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: Robert COLVILLE
Sex: M
Birth: 1 ^b
Death: Abt 1449 ^d

Parents:

Father:
Sir Thomas COLVILLE Death: Abt 4 Feb 1402/3

Mother:

Margaret LINDSAY Birth: 1 Death: 1411

Family:
Marriage:

Children:

Cuthbert COLVILLE Birth: 2 Death: 1475
Sir Robert COLVILLE Birth: 1 Death: Before 9 Oct 1466

Bibliography

Ravilious, John, Sanquhar and Ros of Wark. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 9/16/2003. Subject: CP ' Expansion ' : Sanquhar, co. Dumfries and de Ros of Wark. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/tPGnnBqCV5c/m/0huk2Y9cS-gJ. Author address: Therav3 at aol dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 9/16/2003-220001].
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]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:: first son [Ref: SP II p540],
parents:: [Ref: SP II p540]

Sources for death Information

date:: abt 1449 [Ref: SP II p540]

Sources with Information about marriage to Margaret COLVILLE

child:: [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 9/16/2003-220001, SP II p540]

Research Notes:
Lord of Oxnam [Ref: SP II p540]

Pedigree of Robert COLVILLE
                                                                /-----Philip De COLVILLE
                                                       /-----Thomas De COLVILLE
                                              /-----Sir John COLVILLE
                                             |         \-----Amabilis
                                     /-----William COLVILLE
                            /-----Thomas COLVILLE
                           |        |         /-----Sir John De NORMANVILLE
                           |         \-----(Unk) De NORMANVILLE
                   /-----Robert COLVILLE
          /-----Robert COLVILLE
         |         \-----Katerina
/-----Sir Thomas COLVILLE
Robert COLVILLE
|                                                               /-----William De LINDSAY
|                                                      /-----Sir David De LINDSAY
|                                             /-----Sir David De LINDSAY
|                                    /-----Sir Alexander LINDSAY
|                                   |        |                  /-----William De LINDSAY
|                                   |        |         /-----Walter De LINDSAY
|                                   |        |        |         \-----Alice De LANCASTER, Baroness Of Kendal
|                                   |         \-----Margaret De LINDSAY
|                                   |                  \-----Christian
|                           /-----Sir David LINDSAY
|                          |         \-----(Unk) STEWART
|                          |                 |                  /-----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
|                  /-----Sir James LINDSAY
|                 |        |                                    /-----Sir Laurence De ABERNETHY
|                 |        |                           /-----Patrick De ABERNETHY
|                 |        |                          |         \-----Devorguile Of Galloway
|                 |        |                  /-----Sir Hugh ABERNETHY
|                 |        |         /-----Sir Alexander ABERNETHY
|                 |        |        |        |         /-----Ewen Mac Donchadh mac Dubhgaill, Lord of Lor
|                 |        |        |         \-----Mary Of Argyll
|                 |         \-----Mary ABERNETHY
|                 |                 |                           /-----Walter Stewart, High Steward Of Scotland
|                 |                 |                  /-----Walter STEWART, Earl Of Menteith
|                 |                 |                 |         \-----Beatrix Of Angus
|                 |                 |         /-----Alexander De MENTEITH, Earl Of Menteith
|                 |                 |        |        |         /-----Maurice The Younger Earl Of Menteith
|                 |                 |        |         \-----Mary Of Menteith, Countess Of Menteith
|                 |                  \-----Margaret De MENTEITH
|                 |                          |                  /-----Gilbert Earl Of Strathern
|                 |                          |         /-----Robert Earl Of Strathern
|                 |                          |        |         \-----Margaret De TOSNY
|                 |                           \-----Matilda
|                 |                                   |         /-----Hugh De MORAVIA
|                 |                                    \-----(Unk dau) De MORAVIA
|                 |                                             \-----Annabela Of Fife
|         /-----Sir James LINDSAY
|        |        |                                             /-----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
|        |         \-----Egidia STEWART
|        |                 |                                    /-----Sir Henry De GRAHAM
|        |                 |                           /-----Sir Henry De GRAHAM
|        |                 |                  /-----Sir Henry GRAHAM
|        |                 |                 |        |         /-----Adam FITZ GILBERT
|        |                 |                 |         \-----Christiana FITZ GILBERT
|        |                 |                 |                  \-----Idonea COMYN
|        |                 |         /-----Sir Nicholas GRAHAM
|        |                 |        |        |                  /-----Gervase AVENAL
|        |                 |        |        |         /-----Roger AVENEL
|        |                 |        |        |        |         \-----Sibyl
|        |                 |        |         \-----(Unk) AVENEL
|        |                  \-----Isabel GRAHAM
|        |                          |                           /-----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
|        |                           \-----Mary Of Strathearn
|        |                                   |                  /-----Thomas De MUSCHAMP, Baron Of Wooler
|        |                                   |         /-----Sir Robert De MUSCHAMP, Baron Of Wooler
|        |                                   |        |         \-----Matilda De VESCY
|        |                                    \-----Marjory De MUSCHAMP
|        |                                             \-----Isabel
\-----Margaret LINDSAY
         |                                                      /-----Hervey De KEITH
         |                                             /-----Sir John De KEITH
         |                                    /-----Sir William De KEITH
         |                                   |        |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
         |                                   |         \-----Margaret COMYN
         |                                   |                  \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
         |                           /-----Sir Edward De KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland
         |                          |        |         /-----Adam De SETON
         |                          |         \-----Barbara De SETON
         |                  /-----Sir William De KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland
         |                 |        |                           /-----Sir Alexander De SYNTON
         |                 |        |                  /-----Andrew De SYNTON
         |                 |        |         /-----Alexander De SYNTON
         |                 |         \-----Isabel De SYNTON
         |                 |                  \-----Maria
         |         /-----Sir William KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland
          \-----Margaret KEITH
                  |                                             /-----John FRASER
                  |                                    /-----Richard FRASER
                  |                                   |         \-----Alicia De CONIGBURG
                  |                           /-----Sir Andrew FRASER
                  |                  /-----Sir Alexander FRASER, Lord Great Chamberlain Of Scotla
                  |                 |         \-----(Unk) Le CHEN
                  |         /-----John FRASER
                  |        |        |                  /-----Reginald Le CHEYNE
                  |        |        |         /-----Sir Reginald Le CHEYNE
                  |        |         \-----(Unk) Le CHEYNE
                  |        |                 |                  /-----Walter De MORAVIA
                  |        |                 |         /-----Freskin De MORAVIA
                  |        |                 |        |         \-----Eupheme Of Ross
                  |        |                  \-----Mary De MORAVIA
                  |        |                          |         /-----John HARALDSSON, Jarl Of Orkney
                  |        |                           \-----Johanna Lady Of Strathnaver
                   \-----Margaret FRASER

Descendants of Robert COLVILLE

1. Robert COLVILLE m. Margaret COLVILLE

m. Margaret COLVILLE

2 Cuthbert COLVILLE

3+ Sir Robert COLVILLE m. Christian CRICHTON

2nd generation

3. Sir Robert COLVILLE m. Christian CRICHTON

m. Christian CRICHTON father: Sir Robert CRICHTON mother: Elizabeth ERSKINE

4+ Sir Robert COLVILLE m. Eupheme WALLACE

3rd generation

4. Sir Robert COLVILLE m. Eupheme WALLACE

m. Eupheme WALLACE

5+ Janet COLVILLE m. Alexander BOYD, Lord Boyd

6+ Margaret COLVILLE m. Sir John SEMPILL, Lord Sempill

7+ Sir William COLVILLE m1. Elizabeth KENNEDY m2. Elizabeth CRICHTON m3. Margaret KER

8 David COLVILLE

9 Philip COLVILLE

10 James COLVILLE

4th generation

5. Janet COLVILLE m. Alexander BOYD, Lord Boyd

m. Alexander BOYD, Lord Boyd father: Robert BOYD, Lord Boyd mother: Mariot MAXWELL

11+ Margaret BOYD m. George COLQUHOUN

12+ Robert BOYD, Lord Boyd m1. Helen SOMERVILLE m2. Elizabeth NAPIER m3. Marion COLQUHOUN

13 Adam BOYD m. Helen KENNEDY; Helen KENNEDY father: John KENNEDY, Lord Kennedy mother: Elizabeth GORDON, Countess Of Erroll

14+ Thomas BOYD m. Marion FAIRLIE

15 Euphemia BOYD m. John LOGIE

6. Margaret COLVILLE m. Sir John SEMPILL, Lord Sempill

m. Sir John SEMPILL, Lord Sempill father: Sir Thomas SEMPHILL mother: Elizabeth ROSS

16+ William SEMPILL, Lord Sempill m1. Margaret MONTGOMERIE m2. Elizabeth ARNOT m3. Marion MONTGOMERIE

17 Gabriel SEMPILL m. Jonet SPREULE

18 Marian SEMPILL m. George MAXWELL

19 Isabel SEMPILL m. Robert CRAWFORD

20 Francis SEMPILL

7. Sir William COLVILLE m1. Elizabeth KENNEDY m2. Elizabeth CRICHTON m3. Margaret KER

m. Elizabeth KENNEDY father: John KENNEDY, Lord Kennedy mother: Elizabeth GORDON, Countess Of Erroll

21+ Elizabeth COLVILLE m1. Robert COLVILLE m2. Patrick COLQUHOUN

m. Elizabeth CRICHTON father: Sir Robert CRICHTON mother: Elizabeth ERSKINE

m. Margaret KER father: James KER

5th generation

11. Margaret BOYD m. George COLQUHOUN

m. George COLQUHOUN

22+ Margaret COLQUHOUN m. Robert BOYD, Lord Boyd

12. Robert BOYD, Lord Boyd m1. Helen SOMERVILLE m2. Elizabeth NAPIER m3. Marion COLQUHOUN

m. Helen SOMERVILLE father: Sir John SOMERVILLE

23+ Agnes BOYD m. Sir John COLQUHOUN

24+ Robert BOYD, Lord Boyd m. Margaret COLQUHOUN

m. Elizabeth NAPIER

m. Marion COLQUHOUN father: Sir John COLQUHOUN mother: Elizabeth STEWART

14. Thomas BOYD m. Marion FAIRLIE

m. Marion FAIRLIE father: John FAIRLIE

16. William SEMPILL, Lord Sempill m1. Margaret MONTGOMERIE m2. Elizabeth ARNOT m3. Marion MONTGOMERIE

m. Margaret MONTGOMERIE father: Hugh MONTGOMERIE, Earl Of Eglintoun mother: Helen CAMPBELL

27+ Helen SEMPILL m. Alan CATHCART, Lord Cathcart

28 David SEMPILL

29 Ninlan SEMPILL

30 William SEMPILL

31 Peter SEMPILL

32+ Robert SEMPILL, Lord Sempill m1. Elizabeth CARLILE m2. Isabel HAMILTON

m. Elizabeth ARNOT father: John ARNOT

m. Marion MONTGOMERIE father: Hugh MONTGOMERIE

21. Elizabeth COLVILLE m1. Robert COLVILLE m2. Patrick COLQUHOUN

m. Robert COLVILLE father: William COLVILLE

m. Patrick COLQUHOUN

33 Francesca COLQUHOUN