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 James DOUGLAS
Sex: M
Birth: 1 ^b
Death: 1498 ^d

Parents:

Father:
William DOUGLAS Death: 22 Jul 1484 in Kirtle

Mother:

Elizabeth CRICHTON Birth: 1 Death: After Oct 1539

Family:
Marriage:

Janet SCOTT on Abt 5 Nov 1470 .^m1
Janet SCOTT

Children:

Janet DOUGLAS
Sir William DOUGLAS Birth: 1 Death: 10 Sep 1513 in Flodden
Gavin DOUGLAS Birth: 2 Death: After 1489
James DOUGLAS Birth: 3

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

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:: first son [Ref: SP VII p116],
parents:: [Ref: SP VII p116],
father:: [Ref: Burke Peerage p1642, SP II p228]

Sources for death Information

date:: [Ref: Burke Peerage p1642, SP VII p117]

Sources with Information about marriage to Janet SCOTT

date:: 1470 [Ref: Burke Peerage p1642]; contr 5 Nov 1470 [Ref: SP VII p117]; contr Nov 1470 [Ref: SP II p228],
child:: [Ref: Burke Peerage p1642, SP VII p117 (with corr in IX p150), SP VII p117]

Research Notes:
of Drumlanrig [Ref: Burke Peerage p1642, SP II p228, SP VII p117]

Pedigree of Sir James DOUGLAS
                                                                /-----Sir William DOUGLAS
                                                       /-----Sir William DOUGLAS
                                                      |         \-----Constance
                                              /-----Archibald DOUGLAS, Regent Of Scotland
                                             |        |         /-----Matthew De LOUVAINE, Baron Of Little Easton
                                             |         \-----Eleanor LOVAINE
                                             |                  \-----Helisant
                                     /-----William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
                                    |        |                  /-----Sir David De LINDSAY
                                    |        |         /-----Sir Alexander LINDSAY
                                    |        |        |         \-----Margaret De LINDSAY
                                    |         \-----Beatrice LINDSAY
                                    |                  \-----(Unk) STEWART
                                    |                           \-----(Unk) STEWART
                            /-----James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
                           |        |                           /-----Sir Donald Earl Of Mar
                           |        |                  /-----Gratney Earl Of Mar
                           |        |                 |         \-----Helen
                           |        |         /-----Donald Earl Of Mar
                           |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
                           |        |        |         \-----Christian BRUCE
                           |        |        |                  \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
                           |         \-----Margaret Countess Of Mar
                           |                 |                  /-----Sir John STEWART
                           |                 |         /-----Sir Alexander STEWART
                           |                 |        |         \-----Margaret De Bonkyl
                           |                  \-----Isabel STEWART
                           |                          |         /-----Sir Thomas RANDOLPH
                           |                           \-----(Unk) RANDOLPH
                           |                                    \-----Isabella De KILCONQUHAR
                   /-----Sir William DOUGLAS
          /-----Sir William DOUGLAS
         |         \-----Joanna MURRAY
/-----William DOUGLAS
|        |                                                      /-----Sir Herbert De MAXWELL
|        |                                             /-----Sir John De MAXWELL
|        |                                    /-----Sir John De MAXWELL
|        |                           /-----Sir John De MAXWELL
|        |                  /-----Sir Robert De MAXWELL
|        |                 |         \-----Christian
|        |         /-----Sir Herbert De MAXWELL
|         \-----Janet De MAXWELL
|                 |                                             /-----Walter Stewart, High Steward Of Scotland
|                 |                                    /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
|                 |                                   |         \-----Beatrix Of Angus
|                 |                           /-----Sir John STEWART
|                 |                          |        |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
|                 |                          |         \-----Joanna
|                 |                          |                  \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
|                 |                  /-----Sir Walter STEWART, Lord Of Dalswinton
|                 |                 |        |                  /-----Adam De Bonkyl
|                 |                 |        |         /-----Alexander De Bonkyl
|                 |                 |        |        |         \-----(Unk) COMYN
|                 |                 |         \-----Margaret De Bonkyl
|                 |                 |                 |         /-----Patrick DUNBAR, Earl Of Dunbar
|                 |                 |                  \-----Christiana DUNBAR
|                 |                 |                           \-----Cecilia
|                 |         /-----John STEWART
|                  \-----Katherine STEWART
Sir James DOUGLAS
|                                    /-----Alexander De CRICHTON
|                           /-----William De CRICHTON
|                  /-----Edward De CRICHTON
|                 |        |                                    /-----Robert De ROS, Magna Charta Surety
|                 |        |                           /-----Sir Robert De ROS, Baron Of Wark
|                 |        |                          |         \-----Isabel Of Scotland
|                 |        |                  /-----Sir Robert De ROS, Baron Of Wark
|                 |        |         /-----Sir Robert De ROS, Lord Ros Of Wark
|                 |        |        |        |                  /-----Peter I De BRUS, Baron Of Skelton
|                 |        |        |        |         /-----Peter II De BRUS, Baron Of Skelton
|                 |        |        |        |        |         \-----Joan De Chester
|                 |        |        |         \-----Margaret De BRUS
|                 |        |        |                 |         /-----Gilbert FITZROGER FITZREINFRID, Lord Of Kendal
|                 |        |        |                  \-----Hawise De LANCASTER
|                 |        |        |                           \-----Helwise De LANCASTER, Baroness Of Kendal
|                 |         \-----Isabel De ROS
|                 |                  \-----Laura
|         /-----Sir Robert CRICHTON
\-----Elizabeth CRICHTON
         |         /-----Sir William ERSKINE
          \-----Elizabeth ERSKINE

Descendants of Sir James DOUGLAS

1. Sir James DOUGLAS m. Janet SCOTT

m. Janet SCOTT father: David SCOTT

2 Janet DOUGLAS m. Roger GRIERSON

3+ Sir William DOUGLAS m. Elizabeth GORDON

4 Gavin DOUGLAS

5 James DOUGLAS

2nd generation

3. Sir William DOUGLAS m. Elizabeth GORDON

m. Elizabeth GORDON father: Sir John GORDON mother: Elizabeth LINDSAY

6+ Sir James DOUGLAS m1. Margaret DOUGLAS m2. Christian MONTGOMERIE

8+ Janet DOUGLAS m. Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell

9+ Agnes DOUGLAS m1. Andrew CUNNINGHAM m2. Roger GRIERSON

3rd generation

6. Sir James DOUGLAS m1. Margaret DOUGLAS m2. Christian MONTGOMERIE

m. Margaret DOUGLAS father: George DOUGLAS, Master Of Angus mother: Elizabeth DRUMMOND

m. Christian MONTGOMERIE father: John MONTGOMERIE, Master Of Eglintoun mother: Elizabeth EDMONSTOUN

10+ Margaret DOUGLAS m1. Edward CRICHTON, Lord Crichton Of Sanquhar m2. William GRAHAM, Earl of Menteith m3. Robert WAUCHOPE

8. Janet DOUGLAS m. Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell

m. Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell father: John MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell mother: Agnes STEWART

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

12+ Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell m. Beatrice DOUGLAS

13+ John MAXWELL, Lord Herries m. Agnes HERRIES

9. Agnes DOUGLAS m1. Andrew CUNNINGHAM m2. Roger GRIERSON

m. Andrew CUNNINGHAM

m. Roger GRIERSON father: Roger GRIERSON mother: Isabel KIRKPATRICK

14+ Cuthbert GRIERSON m. Isabel ALLENTON

15 Gilbert GRIERSON

16 John GRIERSON m. Nicola HERRIES

4th generation

10. Margaret DOUGLAS m1. Edward CRICHTON, Lord Crichton Of Sanquhar m2. William GRAHAM, Earl of Menteith m3. Robert WAUCHOPE

m. Edward CRICHTON, Lord Crichton Of Sanquhar father: William CRICHTON, Lord Crichton Of Sanquhar mother: Elizabeth FLEMING

17 Robert CRICHTON, Lord Crichton Of Sanquhar m. Mary FERMOR; Mary FERMOR father: Sir George FERMOR mother: Mary CURSON

m. William GRAHAM, Earl of Menteith father: John GRAHAM, Earl Of Menteith mother: Marion SETON

18+ John GRAHAM, Earl of Menteith m. Mary CAMPBELL

m. Robert WAUCHOPE

11. Margaret MAXWELL m. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus

m. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus father: George DOUGLAS, Master Of Angus mother: Elizabeth DRUMMOND

19 James DOUGLAS, Master of Angus

12. Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell m. Beatrice DOUGLAS

m. Beatrice DOUGLAS father: James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton mother: Catherine STEWART

20 Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell

21+ John MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell m. Elizabeth DOUGLAS

13. John MAXWELL, Lord Herries m. Agnes HERRIES

m. Agnes HERRIES father: William HERRIES, Lord Herries Of Terregles mother: Katherine KENNEDY

22 Mary MAXWELL m. William HAY, Lord Hay Of Yester

23+ Sarah MAXWELL m1. Sir James JOHNSTON m2. John FLEMING, Earl Of Wigtown m3. Hugh MONTGOMERY, Viscount Montgomery

24+ Margaret MAXWELL m. Mark KERR, Earl of Lothian

25+ William MAXWELL, Lord Herries m. Catherine KERR

14. Cuthbert GRIERSON m. Isabel ALLENTON

m. Isabel ALLENTON

26 Roger GRIERSON

27 John GRIERSON m. Elizabeth LOCHINVAR

5th generation

18. John GRAHAM, Earl of Menteith m. Mary CAMPBELL

m. Mary CAMPBELL father: Colin CAMPBELL mother: Katherine RUTHVEN

28+ William GRAHAM, Earl of Menteith m. Agnes GRAY

21. John MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell m. Elizabeth DOUGLAS

m. Elizabeth DOUGLAS father: David DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus mother: Margaret HAMILTON

29+ Elizabeth MAXWELL m. John MAXWELL, Lord Herries

30+ Robert MAXWELL, Earl Of Nithsdale m. Elizabeth BEAUMONT

23. Sarah MAXWELL m1. Sir James JOHNSTON m2. John FLEMING, Earl Of Wigtown m3. Hugh MONTGOMERY, Viscount Montgomery

m. Sir James JOHNSTON

31+ James JOHNSTONE, Earl of Hartfell m1. Margaret DOUGLAS m2. Elizabeth JOHNSTON m3. Margaret HAMILTON

m. John FLEMING, Earl Of Wigtown father: John FLEMING, Lord Fleming mother: Elizabeth ROSS

m. Hugh MONTGOMERY, Viscount Montgomery father: Adam MONTGOMERY mother: Margaret MONTGOMERY

24. Margaret MAXWELL m. Mark KERR, Earl of Lothian

m. Mark KERR, Earl of Lothian father: Mark KERR mother: Helen LESLIE

32+ Jean KERR m1. Robert BOYD m2. David LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford m3. Thomas HAMILTON

33+ Janet KERR m. William CUNNINGHAM, Earl Of Glencairn

34+ Margaret KERR m1. James HAY, Lord Hay Of Yester m2. Sir Andrew KERR, Master of Jedburgh

35+ Isabel KER m. William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Queensberry

25. William MAXWELL, Lord Herries m. Catherine KERR

m. Catherine KERR father: Mark KERR mother: Helen LESLIE

36+ John MAXWELL, Lord Herries m. Elizabeth MAXWELL