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. Joan De BESFORD
  2. Margaret De BESFORD
  3. Agnes De BESFORD Birth: Abt 1355 Death: After 1428

Bibliography
  1. 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]*].
  2. Allen, Kay, Agnes de Besford. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 8/9/1998. Subject: Besford was Re: Sir Robert de Harley. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/lTLeZpTrAgc/m/FH3aYepSaDsJ. Author address: allenk at pacbell dot net. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Kay Allen SGM 8/9/1998].
  3. Moriarty, G Andrews, Ancestry of John Throckmorton of Providence, NEHGR v98 (1944) pp67-72 and 111-23. Available at http://americanancestors.org/databases/new-england-historical-and-genealogical-register/image Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Moriarty Throckmorton p[0-9]*].
  4. Reed, Paul C., Agnes de Besford. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 8/10/1998. Subject: Besford was Re: Sir Robert de Harley. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/lTLeZpTrAgc/m/NKXqkf-exh4J. Author address: reedpcgen at aol dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Paul Reed SGM 8/10/1998].
  5. Reed, Paul C., Sir Robert de Harley. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 8/9/1998. Subject: Sir Robert de Harley. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/lTLeZpTrAgc/m/NPSrPN99-HYJ. Author address: reedpcgen at aol dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Paul Reed SGM 8/9/1998-A].
  6. Throckmorton, Charles Wickliffe, Genealogical and Historical Account of the Throckmorton Family in England and the United States, Richmond, VA: Old Dominion Press, 1930. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/172040. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Throckmorton THROCKMORTON p[0-9]].
  7. 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
date:
abt 1325 [Ref: Kay Allen SGM 8/9/1998]
say 1325 [Ref: Paul Reed SGM 8/10/1998],
parents:
[Ref: Paul Reed SGM 8/10/1998]
Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information
parents:
John de BESFORD (#19798) & Joan de HARLEY (#19796) [Ref: Weis AR7 #29A],
father:
John de BESFORD (#19798) [Ref: Kay Allen SGM 8/9/1998]
Sources for death Information
date:
by 1404 [Ref: Paul Reed SGM 8/10/1998]
dead 1403 [Ref: Weis AR7 #29A]
Sources with Inaccurate death Information
date:
1418/9 [Ref: Kay Allen SGM 8/9/1998]
Sources with Information about marriage to Beatrice
date:
by 1387 [Ref: Paul Reed SGM 8/10/1998],
names:
Alexander De BESFORT & Beatrice (?Lech or ?de Thorndon) [Ref: Kay Allen SGM 8/9/1998, Weis AR7 #29A],
child:
[Ref: Kay Allen SGM 8/9/1998, Paul Reed SGM 8/10/1998, Weis AR7 #29A]
Research Notes:
1382, 1388, 1391, and 1395: served in Parliament [Ref: Paul Reed SGM 8/10/1998]

To briefly summarize a well documented article in _The Genealogist_ v. 10, no. 1, pp. 35-72, "Agnes (de Besford) Throckmorton was therefore descended neither from the Harley family of co. Salop nor from the Harley family of co. Worcester." Evidence indicates that Alexander de Besford (b. est. 1325?) was likely son of John de Besford's brother Alexander, thus entirely missing any possible connection to Joan [de Harley?]. [Ref: Paul Reed SGM 8/9/1998-A]



Pedigree of Alexander De BESFORD
                                                       /-----Vivian De BESFORD
                                              /-----Osbert De BESFORD
                                     /-----Vivian De BESFORD
                            /-----Sir Walter De BESFORD
                   /-----Alexander De BESFORD
                  |         \-----Helen
          /-----Alexander De BESFORD
         |         \-----Margaret De NAUTON
 /-----Alexander De BESFORD
|        |         /-----John De THORNDEN
|         \-----Margery De THORNDEN
Alexander De BESFORD
 \-----Joan



Descendants of Alexander De BESFORD
1. Alexander De BESFORD m. Beatrice
m. Beatrice

2nd generation

4. Agnes De BESFORD m. Thomas De THROCKMORTON
m. Thomas De THROCKMORTON father: Robert De THROCKMORTON mother: Lucy COLEMAN

3rd generation

5. Sir John THROCKMORTON m. Eleanor SPINNEY
m. Eleanor SPINNEY father: Sir Guy SPINNEY mother: Katherine

4th generation

6. Agnes THROCKMORTON m. Thomas WYNSLOW
m. Thomas WYNSLOW
7. Eleanor THROCKMORTON m. Richard KNIGHTLY
m. Richard KNIGHTLY
12. John THROCKMORTON m. Isabel BRYDGES
m. Isabel BRYDGES father: Edward BRYDGES
13. Matilda THROCKMORTON m1. Sir Thomas GREENE m2. Richard MIDDLETON
m. Sir Thomas GREENE father: Sir Thomas GREENE mother: Philippa De FERRERS
m. Richard MIDDLETON
14. Sir Thomas THROCKMORTON m. Margaret OLNEY
m. Margaret OLNEY father: Sir Robert OLNEY

5th generation

15. Agnes WYNSLOW m. John GIFFORD
m. John GIFFORD father: Thomas GIFFARD mother: Eleanor VAUX
16. Elizabeth WINSLOW m1. John TERUMBER m2. Humphrey SEYMOUR
m. John TERUMBER
m. Humphrey SEYMOUR father: Sir John SEYMOUR mother: Isabel WILLIAM
18. Sir Richard KNIGHTLY m. Joan SKENARD
m. Joan SKENARD
19. John THROCKMORTON m. Anne SCARGILL
m. Anne SCARGILL
20. Sir Thomas GREENE m. Jane FOGGE
m. Jane FOGGE father: Sir John FOGGE mother: Alice HAWTE
21. Goditha THROCKMORTON m. Edward PEYTO
m. Edward PEYTO father: John PEYTO mother: Eleanor MANFIELD
22. Margery THROCKMORTON m. Richard MIDDLEMORE
m. Richard MIDDLEMORE
28. Sir Robert THROCKMORTON m1. Catherine MARROW m2. Elizabeth BAYSHAM
m. Catherine MARROW father: Sir William MARROW
m. Elizabeth BAYSHAM father: Thomas BAYSHAM
29. John THROCKMORTON m. Jane BAYNARD
m. Jane BAYNARD father: Henry BAYNARD