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. Nicholas SUTHERLAND Birth: Abt 1425

Marriage: Children:
  1. John SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland Birth: Abt 1456 Death: 1508
  2. Thomas SUTHERLAND Birth: 4
  3. Robert SUTHERLAND Birth: 5 Death: After 3 Feb 1444/5
  4. Janet SUTHERLAND Death: Abt 1511

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 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].*].
  3. MacEwen, Andrew B W, Family connections of Alexander Sutherland of Dunbeath, The Genealogist 3,1 (1982) pp131-153. NYPL APA 82-1000. Available at https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/genealogist-the/image/. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: MacEwen Sutherland of Dunbeath p[0-9]*].
  4. 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 1390 [Ref: MacEwen Sutherland of Dunbeath p134],
parents:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1940, CP XII/1 p545, MacEwen Sutherland of Dunbeath p134, SP VIII p330]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: CP XII/1 p546, MacEwen Sutherland of Dunbeath p134, SP VIII p331]
abt 1460 [Ref: Burke Peerage p1941]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: MacEwen Sutherland of Dunbeath p134, SP VIII p331]
Sources with Information about marriage to Helen SINCLAIR
date:
possible first marriage of John [Ref: CP XII/1 p546(g) (with corr in XIV p604)],
names:
John SUTHERLAND & NN first wife [Ref: MacEwen Sutherland of Dunbeath p146]
Sources with Information about marriage to Margaret BAILLIE
date:
abt 1451 [Ref: MacEwen Sutherland of Dunbeath p138],
names:
[Ref: CP XII/1 p546],
child:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1940, Burke Peerage p1941, CP XII/1 p547, MacEwen Sutherland of Dunbeath p134, SP VIII p331, SP VIII p332]
Sources with Inaccurate marriage information
date:
in or before 1432 [Ref: CP XII/1 p546],
child:
Alexander (#178073) and Nicholas (#179666) [Ref: SP VIII p331]
Alexander SUTHERLAND (#178073) [Ref: CP XII/1 p546]
Research Notes:
7th Earl of Sutherland, of Earldom cr 1235 [Ref: CP XII/1 p545]
7th Earl of Sutherland [Ref: Burke Peerage p1940]

heir of his father [Ref: CP XII/1 p545]

There is some evidence that the Earl m1 Helen Sinclair, dau of (prob) Henry 2nd Earl of Orkney [Ref: CP XII/1 p546(g) (with corr in XIV p604)]

22 Feb 1455/6: resigned the earldom in favor of his son and heir [Ref: MacEwen Sutherland of Dunbeath p134]



Pedigree of John SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland
                                                                /-----Freskin
                                                       /-----William FRESKIN
                                              /-----Hugh De MORAVIA
                                     /-----William SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland
                                    |        |                  /-----Duncan MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife, Regent Of Scotlan
                                    |        |         /-----Duncan MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife, Justiciar Of Scot
                                    |         \-----Annabela Of Fife
                                    |                  \-----Ela
                            /-----William SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland
                   /-----Kenneth SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland
          /-----William SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland
         |        |                                             /-----Gyloclery
         |        |                                    /-----Morgrund Mac GYLOCHER, Earl Of Mar
         |        |                           /-----Duncan Earl Of Mar
         |        |                          |         \-----Agnes
         |        |                  /-----William Earl Of Mar
         |        |         /-----Sir Donald Earl Of Mar
         |        |        |        |                           /-----(Unk) De COMYN
         |        |        |        |                  /-----Richard COMYN
         |        |        |        |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
         |        |        |        |        |        |         /-----Uchtred Of Tynedale
         |        |        |        |        |         \-----Hextilde of Tynedale
         |        |        |        |        |                  \-----Bethoc Of Scotland
         |        |        |         \-----Elizabeth COMYN
         |        |        |                 |                  /-----Roger Earl Of Buchan
         |        |        |                 |         /-----Fergus Earl Of Buchan
         |        |        |                  \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
         |         \-----Margaret Of Mar
         |                  \-----Helen
 /-----Robert SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland
|        |                                                      /-----Alan FITZ FLEALD
|        |                                             /-----Walter FITZALAN, High Steward Of Scotland
|        |                                            |         \-----Avelina De HESDIN
|        |                                    /-----Alan High Steward Of Scotland
|        |                                   |        |         /-----Thomas Of London
|        |                                   |         \-----Sechym De MOILE
|        |                           /-----Walter Stewart, High Steward Of Scotland
|        |                          |        |         /-----Swan
|        |                          |         \-----Eva
|        |                  /-----Walter STEWART, Earl Of Menteith
|        |                 |        |                  /-----Gilbride Earl Of Angus
|        |                 |        |         /-----Gilchrist Earl Of Angus
|        |                 |        |        |        |         /-----Gospatric I Earl Of Northumberland
|        |                 |        |        |         \-----(Unk Dau) Of Dunbar
|        |                 |        |        |                  \-----(Unk Dau)
|        |                 |         \-----Beatrix Of Angus
|        |         /-----Sir John De MONTEITH
|        |        |        |                  /-----(Unk) Of Menteith
|        |        |        |         /-----Maurice The Younger Earl Of Menteith
|        |        |         \-----Mary Of Menteith, Countess Of Menteith
|         \-----Joan De MONTEITH
John SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland
|                                                               /-----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
|         /-----Alexander STEWART, Earl Of Buchan
|        |        |                                    /-----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
 \-----Margaret STEWART
         |                                    /-----Iye MacETH
         |                           /-----Iye Mor MacETH
         |                          |        |         /-----Walter De BALTRODI, Bishop Of Caithness
         |                          |         \-----(Unk) De BALTRODI
         |                  /-----Donald MacETH
         |         /-----Iye MacETH
         |        |        |         /-----Iye MacNEIL
         |        |         \-----(Unk) MacNEIL
          \-----Mariot ATHYN



Descendants of John SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland
1. John SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland m1. Helen SINCLAIR m2. Margaret BAILLIE
m. Helen SINCLAIR father: Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney mother: Jill DOUGLAS
m. Margaret BAILLIE father: Sir William BAILLIE mother: Marion SETON

2nd generation

3. John SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland m1. m2. Fingole CALDER m3. Catherine
m. Fingole CALDER father: Sir William CALDER
m. Catherine
6. Janet SUTHERLAND m. Alexander DUNBAR
m. Alexander DUNBAR father: Sir Alexander DUNBAR mother: Isobella SUTHERLAND

3rd generation

7. Elizabeth SUTHERLAND, Countess Of Sutherland m. Adam GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland
m. Adam GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland father: Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley mother: Elizabeth HAY

4th generation

11. Alexander GORDON, Master Of Sutherland m. Janet STEWART
m. Janet STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Janet CAMPBELL

5th generation

12. John GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland m1. Elizabeth CAMPBELL m2. Helen STEWART m3. Marion SETON
m. Elizabeth CAMPBELL father: Colin CAMPBELL, Earl Of Argyll mother: Jean GORDON
m. Helen STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Lennox mother: Elizabeth STEWART
m. Marion SETON father: George SETON, Lord Seton mother: Elizabeth HAY