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. Elizabeth BEKE Death: Abt 1373
  2. Margaret BEKE

Bibliography
  1. Richardson, Douglas, Sir Robert de Swinnerton and his two wives, Elizabeth de Beek and Joan Hameldene. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 1/29/2021. Subject: C.P. Addition: Sir Robert de Swinnerton, 4th Lord Swinnerton, and his two wives, Elizabeth de Beek and Joan Hameldene. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/C-ti9EQ5fIM/m/Lfqk-FOeAAAJ. Author address: celticprince at gmail dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Douglas Richardson SGM 1/29/2021-145905].
  2. Roskell, J S, History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1386-1421. Wolfboro Falls, NH: Alan Sutton, 1992. NYPL JFE 95-5018. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: HoP 1386-1421 v[1-4]p[0-9]*].
  3. Jacobus, Donald Lines, Ancestry of Obadiah and Mary Bruen, TAG v26 (1950) p12-25. Available at http://americanancestors.org/databases/american-genealogist-the/image/. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Jacobus BRUEN p[0-9]*].
  4. Ravilious, John, Richard de Draycott. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 5/19/2004. Subject: Sir Richard de Draycott (d. ca. 1268) and the identity of 'Lady Orabilie'. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/lHIFzCQs7co/m/_QiaeSgwLDQJ. Author address: Therav3 at aol dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 5/19/2004-230321].
  5. Sutton, Peter, Sir Nicholas de Beek. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 1/24/2001. Subject: Mother of Margaret Stafford. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/piFNEZWfNGQ/m/iFf6dcWQz_AJ. Author address: p dot sutton at ntlworld dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Peter Sutton SGM 1/24/2001-154338].
  6. Sutton, Peter, Sir Nicholas de Bek. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 7/20/2000. Subject: de Clare, de Stafford, de Audley, Beke, Swynnerton ekkkkkk!. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/I1QPG1kE7C0/m/ZZBi932XuUMJ. Author address: p dot sutton at ntlworld dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Peter Sutton SGM 7/20/2000-202643].
  7. Richardson, Douglas, Royal Ancestry. Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2013. NYPL JFF 16-1184 v1-5 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v4p[0-9]*].
  8. Richardson, Douglas, Royal Ancestry. Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2013. NYPL JFF 16-1184 v1-5 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v5p[0-9]*].
  9. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, David Faris, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who came to America before 1700, 7th Edition, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1992. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Weis AR7 #[0-9][0-9]*[A-Z]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
parents:
[Ref: John Ravilious SGM 5/19/2004-230321, Peter Sutton SGM 7/20/2000-202643]
___ De BEK & Mary ___ [Ref: Peter Sutton SGM 1/24/2001-154338],
sister:
Elizabeth wife of Sir John Ipstones [Ref: HoP 1386-1421 v3p479]
Sources for death Information
date:
1369 [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 5/19/2004-230321, Peter Sutton SGM 1/24/2001-154338, Peter Sutton SGM 7/20/2000-202643]
shortly before 24 Jul 1369 [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v5p10]
Sources with Information about marriage to Joan De STAFFORD
names:
[Ref: John Ravilious SGM 5/19/2004-230321, Peter Sutton SGM 1/24/2001-154338, Richardson RoyalAnc v5p10],
child:
[Ref: Douglas Richardson SGM 1/29/2021-145905, Jacobus BRUEN p21, Peter Sutton SGM 7/20/2000-202643, Richardson RoyalAnc v4p555, Weis AR7 #32]
Research Notes:
Knt, of Hopton (in St Mary's), Stafford, and Tean (in Checkley), Staffordshire, and Munslow, Shropshire [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v4p555, Richardson RoyalAnc v5p10]
of Hopton, co Salop, and Tene, co Staffs [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 5/19/2004-230321]
of Hopton, Salop, and Tean, Staffs [Ref: HoP 1386-1421 v3p479]

sometimes shown to have married Joan de STAFFORD (e.g. Weis AR7 #32, vonRedlich p120-128) but that is definitely wrong [Ref: Jacobus BRUEN p23]

1346: fought at the Battle of Crecy [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 5/19/2004-230321]

served in the Crecy campaign [Ref: Peter Sutton SGM 7/20/2000-202643]

1347: took part in siege of Calais [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 5/19/2004-230321, Peter Sutton SGM 7/20/2000-202643]

1363, 1365: Knight of the Shire for Staffordshire [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v5p10]

1368-9: Sheriff of Staffordshire [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v5p10]
Sheriff of Staffordshire [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v4p555]

from a suit at Stafford Assizes in Jul 1402, we learn he was the son of Mary (otherwise Mariota) de Bek, and that his wife was named Joan [Ref: Peter Sutton SGM 1/24/2001-154338]



Pedigree of Sir Nicholas BEKE
                                                                /-----Hugh De DRAYCOTE
                                                       /-----Philip De DRAYCOTE
                                              /-----Hugh De DRAYCOTT
                                     /-----Sir Richard De DRAYCOTT
                            /-----Sir Philip De DRAYCOTT
                           |        |         /-----Robert De LEGH
                           |         \-----Aliva De LEGH
                   /-----Sir Richard De DRAYCOTT
                  |         \-----Alice COLEVYLE
          /-----Sir Robert De BEK
         |        |                  /-----Robert De BEK
         |        |         /-----Robert De BEK
         |        |        |         \-----Lettice
         |         \-----Lettice De BEK
         |                  \-----Orabilis
 /-----Sir Robert De BEK
|         \-----Matilda De HERTWALLE
Sir Nicholas BEKE
 \-----Mariota



Descendants of Sir Nicholas BEKE
1. Sir Nicholas BEKE m. Joan De STAFFORD
m. Joan De STAFFORD father: Sir Ralph De STAFFORD, K.G., Earl Of Stafford mother: Katharine De HASTING

2nd generation

2. Elizabeth BEKE m. Sir Robert De SWYNNERTON, Lord Swynnerton
m. Sir Robert De SWYNNERTON, Lord Swynnerton father: Sir Thomas De SWYNNERTON, Lord Swynnerton mother: Maud De HOLAND

3rd generation

4. Maud De SWYNNERTON m1. Humphrey De PESHALE m2. William De IPSTONES m3. Sir John SAVAGE
m. Humphrey De PESHALE father: Sir Richard PESHALL mother: Joan CHETWYND
m. William De IPSTONES father: Sir John De IPSTONES mother: Elizabeth CORBET
m. Sir John SAVAGE father: John SAVAGE mother: Margaret DANIERS

4th generation

5. Richard De PESHALE m.
7. Alice De IPSTONES m. Sir Randall BRERETON
m. Sir Randall BRERETON father: Sir William BRERETON mother: Margaret DONE
8. Mary SAVAGE m. William STANLEY
m. William STANLEY father: Sir William STANLEY mother: Blanche ARDERNE
14. Margaret SAVAGE m. Sir John DUTTON
m. Sir John DUTTON father: Sir Piers DUTTON
15. Sir John SAVAGE m. Eleanor BRERETON
m. Eleanor BRERETON father: Sir William BRERETON mother: Anyll De VENABLES

5th generation

16. Humphrey PESHALL m1. Agnes EGERTON m2. Lettice De HARCOURT
m. Agnes EGERTON father: Sir Robert EGERTON
m. Lettice De HARCOURT father: John HARCOURT mother: Anne NORREYS
18. Sir Randall BRERETON m1. Joan HOLFORD m2. Katherine BULKELEY
m. Joan HOLFORD father: William HOLFORD
m. Katherine BULKELEY father: William BULKELEY
19. William BRERETON m. Katherine WILDE
m. Katherine WILDE father: Thomas WILDE mother: Angharad FERCH IEUAN
20. William STANLEY m. Alice HOUGHTON
m. Alice HOUGHTON father: Sir Richard HOUGHTON mother: Margaret
24. Sir Thomas DUTTON m. Anne TUCHET De AUDLEY
m. Anne TUCHET De AUDLEY father: James TUCHET, Lord Audley mother: Margaret De ROS
25. Maud De DUTTON m. Sir William BOOTH
m. Sir William BOOTH
26. Margaret SAVAGE m. Randall MAINWARING
m. Randall MAINWARING
27. Alice SAVAGE m. Sir Henry BOLD
m. Sir Henry BOLD
29. Sir John SAVAGE m. Katherine STANLEY
m. Katherine STANLEY father: Sir Thomas STANLEY, K.G., Lord Stanley mother: Joan GOUSHILL