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

Person Info

Name: Jean SINCLAIR
Sex: F

Parents:

Father:
Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney Birth: Abt 1355 Death: Abt 1400

Mother:

Jean HALYBURTON

Family:
Marriage:

Sir John FORRESTER on 2 .^m1
Sir John FORRESTER Birth: 1 Death: Abt 1448

Children:

Sir John FORRESTER Birth: 1 Death: After 1456
Henry FORRESTER Birth: 2 Death: After 8 Jan 1426/7
John FORRESTER Birth: 3 Death: After 1430/1
Elizabeth FORRESTER
Janet FORRESTER Death: After 1488

Bibliography

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].*].
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]*].
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]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information

parents:: [Ref: SP VI p570],
father:: [Ref: CP VIII p591]

Sources with Information about marriage to Sir John FORRESTER

date:: second marriage of John [Ref: SP IV p83],
names:: [Ref: SP VI p570],
child:: [Ref: CP VIII p591]

Research Notes:

Pedigree of Jean SINCLAIR
                                              /-----Robert De St CLARE
                                     /-----Sir William SINCLAIR
                                    |        |                  /-----Robert I Count Of Dreux
                                    |        |         /-----Robert II Count Of Dreux
                                    |        |        |         \-----Agnes De Baudemont
                                    |         \-----Eleanor Of Dreux
                                    |                 |         /-----Ralph I Sire De COUCY
                                    |                  \-----Yolande De COUCY
                                    |                           \-----Agnes Of Hainault
                            /-----Sir Henry SINCLAIR
                           |        |                           /-----Ferteth Earl Of Strathern
                           |        |                  /-----Gilbert Earl Of Strathern
                           |        |                 |         \-----Ethen
                           |        |         /-----Robert Earl Of Strathern
                           |        |        |        |         /-----Roger IV De TOENI, Baron Of Flamstead
                           |        |        |         \-----Margaret De TOSNY
                           |        |        |                  \-----Constance De BEAUMONT
                           |         \-----Amicia
                           |                 |                  /-----William FRESKIN
                           |                 |         /-----Hugh De MORAVIA
                           |                  \-----(Unk dau) De MORAVIA
                           |                          |         /-----Duncan MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife, Justiciar Of Scot
                           |                           \-----Annabela Of Fife
                           |                                    \-----Ela
                   /-----Sir William SINCLAIR
                  |        |         /-----William De FENTON
                  |         \-----Alice De FENTON
                  |                 |         /-----John BYSET
                  |                  \-----Cecilia BYSET
                  |                          |                  /-----Thomas DURWARD
                  |                          |         /-----Sir Alan DURWARD
                  |                          |        |         \-----(Unk) of Atholl
                  |                           \-----(Unk) DURWARD
                  |                                   |         /-----Alexander II King Of Scots
                  |                                    \-----Marjorie
          /-----Sir William SINCLAIR, Lord Of Roslin
/-----Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney
|        |                                                      /-----Gilbert Earl Of Strathern
|        |                                             /-----Robert Earl Of Strathern
|        |                                            |         \-----Margaret De TOSNY
|        |                                    /-----Malise Earl Of Strathern
|        |                                   |        |         /-----Hugh De MORAVIA
|        |                                   |         \-----(Unk dau) De MORAVIA
|        |                                   |                  \-----Annabela Of Fife
|        |                           /-----Malise Earl Of Strathern
|        |                          |        |                  /-----Magnus Earl Of Caithness
|        |                          |        |         /-----Gilbert Earl Of Caithness And Orkney
|        |                          |         \-----Maud Of Caithness
|        |                  /-----Malise Earl Of Strathearn
|        |                 |        |                           /-----Richard COMYN
|        |                 |        |                  /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
|        |                 |        |                 |         \-----Hextilde of Tynedale
|        |                 |        |         /-----Alexander COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
|        |                 |        |        |        |         /-----Fergus Earl Of Buchan
|        |                 |        |        |         \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
|        |                 |         \-----Agnes COMYN
|        |                 |                 |                  /-----Saire De QUINCEY, Earl Of Winchester, MC Suret
|        |                 |                 |         /-----Roger De QUINCY, Earl Of Winchester
|        |                 |                 |        |         \-----Margaret BEAUMONT
|        |                 |                  \-----Elizabeth De QUINCY
|        |                 |                          |         /-----Alan Lord Of Galloway, Constable Of Scotland
|        |                 |                           \-----Helen Of Galloway
|        |                 |                                    \-----(Unk Dau) De LACY
|        |         /-----Malise Earl Of Strathern, Caithness, And Orkney
|        |        |         \-----Agnes
|         \-----Isabel Of Strathern
|                 |                                    /-----Ferquhard Mac TAGGART, Earl Of Ross
|                 |                           /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
|                 |                  /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
|                 |                 |        |                  /-----Richard COMYN
|                 |                 |        |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
|                 |                 |        |        |         \-----Hextilde of Tynedale
|                 |                 |         \-----Jean COMYN
|                 |                 |                 |         /-----William De VESCY, Baron Of Alnwick
|                 |                 |                  \-----(Unk)
|                 |                 |                           \-----Burga De STUTEVILLE
|                 |         /-----Sir Hugh De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
|                 |        |        |                  /-----(Unk) De BARCLAY
|                 |        |        |         /-----Sir Hugh De BARCLAY
|                 |        |         \-----Eupheme
|                  \-----Margery Of Ross
|                          |                                    /-----William De BRUS, Lord Of Annandale
|                          |                           /-----Robert De BRUS, Lord Of Annandale
|                          |                          |         \-----Christina
|                          |                  /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Baron Of Writtle
|                          |                 |        |         /-----David Earl Of Huntingdon
|                          |                 |         \-----Isabella Of Huntingdon
|                          |                 |                  \-----Maud Of Chester
|                          |         /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
|                          |        |        |                  /-----Richard De CLARE, Earl Of Hertford, MC Surety
|                          |        |        |         /-----Sir Gilbert De CLARE, Earl Of Hertford And Glouceste
|                          |        |        |        |         \-----Amice MEULANT, Countess Of Gloucester
|                          |        |         \-----Isabel De CLARE
|                          |        |                 |         /-----Sir William MARSHALL, Protector, Earl Of Pembroke
|                          |        |                  \-----Isabel MARSHALL
|                          |        |                           \-----Isabel De CLARE, Countess Of Pembroke
|                           \-----Matilda De BRUS
|                                   |                           /-----Duncan Earl Of Carrick
|                                   |                  /-----Nicol Of Carrick
|                                   |                 |         \-----Avelina Of Scotland
|                                   |         /-----Neil Earl Of Carrick, Regent Of Scotland
|                                   |        |        |         /-----Niall Ruadh O'NEILL
|                                   |        |         \-----(Unk) O'NEILL
|                                    \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
|                                             \-----Isabella
Jean SINCLAIR
|                                                               /-----David De HALIBURTON
|                                                      /-----Walter De HALIBURTON
|                                             /-----William De HALIBURTON
|                                    /-----Philip De HALIBURTON
|                                   |        |         /-----Richard De FAWNYS
|                                   |         \-----Christian De FAWNYS
|                           /-----Henry HALIBURTON
|                          |         \-----Alice
|                  /-----Sir Adam HALIBURTON
|                 |        |         /-----Peter MORDINGTON
|                 |         \-----Agnes MORDINGTON
|         /-----Sir Walter HALIBURTON
|        |         \-----Isabella
\-----Jean HALYBURTON

Descendants of Jean SINCLAIR

1. Jean SINCLAIR m. Sir John FORRESTER

m. Sir John FORRESTER father: Sir Adam FORRESTER mother: Margaret

2+ Sir John FORRESTER m.

3+ Henry FORRESTER m. Helen FAIRLIE

4 John FORRESTER

5 Elizabeth FORRESTER m. Sir Alexander LAUNDER

6+ Janet FORRESTER m. Sir Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell

2nd generation

2. Sir John FORRESTER m.

7+ Alexander FORRESTER m.

8 Isobel FORRESTER m. Sir James EDMONDSTONE

3. Henry FORRESTER m. Helen FAIRLIE

m. Helen FAIRLIE father: John FAIRLIE

9 John FORRESTER m. Elizabeth De MORAVIA

10 Archibald FORRESTER

6. Janet FORRESTER m. Sir Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell

m. Sir Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell father: Sir Herbert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell mother: (Unk) HERRIES

11+ John MAXWELL, Master Of Maxwell m. Janet CRICHTON

12 Thomas MAXWELL m. Agnes MAXWELL

13 David MAXWELL

14 Robert MAXWELL

15 Aymer MAXWELL

16 Agnes MAXWELL m. John GLENDONING

17 Christian MAXWELL

3rd generation

7. Alexander FORRESTER m.

18+ Archibald FORRESTER m1. Margaret HEPBURN m2. Agnes TOD

19+ Matthew FORRESTER m. Christian BELLENDEN

20 Margaret FORRESTER m. John STEWART

21 Janet FORRESTER m. William TOURIS

11. John MAXWELL, Master Of Maxwell m. Janet CRICHTON

m. Janet CRICHTON father: George CRICHTON, Earl Of Caithness mother: Janet BORTHWICK

22+ John MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell m. Agnes STEWART

23 George MAXWELL

24 Robert MAXWELL

25 James MAXWELL

26 Homer MAXWELL

27 John MAXWELL

28 Thomas MAXWELL

29 William MAXWELL

30+ Janet MAXWELL m. William CARLYLE, Lord Carlyle

31 Christian MAXWELL

4th generation

18. Archibald FORRESTER m1. Margaret HEPBURN m2. Agnes TOD

m. Margaret HEPBURN father: Sir Patrick HEPBURN, Lord Hailes mother: Ellen WALLACE

32+ Alexander FORRESTER m. Margaret FORRESTER

33 Hector FORRESTER

34+ Mariot FORRESTER m1. William DRUMMOND m2. Sir James SANDILANDS

35 John FORRESTER

19. Matthew FORRESTER m. Christian BELLENDEN

m. Christian BELLENDEN

36 John FORRESTER

22. John MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell m. Agnes STEWART

m. Agnes STEWART father: Sir Alexander STEWART mother: Elizabeth DOUGLAS

37+ Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell m1. Janet DOUGLAS m2. Agnes STEWART

38 Herbert MAXWELL

39 John MAXWELL

40 Edward MAXWELL

41 Mary MAXWELL m. James JOHNSTONE

42 Agnes MAXWELL m. Robert CHARTERIS

43 Katherine MAXWELL m. Ninian GLENDONING

30. Janet MAXWELL m. William CARLYLE, Lord Carlyle

m. William CARLYLE, Lord Carlyle father: John CARLYLE, Master Of Carlyle

44 Catherine CARLYLE m. Simon CARRUTHERS

45 Elizabeth CARLYLE

46 James CARLYLE, Lord Carlyle m. Janet SCRIMGEOUR

47+ Michael CARLYLE, Lord Carlyle m1. Janet CHARTBRIS m2. Mariot MAXWELL

5th generation

32. Alexander FORRESTER m. Margaret FORRESTER

m. Margaret FORRESTER father: Sir Duncan FORRESTER

48 Sir Walter FORRESTER

34. Mariot FORRESTER m1. William DRUMMOND m2. Sir James SANDILANDS

m. William DRUMMOND father: Sir John DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond mother: Elizabeth LINDSAY

49 John DRUMMOND m. Isabella

50 Henry DRUMMOND m. Janet CRICHTON

m. Sir James SANDILANDS father: John SANDILANDS mother: Elizabeth SCRYMGEOUR

37. Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell m1. Janet DOUGLAS m2. Agnes STEWART

m. Janet DOUGLAS father: Sir William DOUGLAS mother: Elizabeth GORDON

51+ Margaret MAXWELL m. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus

52+ Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell m. Beatrice DOUGLAS

53+ John MAXWELL, Lord Herries m. Agnes HERRIES

m. Agnes STEWART father: Sir James STEWART, Earl Of Buchan mother: Margaret (MURRAY)

47. Michael CARLYLE, Lord Carlyle m1. Janet CHARTBRIS m2. Mariot MAXWELL

m. Janet CHARTBRIS

54+ William CARLYLE, Master Of Carlyle m. Jean JOHNSTONE

m. Mariot MAXWELL