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. Alexander FORBES Birth: 1 Death: Abt 1496
  2. William FORBES Birth: 2

Bibliography
  1. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 05 E-Goojerat. 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 V [Ap][p0-9].*].
  2. Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States: who were themselves notable or left descendants notable in American history, with a 2008 Addendum, Coda, and Final Additions. Baltimore, MD: Gen Pub Co, 2008. NYPL APK 08-4216. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Roberts RD600 p[0-9]*].
  3. 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]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
first son [Ref: SP IV p70],
parents:
[Ref: Roberts RD600 p473, SP IV p70],
father:
[Ref: CP V p550(b)]
Sources for death Information
date:
abt 1470 [Ref: CP V p550(b)]
Sources with Information about marriage to Mariota OGILVY
date:
abt 1466 [Ref: SP IV p71],
child:
[Ref: Roberts RD600 p473, SP IV p71]
Research Notes:
heir apparent of his father but d.v.p [Ref: CP V p550(b)]



Pedigree of William FORBES
                            /-----John De FORBES
                   /-----Sir John FORBES
                  |         \-----Margaret
          /-----Sir William FORBES
         |        |         /-----John KENNEDY
         |         \-----Margaret KENNEDY
         |                  \-----Mary
 /-----Alexander FORBES
|        |                                                      /-----Richard FRASER
|        |                                             /-----Sir Andrew FRASER
|        |                                    /-----Sir Alexander FRASER, Lord Great Chamberlain Of Scotla
|        |                                   |         \-----(Unk) Le CHEN
|        |                           /-----Sir William FRASER
|        |                          |        |                  /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Baron Of Writtle
|        |                          |        |         /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
|        |                          |        |        |         \-----Isabel De CLARE
|        |                          |         \-----Mary De BRUS
|        |                          |                 |         /-----Neil Earl Of Carrick, Regent Of Scotland
|        |                          |                  \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
|        |                          |                           \-----Isabella
|        |                  /-----Sir Alexander FRASER
|        |                 |        |                           /-----Sir Andrew De MORAVIA
|        |                 |        |                  /-----Sir Andrew De MORAVIA
|        |                 |        |                 |         \-----(Unk Dau) COMYN
|        |                 |        |         /-----Sir Andrew MORAY
|        |                 |         \-----Margaret MORAY
|        |                 |                 |                  /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Baron Of Writtle
|        |                 |                 |         /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
|        |                 |                 |        |         \-----Isabel De CLARE
|        |                 |                  \-----Christian BRUCE
|        |                 |                          |         /-----Neil Earl Of Carrick, Regent Of Scotland
|        |                 |                           \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
|        |                 |                                    \-----Isabella
|        |         /-----Sir William FRASER
|        |        |        |                                    /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
|        |        |        |                           /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
|        |        |        |                          |         \-----Jean COMYN
|        |        |        |                  /-----Sir Hugh De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
|        |        |        |                 |        |         /-----Sir Hugh De BARCLAY
|        |        |        |                 |         \-----Eupheme
|        |        |        |         /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
|        |        |        |        |        |                  /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Baron Of Writtle
|        |        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
|        |        |        |        |        |        |         \-----Isabel De CLARE
|        |        |        |        |         \-----Matilda De BRUS
|        |        |        |        |                 |         /-----Neil Earl Of Carrick, Regent Of Scotland
|        |        |        |        |                  \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
|        |        |        |        |                           \-----Isabella
|        |        |         \-----Janet De ROSS
|        |        |                 |                           /-----Donald Lord Of The Isles
|        |        |                 |                  /-----Anges Mor Lord Of The Isles
|        |        |                 |                 |         \-----(Unk) STEWART
|        |        |                 |         /-----Angus Og Lord Of The Isles
|        |        |                 |        |        |         /-----Sir Colin Mor De CAMPBELL, Lord Of Loch Awe
|        |        |                 |        |         \-----(Unk Dau) De CAMPBELL
|        |        |                 |        |                  \-----Aufrica Of Carrick
|        |        |                  \-----Mary Of The Isles
|        |        |                          |         /-----Guy Of Cathan Of Ulster
|        |        |                           \-----Agnes Of Cathan Of Ulster
|         \-----Agnes FRASER
|                 |                                             /-----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
|                  \-----Eleanor DOUGLAS
William FORBES
|                                                               /-----Sir Gilbert De HAYA
|                                                      /-----Nicolas De HAYA
|                                             /-----David De HAYA
|                                    /-----Sir Thomas HAY, Constable Of Scotland
|                                   |        |         /-----Sir John KEITH
|                                   |         \-----(Unk) KEITH
|                           /-----Sir William HAY, Constable Of Scotland
|                          |        |                           /-----James STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
|                          |        |                  /-----Walter High Steward Of Scotland
|                          |        |                 |         \-----Egidia De BURGH
|                          |        |         /-----Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots
|                          |        |        |        |         /-----Robert De BRUS, King Of Scots
|                          |        |        |         \-----Marjorie De BRUCE
|                          |        |        |                  \-----Isabel Of Mar
|                          |         \-----Elizabeth STEWART
|                          |                 |                  /-----William MURE
|                          |                 |         /-----Sir Adam MURE
|                          |                 |        |         \-----(Unk) LINDSAY
|                          |                  \-----Elizabeth MURE
|                          |                          |         /-----James CUNNINGHAM
|                          |                           \-----Jannet CUNNINGHAM
|                          |                                    \-----Elen De KALENTIR
|                  /-----Gilbert HAY
|                 |        |                           /-----Sir Andrew GRAY
|                 |        |                  /-----Sir John GRAY
|                 |        |         /-----Sir Patrick GRAY
|                 |         \-----Margaret GRAY
|                 |                  \-----Margaret
|         /-----Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll
|        |        |                                             /-----Sir Gilbert De HAYA
|        |        |                                    /-----Sir Thomas De HAYA
|        |        |                                   |         \-----Margaret FRASER
|        |        |                           /-----Sir William De HAYA
|        |        |                          |        |         /-----Sir William De CUNINGESBURGH
|        |        |                          |         \-----Lora CUNINGESBURGH
|        |        |                  /-----Sir Thomas HAY
|        |        |                 |         \-----(Unk) DOUGLAS
|        |        |         /-----Sir William HAY
|        |        |        |        |                  /-----Sir John GIFFARD
|        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Hugh GIFFORD
|        |        |        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Thomas MORHAM
|        |        |        |        |        |         \-----Euphemia De MORHAM
|        |        |        |        |        |                  \-----Isabella De ROSS
|        |        |        |         \-----Janet GIFFORD
|        |        |        |                 |                  /-----William DOUGLAS
|        |        |        |                 |         /-----Sir James DOUGLAS
|        |        |        |                  \-----Joanna DOUGLAS
|        |        |        |                           \-----Joan
|        |         \-----Alice HAY
|        |                 |                  /-----Thomas De BORTHWICK
|        |                 |         /-----Sir William BORTHWICK
|        |                 |        |        |                  /-----Sir Henry SINCLAIR
|        |                 |        |        |         /-----Sir William SINCLAIR
|        |                 |        |        |        |         \-----Alice De FENTON
|        |                 |        |         \-----(Unk) SINCLAIR
|        |                  \-----Alicia BORTHWICK
|        |                           \-----(Unk)
 \-----Maria HAY
         |                                                      /-----Archibald DOUGLAS
         |                                             /-----Sir William DOUGLAS
         |                                            |         \-----Margaret CRAWFORD
         |                                    /-----Sir William DOUGLAS
         |                                   |         \-----Constance
         |                           /-----James DOUGLAS
         |                          |        |                  /-----Walter Stewart, High Steward Of Scotland
         |                          |        |         /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
         |                          |        |        |         \-----Beatrix Of Angus
         |                          |         \-----Elizabeth STEWART
         |                          |                 |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
         |                          |                  \-----Joanna
         |                          |                           \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
         |                  /-----Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
         |                 |        |                  /-----Sir Thomas MORHAM
         |                 |        |         /-----Sir Thomas MORHAM
         |                 |         \-----Euphemia De MORHAM
         |                 |                 |                  /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
         |                 |                 |         /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
         |                 |                 |        |         \-----Jean COMYN
         |                 |                  \-----Isabella De ROSS
         |                 |                          |         /-----Sir Hugh De BARCLAY
         |                 |                           \-----Eupheme
         |         /-----James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
         |        |        |                                    /-----Sir Andrew De MORAVIA
         |        |        |                           /-----Sir Andrew De MORAVIA
         |        |        |                          |         \-----(Unk Dau) COMYN
         |        |        |                  /-----Sir Andrew MORAY
         |        |        |         /-----Sir Thomas MORAY, Lord Of Bothwell
         |        |        |        |        |                  /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Baron Of Writtle
         |        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
         |        |        |        |        |        |         \-----Isabel De CLARE
         |        |        |        |         \-----Christian BRUCE
         |        |        |        |                 |         /-----Neil Earl Of Carrick, Regent Of Scotland
         |        |        |        |                  \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
         |        |        |        |                           \-----Isabella
         |        |         \-----Joan MORAY
         |        |                 |                           /-----Sir William MORAY
         |        |                 |                  /-----Sir John MORAY
         |        |                 |         /-----Sir Maurice MORAY, Earl Of Strathern
         |        |                  \-----Joan MORAY
         |        |                          |                  /-----Walter STEWART, Earl Of Menteith
         |        |                          |         /-----Sir John De MONTEITH
         |        |                          |        |         \-----Mary Of Menteith, Countess Of Menteith
         |        |                           \-----Joan De MONTEITH
          \-----Beatrice DOUGLAS
                  |                                             /-----Sir William SINCLAIR
                  |                                    /-----Sir Henry SINCLAIR
                  |                                   |         \-----Amicia
                  |                           /-----Sir William SINCLAIR
                  |                          |        |         /-----William De FENTON
                  |                          |         \-----Alice De FENTON
                  |                          |                  \-----Cecilia BYSET
                  |                  /-----Sir William SINCLAIR, Lord Of Roslin
                  |         /-----Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney
                  |        |        |                           /-----Malise Earl Of Strathern
                  |        |        |                  /-----Malise Earl Of Strathearn
                  |        |        |                 |         \-----Agnes COMYN
                  |        |        |         /-----Malise Earl Of Strathern, Caithness, And Orkney
                  |        |        |        |         \-----Agnes
                  |        |         \-----Isabel Of Strathern
                  |        |                 |                  /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
                  |        |                 |         /-----Sir Hugh De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
                  |        |                 |        |         \-----Eupheme
                  |        |                  \-----Margery Of Ross
                  |        |                          |         /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
                  |        |                           \-----Matilda De BRUS
                  |        |                                    \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
                   \-----Beatrice SINCLAIR
                           |                                    /-----Philip De HALIBURTON
                           |                           /-----Henry HALIBURTON
                           |                          |         \-----Alice
                           |                  /-----Sir Adam HALIBURTON
                           |                 |        |         /-----Peter MORDINGTON
                           |                 |         \-----Agnes MORDINGTON
                           |         /-----Sir Walter HALIBURTON
                           |        |         \-----Isabella
                            \-----Jean HALYBURTON



Descendants of William FORBES
1. William FORBES m. Mariota OGILVY
m. Mariota OGILVY father: Sir John OGILVY mother: Margaret SETON

2nd generation

2. Alexander FORBES m. Isobel WEMYSS
m. Isobel WEMYSS
3. William FORBES m. Elizabeth FORBES
m. Elizabeth FORBES father: John FORBES

3rd generation

8. John FORBES m1. Jean KEITH m2. Isobel INNES
m. Jean KEITH father: Sir William De KEITH mother: Janet GREY
m. Isobel INNES father: James INNES
9. Alexander FORBES m. Jean LUMSDEN
m. Jean LUMSDEN

4th generation

10. Alexander FORBES m. Beatrix ABERNETHY
m. Beatrix ABERNETHY father: Alexander ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy mother: (Unk) STEWART
11. William FORBES m. Margaret GORDON
m. Margaret GORDON

5th generation

12. Marion FORBES m. Alexander GORDON
m. Alexander GORDON father: George GORDON mother: Katherine FORBES
13. Alexander FORBES m.
14. John FORBES m. Isabel BURNETT
m. Isabel BURNETT