Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 12-10-2023.

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 may be downloaded here.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.


Individual Page

    Person Info
  • Name: Ralph MELFORD
  • Sex: M
  • Death: Abt 6 Jan 1545/6 d
  • Burial: 22 Apr 1546 in Arnold, Nottinghamshire u


    • Parents:

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. George MELFORD
  2. Anthony MELFORD
  3. Mary MELFORD
  4. Agnes MELFORD
  5. Winifred MELFORD
  6. Thomas MELFORD Birth: Abt 1524 in Arnold, Nottingham Death: Abt 25 Mar 1602

Bibliography
  1. Faris, David, Plantagenet ancestry of seventeenth century colonists: the descent from the later Plantagenet Kings of England, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II, and Edward III, of emigrants from England and Wales to the North American colonies before 1701, second edition. Boston: New England Historical Genealogical Society, 1999. NYPL APR (New England) 01-1513. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Faris PA2 p[0-9ivxc]*].
  2. Mahler, Leslie, Royal descent of Samuel Levis. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 4/5/1998. Subject: another X line. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/hjkD--g4m_U/m/ap5Cqhq0JyEJ. Author address: lmahler at worldnet dot att dot net. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Leslie Mahler SGM 4/5/1998].
  3. Richardson, Douglas, Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Baltimore, MD: Genelogical Publishing Co, 2004. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Richardson PA p[0-9]*].
  4. 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 v2p[0-9]*].
  5. 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]*].
  6. 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 death Information
date:
will dated 6 Jan 1545/6, buried 22 Apr 1546 [Ref: Faris PA2 p213]
will dated 6 Jan 1545/6, pro 7 Oct 1546 [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v4p204]
Sources for burial Information
date:
[Ref: Faris PA2 p213, Richardson RoyalAnc v4p204],
place:
[Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v4p204]
Sources with Information about marriage to Anne De CLIFFORD
date:
abt 1520 [Ref: Faris PA2 p213, Richardson RoyalAnc v4p204]
second marriage of Anne [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v2p249],
names:
[Ref: Faris PA2 p94, Leslie Mahler SGM 4/5/1998, Richardson PA p218],
child:
[Ref: Faris PA2 p213, Richardson RoyalAnc v4p204, Roberts RD600 p225]
Research Notes:
Esq, of Arnold, Nottinghamshire [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v4p204]
Esq, of Arnold, co Nottingham [Ref: Faris PA2 p213]



Pedigree of Ralph MELFORD
Ralph MELFORD



Descendants of Ralph MELFORD
1. Ralph MELFORD m. Anne De CLIFFORD
m. Anne De CLIFFORD father: Henry De CLIFFORD, Lord Clifford mother: Anne ST JOHN

2nd generation

7. Thomas MELFORD m. Denise (MELFORD)
m. Denise (MELFORD)

3rd generation

8. Mary MELFORD m. Humphrey NEED
m. Humphrey NEED father: William NEED mother: Agnes

4th generation

16. Humphrey NEED m1. Dorothy (NEED) m2. Ann (NEED)
m. Dorothy (NEED)
m. Ann (NEED)

5th generation

21. Nathaniel NEED m. Anne (NEED)
m. Anne (NEED)
22. Mary NEED m. Christopher LEVIS
m. Christopher LEVIS father: Richard LEVIS