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. Sir Alexander FORBES, Lord Forbes Birth: Abt 1380 Death: 1448
  2. Sir William FORBES Birth: 2 Death: Abt 13 Jan 1445/6
  3. Sir John FORBES Birth: 3
  4. Alaster FORBES Birth: 4 Death: Abt 1466

Children:
  1. Duncan FORBES
  2. Malcolm FORBES
  3. John FORBES

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

Sources for birth and parent Information
parents:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p776],
father:
[Ref: SP IV p46]
Sources for death Information
date:
after May 1406 and before 20 Nov 1406 [Ref: SP IV p46]
before 20 Nov 1406 [Ref: Burke Peerage p776]
between May and Nov 1406 [Ref: CP V p544]
Sources with Information about marriage to Margaret KENNEDY
names:
[Ref: SP II p447],
child:
[Ref: CP V p544(c), CP V p544, SP IV p46, SP IV p47]
Sources with Information about marriage to unknown
child:
[Ref: SP IV p47]
Research Notes:
Justiciar of Aberdeen [Ref: CP V p544]

of Forbes, co Aberdeen [Ref: CP V p544]
of Druminor [Ref: SP II p447]



Pedigree of Sir John FORBES
 /-----John De FORBES
Sir John FORBES
 \-----Margaret



Descendants of Sir John FORBES
1. Sir John FORBES m1. Margaret KENNEDY m2.
m. Margaret KENNEDY father: John KENNEDY mother: Mary

2nd generation

2. Sir Alexander FORBES, Lord Forbes m1. m2. Elizabeth DOUGLAS
m. Elizabeth DOUGLAS father: George DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus mother: Mary STEWART
3. Sir William FORBES m. Agnes FRASER
m. Agnes FRASER father: Sir William FRASER mother: Eleanor DOUGLAS

3rd generation

10. James FORBES, Lord Forbes m. Egidia KEITH
m. Egidia KEITH father: Sir William KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland mother: Mary HAMILTON
12. Annabel FORBES m. Patrick GRAY, Master Of Gray
m. Patrick GRAY, Master Of Gray father: Andrew GRAY, Lord Gray mother: Elizabeth WEMYSS
17. Alexander FORBES m. Maria HAY
m. Maria HAY father: Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Beatrice DOUGLAS

4th generation

21. Margaret FORBES m. Malcolm FORBES
m. Malcolm FORBES
22. William FORBES, Lord Forbes m. Christian GORDON
m. Christian GORDON father: Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon, Earl Of Huntley mother: Elizabeth CRICHTON
23. Duncan FORBES m. Christian MERCER
m. Christian MERCER father: (Unk) MERCER, Provost Of Perth
24. Patrick FORBES m.
27. Elizabeth GRAY m. David ROLLOK
m. David ROLLOK father: Robert ROLLO
30. Andrew GREY, Lord Grey m1. m2. Janet KEITH m3. Elizabeth STEWART m4. Margaret HOUSTON m5. Elizabeth HAY
m. Janet KEITH father: Robert KEITH, Master Of Keith mother: Janet SETON
m. Elizabeth STEWART father: Sir John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Margaret DOUGLAS, Countess Of Douglas
m. Margaret HOUSTON
m. Elizabeth HAY father: Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Beatrice DOUGLAS
36. William FORBES m. Mariota OGILVY
m. Mariota OGILVY father: Sir John OGILVY mother: Margaret SETON

5th generation

39. William FORBES m. (Unk) LEITH
m. (Unk) LEITH
40. Christian FORBES m. William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven
m. William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven father: Sir Patrick RUTHVEN mother: (Unk) CRANSTON
43. John FORBES, Lord Forbes m1. m2. Katherine STEWART m3. Christian LUNDIN m4. Elizabeth BARLOW
m. Katherine STEWART father: Sir John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Eleanor SINCLAIR
m. Christian LUNDIN father: Sir John LUNDIN
m. Elizabeth BARLOW
44. William FORBES m. Margaret LUMSDEN
m. Margaret LUMSDEN
45. James FORBES m. Helen LUNDIE
m. Helen LUNDIE
47. David FORBES m.
48. Elizabeth ROLLOK m. Sir Thomas MAULE
m. Sir Thomas MAULE father: Alexander MAULE mother: Elizabeth GUTHRIE
53. Elizabeth GREY m1. John LYON, Lord Glamis m2. Alexander GORDON, Earl Of Huntley m3. George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes
m. John LYON, Lord Glamis father: John LYON, Lord Glamis mother: Elizabeth SCRIMGEOUR
m. Alexander GORDON, Earl Of Huntley father: Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley mother: Elizabeth HAY
m. George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes father: William LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes mother: Jonet BALFOUR
55. Gilbert GRAY m. Egidia MERCER
m. Egidia MERCER father: Sir Laurence MERCER
58. Isobel GRAY m1. Sir James SCRYMGEOUR m2. Adam CRICHTON m3. Sir John CAMPBELL
m. Sir James SCRYMGEOUR father: Sir James SCRYMGEOUR mother: Jonet LYON
m. Adam CRICHTON father: James CRICHTON mother: Agnes HEPBURN
m. Sir John CAMPBELL
59. Janet GREY m1. John CHARTERS m2. Sir David WEMYSS m3. Sir William De KEITH m4. James CAMPBELL
m. John CHARTERS
m. Sir David WEMYSS father: Sir John WEMYSS mother: Christian ABERNETHY
m. Sir William De KEITH father: Sir William De KEITH mother: Janet DUNBAR
m. James CAMPBELL father: John CAMPBELL mother: Agnes MONCRIEFF
62. Alexander FORBES m. Isobel WEMYSS
m. Isobel WEMYSS
63. William FORBES m. Elizabeth FORBES
m. Elizabeth FORBES father: John FORBES