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

Person Info

Name: Sir William De KEITH
Sex: M
Death: After 24 May 1521 ^d

Parents:

Father:
John De KEITH Birth: 2

Mother:

Mariota Le CHEYNE

Family:
Marriage:

Janet DUNBAR .^m1
Janet DUNBAR

Children:

Sir Alexander De KEITH Birth: 1 Death: Before 1518
Sir William De KEITH Birth: 2
John De KEITH Birth: 3

Bibliography

Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 08, Lindley-Moate. London: St Catherine Press, 1932. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP VIII [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]*].
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 VI p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information

parents:: [Ref: SP VI p34]

Sources for death Information

date:: 1521 between 24 May and Martinmas [Ref: SP VI p34]

Sources with Information about marriage to Janet DUNBAR

date:: before death of father [Ref: SP VI p34],
child:: [Ref: SP VI p34]

Research Notes:
of Inverugie [Ref: CP VIII p479, SP VI p49]

Pedigree of Sir William De KEITH
                                                                /-----Hervey De KEITH
                                                       /-----Malcolm De KEITH
                                              /-----Philip De KEITH
                                     /-----Hervey De KEITH
                                    |        |         /-----Hugh LORENS
                                    |         \-----Eda LORENS
                                    |                 |         /-----Simon FRASER
                                    |                  \-----Eda FRASER
                            /-----Sir John De KEITH
                   /-----Sir William De KEITH
                  |        |                                    /-----(Unk) De COMYN
                  |        |                           /-----(Unk) De COMYN
                  |        |                  /-----Richard COMYN
                  |        |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
                  |        |        |        |                  /-----Waltheof Of Tynedale
                  |        |        |        |         /-----Uchtred Of Tynedale
                  |        |        |         \-----Hextilde of Tynedale
                  |        |        |                 |         /-----Domnall Bane (Donald) Mac DONNCHAD, King Of Scots
                  |        |        |                  \-----Bethoc Of Scotland
                  |         \-----Margaret COMYN
                  |                 |                           /-----Colban Earl Of Buchan
                  |                 |                  /-----Roger Earl Of Buchan
                  |                 |                 |         \-----Eve Countess Of Buchan
                  |                 |         /-----Fergus Earl Of Buchan
                  |                  \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
          /-----Sir Edward De KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland
         |        |         /-----Adam De SETON
         |         \-----Barbara De SETON
/-----John De KEITH
|        |                                    /-----Sir Andrew De SYNTON
|        |                           /-----Sir Alexander De SYNTON
|        |                  /-----Andrew De SYNTON
|        |         /-----Alexander De SYNTON
|         \-----Isabel De SYNTON
|                  \-----Maria
Sir William De KEITH
|                           /-----Reginald Le CHEYNE
|                  /-----Sir Reginald Le CHEYNE
|         /-----Sir Reginald CHEYNE
|        |        |                                             /-----William FRESKIN
|        |        |                                    /-----Hugh De MORAVIA
|        |        |                           /-----William SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland
|        |        |                          |        |         /-----Duncan MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife, Justiciar Of Scot
|        |        |                          |         \-----Annabela Of Fife
|        |        |                          |                  \-----Ela
|        |        |                  /-----Walter De MORAVIA
|        |        |         /-----Freskin De MORAVIA
|        |        |        |        |         /-----Ferquhard Mac TAGGART, Earl Of Ross
|        |        |        |         \-----Eupheme Of Ross
|        |         \-----Mary De MORAVIA
|        |                 |                                    /-----Melmare
|        |                 |                           /-----Madach Earl Of Atholl
|        |                 |                  /-----Harald MADDADSSON, Jarl Of Orkney
|        |                 |                 |        |         /-----Hakon Jarl Of Orkney
|        |                 |                 |         \-----Margaret
|        |                 |                 |                  \-----Helga
|        |                 |         /-----John HARALDSSON, Jarl Of Orkney
|        |                 |        |        |                  /-----Alexander Mac MAEL COLUIM, King Of Scots
|        |                 |        |        |         /-----Malcolm II Earl Of Ross
|        |                 |        |         \-----Gormflaeth
|        |                 |        |                 |         /-----Gilla-Brighte
|        |                 |        |                  \-----(Unk dau)
|        |                  \-----Johanna Lady Of Strathnaver
\-----Mariota Le CHEYNE
         |                                                      /-----Hugh De ABERNETHY
         |                                             /-----Orm De ABERNETHY
         |                                    /-----Sir Laurence De ABERNETHY
         |                           /-----William De ABERNETHY
         |                          |        |                  /-----Fergus Lord Of Galloway
         |                          |        |         /-----Uchtred Of Galloway
         |                          |        |        |         \-----Sibyl/Elizabeth
         |                          |         \-----Devorguile Of Galloway
         |                          |                 |         /-----Waltheof Baron Of Allendale
         |                          |                  \-----Gunnild Of Dunbar
         |                          |                           \-----Sigrid
         |                  /-----William De ABERNETHY
         |                 |         \-----Margaret
         |         /-----Laurence De ABERNETHY
          \-----Helen De ABERNETHY

Descendants of Sir William De KEITH

1. Sir William De KEITH m. Janet DUNBAR

m. Janet DUNBAR father: Sir James DUNBAR

2 Sir Alexander De KEITH

3+ Sir William De KEITH m. Janet GREY

4 John De KEITH

2nd generation

3. Sir William De KEITH m. Janet GREY

m. Janet GREY father: Andrew GREY, Lord Grey mother: Elizabeth STEWART

5+ Elizabeth KEITH m. William FORBES, Lord Forbes

6+ Jean KEITH m. John FORBES

7+ Margaret KEITH m. William KEITH, Earl Marischal

3rd generation

5. Elizabeth KEITH m. William FORBES, Lord Forbes

m. William FORBES, Lord Forbes father: John FORBES, Lord Forbes mother: Christian LUNDIN

8+ Jean FORBES m. James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie

9+ Elizabeth FORBES m. Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair

10+ Isabel FORBES m. Sir John GORDON, Laird Of Pitlurg

6. Jean KEITH m. John FORBES

m. John FORBES father: Alexander FORBES mother: Isobel WEMYSS

11+ Alexander FORBES m. Beatrix ABERNETHY

7. Margaret KEITH m. William KEITH, Earl Marischal

m. William KEITH, Earl Marischal father: Robert KEITH, Lord Keith mother: Elizabeth DOUGLAS

12+ Alison KEITH m. Alexander ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy

13+ Agnes KEITH m1. James STEWART, Earl Of Moray m2. Colin CAMPBELL, Earl of Argyll

14+ William KEITH, Lord Keith m. Elizabeth HAY

4th generation

8. Jean FORBES m. James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie

m. James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie father: James OGILVY, Master of Ogilvy mother: Catherine CAMPBELL

15+ James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie m1. Jean RUTHVEN m2. Elizabeth NAPIER

16+ Margaret OGILVY m1. George KEITH, Earl Marischal m2. Sir Alexander STRACHAN

9. Elizabeth FORBES m. Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair

m. Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair father: William SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair mother: Elizabeth KEITH

17+ Elizabeth SINCLAIR m. Sir Duncan CAMPBELL

10. Isabel FORBES m. Sir John GORDON, Laird Of Pitlurg

m. Sir John GORDON, Laird Of Pitlurg father: John GORDON mother: Janet OGILVIE

18 John GORDON, Laird Of Pitlurg

19+ Robert GORDON, Laird Of Pitlurg m. Katherine IRVINE

11. Alexander FORBES m. Beatrix ABERNETHY

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

20+ Marion FORBES m. Alexander GORDON

21+ Alexander FORBES m.

12. Alison KEITH m. Alexander ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy

m. Alexander ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy father: William ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy mother: Elizabeth HAY

22+ George ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy m. Margaret STEWART

13. Agnes KEITH m1. James STEWART, Earl Of Moray m2. Colin CAMPBELL, Earl of Argyll

m. James STEWART, Earl Of Moray father: James V King Of Scots mother: Margaret ERSKINE

23 Annabel STEWART

24+ Elizabeth STEWART m. James STEWART, Earl Of Moray

25 Margaret STEWART m. Francis HAY, Earl Of Erroll; Francis HAY, Earl Of Erroll father: Andrew HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Jean HAY

m. Colin CAMPBELL, Earl of Argyll father: Archibald CAMPBELL, Earl Of Argyll mother: Margaret GRAHAM

26 Colin CAMPBELL m. Mary CAMPBELL; Mary CAMPBELL father: Colin CAMPBELL mother: Katherine RUTHVEN

27 Anna CAMPBELL

28+ Archibald CAMPBELL, Earl of Argyll m1. Agnes DOUGLAS m2. Anne CORNWALLIS

14. William KEITH, Lord Keith m. Elizabeth HAY

m. Elizabeth HAY father: George HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Margaret ROBERTSON

29+ George KEITH, Earl Marischal m1. Margaret HOME m2. Margaret OGILVY

30+ Margaret KEITH m1. Sir William KEITH m2. Sir John CARNEGIE m3. Sir William GRAHAM

5th generation

15. James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie m1. Jean RUTHVEN m2. Elizabeth NAPIER

m. Jean RUTHVEN father: William RUTHVEN, Earl of Gowrie mother: Dorothy STEWART

31+ Elizabeth OGILVY m. George GORDON

32+ James OGILVY, Earl Of Airlie m. Isabel HAMILTON

m. Elizabeth NAPIER father: Archibald NAPIER mother: Elizabeth MOUBRAY

16. Margaret OGILVY m1. George KEITH, Earl Marischal m2. Sir Alexander STRACHAN

m. George KEITH, Earl Marischal father: William KEITH, Lord Keith mother: Elizabeth HAY

33+ Sir James KEITH m. Margaret LINDSAY

m. Sir Alexander STRACHAN

17. Elizabeth SINCLAIR m. Sir Duncan CAMPBELL

m. Sir Duncan CAMPBELL father: Colin CAMPBELL mother: Katherine RUTHVEN

34+ Jean CAMPBELL m. John MURRAY, Earl of Atholl

19. Robert GORDON, Laird Of Pitlurg m. Katherine IRVINE

m. Katherine IRVINE father: Alexander IRVINE, Laird Of Lynturk

35+ Robert GORDON, Laird Of Pitlurg m. Catherine BURNETT

20. Marion FORBES m. Alexander GORDON

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

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

37+ Katherine GORDON m. Alexander BURNET

21. Alexander FORBES m.

38+ John FORBES m. Christian OGILVY

22. George ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy m. Margaret STEWART

m. Margaret STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Elizabeth GORDON

39+ Margaret ABERNETHY m. Alexander FRASER

40 John ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy m1. Magdalen URQUHART m2. Elizabeth STEWART m3. Anne STEWART

24. Elizabeth STEWART m. James STEWART, Earl Of Moray

m. James STEWART, Earl Of Moray father: James STEWART, Lord Doune And St Colme mother: Margaret CAMPBELL

41+ Margaret STEWART m. Charles HOWARD, K.G., Earl of Nottingham

42 Elizabeth STEWART m. John ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy; John ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy father: George ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy mother: Margaret STEWART

43+ James STEWART, Earl Of Moray m. Anne GORDON

44+ Grizel STEWART m. Sir Robert INNES

28. Archibald CAMPBELL, Earl of Argyll m1. Agnes DOUGLAS m2. Anne CORNWALLIS

m. Agnes DOUGLAS father: William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton mother: Agnes LESLIE

45+ Anne CAMPBELL m. George GORDON, Marquess Of Huntley

46+ Archibald CAMPBELL, Earl of Argyll m. Margaret DOUGLAS

m. Anne CORNWALLIS father: Sir William CORNWALLIS mother: Lucy NEVILLE

29. George KEITH, Earl Marischal m1. Margaret HOME m2. Margaret OGILVY

m. Margaret HOME father: Alexander HOME, Lord Home mother: Margaret KER

47+ Anne KEITH m. William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton

48+ William KEITH, Earl Marischal m. Mary ERSKINE

m. Margaret OGILVY father: James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie mother: Jean FORBES

33+ Sir James KEITH m. Margaret LINDSAY

30. Margaret KEITH m1. Sir William KEITH m2. Sir John CARNEGIE m3. Sir William GRAHAM

m. Sir William KEITH

49+ Sir William KEITH m.

m. Sir John CARNEGIE

m. Sir William GRAHAM