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. John GORDON Death: Before 7 Mar 1407/8
  2. Elizabeth GORDON Birth: Abt 1394 Death: 16 Mar 1438/9 in Strathbogie

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 06 Gordon-Huntley. 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 VI [Ap][p0-9].*].
  3. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 12-1, Skelmersdale-Towton. London: St Catherine Press, 1953. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP XII/1 [Ap][p0-9].*].
  4. MacEwen, Andrew B W, Some Notes on the Keith and Gordon Pedigrees, in Brook, Lindsay, Studies in Genealogy and Family History in Tribute to Charles Evans on the Occasion of his Eightieth Birthday. Salt Lake City: Association for the Promotion of Scholarship in Genealogy, 1989. NYPL APB 91-4605. My copy was from https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/503782 (but it is no longer available there). Information from this source tagged as [Ref: MacEwen Keith p[0-9]*].
  5. 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]*].
  6. 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]*].
  7. 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 VI p[0-9]*].
  8. 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:
second son [Ref: SP IV p514],
parents:
[Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1p635, SP IV p514],
brother:
Sir John GORDON [Ref: Burke Peerage p1055]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: CP VI p2, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p635]
1402 [Ref: Burke Peerage p1055],
place:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1055, CP VI p2, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p635]
Sources with Information about marriage to Elizabeth KEITH
date:
abt 1380 [Ref: SP IV p517]
first marriage of Elizabeth [Ref: CP XII/1 p92(d), Richardson RoyalAnc v1p635, SP VI p37, SP VIII p9]
prob 1393 [Ref: MacEwen Keith p172],
child:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1055, CP VI p2, MacEwen Keith p172, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p239, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p635, SP IV p518]
Research Notes:
Knt, lord of Gordon, Berwickshire [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1p635]
of Gordon and Huntley [Ref: CP VI p2]
of Huntley [Ref: SP VI p37, SP VIII p9]



Pedigree of Sir Adam GORDON
                            /-----Adam Of Gordon
                   /-----Sir Adam GORDON
                  |         \-----Marjory
          /-----Sir Adam GORDON
         |         \-----Amabilia
 /-----Sir John GORDON
Sir Adam GORDON
 \-----Elizabeth



Descendants of Sir Adam GORDON
1. Sir Adam GORDON m. Elizabeth KEITH
m. Elizabeth KEITH father: Sir John KEITH mother: Jean STEWART

2nd generation

3. Elizabeth GORDON m. Sir Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon
m. Sir Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon father: Sir William SETON mother: Janet FLEMING

3rd generation

4. 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
5. 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
m. Sir Alexander STEWART, Earl Of Mar father: Alexander STEWART, Earl Of Buchan
6. Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon, Earl Of Huntley m1. m2. Egidia HAY m3. Elizabeth CRICHTON
m. Egidia HAY father: Sir John HAY mother: Margaret STEWART
m. Elizabeth CRICHTON father: William CRICHTON, Lord Crichton mother: Agnes
7. William SETON m. Elizabeth MELDRUM
m. Elizabeth MELDRUM father: William MELDRUM

4th generation

9. John MacDONALD, Lord Of The Isles, Earl Of Ro m1. m2. Elizabeth LIVINGSTON
m. Elizabeth LIVINGSTON father: James LIVINGSTON, Lord Livingston mother: Marian
10. Janet DUNBAR m1. James CRICHTON, Lord Crichton m2. James SUTHERLAND
m. James CRICHTON, Lord Crichton father: William CRICHTON, Lord Crichton mother: Agnes
m. James SUTHERLAND
11. Elizabeth DUNBAR m1. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Moray m2. Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley m3. Sir John COLQUHOUN
m. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Moray father: James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas mother: Beatrice SINCLAIR
m. Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley father: Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon, Earl Of Huntley mother: Elizabeth CRICHTON
m. Sir John COLQUHOUN father: Malcolm COLQUHOUN
12. Janet GORDON m. James INNES
m. James INNES father: Robert INNES
14. Sir Alexander SETON m. Elizabeth ERSKINE
m. Elizabeth ERSKINE father: Thomas ERSKINE, Lord Erskine mother: Janet DOUGLAS
15. Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley m1. m2. Elizabeth DUNBAR m3. Annabella STEWART m4. Elizabeth HAY
m. Elizabeth DUNBAR father: James DUNBAR, Earl Of Moray mother: Margaret SETON
m. Annabella STEWART father: James I King Of Scots mother: Joan De BEAUFORT
m. Elizabeth HAY father: Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Beatrice DOUGLAS
17. Adam GORDON m.
20. Elizabeth GORDON, Countess Of Erroll m1. Nicholas HAY, Earl Of Erroll m2. John KENNEDY, Lord Kennedy
m. Nicholas HAY, Earl Of Erroll father: Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Beatrice DOUGLAS
m. John KENNEDY, Lord Kennedy father: Gilbert KENNEDY, Lord Kennedy mother: Catherine MAXWELL
21. Christian GORDON m. William FORBES, Lord Forbes
m. William FORBES, Lord Forbes father: James FORBES, Lord Forbes mother: Egidia KEITH
23. Alexander SETON m. (Unk dau) SUTHERLAND
m. (Unk dau) SUTHERLAND father: Alexander SUTHERLAND

5th generation

24. Margaret MacDONALD m. Kenneth MACKENZIE
m. Kenneth MACKENZIE father: Alexander MACKENZIE mother: Anna MACDOUGAL
26. Angus MACDONALD m. Mary CAMPBELL
m. Mary CAMPBELL father: Colin CAMPBELL, Lord Campbell, Earl Of Argyll mother: Elizabeth STEWART
27. William CRICHTON, Lord Crichton m1. Margaret STEWART m2. Marion LIVINGSTON
m. Margaret STEWART father: James II King Of Scots mother: Marie Of Gueldres
m. Marion LIVINGSTON father: James LIVINGSTON, Lord Livingston mother: Marian
28. Gavin CRICHTON m. Margaret COCKBURN
m. Margaret COCKBURN
33. Robert INNES m.
34. Sir Alexander SETON m. Elizabeth HOME
m. Elizabeth HOME father: Sir Alexander HOME, Lord Home mother: Margaret MONTGOMERIE
35. Agnes GORDON m. James OGILVY
m. James OGILVY father: Sir James OGILVY mother: Margaret INNES
37. Isabel GORDON m. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll
m. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll father: Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Beatrice DOUGLAS
39. Alexander GORDON, Earl Of Huntley m1. Janet STEWART m2. Elizabeth GREY
m. Janet STEWART father: Sir John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Margaret DOUGLAS, Countess Of Douglas
m. Elizabeth GREY father: Andrew GREY, Lord Grey mother: Janet KEITH
40. Adam GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland m. Elizabeth SUTHERLAND, Countess Of Sutherland
m. Elizabeth SUTHERLAND, Countess Of Sutherland father: John SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland
41. William GORDON m. Jonet OGILVY
m. Jonet OGILVY father: Sir Walter OGILVY mother: Margaret EDMONDSTONE
43. Elizabeth GORDON m. William KEITH, Earl Marischal
m. William KEITH, Earl Marischal father: Sir William KEITH, Earl Marischal mother: Mariot ERSKINE
44. Margaret GORDON m. Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell
m. Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell father: Adam HEPBURN, Master Of Hailes mother: Helen HOME
49. Janet KENNEDY m1. Sir Alexander GORDON m2. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus m3. James IV King Of Scots m4. Sir John RAMSAY, Lord Bothwell
m. Sir Alexander GORDON father: Sir John GORDON mother: Annabella BOYD
m. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus father: George DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus mother: Isabel SIBBALD
m. James IV King Of Scots father: James III King Of Scots mother: Margaret Of Denmark
m. Sir John RAMSAY, Lord Bothwell father: (Unk) RAMSAY mother: Janet NAPIER
50. Elizabeth KENNEDY m. Sir William COLVILLE
m. Sir William COLVILLE father: Sir Robert COLVILLE mother: Eupheme WALLACE
51. Helen KENNEDY m1. Robert GRAHAM m2. Adam BOYD
m. Robert GRAHAM
m. Adam BOYD father: Alexander BOYD, Lord Boyd mother: Janet COLVILLE
52. Margaret KENNEDY m. Andrew STEWART, Lord Avondale
m. Andrew STEWART, Lord Avondale father: Alexander STEWART
53. Alexander KENNEDY m.
56. Christian FORBES m. William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven
m. William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven father: Sir Patrick RUTHVEN mother: (Unk) CRANSTON
59. 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
60. William SETON m. Elizabeth LESLIE
m. Elizabeth LESLIE father: Alexander LESLIE