Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 01-20-2025.

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 CRICHTON Birth: 1 Death: Before 12 Dec 1423
  2. Stephen CRICHTON Birth: 2 Death: After 4 Jan 1433/4
  3. Humphrey CRICHTON Birth: 3 Death: After 1416
  4. Thomas CRICHTON Birth: 4 Death: After 1373
  5. Edward CRICHTON Birth: 5 Death: 1447

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. 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
father:
[Ref: SP III p118 (with corr in IX p67), SP III p57]
Sources for death Information
date:
living 20 Jul 1410 [Ref: SP III p57]
Sources with Information about marriage to William CRICHTON
date:
disp 1 Jul 1364 [Ref: SP III p57 (with corr in IX p62)],
names:
[Ref: SP III p118 (with corr in IX p67)],
child:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p713]
Research Notes:
20 Jul 1410: had a charter of the lands of Gilbertown (afterwards called Brunston), co Edinburgh [Ref: Burke Peerage p713]



Pedigree of Margaret PRESTON
          /-----(Unk) PRESON
 /-----Sir John PRESTON
Margaret PRESTON



Descendants of Margaret PRESTON
1. Margaret PRESTON m. William CRICHTON
m. William CRICHTON father: Sir John De CRICHTON

2nd generation

2. Sir John CRICHTON m. Christian
m. Christian
3. Stephen CRICHTON m. (Unk) CAIRNS
m. (Unk) CAIRNS father: Duncan CAIRNS Of That Ilk
6. Edward CRICHTON m.

3rd generation

7. William CRICHTON, Lord Crichton m. Agnes
m. Agnes
8. George CRICHTON, Earl Of Caithness m1. Janet BORTHWICK m2. (Unk) DOUGLAS
m. Janet BORTHWICK father: Sir William BORTHWICK mother: (Unk) HAY
m. (Unk) DOUGLAS father: Sir William DOUGLAS
9. James CRICHTON m. Agnes HEPBURN
m. Agnes HEPBURN
10. Thomas CRICHTON m.

4th generation

11. James CRICHTON, Lord Crichton m. Janet DUNBAR
m. Janet DUNBAR father: James DUNBAR, Earl Of Moray mother: Margaret SETON
12. Elizabeth CRICHTON m. Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon, Earl Of Huntley
m. Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon, Earl Of Huntley father: Sir Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon mother: Elizabeth GORDON
14. Janet CRICHTON m. John MAXWELL, Master Of Maxwell
m. John MAXWELL, Master Of Maxwell father: Sir Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell mother: Janet FORRESTER
16. Margaret CRICHTON m1. Sir William STIRLING m2. Sir John SEMPILL, Lord Sempill
m. Sir William STIRLING
m. Sir John SEMPILL, Lord Sempill father: Sir Thomas SEMPHILL mother: Elizabeth ROSS
17. Adam CRICHTON m1. Elizabeth STIRLING m2. Isobel GRAY
m. Elizabeth STIRLING father: William STIRLING
m. Isobel GRAY father: Andrew GREY, Lord Grey mother: Elizabeth STEWART
19. John CRICHTON m.

5th generation

20. 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
21. Gavin CRICHTON m. Margaret COCKBURN
m. Margaret COCKBURN
23. 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
25. Adam GORDON m.
28. 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
29. Christian GORDON m. William FORBES, Lord Forbes
m. William FORBES, Lord Forbes father: James FORBES, Lord Forbes mother: Egidia KEITH
31. John MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell m. Agnes STEWART
m. Agnes STEWART father: Sir Alexander STEWART mother: Elizabeth DOUGLAS
39. Janet MAXWELL m. William CARLYLE, Lord Carlyle
m. William CARLYLE, Lord Carlyle father: John CARLYLE, Master Of Carlyle
41. Katherine STIRLING m1. Alexander HOME, Lord Home m2. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus
m. Alexander HOME, Lord Home father: Alexander HOME, Lord Home mother: Nichole KER
m. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus father: George DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus mother: Isabel SIBBALD
45. Edward CRICHTON m. Agnes COCKBURN
m. Agnes COCKBURN