Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 01-20-2025.

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. Katherine RUTHVEN
  2. Lilian RUTHVEN Death: 7 Jul 1579 in Stobhall
  3. Barbara RUTHVEN Birth: 4 Death: After 21 Jul 1594
  4. Patrick RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven Birth: Abt 1520 Death: 13 May 1566 in Newcastle-on-Tyne

Bibliography
  1. 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].*].
  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 11, Ridley-Sinclair. London: St Catherine Press, 1949. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/27141 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP XI [Ap][p0-9].*].
  4. 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]*].
  5. 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
date:
first daughter [Ref: CP IV p385, CP XI p247, SP IV p337],
parents:
[Ref: CP IV p385, CP XI p247, SP IV p337],
father:
[Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1p669, SP IV p259]
Sources for death Information
date:
abt 1560 [Ref: CP IV p385, SP IV p337]
presumably before husband, so before 1552 [Ref: CP XI p247]
Sources with Information about marriage to William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven
date:
abt 1515 [Ref: CP IV p385, SP IV p337]
between 28 Nov 1514 and 15 Mar 1519/20 [Ref: CP XI p247],
child:
[Ref: CP IV p385, CP IV p471, CP VI p101, CP XI p247, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p669, SP IV p259, SP IV p337]
Research Notes:
6th Baroness Dirletoun, of Barony cr 1450 [Ref: CP IV p385]
suo jure Baroness Dirletoun [Ref: CP VI p101]

daughter and heir of Patrick (Halyburton) 5th Lord Dirletoun [Ref: CP IV p385]



Pedigree of Janet HALYBURTON, Baroness Dirletoun
                                                                /-----Sir Adam HALIBURTON
                                                       /-----Sir Walter HALIBURTON
                                                      |         \-----Isabella
                                              /-----Sir John HALYBURTON
                                     /-----Walter HALYBURTON, Lord Of Dirletoun
                                    |        |         /-----Sir John CAMERON
                                    |         \-----Margaret CAMERON
                            /-----Walter HALYBURTON, Lord Of Dirletoun
                   /-----John HALYBURTON, Lord Dirletoun
                  |        |                                    /-----Sir William DOUGLAS
                  |        |                           /-----Sir William DOUGLAS
                  |        |                          |         \-----Constance
                  |        |                  /-----James DOUGLAS
                  |        |                 |        |         /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
                  |        |                 |         \-----Elizabeth STEWART
                  |        |                 |                  \-----Joanna
                  |        |         /-----Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
                  |        |        |        |                  /-----Sir Thomas MORHAM
                  |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Thomas MORHAM
                  |        |        |         \-----Euphemia De MORHAM
                  |        |        |                 |         /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
                  |        |        |                  \-----Isabella De ROSS
                  |        |        |                           \-----Eupheme
                  |         \-----Mary DOUGLAS
                  |                 |                           /-----Sir Andrew De MORAVIA
                  |                 |                  /-----Sir Andrew MORAY
                  |                 |         /-----Sir Thomas MORAY, Lord Of Bothwell
                  |                 |        |        |         /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
                  |                 |        |         \-----Christian BRUCE
                  |                 |        |                  \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
                  |                  \-----Joan MORAY
                  |                          |                  /-----Sir John MORAY
                  |                          |         /-----Sir Maurice MORAY, Earl Of Strathern
                  |                           \-----Joan MORAY
                  |                                   |         /-----Sir John De MONTEITH
                  |                                    \-----Joan De MONTEITH
          /-----George HALYBURTON, Lord Dirletoun
         |        |                                    /-----Alan De WINTOUN
         |        |                           /-----Sir William SETON
         |        |                          |        |         /-----Sir Alexander SETON
         |        |                          |         \-----Margaret SETON
         |        |                  /-----Sir John SETON, Lord Of Seton
         |        |                 |        |                  /-----Sir Malcolm FLEMING
         |        |                 |        |         /-----Sir David FLEMING
         |        |                 |        |        |         \-----Christian KEITH
         |        |                 |         \-----Janet FLEMING
         |        |                 |                 |         /-----Sir David BARCLAY, Lord Of Brechin
         |        |                 |                  \-----Jean BARCLAY
         |        |                 |                           \-----Margaret Of Brechin
         |        |         /-----Sir William SETON
         |        |        |        |                           /-----William De St CLAIR
         |        |        |        |                  /-----Sir John SINCLAIR
         |        |        |        |         /-----Sir John SINCLAIR
         |        |        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir William SINCLAIR
         |        |        |        |        |         \-----Margaret SINCLAIR
         |        |        |         \-----Katherine De St CLAIR
         |        |        |                 |         /-----Sir Patrick POLWARTH
         |        |        |                  \-----Elizabeth POLWARCH
         |         \-----Janet SETON
         |                 |                                    /-----Sir Alexander DUNBAR
         |                 |                           /-----Sir Patrick DUNBAR
         |                 |                  /-----George DUNBAR, Earl Of March Or Dunbar
         |                 |                 |        |         /-----Thomas RANDOLPH, Earl Of Moray
         |                 |                 |         \-----Isabel RANDOLPH
         |                 |                 |                  \-----Isabella De ROSS
         |                 |         /-----Sir George DUNBAR, Earl Of March Or Dunbar
         |                 |        |         \-----Christiana WARDLAW
         |                  \-----Janet DUNBAR
         |                           \-----Beatrice
 /-----Patrick HALYBURTON, Lord Dirletoun
|         \-----Mariot
Janet HALYBURTON, Baroness Dirletoun
|         /-----James DOUGLAS
 \-----Margaret DOUGLAS



Descendants of Janet HALYBURTON, Baroness Dirletoun
1. Janet HALYBURTON, Baroness Dirletoun m. William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven
m. William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven father: William RUTHVEN, Master Of Ruthven mother: Catherine BUTTERGASK

2nd generation

2. Katherine RUTHVEN m. Colin CAMPBELL
m. Colin CAMPBELL father: Sir Colin CAMPBELL mother: Marjory STEWART
3. Lilian RUTHVEN m. David DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond
m. David DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond father: Walter DRUMMOND mother: Elizabeth GRAHAM
4. Barbara RUTHVEN m. Patrick GRAY, Lord Gray
m. Patrick GRAY, Lord Gray father: Patrick GRAY, Lord Gray mother: Marion OGILVY
5. Patrick RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven m1. Janet DOUGLAS m2. Janet STEWART
m. Janet DOUGLAS father: Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus
m. Janet STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Janet CAMPBELL

3rd generation

6. Mariot CAMPBELL m. James CUNNINGHAM, Earl Of Glencairn
m. James CUNNINGHAM, Earl Of Glencairn father: William CUNNINGHAM, Earl Of Glencairn mother: Janet GORDON
7. Mary CAMPBELL m1. John GRAHAM, Earl of Menteith m2. Colin CAMPBELL
m. John GRAHAM, Earl of Menteith father: William GRAHAM, Earl of Menteith mother: Margaret DOUGLAS
m. Colin CAMPBELL father: Colin CAMPBELL, Earl of Argyll mother: Agnes KEITH
8. Sir Duncan CAMPBELL m1. Jean STEWART m2. Elizabeth SINCLAIR
m. Jean STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Margaret FLEMING
m. Elizabeth SINCLAIR father: Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair mother: Elizabeth FORBES
9. Patrick DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond m1. Elizabeth LINDSAY m2. Agnes DRUMMOND
m. Elizabeth LINDSAY father: David LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford mother: Catherine CAMPBELL
m. Agnes DRUMMOND father: Sir John DRUMMOND mother: Margaret Of Scotland
10. Jean DRUMMOND m. John GRAHAM, Earl Of Montrose
m. John GRAHAM, Earl Of Montrose father: Robert GRAHAM, Lord Graham mother: Margaret FLEMING
11. Mary DRUMMOND m. Sir Archibald STIRLING
m. Sir Archibald STIRLING father: Sir James STIRLING mother: Jean CHISHOLM
12. Lilias DRUMMOND m. David LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford
m. David LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford father: David LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford mother: Margaret BETHUNE
13. Catherine DRUMMOND m. John MURRAY, Earl of Tullibardine
m. John MURRAY, Earl of Tullibardine father: Sir William MURRAY mother: Agnes GRAHAM
15. James DRUMMOND, Lord Maderty m. Jean CHISHOLM
m. Jean CHISHOLM father: Sir James CHISHOLM mother: Jean DRUMMOND
16. Patrick GRAY, Lord Gray m1. Elizabeth LYON m2. Mary STEWART
m. Elizabeth LYON father: John LYON, Lord Glamis mother: Elizabeth ABERNETHY
m. Mary STEWART father: Robert STEWART, Earl Of Orkney mother: Jean KENNEDY
17. Isabel RUTHVEN m. James COLVILL, Lord Colvill
m. James COLVILL, Lord Colvill father: Sir James COLVILL mother: Janet DOUGLAS
18. Jean RUTHVEN m. Andrew LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes
m. Andrew LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes father: George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes mother: Agnes SOMERVILLE
19. William RUTHVEN, Earl of Gowrie m. Dorothy STEWART
m. Dorothy STEWART father: Henry STEWART, Lord Methven mother: Janet STEWART

4th generation

20. William CUNNINGHAM, Earl Of Glencairn m. Janet KERR
m. Janet KERR father: Mark KERR, Earl of Lothian mother: Margaret MAXWELL
21. Anne CUNNINGHAM m. James HAMILTON, Marquess of Hamilton
m. James HAMILTON, Marquess of Hamilton father: John HAMILTON, Marquess of Hamilton mother: Margaret LYON
22. William GRAHAM, Earl of Menteith m. Agnes GRAY
m. Agnes GRAY father: Patrick GRAY, Lord Gray mother: Mary STEWART
23. Sir Robert CAMPBELL m. Isabel MACKINTOSH
m. Isabel MACKINTOSH father: Lachlan MACKINTOSH
24. Jean CAMPBELL m. John MURRAY, Earl of Atholl
m. John MURRAY, Earl of Atholl father: William MURRAY, Earl of Tullibardine mother: Dorothy STEWART
25. Katherine DRUMMOND m. James LESLIE, Master Of Rothes
m. James LESLIE, Master Of Rothes father: Andrew LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes mother: Grizel HAMILTON
26. Elizabeth DRUMMOND m. Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone
m. Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone father: Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone mother: Jean LIVINGSTON
27. Lilias DRUMMOND m. Alexander SETON, Earl of Dunfermline
m. Alexander SETON, Earl of Dunfermline father: George SETON, Lord Seton mother: Isabel HAMILTON
28. Jean DRUMMOND m. Robert KER, Earl of Roxburghe
m. Robert KER, Earl of Roxburghe father: Sir William KERR mother: Janet DOUGLAS
29. James DRUMMOND, Earl of Perth m. Isabel SETON
m. Isabel SETON father: Robert SETON, Earl of Wintoun mother: Margaret MONTGOMERY
30. John DRUMMOND, Earl of Perth m. Jean KER
m. Jean KER father: Robert KER, Earl of Roxburghe mother: Margaret MAITLAND
31. Lilias GRAHAM m. John FLEMING, Earl Of Wigtown
m. John FLEMING, Earl Of Wigtown father: John FLEMING, Lord Fleming mother: Elizabeth ROSS
32. John GRAHAM, Earl Of Montrose m. Margaret RUTHVEN
m. Margaret RUTHVEN father: William RUTHVEN, Earl of Gowrie mother: Dorothy STEWART
33. Jean STIRLING m. Sir William DRUMMOND
m. Sir William DRUMMOND
35. Anne MURRAY m1. James V King Of Scots m2. Patrick LYON, Earl of Kinghorn
m. James V King Of Scots father: James IV King Of Scots mother: Margaret TUDOR
m. Patrick LYON, Earl of Kinghorn father: John LYON, Lord Glamis mother: Elizabeth ABERNETHY
36. William MURRAY, Earl of Tullibardine m1. Cecilia WEMYSS m2. Dorothy STEWART
m. Cecilia WEMYSS father: Sir John WEMYSS mother: Mary STEWART
m. Dorothy STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Mary RUTHVEN
37. John DRUMMOND, Lord Maderty m. Margaret LESLIE
m. Margaret LESLIE father: Patrick LESLIE, Lord Lindores mother: Jean STEWART
38. Sir James DRUMMOND m.
39. Agnes GRAY m. William GRAHAM, Earl of Menteith
m. William GRAHAM, Earl of Menteith father: John GRAHAM, Earl of Menteith mother: Mary CAMPBELL
41. Jean GRAY m. John WEMYSS, Earl of Wemyss
m. John WEMYSS, Earl of Wemyss father: Sir John WEMYSS mother: Mary STEWART
42. Jean COLVILL m. James CAMPBELL
m. James CAMPBELL
44. Margaret RUTHVEN m. John GRAHAM, Earl Of Montrose
m. John GRAHAM, Earl Of Montrose father: John GRAHAM, Earl Of Montrose mother: Jean DRUMMOND
45. Mary RUTHVEN m1. John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl m2. John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl m3. James STEWART
m. John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl father: John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Margaret FLEMING
m. John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl father: James STEWART, Lord Innermeath mother: Helen OGILVY
m. James STEWART father: James STEWART, Master of Buchan
47. Jean RUTHVEN m. James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie
m. James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie father: James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie mother: Jean FORBES
48. Isabel RUTHVEN m. Sir Robert GORDON
m. Sir Robert GORDON

5th generation

50. William CUNNINGHAM, Earl Of Glencairn m1. Anne OGILVY m2. Margaret MONTGOMERIE
m. Anne OGILVY father: James OGILVY, Earl of Findlater mother: Elizabeth LESLIE
m. Margaret MONTGOMERIE father: Alexander MONTGOMERY, Earl Of Eglintoun mother: Anne LIVINGSTON
52. Margaret HAMILTON m. John LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford
m. John LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford father: Robert LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres mother: Christian HAMILTON
54. James HAMILTON, Duke of Hamilton m. Margaret FEILDING
m. Margaret FEILDING father: William FEILDING, Earl Of Denbigh mother: Mary VILLIERS
56. Sir James GRAHAM m1. Margaret ERSKINE m2. Isabella BRAMHALL
m. Margaret ERSKINE father: James ERSKINE, Earl of Buchan
m. Isabella BRAMHALL father: John BRAMHALL
57. Jean CAMPBELL m. Archibald CAMPBELL
m. Archibald CAMPBELL
58. John MURRAY, Marquess Of Atholl m. Amelia Sophia STANLEY
m. Amelia Sophia STANLEY father: James STANLEY, Earl Of Derby mother: Charlotte De La TREMOILLE
59. John LESLIE, Earl of Rothes m. Anna ERSKINE
m. Anna ERSKINE father: John ERSKINE, Earl Of Mar mother: Mary STEWART
60. Lilias ELPHINSTONE m. Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone
m. Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone father: James ELPHINSTONE mother: Helen FORBES
61. Anne SETON m. Alexander ERSKINE, Viscount Fentoun
m. Alexander ERSKINE, Viscount Fentoun father: Thomas ERSKINE, Earl of Kellie mother: Anne OGILVY
62. Sophia SETON m. David LINDSAY, Lord Balcarres
m. David LINDSAY, Lord Balcarres father: John LINDSAY mother: Marion GUTHRIE
63. Isabel SETON m. John MAITLAND, Earl of Lauderdale
m. John MAITLAND, Earl of Lauderdale father: John MAITLAND, Lord Thirlestane mother: Jean FLEMING
64. Margaret SETON m. Colin MACKENZIE, Earl Of Seaforth
m. Colin MACKENZIE, Earl Of Seaforth father: Kenneth MACKENZIE, Lord Mackenzie mother: Jean ROSS
65. Harry KER, Lord Ker m. Margaret HAY
m. Margaret HAY father: William HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Anne LYON
66. Jean DRUMMOND m. John GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland
m. John GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland father: John GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland mother: Agnes ELPHINSTONE
67. James DRUMMOND, Earl of Perth m. Anne GORDON
m. Anne GORDON father: George GORDON, Marquess Of Huntley mother: Anne CAMPBELL
69. William DRUMMOND-KER, Earl of Roxburghe m. Jean KER
m. Jean KER father: Harry KER, Lord Ker mother: Margaret HAY
70. Jean DRUMMOND m. John FLEMING, Earl Of Wigtown
m. John FLEMING, Earl Of Wigtown father: John FLEMING, Earl Of Wigtown mother: Margaret LIVINGSTONE
71. Malcolm FLEMING m.
72. Jean FLEMING m. George CAMPBELL
m. George CAMPBELL father: Hugh CAMPBELL, Lord Loudoun mother: Margaret GORDON
73. John FLEMING, Earl Of Wigtown m. Margaret LIVINGSTONE
m. Margaret LIVINGSTONE father: Alexander LIVINGSTON, Earl Of Linlithgow mother: Eleanor HAY
74. Lilias GRAHAM m. Sir John COLQUHOUN
m. Sir John COLQUHOUN father: Alexander COLQUHOUN mother: Helen BUCHANAN
75. James GRAHAM, Marquess Of Montrose m. Magdalen CARNEGIE
m. Magdalen CARNEGIE father: Sir David CARNEGIE, Earl of Southesk mother: Margaret LINDSAY
76. Beatrice GRAHAM m. David DRUMMOND, Lord Maderty
m. David DRUMMOND, Lord Maderty father: John DRUMMOND, Lord Maderty mother: Margaret LESLIE
77. William DRUMMOND m. Magdalen DALYELL
m. Magdalen DALYELL father: Thomas DALYELL
78. Anne LYON m. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll
m. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll father: Francis HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Elizabeth DOUGLAS
79. John LYON, Earl of Kinghorn m1. Margaret ERSKINE m2. Elizabeth MAULE
m. Margaret ERSKINE father: John ERSKINE, Earl Of Mar mother: Mary STEWART
m. Elizabeth MAULE father: Patrick MAULE, Earl of Panmure mother: Frances STANHOPE
80. John MURRAY, Earl of Atholl m. Jean CAMPBELL
m. Jean CAMPBELL father: Sir Duncan CAMPBELL mother: Elizabeth SINCLAIR
81. Mary MURRAY m. Sir John MONCREIFF
m. Sir John MONCREIFF father: William MONCREIFF mother: Anne MURRAY
82. David DRUMMOND, Lord Maderty m1. Alison CREIGHTON m2. Beatrice GRAHAM
m. Alison CREIGHTON father: John CREIGHTON
m. Beatrice GRAHAM father: John GRAHAM, Earl Of Montrose mother: Margaret RUTHVEN
83. William DRUMMOND, Viscount Strathallan m. Elizabeth JOHNSTON
m. Elizabeth JOHNSTON father: Sir Archibald JOHNSTON mother: Helen HAY
84. Sir James DRUMMOND m.
85. Mary WEMYSS m. John SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair
m. John SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair father: Patrick SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair mother: Margaret COCKBURN
86. David WEMYSS, Earl of Wemyss m1. Anna BALFOUR m2. Helenor FLEMING m3. Margaret LESLIE
m. Anna BALFOUR father: Robert ARNOT-BALFOUR, Lord Balfour Of Burleigh mother: Margaret BALFOUR
m. Helenor FLEMING father: John FLEMING, Earl Of Wigtown mother: Margaret LIVINGSTONE
m. Margaret LESLIE father: John LESLIE, Earl of Rothes mother: Anna ERSKINE
87. Elizabeth WEMYSS m. Sir John AYTOUN
m. Sir John AYTOUN
88. Sir John CAMPBELL, Earl Of Loudoun m. Margaret CAMPBELL
m. Margaret CAMPBELL father: George CAMPBELL mother: Jean FLEMING
89. Dorothy STEWART m. William MURRAY, Earl of Tullibardine
m. William MURRAY, Earl of Tullibardine father: John MURRAY, Earl of Tullibardine mother: Catherine DRUMMOND
91. Elizabeth OGILVY m. George GORDON
m. George GORDON father: George GORDON mother: Isobel WOOD
92. James OGILVY, Earl Of Airlie m. Isabel HAMILTON
m. Isabel HAMILTON father: Thomas HAMILTON, Earl of Haddington mother: Margaret BORTHWICK
93. Elizabeth GORDON m. John MAXWELL, Earl Of Nithsdale
m. John MAXWELL, Earl Of Nithsdale father: John MAXWELL, Lord Herries mother: Elizabeth MAXWELL