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: Thomas CECIL, Earl Of Exeter
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 5 May 1542 in St Mary the Great, Cambridge b
  • Death: 8 Feb 1622/3 in London d
  • Burial: 10 Feb 1622/3 in Westminster Abbey u


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • William CECIL, Lord Burghley Birth: 13 Sep 1521 Death: 4 Aug 1598 in Burghley House, Strand, Midx
    • Mother:
  • Mary CHEKE Death: 22 Feb 1542/3 in Cambridge

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. William CECIL, Earl Of Exeter Birth: Jan 1565/6 in Burghley Death: 6 Jul 1640 in Exeter House, St John's, Clerkenwell
  2. Sir Richard CECIL Birth: 2 Death: 4 Sep 1633
  3. Dorothy CECIL Death: 10 Nov 1613
  4. Mary CECIL Birth: 15 Jul 1573 in Burghley Death: 18 Mar 1637/8
  5. Frances CECIL Death: 12 Jun 1653 in Rainham
  6. Lucy CECIL Birth: 7 Mar 1567/8 in Burghley Death: Oct 1614

Marriage:
Bibliography
  1. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Baronetage, 1611-1800, vol 1 English baronetcies 1611-1625 and Irish 1618-1625. Exeter, England: W Pollard, 1900. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/268971 Also available at https://archive.org/details/cu31924092524374 Also available at https://archive.org/details/completebaroneta01coka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CB I [Ap][p0-9].*].
  2. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Baronetage, 1611-1800, vol 2 English Irish and Scottish 1625-1649. Exeter, England: W Pollard, 1902. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/268971 Also available at https://archive.org/details/completebaroneta02coka Also available at https://archive.org/details/cu31924092524382 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CB II [Ap][p0-9].*].
  3. 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].*].
  4. 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].*].
  5. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 09, Moels-Nugent. London: St Catherine Press, 1936. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP IX [Ap][p0-9].*].
  6. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 05 E-Goojerat. London: St Catherine Press, 1926. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP V [Ap][p0-9].*].
  7. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 07 Hussee-Lincolnshire. London: St Catherine Press, 1929. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP VII [Ap][p0-9].*].
  8. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 12-1, Skelmersdale-Towton. London: St Catherine Press, 1953. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP XII/1 [Ap][p0-9].*].
  9. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 12-2, Tracton-Zz. London: St Catherine Press, 1959. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP XII/2 [Ap][p0-9].*].
  10. Clutterbuck, Robert, History and Antiquities of the County of Hertford, London: Nichols, Son, and Bentley, 1815-27, v1-3. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/188626. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Clutterbuck Hertford v[1-3]p[0-9]*].
  11. 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]*].
  12. 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
date:
[Ref: CP II p430, CP V p216],
place:
[Ref: CP V p216],
parents:
[Ref: CP V p216],
father:
[Ref: Roberts RD600 p189]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: CP V p218],
place:
[Ref: CP V p218]
Sources for burial Information
date:
[Ref: CP V p218],
place:
[Ref: CP V p218]
Sources with Information about marriage to Dorothy NEVILLE
date:
[Ref: CP V p217],
place:
[Ref: CP V p217],
names:
[Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v4p660],
child:
[Ref: CB I p70, CP IX p768, CP V p218, CP V p219, CP VII p452f, CP VII p485, CP XII/1 p691, CP XII/2 p766, Roberts RD600 p189]
Sources with Information about marriage to Frances BRYDGES
date:
late in 1610 [Ref: CP V p217]
Research Notes:
1st Earl of Exeter, of Earldom cr 1605 [Ref: CP V p216]
1st Earl of Exeter [Ref: CB II p6, CP II p430, Richardson RoyalAnc v4p660, Roberts RD600 p189]
2nd Lord Burghley, of Barony cr 1571 [Ref: CP II p430]

Knt [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v4p660]

heir of his father [Ref: CP II p430, CP V p216]



Pedigree of Thomas CECIL, Earl Of Exeter
          /-----Richard CECIL
 /-----William CECIL, Lord Burghley
|        |         /-----William HECKINGTON
|         \-----Jane HECKINGTON
Thomas CECIL, Earl Of Exeter
|         /-----Peter CHEKE
 \-----Mary CHEKE
          \-----Agnes DUFFIELD



Descendants of Thomas CECIL, Earl Of Exeter
1. Thomas CECIL, Earl Of Exeter m1. Dorothy NEVILLE m2. Frances BRYDGES
m. Dorothy NEVILLE father: John NEVILLE, Lord Latimer mother: Lucy SOMERSET
m. Frances BRYDGES father: William BRYDGES, Lord Chandos of Sudeley mother: Mary HOPTON

2nd generation

2. William CECIL, Earl Of Exeter m1. Elizabeth MANNERS m2. Elizabeth DRURY
m. Elizabeth MANNERS father: Edward MANNERS, Earl Of Rutland mother: Isabel HOLCROFT
m. Elizabeth DRURY father: Sir William DRURY, K.G. mother: Elizabeth STAFFORD
3. Sir Richard CECIL m. Elizabeth COPE
m. Elizabeth COPE father: Sir Anthony COPE mother: Frances LYTTON
4. Dorothy CECIL m. Sir Giles ALINGTON
m. Sir Giles ALINGTON father: Giles ALINGTON mother: Margaret SPENCER
5. Mary CECIL m. Edward DENNY, Earl of Norwich
m. Edward DENNY, Earl of Norwich father: Henry DENNY mother: Honora De GREY
6. Frances CECIL m. Nicholas TUFTON, Earl of Thanet
m. Nicholas TUFTON, Earl of Thanet father: Sir John TUFTON mother: Christian BROWNE
7. Lucy CECIL m. William PAULET, Marquess of Winchester
m. William PAULET, Marquess of Winchester father: William PAULET, Marquess of Winchester mother: Agnes HOWARD

3rd generation

9. Elizabeth CECIL m. Thomas HOWARD, Earl of Berkshire
m. Thomas HOWARD, Earl of Berkshire father: Thomas HOWARD, Earl Of Suffolk mother: Catherine KNEVET
10. Anne CECIL m. Henry GREY, Earl of Stamford
m. Henry GREY, Earl of Stamford father: Sir John GREY mother: Elizabeth NEVILL
11. David CECIL, Earl Of Exeter m. Elizabeth EGERTON
m. Elizabeth EGERTON father: John EGERTON, Earl Of Bridgwater mother: Frances STANLEY
12. Susan ALINGTON m1. Sir Robert CRANE m2. Isaac APPLETON
m. Sir Robert CRANE father: Robert CRANE mother: Bridget JERMYN
m. Isaac APPLETON
13. Katherine ALINGTON m. Zouche TATE
m. Zouche TATE
14. William ALINGTON, Lord Alington m. Elizabeth TELLEMACHE
m. Elizabeth TELLEMACHE father: Sir Lionel TOLLEMACHE mother: Elizabeth STANHOPE
15. Honora DENNY m. James HAY, K.G., Earl of Carlisle
m. James HAY, K.G., Earl of Carlisle father: Sir James HAY
17. Mary TUFTON m. Sir Edward BISHOPP
m. Sir Edward BISHOPP father: Sir Thomas BISHOPP mother: Anne CROMER
18. John TUFTON, Earl of Thanet m. Margaret SACKVILLE
m. Margaret SACKVILLE father: Richard SACKVILLE, Earl of Dorset mother: Anne CLIFFORD
19. John POWLETT, Marquess of Winchester m1. Jane SAVAGE m2. Honora De BURGH m3. Isabella Theresa Lucy HOWARD
m. Jane SAVAGE father: Thomas SAVAGE, Viscount Savage mother: Elizabeth DARCY, Countess of Rivers
m. Honora De BURGH father: Richard De BURGH, Earl of Clanricarde mother: Frances WALSINGHAM
m. Isabella Theresa Lucy HOWARD father: William HOWARD, Viscount of Stafford mother: Mary STAFFORD

4th generation

20. Frances HOWARD m. Conyers DARCY, Earl Of Holderness
m. Conyers DARCY, Earl Of Holderness father: Conyers DARCY, Earl Of Holderness mother: Grace ROKESBY
21. Diana GREY m. Robert BRUCE, Earl Of Elgin
m. Robert BRUCE, Earl Of Elgin father: Thomas BRUCE, Earl Of Elgin mother: Anne CHICHESTER
22. John GREY m. Katharine WARD
m. Katharine WARD father: Edward WARD, Lord Ward mother: Frances BRERETON
23. John CECIL, Earl Of Exeter m1. Frances MANNERS m2. Mary FANE
m. Frances MANNERS father: John MANNERS, Earl Of Rutland mother: Frances MONTAGU
m. Mary FANE father: Mildmay FANE, Earl of Westmorland mother: Mary VERE
25. Anne CRANE m1. Sir William ARMYNE m2. John BELASYSE, Lord Belasyse
m. Sir William ARMYNE father: Sir William AIRMINE mother: Elizabeth HICKS
m. John BELASYSE, Lord Belasyse father: Thomas BELASYSE, Viscount Fauconberg mother: Barbara CHOLMLEY
26. Elizabeth CRANE m1. Sir Edmund BACON m2. John TATE
m. Sir Edmund BACON father: Robert BACON mother: Catharine VIOLET
m. John TATE
27. William TATE m. Mary STEDMAN
m. Mary STEDMAN
28. William ALINGTON, Lord Alington m1. Catharine STANHOPE m2. Juliana NOEL m3. Diana RUSSELL
m. Catharine STANHOPE father: Henry STANHOPE mother: Catharine WOTTON
m. Juliana NOEL father: Baptist NOEL, Viscount Campden mother: Hester WOTTON
m. Diana RUSSELL father: William RUSSELL, Duke of Bedford mother: Anne CARR
29. Elizabeth ALINGTON m1. Charles SEYMOUR, Lord Seymour of Trowbridge m2. Sir John ERNLE
m. Charles SEYMOUR, Lord Seymour of Trowbridge father: Francis SEYMOUR, Lord Seymour of Trowbridge mother: Frances PRYNNE
m. Sir John ERNLE
31. Sir Cecil BISHOPP m. Sarah BURY
m. Sarah BURY father: George BURY
36. Thomas TUFTON, Earl of Thanet m. Catherine CAVENDISH
m. Catherine CAVENDISH father: Henry CAVENDISH, Duke of Newcastle mother: Frances PIERREPONT
37. Cecily TUFTON m. Christopher HATTON, Viscount Hatton
m. Christopher HATTON, Viscount Hatton father: Christopher HATTON, Lord Hatton mother: Elizabeth MONTAGU
38. Charles POWLETT, Duke of Bolton m1. Christian FRESCHEVILLE m2. Mary Le SCROPE
m. Christian FRESCHEVILLE father: John FRESCHEVILLE, Lord Frescheville of Stav mother: Sarah HARRINGTON
m. Mary Le SCROPE father: Emanuel SCROPE, Earl Of Sunderland mother: Martha JEANES
39. Anne POWLETT m. John BELASYSE, Lord Belasyse
m. John BELASYSE, Lord Belasyse father: Thomas BELASYSE, Viscount Fauconberg mother: Barbara CHOLMLEY

5th generation

40. John DARCY m. Bridget SUTTON
m. Bridget SUTTON father: Robert SUTTON, Lord Lexington mother: Mary St LEGER
41. Diana BRUCE m1. Sir Seymour SHIRLEY m2. John MANNERS, Duke Of Rutland
m. Sir Seymour SHIRLEY father: Sir Robert SHIRLEY mother: Catherine OKEOVER
m. John MANNERS, Duke Of Rutland father: John MANNERS, Earl Of Rutland mother: Frances MONTAGU
42. Thomas BRUCE, Earl Of Elgin m1. Elizabeth SEYMOUR m2. Charlotte Jacqueline De ARGENTEAU
m. Elizabeth SEYMOUR father: Henry SEYMOUR, Baron Beauchamp mother: Mary CAPELL
m. Charlotte Jacqueline De ARGENTEAU father: Louis Conrad De ARGENTEAU, Count of Esneux mother: Marie Gilberte De LOCQUENGHIEN
43. Frances GREY m. Sir John WROTTESLEY
m. Sir John WROTTESLEY father: Sir Walter WROTTESLEY mother: Eleanor ARCHER
44. Frances CECIL m. John SCUDAMORE, Viscount Scudamore
m. John SCUDAMORE, Viscount Scudamore father: James SCUDAMORE mother: Jane BENNET
45. John CECIL, Earl Of Exeter m. Anne CAVENDISH
m. Anne CAVENDISH father: William CAVENDISH, Earl of Devonshire mother: Elizabeth CECIL
46. Anne ARMINE m1. Sir Thomas WODEHOUSE m2. Thomas CREWE, Lord Crewe
m. Sir Thomas WODEHOUSE father: Sir Philip WODEHOUSE mother: Lucy COTTON
m. Thomas CREWE, Lord Crewe father: John CREW, Lord Crew mother: Jemima WALDEGRAVE
47. Frances BACON m. Walter NORBORNE
m. Walter NORBORNE
48. Bartholomew TATE m. Mary NOEL
m. Mary NOEL
49. Juliana ALINGTON m. Scrope HOWE, Viscount Howe
m. Scrope HOWE, Viscount Howe father: John GRUBHAM-HOWE mother: Annabella SCROPE
51. Charles SEYMOUR, Duke Of Somerset m1. Elizabeth PERCY m2. Charlotte FINCH
m. Elizabeth PERCY father: Joceline PERCY, Earl Of Northumberland mother: Elizabeth WRIOTHESLEY
m. Charlotte FINCH father: Daniel FINCH, Earl of Winchilsea mother: Ann HATTON
52. Sir Cecil BISHOPP m. Elizabeth DUNCH
m. Elizabeth DUNCH father: Henry DUNCH
54. Ann HATTON m. Daniel FINCH, Earl of Winchilsea
m. Daniel FINCH, Earl of Winchilsea father: Heneage FINCH, Earl of Nottingham mother: Elizabeth HARVEY
55. Jane POWLETT m. John EGERTON, Earl Of Bridgwater
m. John EGERTON, Earl Of Bridgwater father: John EGERTON, Earl Of Bridgwater mother: Elizabeth CAVENDISH
56. Charles POWLETT, Duke of Bolton m. Frances RAMSDEN
m. Frances RAMSDEN father: William RAMSDEN
57. Barbara BELASYSE m. Sir John WEBB
m. Sir John WEBB