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. Elizabeth KEITH Death: Before 13 Nov 1604
  2. Jean KEITH
  3. Margaret KEITH Birth: 1

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 01 A-Basing. London: St Catherine Press, 1910. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 1 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo01coka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP I [Ap][p0-9].*].
  3. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 09, Moels-Nugent. London: St Catherine Press, 1936. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP IX [Ap][p0-9].*].
  4. 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].*].
  5. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 08, Lindley-Moate. London: St Catherine Press, 1932. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP VIII [Ap][p0-9].*].
  6. 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].*].
  7. 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]*].
  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 IV p[0-9]*].
  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 VI p[0-9]*].
  10. 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]*].
  11. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, David Faris, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who came to America before 1700, 7th Edition, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1992. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Weis AR7 #[0-9][0-9]*[A-Z]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
second son [Ref: SP VI p34],
parents:
[Ref: SP VI p34],
father:
[Ref: CP VIII p479, SP IV p278 (with corr in IX p99), SP VI p48]
Sources with Information about marriage to Janet GREY
date:
third marriage of Janet [Ref: SP IV p278 (with corr in IX p99), SP VI p34, SP VIII p486],
child:
[Ref: CP VIII p478, CP VIII p479, SP VI p34]
Research Notes:
of Innerugie, co Banff [Ref: CP V p546]
of Inverugy [Ref: SP IV p72]
of Inverugie [Ref: Weis AR7 #256]
younger, of Inverugie [Ref: SP VI p48]



Pedigree of Sir William De KEITH
                                                                /-----Malcolm De KEITH
                                                       /-----Philip De KEITH
                                              /-----Hervey De KEITH
                                             |        |         /-----Hugh LORENS
                                             |         \-----Eda LORENS
                                             |                  \-----Eda FRASER
                                     /-----Sir John De KEITH
                            /-----Sir William De KEITH
                           |        |                           /-----(Unk) De COMYN
                           |        |                  /-----Richard COMYN
                           |        |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
                           |        |        |        |         /-----Uchtred Of Tynedale
                           |        |        |         \-----Hextilde of Tynedale
                           |        |        |                  \-----Bethoc Of Scotland
                           |         \-----Margaret COMYN
                           |                 |                  /-----Roger Earl Of Buchan
                           |                 |         /-----Fergus Earl Of Buchan
                           |                  \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
                   /-----Sir Edward De KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland
                  |        |         /-----Adam De SETON
                  |         \-----Barbara De SETON
          /-----John De KEITH
         |        |                                    /-----Sir Andrew De SYNTON
         |        |                           /-----Sir Alexander De SYNTON
         |        |                  /-----Andrew De SYNTON
         |        |         /-----Alexander De SYNTON
         |         \-----Isabel De SYNTON
         |                  \-----Maria
 /-----Sir William De KEITH
|        |                           /-----Reginald Le CHEYNE
|        |                  /-----Sir Reginald Le CHEYNE
|        |         /-----Sir Reginald CHEYNE
|        |        |        |                                    /-----Hugh De MORAVIA
|        |        |        |                           /-----William SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland
|        |        |        |                          |         \-----Annabela Of Fife
|        |        |        |                  /-----Walter De MORAVIA
|        |        |        |         /-----Freskin De MORAVIA
|        |        |        |        |        |         /-----Ferquhard Mac TAGGART, Earl Of Ross
|        |        |        |        |         \-----Eupheme Of Ross
|        |        |         \-----Mary De MORAVIA
|        |        |                 |                           /-----Madach Earl Of Atholl
|        |        |                 |                  /-----Harald MADDADSSON, Jarl Of Orkney
|        |        |                 |                 |         \-----Margaret
|        |        |                 |         /-----John HARALDSSON, Jarl Of Orkney
|        |        |                 |        |        |         /-----Malcolm II Earl Of Ross
|        |        |                 |        |         \-----Gormflaeth
|        |        |                 |        |                  \-----(Unk dau)
|        |        |                  \-----Johanna Lady Of Strathnaver
|         \-----Mariota Le CHEYNE
|                 |                                             /-----Orm De ABERNETHY
|                 |                                    /-----Sir Laurence De ABERNETHY
|                 |                           /-----William De ABERNETHY
|                 |                          |        |         /-----Uchtred Of Galloway
|                 |                          |         \-----Devorguile Of Galloway
|                 |                          |                  \-----Gunnild Of Dunbar
|                 |                  /-----William De ABERNETHY
|                 |                 |         \-----Margaret
|                 |         /-----Laurence De ABERNETHY
|                  \-----Helen De ABERNETHY
Sir William De KEITH
|         /-----Sir James DUNBAR
 \-----Janet DUNBAR



Descendants of Sir William De KEITH
1. Sir William De KEITH m. Janet GREY
m. Janet GREY father: Andrew GREY, Lord Grey mother: Elizabeth STEWART

2nd generation

2. Elizabeth KEITH m. William FORBES, Lord Forbes
m. William FORBES, Lord Forbes father: John FORBES, Lord Forbes mother: Christian LUNDIN
3. Jean KEITH m. John FORBES
m. John FORBES father: Alexander FORBES mother: Isobel WEMYSS
4. Margaret KEITH m. William KEITH, Earl Marischal
m. William KEITH, Earl Marischal father: Robert KEITH, Lord Keith mother: Elizabeth DOUGLAS

3rd generation

5. Jean FORBES m. James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie
m. James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie father: James OGILVY, Master of Ogilvy mother: Catherine CAMPBELL
6. Elizabeth FORBES m. Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair
m. Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair father: William SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair mother: Elizabeth KEITH
7. Isabel FORBES m. Sir John GORDON, Laird Of Pitlurg
m. Sir John GORDON, Laird Of Pitlurg father: John GORDON mother: Janet OGILVIE
8. Alexander FORBES m. Beatrix ABERNETHY
m. Beatrix ABERNETHY father: Alexander ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy mother: (Unk) STEWART
9. Alison KEITH m. Alexander ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy
m. Alexander ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy father: William ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy mother: Elizabeth HAY
10. Agnes KEITH m1. James STEWART, Earl Of Moray m2. Colin CAMPBELL, Earl of Argyll
m. James STEWART, Earl Of Moray father: James V King Of Scots mother: Margaret ERSKINE
m. Colin CAMPBELL, Earl of Argyll father: Archibald CAMPBELL, Earl Of Argyll mother: Margaret GRAHAM
11. William KEITH, Lord Keith m. Elizabeth HAY
m. Elizabeth HAY father: George HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Margaret ROBERTSON

4th generation

12. James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie m1. Jean RUTHVEN m2. Elizabeth NAPIER
m. Jean RUTHVEN father: William RUTHVEN, Earl of Gowrie mother: Dorothy STEWART
m. Elizabeth NAPIER father: Archibald NAPIER mother: Elizabeth MOUBRAY
13. Margaret OGILVY m1. George KEITH, Earl Marischal m2. Sir Alexander STRACHAN
m. George KEITH, Earl Marischal father: William KEITH, Lord Keith mother: Elizabeth HAY
m. Sir Alexander STRACHAN
14. Elizabeth SINCLAIR m. Sir Duncan CAMPBELL
m. Sir Duncan CAMPBELL father: Colin CAMPBELL mother: Katherine RUTHVEN
16. Robert GORDON, Laird Of Pitlurg m. Katherine IRVINE
m. Katherine IRVINE father: Alexander IRVINE, Laird Of Lynturk
17. Marion FORBES m. Alexander GORDON
m. Alexander GORDON father: George GORDON mother: Katherine FORBES
18. Alexander FORBES m.
19. George ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy m. Margaret STEWART
m. Margaret STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Elizabeth GORDON
21. Elizabeth STEWART m. James STEWART, Earl Of Moray
m. James STEWART, Earl Of Moray father: James STEWART, Lord Doune And St Colme mother: Margaret CAMPBELL
25. Archibald CAMPBELL, Earl of Argyll m1. Agnes DOUGLAS m2. Anne CORNWALLIS
m. Agnes DOUGLAS father: William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton mother: Agnes LESLIE
m. Anne CORNWALLIS father: Sir William CORNWALLIS mother: Lucy NEVILLE
26. George KEITH, Earl Marischal m1. Margaret HOME m2. Margaret OGILVY
m. Margaret HOME father: Alexander HOME, Lord Home mother: Margaret KER
m. Margaret OGILVY father: James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie mother: Jean FORBES
27. Margaret KEITH m1. Sir William KEITH m2. Sir John CARNEGIE m3. Sir William GRAHAM
m. Sir William KEITH
m. Sir John CARNEGIE
m. Sir William GRAHAM

5th generation

28. Elizabeth OGILVY m. George GORDON
m. George GORDON father: George GORDON mother: Isobel WOOD
29. James OGILVY, Earl Of Airlie m. Isabel HAMILTON
m. Isabel HAMILTON father: Thomas HAMILTON, Earl of Haddington mother: Margaret BORTHWICK
30. Sir James KEITH m. Margaret LINDSAY
m. Margaret LINDSAY father: Sir David LINDSAY
31. Jean CAMPBELL m. John MURRAY, Earl of Atholl
m. John MURRAY, Earl of Atholl father: William MURRAY, Earl of Tullibardine mother: Dorothy STEWART
32. Robert GORDON, Laird Of Pitlurg m. Catherine BURNETT
m. Catherine BURNETT father: Sir Thomas BURNETT, Baron Of Leys mother: Margaret DOUGLAS
33. Sir James GORDON m1. Anna MERCER m2. Rebecca KEITH
m. Anna MERCER
m. Rebecca KEITH father: Andrew KEITH
34. Katherine GORDON m. Alexander BURNET
m. Alexander BURNET
35. John FORBES m. Christian OGILVY
m. Christian OGILVY father: Walter OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy of Deskford mother: Mary DOUGLAS
36. Margaret ABERNETHY m. Alexander FRASER
m. Alexander FRASER
38. Margaret STEWART m. Charles HOWARD, K.G., Earl of Nottingham
m. Charles HOWARD, K.G., Earl of Nottingham father: William HOWARD, K.G., Lord Howard Of Effingham mother: Margaret GAMAGE
40. James STEWART, Earl Of Moray m. Anne GORDON
m. Anne GORDON father: George GORDON, Marquess Of Huntley mother: Henrietta STEWART
41. Grizel STEWART m. Sir Robert INNES
m. Sir Robert INNES
42. Anne CAMPBELL m. George GORDON, Marquess Of Huntley
m. George GORDON, Marquess Of Huntley father: George GORDON, Marquess Of Huntley mother: Henrietta STEWART
43. Archibald CAMPBELL, Earl of Argyll m. Margaret DOUGLAS
m. Margaret DOUGLAS father: William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton mother: Anne KEITH
44. Anne KEITH m. William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton
m. William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton father: Robert DOUGLAS, Master of Morton mother: Jean LYON
45. William KEITH, Earl Marischal m. Mary ERSKINE
m. Mary ERSKINE father: John ERSKINE, Earl Of Mar mother: Mary STEWART
46. Sir William KEITH m.