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: Sir Norman De LESLIE
Sex: M
Birth: Abt 1380 ^b
Death: Before 3 Feb 1439/40 ^d

Parents:

Father:
Sir George De LESLIE Birth: Abt 1350 Death: After 5 Feb 1411/2

Mother:

Elizabeth HAY

Family:
Children:

John De LESLIE Death: After 22 Jul 1442

Marriage:

Christian SETON on Abt 2 Sep 1416 .^m2
Christian SETON

Children:

George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes Birth: Abt 1417 Death: Before 24 May 1490

Bibliography

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]*].
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].*].
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 VII 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 VIII p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:: abt 1380 [Ref: CP XI p187],
parents:: [Ref: Burke Peerage p1731, CP XI p187, SP VII p273]

Sources for death Information

date:: before Feb 1439/40 [Ref: SP VII p273]; between 19 May 1439 and 3 Feb 1439/40 [Ref: CP XI p187]

Sources with Information about marriage to unknown

child:: [Ref: SP VII p273]

Sources with Information about marriage to Christian SETON

date:: disp 2 Sep 1416 [Ref: CP XI p187, SP VII p273, SP VIII p574],
child:: [Ref: Burke Peerage p1731, CP XI p187, SP VII p273]

Research Notes:
of Rothes [Ref: Burke Peerage p1731]

heir of his father [Ref: CP XI p187]

1439: succeed to Ballinbreich [Ref: Burke Peerage p1731]

Pedigree of Sir Norman De LESLIE
                                                                /-----Malcolm De LESCELIN
                                                       /-----Norman De LESCELIN
                                              /-----Norman De LESCELIN
                                     /-----Sir Andrew De LESCELIN
                            /-----Norman De LESLIE
                   /-----Sir Andrew De LESLIE
          /-----Sir George De LESLIE
         |        |                                             /-----Orm De ABERNETHY
         |        |                                    /-----Sir Laurence De ABERNETHY
         |        |                           /-----Patrick De ABERNETHY
         |        |                          |        |         /-----Uchtred Of Galloway
         |        |                          |         \-----Devorguile Of Galloway
         |        |                          |                  \-----Gunnild Of Dunbar
         |        |                  /-----Sir Hugh ABERNETHY
         |        |         /-----Sir Alexander ABERNETHY
         |        |        |        |         /-----Ewen Mac Donchadh mac Dubhgaill, Lord of Lor
         |        |        |         \-----Mary Of Argyll
         |         \-----Mary ABERNETHY
         |                 |                                    /-----Alan High Steward Of Scotland
         |                 |                           /-----Walter Stewart, High Steward Of Scotland
         |                 |                          |         \-----Eva
         |                 |                  /-----Walter STEWART, Earl Of Menteith
         |                 |                 |        |         /-----Gilchrist Earl Of Angus
         |                 |                 |         \-----Beatrix Of Angus
         |                 |         /-----Alexander De MENTEITH, Earl Of Menteith
         |                 |        |        |                  /-----(Unk) Of Menteith
         |                 |        |        |         /-----Maurice The Younger Earl Of Menteith
         |                 |        |         \-----Mary Of Menteith, Countess Of Menteith
         |                  \-----Margaret De MENTEITH
         |                          |                           /-----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
         |                           \-----Matilda
         |                                   |                  /-----William FRESKIN
         |                                   |         /-----Hugh De MORAVIA
         |                                    \-----(Unk dau) De MORAVIA
         |                                            |         /-----Duncan MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife, Justiciar Of Scot
         |                                             \-----Annabela Of Fife
         |                                                      \-----Ela
/-----Sir George De LESLIE
Sir Norman De LESLIE
|                                                               /-----David De HAYA
|                                                      /-----Sir Gilbert De HAYA
|                                                     |         \-----Ethna Of Strathern
|                                             /-----Nicholas De HAYA
|                                            |        |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
|                                            |         \-----Idonea COMYN
|                                            |                  \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
|                                    /-----Sir Gilbert De HAYA
|                                   |         \-----Johanna
|                           /-----Nicolas De HAYA
|                  /-----David De HAYA
|         /-----Sir Thomas HAY, Constable Of Scotland
|        |        |         /-----Sir John KEITH
|        |         \-----(Unk) KEITH
\-----Elizabeth HAY
         |                                                      /-----Alan High Steward Of Scotland
         |                                             /-----Walter Stewart, High Steward Of Scotland
         |                                            |         \-----Eva
         |                                    /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
         |                                   |        |         /-----Gilchrist Earl Of Angus
         |                                   |         \-----Beatrix Of Angus
         |                           /-----James STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
         |                          |        |                  /-----Richard COMYN
         |                          |        |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
         |                          |        |        |         \-----Hextilde of Tynedale
         |                          |         \-----Joanna
         |                          |                 |         /-----Fergus Earl Of Buchan
         |                          |                  \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
         |                  /-----Walter High Steward Of Scotland
         |                 |        |                           /-----William De BURGH, Lord of Connaught
         |                 |        |                  /-----Richard De BURGH, Lord of Connaught
         |                 |        |                 |         \-----(Unk Dau) O'BRIEN
         |                 |        |         /-----Walter De BURG, Earl Of Ulster
         |                 |        |        |        |         /-----Walter De LACY, Baron Of Weobley
         |                 |        |        |         \-----Egidia (Jill) De LACY
         |                 |        |        |                  \-----Margaret De BRAOISE
         |                 |         \-----Egidia De BURGH
         |                 |                 |                  /-----Geoffrey FITZ PIERS, Earl Of Essex
         |                 |                 |         /-----Sir John FITZ GEOFFREY
         |                 |                 |        |         \-----Aveline De CLARE
         |                 |                  \-----Aveline FITZJOHN
         |                 |                          |         /-----Hugh BIGOD, Earl Of Norfolk, MC Surety
         |                 |                           \-----Isabel BIGOD
         |                 |                                    \-----Maud MARSHALL
         |         /-----Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots
         |        |        |                                    /-----Robert De BRUS, Lord Of Annandale
         |        |        |                           /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Baron Of Writtle
         |        |        |                          |         \-----Isabella Of Huntingdon
         |        |        |                  /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
         |        |        |                 |        |         /-----Sir Gilbert De CLARE, Earl Of Hertford And Glouceste
         |        |        |                 |         \-----Isabel De CLARE
         |        |        |                 |                  \-----Isabel MARSHALL
         |        |        |         /-----Robert De BRUS, King Of Scots
         |        |        |        |        |                  /-----Nicol Of Carrick
         |        |        |        |        |         /-----Neil Earl Of Carrick, Regent Of Scotland
         |        |        |        |        |        |         \-----(Unk) O'NEILL
         |        |        |        |         \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
         |        |        |        |                  \-----Isabella
         |        |         \-----Marjorie De BRUCE
         |        |                 |                           /-----Duncan Earl Of Mar
         |        |                 |                  /-----William Earl Of Mar
         |        |                 |         /-----Sir Donald Earl Of Mar
         |        |                 |        |        |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
         |        |                 |        |         \-----Elizabeth COMYN
         |        |                 |        |                  \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
         |        |                  \-----Isabel Of Mar
         |        |                           \-----Helen
          \-----Elizabeth STEWART
                  |                                    /-----Sir Gilchrist MURE
                  |                           /-----Archibald MURE
                  |                          |        |         /-----Walter COMYN, Earl Of Menteith
                  |                          |         \-----Isabel COMYN
                  |                          |                  \-----Isabel Countess Of Menteith
                  |                  /-----William MURE
                  |                 |        |                  /-----Robert MONTGOMERIE
                  |                 |        |         /-----John MONTGOMERY
                  |                 |         \-----Margaret MONTGOMERY
                  |         /-----Sir Adam MURE
                  |        |         \-----(Unk) LINDSAY
                   \-----Elizabeth MURE
                           |                                    /-----Richard De CUNNINGHAM
                           |                           /-----Harvey De CUNNINGHAM
                           |                  /-----Edward CUNNINGHAM
                           |         /-----James CUNNINGHAM
                           |        |        |                  /-----Walter Stewart, High Steward Of Scotland
                           |        |        |         /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
                           |        |        |        |         \-----Beatrix Of Angus
                           |        |         \-----(Unk) STEWART
                           |        |                 |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
                           |        |                  \-----Joanna
                           |        |                           \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
                            \-----Jannet CUNNINGHAM
                                     \-----Elen De KALENTIR

Descendants of Sir Norman De LESLIE

1. Sir Norman De LESLIE m1. m2. Christian SETON

2 John De LESLIE

m. Christian SETON father: Sir John SETON, Lord Of Seton mother: Katherine De St CLAIR

3+ George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes m1. Margaret De LUNDIN m2. Christian HALYBURTON m3. Elizabeth CAMPBELL

2nd generation

3. George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes m1. Margaret De LUNDIN m2. Christian HALYBURTON m3. Elizabeth CAMPBELL

m. Margaret De LUNDIN father: John De LUNDIN

4 Margaret LESLIE m. Alexander CUMMINGS

m. Christian HALYBURTON father: Walter HALYBURTON, Lord Of Dirletoun mother: Isabel STEWART

5+ Christian LESLIE m. William SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair

6+ Elizabeth LESLIE m1. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll m2. Sir William EDMONSTON

7+ Sir Andrew LESLIE, Master Of Rothes m. Elizabeth SINCLAIR

m. Elizabeth CAMPBELL

3rd generation

5. Christian LESLIE m. William SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair

m. William SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair father: William SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney And Caithness mother: Elizabeth DOUGLAS

8+ Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair m. Margaret HEPBURN

9 Sir William SINCLAIR m. Helen GORDON

10 Magnus SINCLAIR m. Marion BRUCE; Marion BRUCE father: Sir David BRUCE mother: Jean BLACADDER

11 Elizabeth SINCLAIR m. John GLENDONWYN

12 Marjory SINCLAIR m. Sir Alexander McCULLOCH

6. Elizabeth LESLIE m1. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll m2. Sir William EDMONSTON

m. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll father: Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Beatrice DOUGLAS

13+ Elizabeth HAY m. David LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford

14 John HAY m. Elizabeth BUNCH

15 William HAY m. Barbara GORDON; Barbara GORDON father: William GORDON mother: Jonet OGILVY

m. Sir William EDMONSTON father: Sir Archibald EDMONSTOUN mother: Janet SHAW

7. Sir Andrew LESLIE, Master Of Rothes m. Elizabeth SINCLAIR

m. Elizabeth SINCLAIR father: William SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney And Caithness mother: Elizabeth DOUGLAS

16 John LESLIE m. Janet KEITH; Janet KEITH father: Sir William KEITH, Earl Marischal mother: Mariot ERSKINE

17+ George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes m. Janet DOUGLAS

18+ William LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes m. Jonet BALFOUR

4th generation

8. Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair m. Margaret HEPBURN

m. Margaret HEPBURN father: Adam HEPBURN, Master Of Hailes mother: Helen HOME

19+ Helen SINCLAIR m. James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie

20+ Jean SINCLAIR m. Alexander LINDSAY, Master Of Crawford

21+ Agnes SINCLAIR m. Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell

22+ William SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair m. Elizabeth KEITH

23 Catherine SINCLAIR m. Sir David WEMYSS

13. Elizabeth HAY m. David LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford

m. David LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford father: Alexander LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford mother: Isobel CAMPBELL

24+ Alexander LINDSAY, Master Of Crawford m. Jean SINCLAIR

17. George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes m. Janet DOUGLAS

m. Janet DOUGLAS father: George DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus mother: Isabel SIBBALD

25 Walter LESLIE, Master Of Rothes

18. William LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes m. Jonet BALFOUR

m. Jonet BALFOUR father: Sir Michael BALFOUR

26 Grisel LESLIE m1. Henry WARDLAW m2. Walter HERIOT

27+ George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes m1. Margaret CRICHTON m2. Elizabeth GREY m3. Agnes SOMERVILLE m4. Margaret CRICHTON m5. Isobel LUNDY m6. Christian WOOD

28 John LESLIE m. Euphemia MONCRIEFF

29 James LESLIE

5th generation

19. Helen SINCLAIR m. James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie

m. James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie father: James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie mother: Margaret LINDSAY

30+ Marion OGILVY m. Patrick GRAY, Lord Gray

31+ James OGILVY, Master of Ogilvy m. Catherine CAMPBELL

32+ Helen OGILVY m. James STEWART, Lord Innermeath

20. Jean SINCLAIR m. Alexander LINDSAY, Master Of Crawford

m. Alexander LINDSAY, Master Of Crawford father: David LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford mother: Elizabeth HAY

33+ David LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford m. Margaret BETHUNE

21. Agnes SINCLAIR m. Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell

m. Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell father: Adam HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell mother: Agnes STEWART

34+ Jean HEPBURN m1. John STEWART, Lord Darnley m2. John SINCLAIR m3. Archibald DOUGLAS

35 James HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell m1. Jean GORDON m2. Mary STUART, Queen Of Scots; Jean GORDON father: George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley mother: Elizabeth KEITH; Mary STUART, Queen Of Scots father: James V King Of Scots mother: Marie De LORRAINE

22. William SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair m. Elizabeth KEITH

m. Elizabeth KEITH father: William KEITH, Earl Marischal mother: Elizabeth GORDON

36+ Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair m1. Janet LINDSAY m2. Elizabeth FORBES

24. Alexander LINDSAY, Master Of Crawford m. Jean SINCLAIR

m. Jean SINCLAIR father: Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair mother: Margaret HEPBURN

33+ David LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford m. Margaret BETHUNE

27. George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes m1. Margaret CRICHTON m2. Elizabeth GREY m3. Agnes SOMERVILLE m4. Margaret CRICHTON m5. Isobel LUNDY m6. Christian WOOD

m. Margaret CRICHTON father: William CRICHTON, Lord Crichton mother: Margaret STEWART

37 Norman LESLIE, Master Of Rothes m. Isabel LINDSAY; Isabel LINDSAY father: John LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres mother: Helen STEWART

38 William LESLIE

39 Robert LESLIE m. Janet ELPHINSTONE; Janet ELPHINSTONE father: Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone mother: Katherine ERSKINE

40 Janet LESLIE m1. David CRICHTON m2. John GRANT m3. James ELPHINSTONE

41 Margaret LESLIE m. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus; Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus father: David DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus mother: Margaret HAMILTON

42+ Helen LESLIE m1. Gilbert SETON m2. Mark KERR

m. Elizabeth GREY father: Andrew GREY, Lord Grey mother: Janet KEITH

m. Agnes SOMERVILLE father: Sir John SOMERVILLE mother: Janet HEPBURN

43+ Andrew LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes m1. Grizel HAMILTON m2. Jean RUTHVEN m3. Janet DURIE

44+ Agnes LESLIE m. William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton

m. Margaret CRICHTON father: William CRICHTON, Lord Crichton mother: Margaret STEWART

m. Isobel LUNDY

m. Christian WOOD