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: Sir Henry SINCLAIR
Sex: M
Birth: 1 ^b
Death: Before 28 Jan 1335/6 ^d

Parents:

Father:
Sir William SINCLAIR Death: After 25 Mar 1296

Mother:

Amicia Death: After 7 Apr 1299

Family:
Marriage:

Alice De FENTON .^m1
Alice De FENTON Death: After 10 Sep 1336

Children:

Sir William SINCLAIR Birth: 1 Death: 25 Aug 1330 in Tebas de Ardales, Granada
John SINCLAIR Birth: 2 Death: 25 Aug 1330 in Spain

Bibliography

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]*].
Ravilious, John, family of Alan Durward. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 11/1/2006. Subject: the family of Alan Durward: a Sinclair ascent?. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/lNjuNtz0x38/m/b1qTnZkXIIAJ. Author address: Therav3 at aol dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 11/1/2006-115931].
Ravilious, John, SP Addition: Sinclair ancestry of the Borthwicks. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 12/3/2005. Subject: SP Addition: Sinclair ancestry of the Borthwicks. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/50fVFMxHcVY/m/yPMgUHtFXUcJ. Author address: therav3 at aol dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 12/3/2005-111110].
Ravilious, John, Earls of Menteith, Murdoch Earl of Menteith and the Ferrers family of Groby, in The Scottish Genealogist, vol LX no 1 (Mar 2013), pp12-25. Available at https://independent.academia.edu/JohnRavilious. This article at https://www.academia.edu/33794810/TSG_The_Earls_of_Menteith_Murdoch_Earl_of_Menteith_and_the_Ferrers_family_of_Groby_Vol_LX_1_12_25_pdf. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Ravilious Murdoch 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

date:: first son [Ref: SP VI p565],
parents:: [Ref: Burke Peerage p326, Ravilious Murdoch p13, SP VI p565]

Sources for death Information

date:: before 1335/6 [Ref: Burke Peerage p326]; before 28 Jan 1335/6 [Ref: SP VI p566]

Sources with Information about marriage to Alice De FENTON

child:: [Ref: Burke Peerage p326, John Ravilious SGM 11/1/2006-115931, John Ravilious SGM 12/3/2005-111110, SP VI p566]

Research Notes:
of Roslin [Ref: Burke Peerage p326, SP VI p565]

Pedigree of Sir Henry SINCLAIR
          /-----Robert De St CLARE
/-----Sir William SINCLAIR
|        |                                                      /-----Robert II The Pious King Of France
|        |                                             /-----Henry I King Of France
|        |                                            |         \-----Constance Of Provence
|        |                                    /-----Philip I King Of France
|        |                                   |        |         /-----Jaroslav I Grand Prince Of Kiev
|        |                                   |         \-----Anne Of Kiev
|        |                                   |                  \-----Ingegard
|        |                           /-----Louis VI The Fat King Of France
|        |                          |        |                  /-----Thierri III Count Of Holland
|        |                          |        |         /-----Florent I Count Of Holland
|        |                          |        |        |         \-----Othilde Of Franconia
|        |                          |         \-----Bertha Of Holland
|        |                          |                 |         /-----Bernard II Duke Of Saxony
|        |                          |                  \-----Gertrude Of Saxony
|        |                          |                           \-----Eilika Of Schweinfurt
|        |                  /-----Robert I Count Of Dreux
|        |                 |        |                           /-----Otto Count Of Savoy, Marquess Of Turin
|        |                 |        |                  /-----Amadeus II Count Of Savoy
|        |                 |        |                 |         \-----Adelaide Markgrafin Of Susa
|        |                 |        |         /-----Humbert II Count Of Maurienne And Savoy
|        |                 |        |        |         \-----Adelaide
|        |                 |         \-----Adelaide Of Savoy
|        |                 |                 |                  /-----Raynald I Count Of Burgundy
|        |                 |                 |         /-----William I The Great Count Of Burgundy
|        |                 |                 |        |         \-----Alice Of Normandy
|        |                 |                  \-----Gisele Of Burgundy
|        |                 |                          |         /-----Berengar Raimond I Count Of Barcelona
|        |                 |                           \-----Stephanie Of Barcelona
|        |                 |                                    \-----Guisle Of Lluca
|        |         /-----Robert II Count Of Dreux
|        |        |        |                  /-----Andre Seigneur De Baudmont
|        |        |        |         /-----Gui Seigneur De Baudmont And Braine
|        |        |        |        |         \-----Agnes Heiress Of Braine
|        |        |         \-----Agnes De Baudemont
|        |        |                  \-----Adelaide
|         \-----Eleanor Of Dreux
|                 |                                             /-----Dreux De BOVES
|                 |                                    /-----Enguerrand I De COUCY, Count Of Amiens
|                 |                                   |         \-----Adele De Coucy
|                 |                           /-----Thomas De COUCY, Count Of Anvers
|                 |                          |        |         /-----Lutaud Seigneur De Marle
|                 |                          |         \-----Ade De ROUCY, Dame De Marle
|                 |                          |                  \-----Mathilde
|                 |                  /-----Enguerrand II Sire De COUCY
|                 |                 |        |         /-----Guy De CRECY En LAONNOIS
|                 |                 |         \-----Melisende De CRECY En LAONNOIS
|                 |         /-----Ralph I Sire De COUCY
|                 |        |        |                           /-----Lancellin I Sire De Baugency In Orleanais
|                 |        |        |                  /-----Lanzelin II Seigneur De Baugency
|                 |        |        |         /-----Ralph Seigneur De BAUGENCI
|                 |        |        |        |         \-----Alberga
|                 |        |         \-----Agnes De BAUGENCI
|                 |        |                 |                  /-----Henry I King Of France
|                 |        |                 |         /-----Hugh Magnus Duke Of France
|                 |        |                 |        |         \-----Anne Of Kiev
|                 |        |                  \-----Matilda Of Vermandois
|                 |        |                          |         /-----Herbert IV Count Of Vermandois
|                 |        |                           \-----Adelaide De Vermandois, Countess Of Vermandois
|                 |        |                                    \-----Adela De Valois
|                  \-----Yolande De COUCY
|                          |                                    /-----Baldwin VI De MONS, Count Of Flanders
|                          |                           /-----Baldwin II Count Of Hainault
|                          |                          |         \-----Richilde Countess Of Hainault
|                          |                  /-----Baldwin III Count Of Hainault
|                          |                 |        |         /-----Henry II Of Brabant, Count Of Lorraine
|                          |                 |         \-----Ida Of Louvain
|                          |                 |                  \-----Adelaide Of Betuew
|                          |         /-----Baldwin IV Count Of Hainault
|                          |        |        |                  /-----Dietrich Flameus Count In The Velux
|                          |        |        |         /-----Gerald I Count Of Guelders And Wassenberg
|                          |        |         \-----Yolande Of Guelders
|                           \-----Agnes Of Hainault
|                                   |                           /-----Albert II Count Of Namur
|                                   |                  /-----Albert III Count Of Namur
|                                   |                 |         \-----Regilinde Of Lorraine
|                                   |         /-----Godfrey Count Of Namur
|                                   |        |        |         /-----Bernard II Duke Of Saxony
|                                   |        |         \-----Ida Of Saxony
|                                   |        |                  \-----Eilika Of Schweinfurt
|                                    \-----Alix De NAMUR
|                                            |                  /-----Giselbert Count Of Luxembourg
|                                            |         /-----Conrad I Count Of Luxembourg
|                                             \-----Ermesinde
|                                                     |         /-----William V Peter Count Of Poitou, Duke Of Aquitaine
|                                                      \-----Clementia Of Poitou
|                                                               \-----Emisinde Of Longwy
Sir Henry SINCLAIR
|                                    /-----Malise Earl Of Strathern
|                           /-----Ferteth Earl Of Strathern
|                  /-----Gilbert Earl Of Strathern
|                 |         \-----Ethen
|         /-----Robert Earl Of Strathern
|        |        |                                             /-----Ralph III De TOENI, Baron Of Flamstead
|        |        |                                    /-----Ralph IV De TOENI, Baron Of Flamstead
|        |        |                                   |         \-----Isabel De MONTFORT
|        |        |                           /-----Roger III De TOENI, Baron Of Flamstead
|        |        |                          |        |         /-----Waltheof II Earl Of Huntingdon
|        |        |                          |         \-----Alice Of Northumberland
|        |        |                          |                  \-----Judith Of Lens
|        |        |                  /-----Ralph V De TOENI, Baron Of Flamstead
|        |        |                 |        |                  /-----Baldwin II Count Of Hainault
|        |        |                 |        |         /-----Baldwin III Count Of Hainault
|        |        |                 |        |        |         \-----Ida Of Louvain
|        |        |                 |         \-----Ida (Gertrude) Of Hainault
|        |        |                 |                 |         /-----Gerald I Count Of Guelders And Wassenberg
|        |        |                 |                  \-----Yolande Of Guelders
|        |        |         /-----Roger IV De TOENI, Baron Of Flamstead
|        |        |        |        |                           /-----Roger De Beaumont
|        |        |        |        |                  /-----Sir Robert De Beaumont, Earl Of Leicester
|        |        |        |        |                 |         \-----Adelise Of Meulan
|        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Robert II De Beaumont, Earl Of Leicester
|        |        |        |        |        |        |         /-----Hugh Magnus Duke Of France
|        |        |        |        |        |         \-----Isabel De Vermandois, Countess Of Leicester
|        |        |        |        |        |                  \-----Adelaide De Vermandois, Countess Of Vermandois
|        |        |        |         \-----Margaret De BEAUMONT
|        |        |        |                 |                  /-----Ralph De Gael De Montfort, Earl Of Norfolk
|        |        |        |                 |         /-----Ralph De MONTFORT, Seigneur Of Montfort-Gael
|        |        |        |                 |        |         \-----Emma Fitz Osbern
|        |        |        |                  \-----Amicia De Gael
|        |         \-----Margaret De TOSNY
|        |                 |                                    /-----Hubert Vicount Of Beaumont And Maine
|        |                 |                           /-----Raoul VII Vicount Of Fresnay, Beaumont, And St Suz
|        |                 |                          |         \-----Ermengarde Of Nevers
|        |                 |                  /-----Roscelin De BEAUMONT, Viscount Of Maine
|        |                 |                 |        |         /-----Guy II Sire De Laval
|        |                 |                 |         \-----Adenor Of Laval
|        |                 |                 |                  \-----Denise Of Mortain
|        |                 |         /-----Richard I De BEAUMONT, Viscount Of Maine
|        |                 |        |        |                  /-----William The Conqueror King Of England
|        |                 |        |        |         /-----Henry I Beauclerc King Of England
|        |                 |        |        |        |         \-----Maud Of Flanders
|        |                 |        |         \-----Constance
|        |                  \-----Constance De BEAUMONT
|        |                          |         /-----Richard II Seigneur of l'Aigle
|        |                           \-----Lucie De L'AIGLE
|        |                                    \-----Beatrice
\-----Amicia
         |                           /-----Freskin
         |                  /-----William FRESKIN
         |         /-----Hugh De MORAVIA
          \-----(Unk dau) De MORAVIA
                  |                                    /-----Constantine Earl Of Fife
                  |                           /-----Gillemichel MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife
                  |                  /-----Duncan MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife, Regent Of Scotlan
                  |         /-----Duncan MACDUFF, Earl Of Fife, Justiciar Of Scot
                   \-----Annabela Of Fife
                            \-----Ela

Descendants of Sir Henry SINCLAIR

1. Sir Henry SINCLAIR m. Alice De FENTON

m. Alice De FENTON father: William De FENTON mother: Cecilia BYSET

2+ Sir William SINCLAIR m.

3 John SINCLAIR

2nd generation

2. Sir William SINCLAIR m.

4+ Sir William SINCLAIR, Lord Of Roslin m. Isabel Of Strathern

5+ Margaret SINCLAIR m1. Sir John SINCLAIR m2. Thomas STEWART, Earl Of Angus

6+ Thomas SINCLAIR m.

7 John SINCLAIR

8+ (Unk) SINCLAIR m. Thomas De BORTHWICK

3rd generation

4. Sir William SINCLAIR, Lord Of Roslin m. Isabel Of Strathern

m. Isabel Of Strathern father: Malise Earl Of Strathern, Caithness, And Orkney mother: Margery Of Ross

9+ Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney m. Jean HALYBURTON

10 David SINCLAIR

5. Margaret SINCLAIR m1. Sir John SINCLAIR m2. Thomas STEWART, Earl Of Angus

m. Sir John SINCLAIR father: William De St CLAIR

11+ Sir John SINCLAIR m. Elizabeth POLWARCH

12 James SINCLAIR

13 Walter SINCLAIR

m. Thomas STEWART, Earl Of Angus father: Sir John STEWART, Earl Of Angus mother: Margaret ABERNETHY

14+ Elizabeth STEWART m. Sir Alexander HAMILTON

15+ Margaret STEWART, Countess Of Angus And Mar m1. William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas m2. Sir Thomas Earl Of Mar

6. Thomas SINCLAIR m.

16 Alexander SINCLAIR

8. (Unk) SINCLAIR m. Thomas De BORTHWICK

m. Thomas De BORTHWICK

17+ Sir William BORTHWICK m. (Unk)

4th generation

9. Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney m. Jean HALYBURTON

m. Jean HALYBURTON father: Sir Walter HALIBURTON

18+ Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney m. Jill DOUGLAS

19 John SINCLAIR

20 William SINCLAIR

21+ Elizabeth SINCLAIR m. Sir John DRUMMOND

22 Margaret SINCLAIR m. James CRAIGY, Laird Of Hupe

23+ Jean SINCLAIR m. Sir John FORRESTER

24 (Unk Dau) SINCLAIR m. (Unk) COCKBURN

25 (Unk Dau) SINCLAIR m. (Unk) HERON

26 Mary SINCLAIR m. Sir Thomas SOMERVILLE; Sir Thomas SOMERVILLE father: Sir William SOMERVILLE mother: Katherine HALLIDAY

27 Marjory SINCLAIR m. Sir David MENZIES

28+ Beatrice SINCLAIR m. James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas

11. Sir John SINCLAIR m. Elizabeth POLWARCH

m. Elizabeth POLWARCH father: Sir Patrick POLWARTH

29+ Katherine De St CLAIR m. Sir John SETON, Lord Of Seton

30+ Sir William SINCLAIR m. Margaret

14. Elizabeth STEWART m. Sir Alexander HAMILTON

m. Sir Alexander HAMILTON father: John FITZ WALTER mother: Elizabeth STEWART

31+ Sir Archibald HAMILTON m. Margaret MONTGOMERIE

15. Margaret STEWART, Countess Of Angus And Mar m1. William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas m2. Sir Thomas Earl Of Mar

m. William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas father: Archibald DOUGLAS, Regent Of Scotland mother: Beatrice LINDSAY

32+ Margaret DOUGLAS m1. Thomas JOHNSON m2. Alexander MONTGOMERY

33+ George DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus m. Mary STEWART

m. Sir Thomas Earl Of Mar father: Donald Earl Of Mar mother: Isabel STEWART

17. Sir William BORTHWICK m. (Unk)

m. (Unk)

34+ Janet BORTHWICK m. Sir Adam HEPBURN, Lord Of Hailes

35+ Alicia BORTHWICK m. Sir William HAY

36+ Margaret BORTHWICK m1. Sir William ABERNETHY m2. Sir William DOUGLAS

37 George BORTHWICK

38 John BORTHWICK

39+ Sir William BORTHWICK m. (Unk) HAY

5th generation

18. Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney m. Jill DOUGLAS

m. Jill DOUGLAS father: Sir William DOUGLAS mother: Jill STEWART

40+ William SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney And Caithness m1. Elizabeth DOUGLAS m2. Marjorie SUTHERLAND m3. Janet YEMAN m4.

41+ Helen SINCLAIR m. John SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland

21. Elizabeth SINCLAIR m. Sir John DRUMMOND

m. Sir John DRUMMOND father: Sir John DRUMMOND mother: Mary De MONTIFICHET

42+ Sir Walter DRUMMOND m. Margaret RUTHVEN

43 Robert DRUMMOND

44 John DRUMMOND m. Mary MONTFICHET

45 Elizabeth DRUMMOND m. Thomas KINNAIRD

23. Jean SINCLAIR m. Sir John FORRESTER

m. Sir John FORRESTER father: Sir Adam FORRESTER mother: Margaret

46+ Sir John FORRESTER m.

47+ Henry FORRESTER m. Helen FAIRLIE

48 John FORRESTER

49 Elizabeth FORRESTER m. Sir Alexander LAUNDER

50+ Janet FORRESTER m. Sir Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell

28. Beatrice SINCLAIR m. James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas

m. James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas father: Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas mother: Joan MORAY

51 William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas m. Margaret DOUGLAS, Countess Of Douglas; Margaret DOUGLAS, Countess Of Douglas father: Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas mother: Eupheme GRAHAM

52 James DOUGLAS, K.G., Earl Of Douglas m1. Margaret DOUGLAS, Countess Of Douglas m2. Anne HOLAND; Margaret DOUGLAS, Countess Of Douglas father: Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas mother: Eupheme GRAHAM; Anne HOLAND father: Sir John De HOLAND, K.G., Duke Of Exeter mother: Anne STAFFORD

53+ Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Moray m. Elizabeth DUNBAR

54+ Hugh DOUGLAS, Earl Of Ormond m.

55 Sir John DOUGLAS, Lord Of Balveny

56 Henry DOUGLAS

57 George DOUGLAS

58+ Beatrice DOUGLAS m1. Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll m2. Arthur FORBES

59+ Janet DOUGLAS m. Robert FLEMING, Lord Fleming

60+ Margaret DOUGLAS m. Sir Henry DOUGLAS

61 Elizabeth DOUGLAS m. Sir John WALLACE

29. Katherine De St CLAIR m. Sir John SETON, Lord Of Seton

m. Sir John SETON, Lord Of Seton father: Sir William SETON mother: Janet FLEMING

62+ Sir William SETON m. Janet DUNBAR

63+ Janet SETON m. Robert KEITH, Master Of Keith

64+ Christian SETON m. Sir Norman De LESLIE

30. Sir William SINCLAIR m. Margaret

65+ John SINCLAIR m. Isobel

31. Sir Archibald HAMILTON m. Margaret MONTGOMERIE

m. Margaret MONTGOMERIE father: John MONTGOMERIE

66+ Alexander HAMILTON m. Isobel SCHAW

67 Alison HAMILTON m. John MONTGOMERY

32. Margaret DOUGLAS m1. Thomas JOHNSON m2. Alexander MONTGOMERY

m. Thomas JOHNSON

m. Alexander MONTGOMERY father: John MONTGOMERY mother: Janet ERSKINE

68 John MONTGOMERY m.

33. George DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus m. Mary STEWART

m. Mary STEWART father: Robert III King Of Scots mother: Annabella DRUMMOND

69+ Elizabeth DOUGLAS m1. Sir Alexander FORBES, Lord Forbes m2. Sir David HAY

70+ William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus m. Margaret HAY

34. Janet BORTHWICK m. Sir Adam HEPBURN, Lord Of Hailes

m. Sir Adam HEPBURN, Lord Of Hailes father: Patrick HEPBURN mother: (Unk) VAUX

71+ Sir Patrick HEPBURN, Lord Hailes m. Ellen WALLACE

72 William HEPBURN m. Elizabeth TOURIS

73+ George HEPBURN m. Jonet MALVYN

74 Adam HEPBURN

75 John HEPBURN, Bishop Of Dunblane

76+ Elizabeth HEPBURN m. Alexander MONTGOMERIE, Master Of Montgomerie

77+ Helen HEPBURN m. John SOMERVILLE, Lord Somerville

78+ Agnes HEPBURN m. Alexander HOME

79+ Margaret HEPBURN m. Alexander CUNNINGHAM, Earl Of Glencairn

35. Alicia BORTHWICK m. Sir William HAY

m. Sir William HAY father: Sir Thomas HAY mother: Janet GIFFORD

80 Sir Thomas HAY

81+ Sir David HAY m. Elizabeth DOUGLAS

82 Edmund HAY m. Annabella BOYD; Annabella BOYD father: Sir Thomas BOYD mother: Joanna MONTGOMERIE

84+ Janet HAY m. Sir Alexander HOME

85+ Alice HAY m1. Gilbert HAY m2. Sir George DUNBAR, Earl Of March Or Dunbar

86 Elizabeth HAY m. Duncan MacDOWAL

36. Margaret BORTHWICK m1. Sir William ABERNETHY m2. Sir William DOUGLAS

m. Sir William ABERNETHY father: Sir William ABERNETHY mother: Maria STEWART

87 William ABERNETHY

88+ Laurence ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy m. Margaret

89 Oswald ABERNETHY

m. Sir William DOUGLAS father: Sir James DOUGLAS, Lord Dalkeith mother: Elizabeth STEWART

39. Sir William BORTHWICK m. (Unk) HAY

m. (Unk) HAY father: Sir Thomas HAY mother: Janet GIFFORD

90+ Janet BORTHWICK m1. Sir James DOUGLAS, Lord Dalkeith m2. George CRICHTON, Earl Of Caithness

91+ William BORTHWICK, Lord Borthwick m.

92+ Margaret BORTHWICK m. Sir John MAXWELL