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: Alexander FORBES
Sex: M
Birth: 1 ^b
Death: Abt 1496 ^d

Parents:

Father:
William FORBES Birth: 1 Death: Abt 1470

Mother:

Mariota OGILVY

Family:
Marriage:

Isobel WEMYSS on 1 .^m1
Isobel WEMYSS Death: After 16 Aug 1524

Children:

(Unk Dau) FORBES
(Unk Dau) FORBES
(Unk Dau) FORBES
(Unk Dau) FORBES
John FORBES Birth: Abt 1487 Death: May 1556

Bibliography

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].*].
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 p71],
parents:: [Ref: SP IV p71],
father:: [Ref: CP V p550(b)]

Sources for death Information

date:: abt 1496 [Ref: CP V p550(b), SP IV p71]

Sources with Information about marriage to Isobel WEMYSS

date:: first marriage of Isobel [Ref: SP IV p71],
child:: [Ref: SP IV p71]

Research Notes:
heir of his father [Ref: CP V p550(b)]

Pedigree of Alexander FORBES
                                     /-----John De FORBES
                            /-----Sir John FORBES
                           |         \-----Margaret
                   /-----Sir William FORBES
                  |        |         /-----John KENNEDY
                  |         \-----Margaret KENNEDY
                  |                  \-----Mary
          /-----Alexander FORBES
         |        |                                             /-----Sir Andrew FRASER
         |        |                                    /-----Sir Alexander FRASER, Lord Great Chamberlain Of Scotla
         |        |                                   |         \-----(Unk) Le CHEN
         |        |                           /-----Sir William FRASER
         |        |                          |        |         /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
         |        |                          |         \-----Mary De BRUS
         |        |                          |                  \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
         |        |                  /-----Sir Alexander FRASER
         |        |                 |        |                  /-----Sir Andrew De MORAVIA
         |        |                 |        |         /-----Sir Andrew MORAY
         |        |                 |         \-----Margaret MORAY
         |        |                 |                 |         /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
         |        |                 |                  \-----Christian BRUCE
         |        |                 |                           \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
         |        |         /-----Sir William FRASER
         |        |        |        |                           /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
         |        |        |        |                  /-----Sir Hugh De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
         |        |        |        |                 |         \-----Eupheme
         |        |        |        |         /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
         |        |        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
         |        |        |        |        |         \-----Matilda De BRUS
         |        |        |        |        |                  \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
         |        |        |         \-----Janet De ROSS
         |        |        |                 |                  /-----Anges Mor Lord Of The Isles
         |        |        |                 |         /-----Angus Og Lord Of The Isles
         |        |        |                 |        |         \-----(Unk Dau) De CAMPBELL
         |        |        |                  \-----Mary Of The Isles
         |        |        |                          |         /-----Guy Of Cathan Of Ulster
         |        |        |                           \-----Agnes Of Cathan Of Ulster
         |         \-----Agnes FRASER
         |                 |                                    /-----Sir William DOUGLAS
         |                 |                           /-----Archibald DOUGLAS, Regent Of Scotland
         |                 |                          |         \-----Eleanor LOVAINE
         |                 |                  /-----William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
         |                 |                 |        |         /-----Sir Alexander LINDSAY
         |                 |                 |         \-----Beatrice LINDSAY
         |                 |                 |                  \-----(Unk) STEWART
         |                 |         /-----James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
         |                 |        |        |                  /-----Gratney Earl Of Mar
         |                 |        |        |         /-----Donald Earl Of Mar
         |                 |        |        |        |         \-----Christian BRUCE
         |                 |        |         \-----Margaret Countess Of Mar
         |                 |        |                 |         /-----Sir Alexander STEWART
         |                 |        |                  \-----Isabel STEWART
         |                 |        |                           \-----(Unk) RANDOLPH
         |                  \-----Eleanor DOUGLAS
/-----William FORBES
|        |                                                      /-----Nicolas De HAYA
|        |                                             /-----David De HAYA
|        |                                    /-----Sir Thomas HAY, Constable Of Scotland
|        |                                   |        |         /-----Sir John KEITH
|        |                                   |         \-----(Unk) KEITH
|        |                           /-----Sir William HAY, Constable Of Scotland
|        |                          |        |                  /-----Walter High Steward Of Scotland
|        |                          |        |         /-----Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots
|        |                          |        |        |         \-----Marjorie De BRUCE
|        |                          |         \-----Elizabeth STEWART
|        |                          |                 |         /-----Sir Adam MURE
|        |                          |                  \-----Elizabeth MURE
|        |                          |                           \-----Jannet CUNNINGHAM
|        |                  /-----Gilbert HAY
|        |                 |        |                           /-----Sir Andrew GRAY
|        |                 |        |                  /-----Sir John GRAY
|        |                 |        |         /-----Sir Patrick GRAY
|        |                 |         \-----Margaret GRAY
|        |                 |                  \-----Margaret
|        |         /-----Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll
|        |        |        |                                    /-----Sir Thomas De HAYA
|        |        |        |                           /-----Sir William De HAYA
|        |        |        |                          |         \-----Lora CUNINGESBURGH
|        |        |        |                  /-----Sir Thomas HAY
|        |        |        |                 |         \-----(Unk) DOUGLAS
|        |        |        |         /-----Sir William HAY
|        |        |        |        |        |                  /-----Sir John GIFFARD
|        |        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Hugh GIFFORD
|        |        |        |        |        |        |         \-----Euphemia De MORHAM
|        |        |        |        |         \-----Janet GIFFORD
|        |        |        |        |                 |         /-----Sir James DOUGLAS
|        |        |        |        |                  \-----Joanna DOUGLAS
|        |        |        |        |                           \-----Joan
|        |        |         \-----Alice HAY
|        |        |                 |                  /-----Thomas De BORTHWICK
|        |        |                 |         /-----Sir William BORTHWICK
|        |        |                 |        |        |         /-----Sir William SINCLAIR
|        |        |                 |        |         \-----(Unk) SINCLAIR
|        |        |                  \-----Alicia BORTHWICK
|        |        |                           \-----(Unk)
|         \-----Maria HAY
|                 |                                             /-----Sir William DOUGLAS
|                 |                                    /-----Sir William DOUGLAS
|                 |                                   |         \-----Constance
|                 |                           /-----James DOUGLAS
|                 |                          |        |         /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
|                 |                          |         \-----Elizabeth STEWART
|                 |                          |                  \-----Joanna
|                 |                  /-----Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
|                 |                 |        |                  /-----Sir Thomas MORHAM
|                 |                 |        |         /-----Sir Thomas MORHAM
|                 |                 |         \-----Euphemia De MORHAM
|                 |                 |                 |         /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
|                 |                 |                  \-----Isabella De ROSS
|                 |                 |                           \-----Eupheme
|                 |         /-----James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
|                 |        |        |                           /-----Sir Andrew De MORAVIA
|                 |        |        |                  /-----Sir Andrew MORAY
|                 |        |        |         /-----Sir Thomas MORAY, Lord Of Bothwell
|                 |        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
|                 |        |        |        |         \-----Christian BRUCE
|                 |        |        |        |                  \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
|                 |        |         \-----Joan MORAY
|                 |        |                 |                  /-----Sir John MORAY
|                 |        |                 |         /-----Sir Maurice MORAY, Earl Of Strathern
|                 |        |                  \-----Joan MORAY
|                 |        |                          |         /-----Sir John De MONTEITH
|                 |        |                           \-----Joan De MONTEITH
|                  \-----Beatrice DOUGLAS
|                          |                                    /-----Sir Henry SINCLAIR
|                          |                           /-----Sir William SINCLAIR
|                          |                          |         \-----Alice De FENTON
|                          |                  /-----Sir William SINCLAIR, Lord Of Roslin
|                          |         /-----Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney
|                          |        |        |                  /-----Malise Earl Of Strathearn
|                          |        |        |         /-----Malise Earl Of Strathern, Caithness, And Orkney
|                          |        |        |        |         \-----Agnes
|                          |        |         \-----Isabel Of Strathern
|                          |        |                 |         /-----Sir Hugh De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
|                          |        |                  \-----Margery Of Ross
|                          |        |                           \-----Matilda De BRUS
|                           \-----Beatrice SINCLAIR
|                                   |                           /-----Henry HALIBURTON
|                                   |                  /-----Sir Adam HALIBURTON
|                                   |                 |         \-----Agnes MORDINGTON
|                                   |         /-----Sir Walter HALIBURTON
|                                   |        |         \-----Isabella
|                                    \-----Jean HALYBURTON
Alexander FORBES
|                                                               /-----Alexander De OGILUILL
|                                                      /-----Patrick De OGILVY
|                                             /-----Patrick De OGILVY
|                                    /-----Walter De OGILVY
|                                   |        |         /-----Robert RAMSAY
|                                   |         \-----Marjorie RAMSAY
|                           /-----Sir Walter OGILVY
|                  /-----Sir Walter OGILVY, High Treasurer Of Scotland
|                 |        |         /-----Sir Malcolm RAMSAY, Lord Of Auchterhouse
|                 |         \-----Isabel RAMSAY
|         /-----Sir John OGILVY
|        |         \-----Isabel
\-----Mariota OGILVY
         |                                    /-----Alan De WINTOUN
         |                           /-----Sir William SETON
         |                          |        |                  /-----Sir Alexander SETON
         |                          |        |         /-----Sir Alexander SETON
         |                          |        |        |         \-----Christian CHEYNE
         |                          |         \-----Margaret SETON
         |                  /-----Sir John SETON, Lord Of Seton
         |                 |        |                           /-----Sir Patrick FLEMING
         |                 |        |                  /-----Sir Malcolm FLEMING
         |                 |        |                 |         \-----Joanna FRASER
         |                 |        |         /-----Sir David FLEMING
         |                 |        |        |         \-----Christian KEITH
         |                 |         \-----Janet FLEMING
         |                 |                 |         /-----Sir David BARCLAY, Lord Of Brechin
         |                 |                  \-----Jean BARCLAY
         |                 |                          |         /-----Sir David Of Brechin, Lord Of Brechin
         |                 |                           \-----Margaret Of Brechin
         |                 |                                    \-----Margaret De Bonkyl
         |         /-----Sir William SETON
         |        |        |                                    /-----John De St CLAIR
         |        |        |                           /-----William De St CLAIR
         |        |        |                  /-----Sir John SINCLAIR
         |        |        |         /-----Sir John SINCLAIR
         |        |        |        |        |                  /-----Sir Henry SINCLAIR
         |        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir William SINCLAIR
         |        |        |        |        |        |         \-----Alice De FENTON
         |        |        |        |         \-----Margaret SINCLAIR
         |        |         \-----Katherine De St CLAIR
         |        |                 |         /-----Sir Patrick POLWARTH
         |        |                  \-----Elizabeth POLWARCH
          \-----Margaret SETON
                  |                                             /-----Patrick DUNBAR, Earl Of Dunbar
                  |                                    /-----Sir Alexander DUNBAR
                  |                                   |         \-----Cecilia
                  |                           /-----Sir Patrick DUNBAR
                  |                  /-----George DUNBAR, Earl Of March Or Dunbar
                  |                 |        |                  /-----Sir Thomas RANDOLPH
                  |                 |        |         /-----Thomas RANDOLPH, Earl Of Moray
                  |                 |        |        |         \-----Isabella De KILCONQUHAR
                  |                 |         \-----Isabel RANDOLPH
                  |                 |                 |         /-----William De ROSS, Earl Of Ross
                  |                 |                  \-----Isabella De ROSS
                  |                 |                           \-----Eupheme
                  |         /-----Sir George DUNBAR, Earl Of March Or Dunbar
                  |        |         \-----Christiana WARDLAW
                   \-----Janet DUNBAR
                            \-----Beatrice

Descendants of Alexander FORBES

1. Alexander FORBES m. Isobel WEMYSS

m. Isobel WEMYSS

2 (Unk Dau) FORBES m. (Unk) CALDER

3 (Unk Dau) FORBES m. William WOODMAN

4 (Unk Dau) FORBES m. William WHITE

5 (Unk Dau) FORBES m. William LAWSON

6+ John FORBES m1. Jean KEITH m2. Isobel INNES

2nd generation

6. John FORBES m1. Jean KEITH m2. Isobel INNES

m. Jean KEITH father: Sir William De KEITH mother: Janet GREY

7+ Alexander FORBES m. Beatrix ABERNETHY

m. Isobel INNES father: James INNES

3rd generation

7. Alexander FORBES m. Beatrix ABERNETHY

m. Beatrix ABERNETHY father: Alexander ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy mother: (Unk) STEWART

8+ Marion FORBES m. Alexander GORDON

9+ Alexander FORBES m.

4th generation

8. Marion FORBES m. Alexander GORDON

m. Alexander GORDON father: George GORDON mother: Katherine FORBES

10+ Sir James GORDON m1. Anna MERCER m2. Rebecca KEITH

11+ Katherine GORDON m. Alexander BURNET

9. Alexander FORBES m.

12+ John FORBES m. Christian OGILVY

5th generation

10. Sir James GORDON m1. Anna MERCER m2. Rebecca KEITH

m. Rebecca KEITH father: Andrew KEITH

13+ Sir James GORDON m. Helen URQUHART

15 George GORDON

16 Alexander GORDON

17 Katherine GORDON m. Alexander BURNETT

18 Agnes GORDON m. George BANNERMAN

19+ Janet GORDON m. James CRICHTON

11. Katherine GORDON m. Alexander BURNET

m. Alexander BURNET

20+ Robert BURNET m. Rachel JOHNSTON

12. John FORBES m. Christian OGILVY

m. Christian OGILVY father: Walter OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy of Deskford mother: Mary DOUGLAS

21+ Alexander FORBES, Lord Forbes of Pitsligo m. Jean KEITH