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: Jean KERR
Sex: F
Death: Before 1633 ^d

Parents:

Father:
Mark KERR, Earl of Lothian Birth: Abt 1533 Death: 8 Apr 1609

Mother:

Margaret MAXWELL Birth: 2 Death: 8 Jan 1617 in Prestongrange

Family:
Marriage:

Robert BOYD on Before 1595 .^m1
Robert BOYD Death: May 1597

Children:

Robert BOYD, Lord Boyd Birth: Nov 1595 Death: 28 Aug 1628

Marriage:

David LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford on Before 16 Apr 1610 .^m2
David LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford Death: Jun 1620 in Edinburgh Castle

Marriage:

Thomas HAMILTON on Before 16 Feb 1618 .^m3
Thomas HAMILTON Death: 17 Aug 1632

Bibliography

Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 02 Bass-Canning. London: St Catherine Press, 1912. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 2 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo02coka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP II [Ap][p0-9].*].
Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 03 Canonteigh-Cutts. London: St Catherine Press, 1913. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 3 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo03coka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP III [Ap][p0-9].*].
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]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information

parents:: [Ref: CP II p262, CP III p517]

Sources for death Information

date:: before 1633 [Ref: CP III p517]

Sources with Information about marriage to Robert BOYD

date:: before 1595 [Ref: CP II p262]; first marriage of Jean [Ref: CP III p517],
child:: [Ref: CP II p262, Roberts RD600 p83]

Sources with Information about marriage to David LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford

date:: between 4 Mar 1606 and 16 Apr 1610 [Ref: CP II p262, CP III p517]

Sources with Information about marriage to Thomas HAMILTON

date:: before 16 Feb 1618 [Ref: CP II p262, CP III p517]

Research Notes:

Pedigree of Jean KERR
          /-----Mark KERR
/-----Mark KERR, Earl of Lothian
|        |                                                      /-----Sir George De LESLIE
|        |                                             /-----Sir Norman De LESLIE
|        |                                            |         \-----Elizabeth HAY
|        |                                    /-----George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes
|        |                                   |        |         /-----Sir John SETON, Lord Of Seton
|        |                                   |         \-----Christian SETON
|        |                                   |                  \-----Katherine De St CLAIR
|        |                           /-----Sir Andrew LESLIE, Master Of Rothes
|        |                          |        |                  /-----Sir John HALYBURTON
|        |                          |        |         /-----Walter HALYBURTON, Lord Of Dirletoun
|        |                          |        |        |         \-----Margaret CAMERON
|        |                          |         \-----Christian HALYBURTON
|        |                          |                 |         /-----Robert STEWART, Earl Of Fife, Duke Of Albany
|        |                          |                  \-----Isabel STEWART
|        |                          |                           \-----Margaret GRAHAM, Countess Of Menteith
|        |                  /-----William LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes
|        |                 |        |                           /-----Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney
|        |                 |        |                  /-----Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney
|        |                 |        |                 |         \-----Jean HALYBURTON
|        |                 |        |         /-----William SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney And Caithness
|        |                 |        |        |        |         /-----Sir William DOUGLAS
|        |                 |        |        |         \-----Jill DOUGLAS
|        |                 |        |        |                  \-----Jill STEWART
|        |                 |         \-----Elizabeth SINCLAIR
|        |                 |                 |                  /-----Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
|        |                 |                 |         /-----Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
|        |                 |                 |        |         \-----Joan MORAY
|        |                 |                  \-----Elizabeth DOUGLAS
|        |                 |                          |         /-----Robert III King Of Scots
|        |                 |                           \-----Margaret STEWART
|        |                 |                                    \-----Annabella DRUMMOND
|        |         /-----George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes
|        |        |        |         /-----Sir Michael BALFOUR
|        |        |         \-----Jonet BALFOUR
|         \-----Helen LESLIE
|                 |                                             /-----William CRICHTON
|                 |                                    /-----Sir John CRICHTON
|                 |                                   |         \-----Margaret PRESTON
|                 |                           /-----William CRICHTON, Lord Crichton
|                 |                          |         \-----Christian
|                 |                  /-----James CRICHTON, Lord Crichton
|                 |                 |         \-----Agnes
|                 |         /-----William CRICHTON, Lord Crichton
|                 |        |        |                           /-----John DUNBAR, Earl Of Moray
|                 |        |        |                  /-----Thomas DUNBAR, Earl Of Moray
|                 |        |        |                 |         \-----Marjorie STEWART
|                 |        |        |         /-----James DUNBAR, Earl Of Moray
|                 |        |        |        |         \-----Margaret
|                 |        |         \-----Janet DUNBAR
|                 |        |                 |                  /-----Sir William SETON
|                 |        |                 |         /-----Sir Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon
|                 |        |                 |        |         \-----Janet FLEMING
|                 |        |                  \-----Margaret SETON
|                 |        |                          |         /-----Sir Adam GORDON
|                 |        |                           \-----Elizabeth GORDON
|                 |        |                                    \-----Elizabeth KEITH
|                  \-----Margaret CRICHTON
|                          |                                    /-----Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots
|                          |                           /-----Robert III King Of Scots
|                          |                          |         \-----Elizabeth MURE
|                          |                  /-----James I King Of Scots
|                          |                 |        |         /-----Sir John DRUMMOND
|                          |                 |         \-----Annabella DRUMMOND
|                          |                 |                  \-----Mary De MONTIFICHET
|                          |         /-----James II King Of Scots
|                          |        |        |                  /-----John Of Gaunt K.G., Duke of Lancaster
|                          |        |        |         /-----John De BEAUFORT, K.G., Marquess of Somerset
|                          |        |        |        |         \-----Katharine Of Hainault
|                          |        |         \-----Joan De BEAUFORT
|                          |        |                 |         /-----Sir Thomas HOLLAND, K.G., Earl Of Kent
|                          |        |                  \-----Margaret HOLAND
|                          |        |                           \-----Alice FITZALAN
|                           \-----Margaret STEWART
|                                   |                           /-----Arend Lord Of Egmond
|                                   |                  /-----Johann II Lord Of Egmont, Regent Of Geldern
|                                   |                 |         \-----Jolande Of Leiningen
|                                   |         /-----Arnold Duke Of Gueldres, Count Of Zutphen
|                                   |        |        |         /-----Johann V Lord Of Arkel
|                                   |        |         \-----Maria Of Arkel
|                                   |        |                  \-----Johanna Of Geldern
|                                    \-----Marie Of Gueldres
|                                            |                  /-----Adolf I Count Of Kleve And Mark
|                                            |         /-----Adolph II Duke Of Cleve
|                                            |        |         \-----Margareta Of Julich
|                                             \-----Catherine Of Cleve
|                                                     |         /-----John The Fearless Duke Of Burgundy
|                                                      \-----Maria Of Burgundy
|                                                               \-----Margaret Of Bavaria
Jean KERR
|                                                               /-----Sir Herbert De MAXWELL
|                                                      /-----Sir Herbert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell
|                                                     |         \-----Katherine STEWART
|                                             /-----Sir Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell
|                                            |        |         /-----Sir Herbert HERRIES
|                                            |         \-----(Unk) HERRIES
|                                            |                  \-----Margaret
|                                    /-----John MAXWELL, Master Of Maxwell
|                                   |        |                  /-----Sir Adam FORRESTER
|                                   |        |         /-----Sir John FORRESTER
|                                   |        |        |         \-----Margaret
|                                   |         \-----Janet FORRESTER
|                                   |                 |         /-----Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney
|                                   |                  \-----Jean SINCLAIR
|                                   |                           \-----Jean HALYBURTON
|                           /-----John MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell
|                          |        |                           /-----William CRICHTON
|                          |        |                  /-----Stephen CRICHTON
|                          |        |                 |         \-----Margaret PRESTON
|                          |        |         /-----George CRICHTON, Earl Of Caithness
|                          |        |        |        |         /-----Duncan CAIRNS Of That Ilk
|                          |        |        |         \-----(Unk) CAIRNS
|                          |         \-----Janet CRICHTON
|                          |                 |                  /-----Sir William BORTHWICK
|                          |                 |         /-----Sir William BORTHWICK
|                          |                 |        |         \-----(Unk)
|                          |                  \-----Janet BORTHWICK
|                          |                          |         /-----Sir Thomas HAY
|                          |                           \-----(Unk) HAY
|                          |                                    \-----Janet GIFFORD
|                  /-----Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell
|                 |        |                                    /-----Sir William STEWART
|                 |        |                           /-----Sir John STEWART
|                 |        |                          |         \-----Isobel
|                 |        |                  /-----Sir William STEWART
|                 |        |                 |        |         /-----Sir Walter STEWART
|                 |        |                 |         \-----Marion STEWART
|                 |        |         /-----Sir Alexander STEWART
|                 |        |        |        |                  /-----Sir Alexander STEWART
|                 |        |        |        |         /-----Sir John STEWART, Seigneur Of Aubigny
|                 |        |        |        |        |         \-----Janet KEITH
|                 |        |        |         \-----Elizabeth
|                 |        |        |                 |         /-----Sir Duncan LENNOX, Earl Of Lennox
|                 |        |        |                  \-----Elizabeth LENNOX
|                 |        |        |                           \-----Helen CAMPBELL
|                 |         \-----Agnes STEWART
|                 |                 |                           /-----Archibald DOUGLAS
|                 |                 |                  /-----William DOUGLAS
|                 |                 |         /-----Sir Archibald DOUGLAS
|                 |                  \-----Elizabeth DOUGLAS
|         /-----John MAXWELL, Lord Herries
|        |        |                                             /-----Sir William DOUGLAS
|        |        |                                    /-----Sir William DOUGLAS
|        |        |                                   |         \-----Joanna MURRAY
|        |        |                           /-----William DOUGLAS
|        |        |                          |        |         /-----Sir Herbert De MAXWELL
|        |        |                          |         \-----Janet De MAXWELL
|        |        |                          |                  \-----Katherine STEWART
|        |        |                  /-----Sir James DOUGLAS
|        |        |                 |        |                  /-----Edward De CRICHTON
|        |        |                 |        |         /-----Sir Robert CRICHTON
|        |        |                 |         \-----Elizabeth CRICHTON
|        |        |                 |                 |         /-----Sir William ERSKINE
|        |        |                 |                  \-----Elizabeth ERSKINE
|        |        |         /-----Sir William DOUGLAS
|        |        |        |        |                           /-----Robert SCOTT
|        |        |        |        |                  /-----Sir Walter SCOTT
|        |        |        |        |         /-----David SCOTT
|        |        |        |        |        |         \-----Margaret COCKBURN
|        |        |        |         \-----Janet SCOTT
|        |         \-----Janet DOUGLAS
|        |                 |                                    /-----Sir Alexander GORDON
|        |                 |                           /-----Roger GORDON
|        |                 |                  /-----William GORDON
|        |                 |         /-----Sir John GORDON
|        |                  \-----Elizabeth GORDON
|        |                           \-----Elizabeth LINDSAY
\-----Margaret MAXWELL
         |                                                      /-----Sir Herbert HERRIES
         |                                             /-----John HERRIES
         |                                            |         \-----Margaret
         |                                    /-----Sir David HERRIES
         |                           /-----Herbert HERRIES, Lord Herries Of Terregles
         |                          |        |                  /-----Edward De CRICHTON
         |                          |        |         /-----Sir Robert CRICHTON
         |                          |         \-----Margaret CRICHTON
         |                          |                 |         /-----Sir William ERSKINE
         |                          |                  \-----Elizabeth ERSKINE
         |                  /-----Andrew HERRIES, Lord Herries Of Terregles
         |                 |        |                           /-----Sir John De CARLYLE
         |                 |        |                  /-----William CARLYLE
         |                 |        |         /-----Sir John CARLYLE, Lord Carlyle
         |                 |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Duncan KIRKPATRICK
         |                 |        |        |         \-----Elizabeth KIRKPATRICK
         |                 |        |        |                  \-----Isabel
         |                 |         \-----Mariota CARLYLE
         |                 |                  \-----Janet
         |         /-----William HERRIES, Lord Herries Of Terregles
         |        |        |                                    /-----Sir Alexander HOME
         |        |        |                           /-----Sir Alexander HOME, Lord Home
         |        |        |                          |         \-----Janet HAY
         |        |        |                  /-----Alexander HOME
         |        |        |                 |        |         /-----John LAUDER
         |        |        |                 |         \-----Mariot LAUDER
         |        |        |                 |                  \-----Katherine LANDELLS
         |        |        |         /-----Alexander HOME, Lord Home
         |        |        |        |        |                  /-----Patrick HEPBURN
         |        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Adam HEPBURN, Lord Of Hailes
         |        |        |        |        |        |         \-----(Unk) VAUX
         |        |        |        |         \-----Agnes HEPBURN
         |        |        |        |                 |         /-----Sir William BORTHWICK
         |        |        |        |                  \-----Janet BORTHWICK
         |        |        |        |                           \-----(Unk)
         |        |         \-----Nichola HOME
         |        |                 |         /-----Sir George KER
         |        |                  \-----Nichole KER
         |        |                          |                  /-----John SINCLAIR
         |        |                          |         /-----Sir John SINCLAIR
         |        |                          |        |         \-----Isobel
         |        |                           \-----Mariot SINCLAIR
         |        |                                   |         /-----Sir Alexander HOME, Lord Home
         |        |                                    \-----Katherine HOME
         |        |                                             \-----Mariot LAUDER
          \-----Agnes HERRIES
                  |         /-----James KENNEDY
                   \-----Katherine KENNEDY
                           |                                    /-----Sir Thomas MURRAY
                           |                           /-----Charles MURRAY
                           |                  /-----Cuthbert MURRAY
                           |         /-----Sir John MURRAY
                           |        |         \-----Marjory MENZIES
                            \-----Agnes MURRAY

Descendants of Jean KERR

1. Jean KERR m1. Robert BOYD m2. David LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford m3. Thomas HAMILTON

m. Robert BOYD father: Thomas BOYD, Lord Boyd mother: Margaret CAMPBELL

2+ Robert BOYD, Lord Boyd m1. Margaret MONTGOMERIE m2. Christian HAMILTON

m. David LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford father: David LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford mother: Lilias DRUMMOND

m. Thomas HAMILTON

2nd generation

2. Robert BOYD, Lord Boyd m1. Margaret MONTGOMERIE m2. Christian HAMILTON

m. Margaret MONTGOMERIE father: Robert MONTGOMERIE mother: Jean CAMPBELL

m. Christian HAMILTON father: Thomas HAMILTON, Earl of Haddington mother: Margaret BORTHWICK

3+ Isabel BOYD m. John SINCLAIR

4+ Marion BOYD m. Sir James DUNDAS

5 Robert BOYD, Lord Boyd m. Anne FLEMING; Anne FLEMING father: John FLEMING, Earl Of Wigtown mother: Margaret LIVINGSTONE

3rd generation

3. Isabel BOYD m. John SINCLAIR

m. John SINCLAIR

6+ Marion SINCLAIR m. Sir Archibald COCKBURN

4. Marion BOYD m. Sir James DUNDAS

m. Sir James DUNDAS

7+ Christian DUNDAS m. Sir Charles ERSKINE

4th generation

6. Marion SINCLAIR m. Sir Archibald COCKBURN

m. Sir Archibald COCKBURN father: Sir William COCKBURN mother: Margaret ACHESON

8+ Helen COCKBURN m. Sir Robert STEUART

7. Christian DUNDAS m. Sir Charles ERSKINE

m. Sir Charles ERSKINE father: Sir Charles ERSKINE mother: Mary HOPE

9+ Mary ERSKINE m. Sir William STIRLING

10+ Sir John ERSKINE m. Catharine St CLAIR

5th generation

8. Helen COCKBURN m. Sir Robert STEUART

m. Sir Robert STEUART father: Sir James STEUART mother: Anne HOPE

11+ Helen STEUART m. Sir Gilbert ELLIOT

9. Mary ERSKINE m. Sir William STIRLING

m. Sir William STIRLING father: Sir Henry STIRLING mother: Isobel HALDANE

12+ Christian STIRLING m. John STIRLING

10. Sir John ERSKINE m. Catharine St CLAIR

m. Catharine St CLAIR father: Henry St CLAIR, Lord Sinclair mother: Barbara COCKBURN

13+ Sir Henry ERSKINE m. Janet WEDDERBURN