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 David LINDSAY Birth: Before 1297 Death: 1355
  2. Alexander LINDSAY Birth: 2 Death: After 1314
  3. Reginald LINDSAY Birth: 3
  4. William LINDSAY Birth: 4 Death: Before Jan 1339
  5. Beatrice LINDSAY Death: Before 1352

Bibliography
  1. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 03 Canonteigh-Cutts. London: St Catherine Press, 1913. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 3 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo03coka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP III [Ap][p0-9].*].
  2. Ravilious, John, Agnes, 1st wife of Sir Patrick Hepburn. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 10/12/2005. Subject: Agnes, 1st wife of Sir Patrick Hepburn (d. ca. 1402): a conjecture. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/WuEywaCWvr4/m/cNMFSWGQ0vsJ. Author address: Therav3 at aol dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 10/12/2005-213939].
  3. Ravilious, John, wife of Sir Alexander de Abernethy. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 11/26/2006. Subject: SP Addition: ___ de Menteith, wife of Sir Alexander de Abernethy. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/o34S6My_KvA/m/gI5uGbq1fu4J. Author address: Therav3 at aol dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 11/26/2006-224020].
  4. Ravilious, John, Ancestry of Mary Abernethy. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 12/5/2003. Subject: The Ancestry of Mary Abernethy: a Menteith Connection ?. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/X58qUkPbTp8/m/vgJRSZz_CEoJ. Author address: Therav3 at aol dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 12/5/2003-124742].
  5. Ravilious, John, Sir James de Lindsay and Egidia Stewart. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 6/11/2003. Subject: SP Correction: Sir James de Lindsay and Egidia Stewart. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/lP0vkKSf0Dc/m/xmTBqt4mt6QJ. Author address: Therav3 at aol dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 6/11/2003-170243].
  6. Ravilious, John, Earls of Menteith, in The Scottish Genealogist, vol LVII no 3 (Sep 2010), pp130-139. Available at https://independent.academia.edu/JohnRavilious. This article at https://www.academia.edu/5603318/TSG_Earls_of_Menteith_LVII. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Ravilious Menteith p[0-9]*].
  7. 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 III p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
mother:
daughter of Alexander le Steward [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 10/12/2005-213939, John Ravilious SGM 11/26/2006-224020, John Ravilious SGM 12/5/2003-124742, John Ravilious SGM 6/11/2003-170243, Ravilious Menteith p133]
Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information
brother:
James Steward of Scotland [Ref: SP III p9]
Sources with Information about marriage to Sir Alexander LINDSAY
names:
Alexander de LINDSAY & granddau of Alexander le Steward [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 10/12/2005-213939, Ravilious Menteith p133]
Alexander de LINDSAY & sister of James Steward of Scotland [Ref: SP III p10, SP III p9]
Sir Alexander LINDSAY & ___ STEWART [Ref: CP III p57],
child:
[Ref: CP III p57, John Ravilious SGM 10/12/2005-213939, Ravilious Menteith p133, SP III p10, SP III p9]
Research Notes:
conjectured to be daughter of NN & daughter of Alexander STEWART, based on dispensation for marriage of David Lindsay and Mary Abernethy [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 11/26/2006-224020, John Ravilious SGM 12/5/2003-124742]

With regard to Sir James de Lindsay, Lord of Crawford (d. bef 11 Nov 1358) and his wife Egidia Stewart, daughter of Walter the Stewart (half-sister to King Robert II), the account in SP states,
'A papal dispensation for this marriage was granted at Avignon 3 Ides of April 1346, which describes the spouses as within the third and fourth degree on the father's side, and in the fourth degree on the mother's. A strong inference thus arises that Sir James' grandmother, wife of Sir Alexander, was daughter to the Steward.'
This would seem a reasonable hypothesis, and is taken up in the databases most noted on the internet [showing the wife of Sir Alexander Lindsay as a daughter of Alexander le Steward, d. 1283, and his wife Jean of Bute, also called Jean 'mac Sorley'], but only if the 'third degree' relationship were that of Sir James, and not of his wife. In fact, this is in error, and the wife of Sir Alexander Lindsay could not be the daughter of (this particular) Alexander le Steward.
The chronology supports this. The usual presumption is of course, that the shorter range of generations would be that of the husband (James in this case), but the following disprove the presumption:
(A) Walter the Stewart, father of Egidia, being a younger son of James le Stewart, and being born at a rather late date in James' career at that. James, whose parents were born one in 1214, the other no later than 1211, was likely over 50 years of age at Walter's birth); and
(B) Egidia herself was a daughter of Walter le Stewart's 2nd marriage, to Isabel Graham, and was born when her father Walter was say 30 years of age, or possibly more (she was first married in 1346, some 20 years after her father's death at age 33 or 34).
(C) Egidia was a granddaughter of James le Steward; if Sir James de Lindsay was the grandson of a daughter of the same James le Steward, their relationship would have been in the 2nd and 3rd degrees. [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 6/11/2003-170243]



Pedigree of (Unk) STEWART
(Unk) STEWART
|                                                               /-----Alan Fitz Flaald
|                                                      /-----Fleald Fitz Alan
|                                             /-----Alan FITZ FLEALD
|                                    /-----Walter FITZALAN, High Steward Of Scotland
|                                   |        |                  /-----(Unk) De HESDIN
|                                   |        |         /-----Ernulph De HESDIN, Baron Of Keevil
|                                   |         \-----Avelina De HESDIN
|                                   |                  \-----Emmeline
|                           /-----Alan High Steward Of Scotland
|                          |        |         /-----Thomas Of London
|                          |         \-----Sechym De MOILE
|                  /-----Walter Stewart, High Steward Of Scotland
|                 |        |         /-----Swan
|                 |         \-----Eva
|         /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
|        |        |                  /-----Gilbride Earl Of Angus
|        |        |         /-----Gilchrist Earl Of Angus
|        |        |        |        |                           /-----Crinan The Thane Abbot Of Dunkeld
|        |        |        |        |                  /-----Maldred Lord Of Carlisle
|        |        |        |        |                 |         \-----Bethoc
|        |        |        |        |         /-----Gospatric I Earl Of Northumberland
|        |        |        |        |        |        |         /-----Uchtred Earl Of Northumberland
|        |        |        |        |        |         \-----Ealdgyth
|        |        |        |        |        |                  \-----Alfgifu
|        |        |        |         \-----(Unk Dau) Of Dunbar
|        |        |        |                 |                  /-----Edgar The Peaceful King Of England
|        |        |        |                 |         /-----Ethelred II The Redeless King Of England
|        |        |        |                 |        |         \-----Aelfthryth
|        |        |        |                  \-----(Unk Dau)
|        |        |        |                          |         /-----Thored Ealdorman Of Northumbria
|        |        |        |                           \-----Alfflaed
|        |         \-----Beatrix Of Angus
 \-----(Unk) STEWART
         |                                    /-----(Unk) De COMYN
         |                           /-----(Unk) De COMYN
         |                  /-----Richard COMYN
         |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
         |        |        |                  /-----Waltheof Of Tynedale
         |        |        |         /-----Uchtred Of Tynedale
         |        |         \-----Hextilde of Tynedale
         |        |                 |                           /-----Crinan The Thane Abbot Of Dunkeld
         |        |                 |                  /-----Donnchad (Duncan I) Mac CRINAN, King Of Scots
         |        |                 |                 |         \-----Bethoc
         |        |                 |         /-----Domnall Bane (Donald) Mac DONNCHAD, King Of Scots
         |        |                 |        |        |         /-----Sigurd Digera Earl Of Northumbria
         |        |                 |        |         \-----Sibylia Of Northumbria
         |        |                 |        |                  \-----Aelflaed
         |        |                  \-----Bethoc Of Scotland
          \-----Joanna
                  |                           /-----Colban Earl Of Buchan
                  |                  /-----Roger Earl Of Buchan
                  |                 |        |                  /-----Cainneach (Kenneth)
                  |                 |        |         /-----Gartnach Mormaer Of Buchan
                  |                 |         \-----Eve Countess Of Buchan
                  |                 |                 |         /-----Gillemichel MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife
                  |                 |                  \-----Ete
                  |         /-----Fergus Earl Of Buchan
                   \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan



Descendants of (Unk) STEWART
1. (Unk) STEWART m. Sir Alexander LINDSAY
m. Sir Alexander LINDSAY father: Sir David De LINDSAY mother: Margaret De LINDSAY

2nd generation

2. Sir David LINDSAY m. Mary ABERNETHY
m. Mary ABERNETHY father: Sir Alexander ABERNETHY mother: Margaret De MENTEITH
6. Beatrice LINDSAY m1. Archibald DOUGLAS, Regent Of Scotland m2. Sir Robert ERSKINE Of That Ilk
m. Archibald DOUGLAS, Regent Of Scotland father: Sir William DOUGLAS mother: Eleanor LOVAINE
m. Sir Robert ERSKINE Of That Ilk father: Sir William ERSKINE

3rd generation

8. Sir James LINDSAY m. Egidia STEWART
m. Egidia STEWART father: Walter High Steward Of Scotland mother: Isabel GRAHAM
9. Sir Alexander LINDSAY m1. m2. Catherine STIRLING m3. Marjory STEWART
m. Catherine STIRLING father: Sir John STIRLING
m. Marjory STEWART father: Sir John STEWART
10. Sir William LINDSAY m. Christiana MURE
m. Christiana MURE father: Sir William MURE
11. (Unk Dau) LINDSAY m. (Unk) RAMSAY
m. (Unk) RAMSAY
13. William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas m1. Margaret Countess Of Mar m2. Margaret STEWART, Countess Of Angus And Mar
m. Margaret Countess Of Mar father: Donald Earl Of Mar mother: Isabel STEWART
m. Margaret STEWART, Countess Of Angus And Mar father: Thomas STEWART, Earl Of Angus mother: Margaret SINCLAIR
14. Eleanor DOUGLAS m1. Alexander De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick m2. James SANDILANDS m3. Sir William TOWERS m4. Sir Duncan WALLACE m5. Sir Patrick HEPBURN, Lord Of Hailes
m. Alexander De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick father: Edward De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, King Of Irelan mother: Isabel Of Atholl
m. James SANDILANDS
m. Sir William TOWERS
m. Sir Duncan WALLACE
m. Sir Patrick HEPBURN, Lord Of Hailes father: Adam HEPBURN mother: Marion FOURBOUR
15. Marion ERSKINE m. Maurice DRUMMOND
m. Maurice DRUMMOND father: Sir Malcolm DRUMMOND
16. Sir Thomas ERSKINE m1. Mary DOUGLAS m2. Janet KEITH
m. Mary DOUGLAS father: Sir William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Atholl mother: Elizabeth MAXWELL
m. Janet KEITH father: Sir Edward De KEITH mother: Christian MENTEITH
17. Sir Nicholas ERSKINE m1. Jean CAMERON m2. Elizabeth
m. Jean CAMERON father: Sir John CAMERON
m. Elizabeth

4th generation

18. Isabel LINDSAY m. Sir John MAXWELL
m. Sir John MAXWELL father: Sir Robert De MAXWELL
19. Elizabeth LINDSAY m. Sir Henry De PRESTON
m. Sir Henry De PRESTON
20. Sir James LINDSAY m. Margaret KEITH
m. Margaret KEITH father: Sir William KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland mother: Margaret FRASER
22. (Unk) LINDSAY m1. David STEWART, Earl Of Strathern And Caithness m2. Sir William GRAHAM, Lord Graham
m. David STEWART, Earl Of Strathern And Caithness father: Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots mother: Euphemia Of Ross
m. Sir William GRAHAM, Lord Graham father: Sir Patrick GRAHAM mother: Maud
24. David LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford m. Elizabeth STEWART
m. Elizabeth STEWART father: Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots mother: Euphemia Of Ross
28. Sir Walter LINDSAY m. Katherine
m. Katherine
29. Sir William LINDSAY m1. m2. Christiana KEITH
m. Christiana KEITH father: Sir William KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland mother: Margaret FRASER
31. James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas m1. m2. Isabel STEWART
m. Isabel STEWART father: Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots mother: Euphemia Of Ross
33. Margaret DOUGLAS m1. Thomas JOHNSON m2. Alexander MONTGOMERY
m. Thomas JOHNSON
m. Alexander MONTGOMERY father: John MONTGOMERY mother: Janet ERSKINE
34. George DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus m. Mary STEWART
m. Mary STEWART father: Robert III King Of Scots mother: Annabella DRUMMOND
35. Sir James SANDILANDS m. Jean STEWART
m. Jean STEWART father: Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots mother: Elizabeth MURE
40. Jean ERSKINE m. Sir John COLQUHOUN
m. Sir John COLQUHOUN father: Sir Humphrey COLQUHOUN
41. Sir Robert ERSKINE, Lord Erskine m1. Elizabeth LINDSAY m2. (Unk Dau) STEWART
m. Elizabeth LINDSAY father: David LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford mother: Elizabeth STEWART
m. (Unk Dau) STEWART father: Robert STEWART, Lord Lorn mother: Joan STEWART
43. William ERSKINE m.

5th generation

44. Sir John MAXWELL m. (Unk) MONTGOMERY
m. (Unk) MONTGOMERY father: Alexander MONTGOMERY mother: Elizabeth EGLINTON
45. Sir Robert MAXWELL m1. Elizabeth DANIELSTON m2. Euphemia GRAHAM
m. Elizabeth DANIELSTON father: Sir Robert DANIELSTON
m. Euphemia GRAHAM
48. Agnes MAXWELL m. Sir Gilbert KENNEDY
m. Sir Gilbert KENNEDY father: John KENNEDY mother: Mary
49. Egidia MAXWELL m. James SCRYMGEOUR
m. James SCRYMGEOUR father: Alexander SCRYMGEOUR mother: Agnes Of Glascester
51. Eufemia LINDSAY m. Sir John HERRIES
m. Sir John HERRIES father: Sir John HERRIES mother: Margaret
52. Margaret LINDSAY m. Sir Thomas COLVILLE
m. Sir Thomas COLVILLE father: Robert COLVILLE
53. Eupheme STEWART, Countess Palatine Of Strathern m1. Sir Patrick GRAHAM, Earl Of Strathern m2.
m. Sir Patrick GRAHAM, Earl Of Strathern father: Sir Patrick GRAHAM mother: Euphemia STEWART
54. Alexander GRAHAM m.
57. Alexander LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford m. Marjorie DUNBAR
m. Marjorie DUNBAR father: George DUNBAR, Earl Of March Or Dunbar mother: Christiana WARDLAW
60. Elizabeth LINDSAY m. Sir Robert ERSKINE, Lord Erskine
m. Sir Robert ERSKINE, Lord Erskine father: Sir Thomas ERSKINE mother: Janet KEITH
63. Sir John LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres m. (Unk Dau) STEWART
m. (Unk Dau) STEWART father: Robert STEWART, Lord Lorn mother: Joan STEWART
66. Joan DOUGLAS m. William De DACRE, Lord Dacre
m. William De DACRE, Lord Dacre father: Hugh De DACRE, Lord Dacre mother: Elizabeth MAXWELL
67. Sir William DOUGLAS m1. Joanna MURRAY m2. Jacoba DOUGLAS
m. Joanna MURRAY
m. Jacoba DOUGLAS father: Sir James DOUGLAS mother: Agnes DUNBAR
68. Archibald DOUGLAS m.
69. Eleanor DOUGLAS m. Sir William FRASER
m. Sir William FRASER father: Sir Alexander FRASER mother: Janet De ROSS
71. Elizabeth DOUGLAS m1. Sir Alexander FORBES, Lord Forbes m2. Sir David HAY
m. Sir Alexander FORBES, Lord Forbes father: Sir John FORBES mother: Margaret KENNEDY
m. Sir David HAY father: Sir William HAY mother: Alicia BORTHWICK
72. William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus m. Margaret HAY
m. Margaret HAY father: Sir William HAY mother: Elizabeth CUNNINGHAM
73. (Unk) SANDILANDS m.
74. Sir James SANDILANDS m. Jonet
m. Jonet
75. Margaret COLQUHOUN m. Sir David MURRAY
m. Sir David MURRAY father: Sir David MURRAY mother: Isabel STEWART
76. Malcolm COLQUHOUN m.
78. Thomas ERSKINE, Lord Erskine m. Janet DOUGLAS
m. Janet DOUGLAS
79. Elizabeth ERSKINE m. Sir Henry DOUGLAS
m. Sir Henry DOUGLAS father: Sir William DOUGLAS mother: Christian LINDSAY
80. Janet ERSKINE m. Sir Walter STEWART
m. Sir Walter STEWART father: Murdoch STEWART, Earl Of Fife, Duke Of Albany mother: Isabel LENNOX, Countess Of Lennox
81. Christian ERSKINE m1. Patrick GRAHAM, Lord Graham m2. William CHARTERIS
m. Patrick GRAHAM, Lord Graham father: Alexander GRAHAM
m. William CHARTERIS
82. Sir John ERSKINE m.