
|        |        |        |        |        |        |         \-----Maud FITZ HAMOND
|        |        |        |        |         \-----Amice MEULANT, Countess Of Gloucester
|        |        |        |        |                 |         /-----Sir Robert II De Beaumont, Earl Of Leicester
|        |        |        |        |                  \-----Hawise DeBEAUMONT
|        |        |        |        |                           \-----Amicia De Gael
|        |        |         \-----Isabel De CLARE
|        |        |                 |                           /-----Gilbert GIFFARD, Marshal
|        |        |                 |                  /-----John Fitz GILBERT The Marshal
|        |        |                 |                 |         \-----(Unk dau) De VENOIZ
|        |        |                 |         /-----Sir William MARSHALL, Protector, Earl Of Pembroke
|        |        |                 |        |        |         /-----Walter De SALISBURY, Baron Of Chitterne
|        |        |                 |        |         \-----Sibyl De SALISBURY
|        |        |                 |        |                  \-----Sibyl De CHAWORTH
|        |        |                  \-----Isabel MARSHALL
|        |        |                          |                  /-----Gilbert De CLARE, Earl Of Pembroke
|        |        |                          |         /-----Richard "Strongbow" De CLARE, Earl Of Pembroke
|        |        |                          |        |         \-----Elizabeth De BEAUMONT
|        |        |                           \-----Isabel De CLARE, Countess Of Pembroke
|        |        |                                   |         /-----Dairmait Mac MURCHAD, King Of Leinster
|        |        |                                    \-----Aoife Macmurchada Of Leinster
|        |        |                                             \-----Mor Ua TUATHAIL
|         \-----Christian BRUCE
|                 |                                             /-----Fergus Lord Of Galloway
|                 |                                    /-----Gilbert Of Galloway
|                 |                                   |         \-----Sibyl/Elizabeth
|                 |                           /-----Duncan Earl Of Carrick
|                 |                          |        |         /-----Duncan MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife, Regent Of Scotlan
|                 |                          |         \-----Aufrica
|                 |                  /-----Nicol Of Carrick
|                 |                 |        |                  /-----Walter FITZALAN, High Steward Of Scotland
|                 |                 |        |         /-----Alan High Steward Of Scotland
|                 |                 |        |        |         \-----Sechym De MOILE
|                 |                 |         \-----Avelina Of Scotland
|                 |                 |                 |         /-----Swan
|                 |                 |                  \-----Eva
|                 |         /-----Neil Earl Of Carrick, Regent Of Scotland
|                 |        |        |         /-----Niall Ruadh O'NEILL
|                 |        |         \-----(Unk) O'NEILL
|                  \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
|                           \-----Isabella
Sir Alexander SETON
\-----Christian CHEYNE

Descendants of Sir Alexander SETON

1. Sir Alexander SETON m.

2+ Margaret SETON m. Alan De WINTOUN

2nd generation

2. Margaret SETON m. Alan De WINTOUN

m. Alan De WINTOUN

3+ Sir William SETON m. Janet FLEMING

3rd generation

3. Sir William SETON m. Janet FLEMING

m. Janet FLEMING father: Sir David FLEMING mother: Jean BARCLAY

4+ Sir John SETON, Lord Of Seton m. Katherine De St CLAIR

5+ Sir Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon m. Elizabeth GORDON

6 Anna SETON m. Sir John HAMILTON; Sir John HAMILTON father: Sir David FITZ WALTER mother: Margaret De ROSS

7 Janet SETON m. George DUNBAR

8 Margaret SETON m. Robert STEWART, Master of Atholl

4th generation

4. Sir John SETON, Lord Of Seton m. Katherine De St CLAIR

m. Katherine De St CLAIR father: Sir John SINCLAIR mother: Elizabeth POLWARCH

9+ Sir William SETON m. Janet DUNBAR

10+ Janet SETON m. Robert KEITH, Master Of Keith

11+ Christian SETON m. Sir Norman De LESLIE

5. Sir Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon m. Elizabeth GORDON

m. Elizabeth GORDON father: Sir Adam GORDON mother: Elizabeth KEITH

12+ Elizabeth SETON m. Alexander MacDONALD, Lord Of The Isles, Earl Of Ro

13+ Margaret SETON m1. James DUNBAR, Earl Of Moray m2. Sir Alexander STEWART, Earl Of Mar

14+ Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon, Earl Of Huntley m1. m2. Egidia HAY m3. Elizabeth CRICHTON

15+ William SETON m. Elizabeth MELDRUM

5th generation

9. Sir William SETON m. Janet DUNBAR

m. Janet DUNBAR father: Sir George DUNBAR, Earl Of March Or Dunbar mother: Beatrice

17+ George SETON, Lord Seton m1. Margaret STEWART m2. Christian MURRAY

18+ Catherine SETON m1. Alan STUART, Seigneur Of Aubigny m2. Sir Herbert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell

19+ Janet SETON m1. John HALYBURTON, Lord Dirletoun m2. Edward CONGALTON

20+ Margaret SETON m1. Thomas DUNBAR, Earl Of Moray m2. Sir John OGILVY

10. Janet SETON m. Robert KEITH, Master Of Keith

m. Robert KEITH, Master Of Keith father: Sir William KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland mother: Mary HAMILTON

21+ Janet KEITH m. Andrew GREY, Lord Grey

11. Christian SETON m. Sir Norman De LESLIE

m. Sir Norman De LESLIE father: Sir George De LESLIE mother: Elizabeth HAY

22+ George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes m1. Margaret De LUNDIN m2. Christian HALYBURTON m3. Elizabeth CAMPBELL

12. Elizabeth SETON m. Alexander MacDONALD, Lord Of The Isles, Earl Of Ro

m. Alexander MacDONALD, Lord Of The Isles, Earl Of Ro father: Sir Donald Lord Of The Isles mother: Mary LESLIE, Countess Of Ross

23+ John MacDONALD, Lord Of The Isles, Earl Of Ro m1. m2. Elizabeth LIVINGSTON

13. Margaret SETON m1. James DUNBAR, Earl Of Moray m2. Sir Alexander STEWART, Earl Of Mar

m. James DUNBAR, Earl Of Moray father: Thomas DUNBAR, Earl Of Moray mother: Margaret

24+ Janet DUNBAR m1. James CRICHTON, Lord Crichton m2. James SUTHERLAND

25+ Elizabeth DUNBAR m1. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Moray m2. Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley m3. Sir John COLQUHOUN

m. Sir Alexander STEWART, Earl Of Mar father: Alexander STEWART, Earl Of Buchan

14. Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon, Earl Of Huntley m1. m2. Egidia HAY m3. Elizabeth CRICHTON

26+ Janet GORDON m. James INNES

27 Margaret GORDON m. Hugh ROSE; Hugh ROSE

m. Egidia HAY father: Sir John HAY mother: Margaret STEWART

28+ Sir Alexander SETON m. Elizabeth ERSKINE

m. Elizabeth CRICHTON father: William CRICHTON, Lord Crichton mother: Agnes

29+ Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley m1. m2. Elizabeth DUNBAR m3. Annabella STEWART m4. Elizabeth HAY

30 Sir Alexander GORDON m. Beatrix HAY

31+ Adam GORDON m.

32 William GORDON

33 Margaret GORDON

34+ Elizabeth GORDON, Countess Of Erroll m1. Nicholas HAY, Earl Of Erroll m2. John KENNEDY, Lord Kennedy

35+ Christian GORDON m. William FORBES, Lord Forbes

36 Catherine GORDON

15. William SETON m. Elizabeth MELDRUM

m. Elizabeth MELDRUM father: William MELDRUM

37+ Alexander SETON m. (Unk dau) SUTHERLAND