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. Sir John SETON, Lord Of Seton Birth: 1 Death: Before 1434
  2. Sir Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon Birth: 2 Death: Before 3 Apr 1441
  3. Anna SETON
  4. Janet SETON
  5. Margaret SETON

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 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. 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]*].
  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 II p[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]*].
  6. 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]*].
  7. Thompson, Neil D, and Hansen, Charles M, Medieval Heritage: The Ancestry of Charles II, King of England, The Genealogist, 2:157-68, 3:25-44, 3:175-94, 4:144-58, 5:64-72, 5:226-39, 6:100-3, 6:148-65, 7-8:137-43, 9:40-4, 10:73-85, 11:63-72, 11:184-93, 12:83-90, 12:250-6, 13:92-9, 13:252-6, 14:81-4, 14:207-10, 15:99-103, 15:220-4, 16:93-8, 16:227-31, 17:61-4, 17:250-5, 18:123-7, 18:228-31, 19:62-8, 19:251-5, 20:85-8, 20:184-90, 21:71-5, 21:250-4, 22:101-6, 22:186-91, 23:73-9, 23:203-8, 24:110-27, 24:239-54, 25:56-73, 25:214-32, 26:77-101, 26:202-26, 27:189, 28:90, 33:300. NYPL APA 82-1000. Available at https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/genealogist-the/image/. Reprinted, with further corrections, as Thompson, Neil D, and Hansen, Charles M, The Ancestry of Charles II, King of England: A Medieval Heritage. Saline, Michigan: McNaughton & Gunn, 2012. NYPL ARF 13-5787. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Thompson CharlesII v[0-9]*-[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
abt 1350 [Ref: Thompson CharlesII v12-84],
parents:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1812, Burke Peerage p687, SP VIII p571, Thompson CharlesII v23-76]
Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information
father:
Alexander de SETON [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1p239]
Sources for death Information
date:
before 4 Mar 1409/10 [Ref: Thompson CharlesII v12-84]
before Mar 1409/10 [Ref: Burke Peerage p687, SP VIII p572]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: SP VIII p572, Thompson CharlesII v12-84]
Sources with Information about marriage to Janet FLEMING
date:
apparently second marriage of William [Ref: Thompson CharlesII v12-85(11)],
names:
[Ref: SP II p223 (with corr in IX p46)],
child:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p687, CP VI p1, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p239, SP IV p519, SP VIII p529, SP VIII p572]
Research Notes:
Lord of Seton [Ref: SP VIII p571]
Lord of Seton, Winchburgh, and Tranent [Ref: Thompson CharlesII v12-84]
of Seton [Ref: SP IV p343, Thompson CharlesII v12-84]

identification as son of Alexander of Seton removed in IX corrections [Ref: SP VIII p529 (with corr in IX p169)]

one of the Scottish border lords who refused to attend the parliament that ratified a treaty with England and evidently took part in the subsequent raid into northern England in 1383 [Ref: Thompson CharlesII v12-84]

27 Oct 1394: styled "Baron, lord of Seton" in a petition to the Pope [Ref: Thompson CharlesII v12-84]

13 Dec 1397: styled "Dominus ejusdem, nepos et heres quondam Alexandri Seton de eodem" [Ref: Thompson CharlesII v12-84]

mother of his son John has not been identified; mother of his second son was Jonet Fleming [Ref: Thompson CharlesII v12-85(11)]



Pedigree of Sir William SETON
 /-----Alan De WINTOUN
Sir William SETON
|                                    /-----Sir John SETON
|                           /-----Sir Christopher SETON
|                          |         \-----Ermina
|                  /-----Sir Alexander SETON
|                 |        |                                    /-----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
|                 |         \-----Christian BRUCE
|                 |                 |                           /-----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
|         /-----Sir Alexander SETON
|        |         \-----Christian CHEYNE
 \-----Margaret SETON



Descendants of Sir William SETON
1. Sir William SETON m. Janet FLEMING
m. Janet FLEMING father: Sir David FLEMING mother: Jean BARCLAY

2nd generation

2. Sir John SETON, Lord Of Seton m. Katherine De St CLAIR
m. Katherine De St CLAIR father: Sir John SINCLAIR mother: Elizabeth POLWARCH
3. Sir Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon m. Elizabeth GORDON
m. Elizabeth GORDON father: Sir Adam GORDON mother: Elizabeth KEITH

3rd generation

7. Sir William SETON m. Janet DUNBAR
m. Janet DUNBAR father: Sir George DUNBAR, Earl Of March Or Dunbar mother: Beatrice
8. Janet SETON m. Robert KEITH, Master Of Keith
m. Robert KEITH, Master Of Keith father: Sir William KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland mother: Mary HAMILTON
9. Christian SETON m. Sir Norman De LESLIE
m. Sir Norman De LESLIE father: Sir George De LESLIE mother: Elizabeth HAY
10. Elizabeth SETON m. Alexander MacDONALD, Lord Of The Isles, Earl Of Ro
m. Alexander MacDONALD, Lord Of The Isles, Earl Of Ro father: Sir Donald Lord Of The Isles mother: Mary LESLIE, Countess Of Ross
11. Margaret SETON m1. James DUNBAR, Earl Of Moray m2. Sir Alexander STEWART, Earl Of Mar
m. James DUNBAR, Earl Of Moray father: Thomas DUNBAR, Earl Of Moray mother: Margaret
m. Sir Alexander STEWART, Earl Of Mar father: Alexander STEWART, Earl Of Buchan
12. Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon, Earl Of Huntley m1. m2. Egidia HAY m3. Elizabeth CRICHTON
m. Egidia HAY father: Sir John HAY mother: Margaret STEWART
m. Elizabeth CRICHTON father: William CRICHTON, Lord Crichton mother: Agnes
13. William SETON m. Elizabeth MELDRUM
m. Elizabeth MELDRUM father: William MELDRUM

4th generation

15. George SETON, Lord Seton m1. Margaret STEWART m2. Christian MURRAY
m. Margaret STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Buchan mother: Elizabeth DOUGLAS
m. Christian MURRAY father: Sir William MURRAY
16. Catherine SETON m1. Alan STUART, Seigneur Of Aubigny m2. Sir Herbert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell
m. Alan STUART, Seigneur Of Aubigny father: Sir John STEWART, Seigneur Of Aubigny mother: Elizabeth LENNOX
m. Sir Herbert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell father: Sir Herbert De MAXWELL mother: Katherine STEWART
17. Janet SETON m1. John HALYBURTON, Lord Dirletoun m2. Edward CONGALTON
m. John HALYBURTON, Lord Dirletoun father: Walter HALYBURTON, Lord Of Dirletoun mother: Mary DOUGLAS
m. Edward CONGALTON father: John CONGALTON
18. Margaret SETON m1. Thomas DUNBAR, Earl Of Moray m2. Sir John OGILVY
m. Thomas DUNBAR, Earl Of Moray father: Thomas DUNBAR, Earl Of Moray mother: Margaret
m. Sir John OGILVY father: Sir Walter OGILVY, High Treasurer Of Scotland mother: Isabel
19. Janet KEITH m. Andrew GREY, Lord Grey
m. Andrew GREY, Lord Grey father: Patrick GRAY, Master Of Gray mother: Annabel FORBES
20. George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes m1. Margaret De LUNDIN m2. Christian HALYBURTON m3. Elizabeth CAMPBELL
m. Margaret De LUNDIN father: John De LUNDIN
m. Christian HALYBURTON father: Walter HALYBURTON, Lord Of Dirletoun mother: Isabel STEWART
m. Elizabeth CAMPBELL
21. John MacDONALD, Lord Of The Isles, Earl Of Ro m1. m2. Elizabeth LIVINGSTON
m. Elizabeth LIVINGSTON father: James LIVINGSTON, Lord Livingston mother: Marian
22. Janet DUNBAR m1. James CRICHTON, Lord Crichton m2. James SUTHERLAND
m. James CRICHTON, Lord Crichton father: William CRICHTON, Lord Crichton mother: Agnes
m. James SUTHERLAND
23. Elizabeth DUNBAR m1. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Moray m2. Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley m3. Sir John COLQUHOUN
m. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Moray father: James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas mother: Beatrice SINCLAIR
m. Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley father: Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon, Earl Of Huntley mother: Elizabeth CRICHTON
m. Sir John COLQUHOUN father: Malcolm COLQUHOUN
24. Janet GORDON m. James INNES
m. James INNES father: Robert INNES
26. Sir Alexander SETON m. Elizabeth ERSKINE
m. Elizabeth ERSKINE father: Thomas ERSKINE, Lord Erskine mother: Janet DOUGLAS
27. Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley m1. m2. Elizabeth DUNBAR m3. Annabella STEWART m4. Elizabeth HAY
m. Elizabeth DUNBAR father: James DUNBAR, Earl Of Moray mother: Margaret SETON
m. Annabella STEWART father: James I King Of Scots mother: Joan De BEAUFORT
m. Elizabeth HAY father: Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Beatrice DOUGLAS
29. Adam GORDON m.
32. Elizabeth GORDON, Countess Of Erroll m1. Nicholas HAY, Earl Of Erroll m2. John KENNEDY, Lord Kennedy
m. Nicholas HAY, Earl Of Erroll father: Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Beatrice DOUGLAS
m. John KENNEDY, Lord Kennedy father: Gilbert KENNEDY, Lord Kennedy mother: Catherine MAXWELL
33. Christian GORDON m. William FORBES, Lord Forbes
m. William FORBES, Lord Forbes father: James FORBES, Lord Forbes mother: Egidia KEITH
35. Alexander SETON m. (Unk dau) SUTHERLAND
m. (Unk dau) SUTHERLAND father: Alexander SUTHERLAND

5th generation

37. John SETON, Master Of Seton m. Christian LINDSAY
m. Christian LINDSAY father: Sir John LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres mother: (Unk Dau) STEWART
39. John STEWART, Earl Of Lennox m1. m2. Margaret MONTGOMERIE
m. Margaret MONTGOMERIE father: Alexander MONTGOMERIE, Master Of Montgomerie mother: Elizabeth HEPBURN
40. Alexander STEWART m.
47. Mariot MAXWELL m. Sir Thomas KIRKPATRICK
m. Sir Thomas KIRKPATRICK father: Sir Roger KIRKPATRICK mother: Margaret SOMERVILLE
49. George HALYBURTON, Lord Dirletoun m. Mariot
m. Mariot
52. Sir James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie m1. Elizabeth KENNEDY m2. Elene DOUGLAS m3. Jean LYLE
m. Elizabeth KENNEDY
m. Elene DOUGLAS father: William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus mother: Margaret HAY
m. Jean LYLE
58. Mariota OGILVY m. William FORBES
m. William FORBES father: Alexander FORBES mother: Maria HAY
61. Elizabeth GREY m1. John LYON, Lord Glamis m2. Alexander GORDON, Earl Of Huntley m3. George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes
m. John LYON, Lord Glamis father: John LYON, Lord Glamis mother: Elizabeth SCRIMGEOUR
m. Alexander GORDON, Earl Of Huntley father: Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley mother: Elizabeth HAY
m. George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes father: William LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes mother: Jonet BALFOUR
63. Christian LESLIE m. William SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair
m. William SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair father: William SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney And Caithness mother: Elizabeth DOUGLAS
64. 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
m. Sir William EDMONSTON father: Sir Archibald EDMONSTOUN mother: Janet SHAW
65. Sir Andrew LESLIE, Master Of Rothes m. Elizabeth SINCLAIR
m. Elizabeth SINCLAIR father: William SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney And Caithness mother: Elizabeth DOUGLAS
66. Margaret MacDONALD m. Kenneth MACKENZIE
m. Kenneth MACKENZIE father: Alexander MACKENZIE mother: Anna MACDOUGAL
68. Angus MACDONALD m. Mary CAMPBELL
m. Mary CAMPBELL father: Colin CAMPBELL, Lord Campbell, Earl Of Argyll mother: Elizabeth STEWART
69. William CRICHTON, Lord Crichton m1. Margaret STEWART m2. Marion LIVINGSTON
m. Margaret STEWART father: James II King Of Scots mother: Marie Of Gueldres
m. Marion LIVINGSTON father: James LIVINGSTON, Lord Livingston mother: Marian
70. Gavin CRICHTON m. Margaret COCKBURN
m. Margaret COCKBURN
75. Robert INNES m.
76. Sir Alexander SETON m. Elizabeth HOME
m. Elizabeth HOME father: Sir Alexander HOME, Lord Home mother: Margaret MONTGOMERIE
77. Agnes GORDON m. James OGILVY
m. James OGILVY father: Sir James OGILVY mother: Margaret INNES
79. Isabel GORDON m. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll
m. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll father: Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Beatrice DOUGLAS
81. Alexander GORDON, Earl Of Huntley m1. Janet STEWART m2. Elizabeth GREY
m. Janet STEWART father: Sir John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Margaret DOUGLAS, Countess Of Douglas
m. Elizabeth GREY father: Andrew GREY, Lord Grey mother: Janet KEITH
82. Adam GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland m. Elizabeth SUTHERLAND, Countess Of Sutherland
m. Elizabeth SUTHERLAND, Countess Of Sutherland father: John SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland
83. William GORDON m. Jonet OGILVY
m. Jonet OGILVY father: Sir Walter OGILVY mother: Margaret EDMONDSTONE
85. Elizabeth GORDON m. William KEITH, Earl Marischal
m. William KEITH, Earl Marischal father: Sir William KEITH, Earl Marischal mother: Mariot ERSKINE
86. Margaret GORDON m. Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell
m. Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell father: Adam HEPBURN, Master Of Hailes mother: Helen HOME
91. Janet KENNEDY m1. Sir Alexander GORDON m2. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus m3. James IV King Of Scots m4. Sir John RAMSAY, Lord Bothwell
m. Sir Alexander GORDON father: Sir John GORDON mother: Annabella BOYD
m. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus father: George DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus mother: Isabel SIBBALD
m. James IV King Of Scots father: James III King Of Scots mother: Margaret Of Denmark
m. Sir John RAMSAY, Lord Bothwell father: (Unk) RAMSAY mother: Janet NAPIER
92. Elizabeth KENNEDY m. Sir William COLVILLE
m. Sir William COLVILLE father: Sir Robert COLVILLE mother: Eupheme WALLACE
93. Helen KENNEDY m1. Robert GRAHAM m2. Adam BOYD
m. Robert GRAHAM
m. Adam BOYD father: Alexander BOYD, Lord Boyd mother: Janet COLVILLE
94. Margaret KENNEDY m. Andrew STEWART, Lord Avondale
m. Andrew STEWART, Lord Avondale father: Alexander STEWART
95. Alexander KENNEDY m.
98. Christian FORBES m. William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven
m. William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven father: Sir Patrick RUTHVEN mother: (Unk) CRANSTON
101. John FORBES, Lord Forbes m1. m2. Katherine STEWART m3. Christian LUNDIN m4. Elizabeth BARLOW
m. Katherine STEWART father: Sir John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Eleanor SINCLAIR
m. Christian LUNDIN father: Sir John LUNDIN
m. Elizabeth BARLOW
102. William SETON m. Elizabeth LESLIE
m. Elizabeth LESLIE father: Alexander LESLIE