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. Christian CRICHTON Death: Before Mar 1477/8
  2. Margaret CRICHTON
  3. Sir Robert CRICHTON, Lord Crichton Of Sanquhar Birth: 1 Death: Abt 1494/5
  4. Elizabeth CRICHTON Birth: 1 Death: After Oct 1539
  5. Alexander CRICHTON Birth: 2 Death: After 1466
  6. Laurence CRICHTON Birth: 3 Death: Before 2 Feb 1502/3
  7. Thomas CRICHTON Birth: 4 Death: After 1467
  8. Patrick CRICHTON Birth: 5 Death: After 1467
  9. Edward CRICHTON Birth: 6 Death: After 1467
  10. George CRICHTON Birth: 7 Death: After 1463

Bibliography
  1. 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].*].
  2. 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].*].
  3. Ravilious, John, Sanquhar and Ros of Wark. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 9/16/2003. Subject: CP ' Expansion ' : Sanquhar, co. Dumfries and de Ros of Wark. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/tPGnnBqCV5c/m/0huk2Y9cS-gJ. Author address: Therav3 at aol dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 9/16/2003-220001].
  4. 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 III p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
father:
William or John ERSKINE [Ref: CP V p105]
Sources with Information about marriage to Sir Robert CRICHTON
child:
[Ref: CP III p539, CP V p105, John Ravilious SGM 9/16/2003-220001, SP III p221, SP III p222]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of Elizabeth ERSKINE
 /-----Sir William ERSKINE
Elizabeth ERSKINE



Descendants of Elizabeth ERSKINE
1. Elizabeth ERSKINE m. Sir Robert CRICHTON
m. Sir Robert CRICHTON father: Edward De CRICHTON

2nd generation

2. Christian CRICHTON m1. Sir Robert COLVILLE m2. Alexander ERSKINE, Lord Erskine
m. Sir Robert COLVILLE father: Robert COLVILLE mother: Margaret COLVILLE
m. Alexander ERSKINE, Lord Erskine father: Thomas ERSKINE, Lord Erskine mother: Janet DOUGLAS
3. Margaret CRICHTON m. Sir David HERRIES
m. Sir David HERRIES father: John HERRIES
4. Sir Robert CRICHTON, Lord Crichton Of Sanquhar m1. Margaret HAY m2. Christian ERSKINE
m. Margaret HAY
m. Christian ERSKINE father: Sir John ERSKINE
5. Elizabeth CRICHTON m1. William DOUGLAS m2. James CAMPBELL m3. Sir William COLVILLE
m. William DOUGLAS father: Sir William DOUGLAS mother: Janet De MAXWELL
m. James CAMPBELL
m. Sir William COLVILLE father: Sir Robert COLVILLE mother: Eupheme WALLACE
7. Laurence CRICHTON m.
10. Edward CRICHTON m.

3rd generation

12. Sir Robert COLVILLE m. Eupheme WALLACE
m. Eupheme WALLACE
13. Christian ERSKINE m. David STEWART
m. David STEWART
14. Agnes ERSKINE m. William MENTEITH
m. William MENTEITH father: William MENTEITH
15. Robert ERSKINE, Lord Erskine m. Isabel CAMPBELL
m. Isabel CAMPBELL father: George CAMPBELL mother: (Unk) KENNEDY
17. Herbert HERRIES, Lord Herries Of Terregles m1. Mariota CARLYLE m2. Mariot CUNNINGHAM
m. Mariota CARLYLE father: Sir John CARLYLE, Lord Carlyle mother: Janet
m. Mariot CUNNINGHAM
18. Robert CRICHTON m. Marion STEWART
m. Marion STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Lennox mother: Margaret MONTGOMERIE
21. Sir James DOUGLAS m. Janet SCOTT
m. Janet SCOTT father: David SCOTT
26. Margaret DOUGLAS m. John CATHCART, Lord Cathcart
m. John CATHCART, Lord Cathcart father: Alan CATHCART, Master Of Cathcart
27. Janet DOUGLAS m1. William SOMERVILLE, Master Of Somerville m2. Sir Alexander GORDON
m. William SOMERVILLE, Master Of Somerville father: John SOMERVILLE, Lord Somerville mother: Helen HEPBURN
m. Sir Alexander GORDON father: Sir John GORDON mother: Annabella BOYD
29. John CRICHTON m. Katherine ROSS
m. Katherine ROSS
30. Robert CRICHTON m.

4th generation

31. Janet COLVILLE m. Alexander BOYD, Lord Boyd
m. Alexander BOYD, Lord Boyd father: Robert BOYD, Lord Boyd mother: Mariot MAXWELL
32. Margaret COLVILLE m. Sir John SEMPILL, Lord Sempill
m. Sir John SEMPILL, Lord Sempill father: Sir Thomas SEMPHILL mother: Elizabeth ROSS
33. Sir William COLVILLE m1. Elizabeth KENNEDY m2. Elizabeth CRICHTON m3. Margaret KER
m. Elizabeth KENNEDY father: John KENNEDY, Lord Kennedy mother: Elizabeth GORDON, Countess Of Erroll
m. Elizabeth CRICHTON father: Sir Robert CRICHTON mother: Elizabeth ERSKINE
m. Margaret KER father: James KER
37. Christian STEWART m. John BETHUNE
m. John BETHUNE
38. Sir William MENTEITH m. Helen BRUCE
m. Helen BRUCE father: Sir John BRUCE
40. John ERSKINE, Lord Erskine m. Margaret CAMPBELL
m. Margaret CAMPBELL father: Archibald CAMPBELL, Earl Of Argyll mother: Elizabeth STEWART
41. James ERSKINE m. Christine STIRLING
m. Christine STIRLING
44. Margaret ERSKINE m1. Robert DOUGLAS m2. James V King Of Scots m3. James HALDANE
m. Robert DOUGLAS father: Thomas DOUGLAS mother: Elizabeth BOYD
m. James V King Of Scots father: James IV King Of Scots mother: Margaret TUDOR
m. James HALDANE
47. Andrew HERRIES, Lord Herries Of Terregles m1. Beatrix HERRIES m2. Janet DOUGLAS m3. Nichola HOME
m. Beatrix HERRIES father: George HERRIES mother: Mariot MORAY
m. Janet DOUGLAS father: Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus mother: Elizabeth BOYD
m. Nichola HOME father: Alexander HOME, Lord Home mother: Nichole KER
55. Robert CRICHTON, Lord Crichton Of Sanquhar m. Marion MAXWELL
m. Marion MAXWELL
57. Sir William DOUGLAS m. Elizabeth GORDON
m. Elizabeth GORDON father: Sir John GORDON mother: Elizabeth LINDSAY
69. Hugh SOMERVILLE, Lord Somerville m1. Anna HAMILTON m2. Janet MAITLAND
m. Anna HAMILTON father: James HAMILTON, Earl Of Arran mother: Mary BOYD
m. Janet MAITLAND father: William MAITLAND mother: Margaret SETON
72. Robert CRICHTON m.

5th generation

73. Margaret BOYD m. George COLQUHOUN
m. George COLQUHOUN
74. Robert BOYD, Lord Boyd m1. Helen SOMERVILLE m2. Elizabeth NAPIER m3. Marion COLQUHOUN
m. Helen SOMERVILLE father: Sir John SOMERVILLE
m. Elizabeth NAPIER
m. Marion COLQUHOUN father: Sir John COLQUHOUN mother: Elizabeth STEWART
76. Thomas BOYD m. Marion FAIRLIE
m. Marion FAIRLIE father: John FAIRLIE
78. William SEMPILL, Lord Sempill m1. Margaret MONTGOMERIE m2. Elizabeth ARNOT m3. Marion MONTGOMERIE
m. Margaret MONTGOMERIE father: Hugh MONTGOMERIE, Earl Of Eglintoun mother: Helen CAMPBELL
m. Elizabeth ARNOT father: John ARNOT
m. Marion MONTGOMERIE father: Hugh MONTGOMERIE
83. Elizabeth COLVILLE m1. Robert COLVILLE m2. Patrick COLQUHOUN
m. Robert COLVILLE father: William COLVILLE
m. Patrick COLQUHOUN
84. John BETHUNE m. Agnes ANSTRUTHER
m. Agnes ANSTRUTHER
86. James MENTEITH m. Janet SIMPSON
m. Janet SIMPSON
89. John ERSKINE, Lord Erskine m. Annabella MURRAY
m. Annabella MURRAY father: Sir William MURRAY mother: Catherine CAMPBELL
90. Sir Alexander ERSKINE m. Margaret HOME
m. Margaret HOME father: George HOME, Lord Home mother: Mariota HALYBURTON
91. Katherine ERSKINE m. Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone
m. Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone father: Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone mother: Elizabeth BARLOW
92. Alexander ERSKINE m. Elizabeth HALIBURTON
m. Elizabeth HALIBURTON
93. George DOUGLAS m. Janet LINDSAY
m. Janet LINDSAY father: John LINDSAY
94. Eupheme DOUGLAS m. Patrick LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres
m. Patrick LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres father: John LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres mother: Helen STEWART
95. William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton m. Agnes LESLIE
m. Agnes LESLIE father: George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes mother: Agnes SOMERVILLE
96. James STEWART, Earl Of Moray m. Agnes KEITH
m. Agnes KEITH father: William KEITH, Earl Marischal mother: Margaret KEITH
98. William HERRIES, Lord Herries Of Terregles m. Katherine KENNEDY
m. Katherine KENNEDY father: James KENNEDY mother: Agnes MURRAY
101. Robert CRICHTON, Lord Crichton Of Sanquhar m. Elizabeth MURRAY
m. Elizabeth MURRAY father: Sir John MURRAY
104. Sir James DOUGLAS m1. Margaret DOUGLAS m2. Christian MONTGOMERIE
m. Margaret DOUGLAS father: George DOUGLAS, Master Of Angus mother: Elizabeth DRUMMOND
m. Christian MONTGOMERIE father: John MONTGOMERIE, Master Of Eglintoun mother: Elizabeth EDMONSTOUN
106. Janet DOUGLAS m. Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell
m. Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell father: John MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell mother: Agnes STEWART
107. Agnes DOUGLAS m1. Andrew CUNNINGHAM m2. Roger GRIERSON
m. Andrew CUNNINGHAM
m. Roger GRIERSON father: Roger GRIERSON mother: Isabel KIRKPATRICK
108. Margaret SOMERVILLE m. Charles MURRAY
m. Charles MURRAY