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: Catherine GRIFFIN
Sex: F

Parents:

Father:
Nicholas GRIFFIN, Lord Latimer Of Braybrook Birth: 5 Jun 1426 in Brixworth, Northamptonshire Death: 6 Jun 1482

Mother:

Catharine CURZON Death: After 1 Jul 1465

Family:
Marriage:

John BELER on After 1470 .^m1
John BELER Death: 27 Jan 1475/6

Marriage:

Sir John DIGBY on After 1475 .^m2
Sir John DIGBY Birth: 3 Death: May 1533 in Eye Kettleby, Co Leicester

Children:

Elizabeth DIGBY Death: After 1520
Anne DIGBY Death: 1 Apr 1543
Simon DIGBY
Rowland DIGBY
Everard DIGBY
Alice DIGBY
Dorothy DIGBY
William DIGBY Birth: Abt 1478 Death: Before 1 Aug 1529 in Kettleby And Luffenham, Co Leicester

Bibliography

Acheson, Eric, Gentry Community: Leicestershire in fifteenth century. Cambridge: Univ Press, 1993. NYPL JFD 92-12870. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Acheson Leicester p[0-9]*].
Farnham, George F, Leicestershire Medieval Pedigrees. Leicester: Thornley, 1925. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/007941560 images 458-633. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Farnham Pedigrees p[0-9]*].
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 v1[pc][0-9]*].
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 v3p[0-9]*].
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]*].
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: Acheson Leicester p213, Richardson RoyalAnc v3p144, Richardson RoyalAnc v3p680, Roberts RD600 p463, Weis AR7 #99],
father:: [Ref: Farnham Pedigrees p26, Farnham Pedigrees p32],
sister:: Isabel GRIFFIN [Ref: Acheson Leicester p213]

Sources with Information about marriage to John BELER

date:: after 1470 [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v3p680]; first marriage of Katherine [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v3p145]; second marriage of John first of Katherine [Ref: Farnham Pedigrees p26, Farnham Pedigrees p32],
names:: [Ref: Acheson Leicester p213, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p352]

Sources with Information about marriage to Sir John DIGBY

date:: second marriage of Katherine [Ref: Farnham Pedigrees p26, Farnham Pedigrees p32, Richardson RoyalAnc v3p145, Richardson RoyalAnc v3p680]; third marriage of John Digby [Ref: Weis AR7 #99],
child:: [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v3p680, Richardson RoyalAnc v3p681, Roberts RD600 p463, Roberts RD600 p464, Weis AR7 #99]

Research Notes:

Pedigree of Catherine GRIFFIN
                                     /-----Richard GRIFFIN
                            /-----Sir Thomas GRIFFIN
                   /-----Richard GRIFFIN
                  |        |                                    /-----William De LATIMER
                  |        |                           /-----Sir John De LATIMER
                  |        |                  /-----Sir Thomas Le LATIMER, Lord Latimer Of Braybrook
                  |        |                 |        |         /-----Walter LEDET
                  |        |                 |         \-----Christian LEDET
                  |        |                 |                  \-----Ermentrude De LISLE
                  |        |         /-----Sir Warin Le LATIMER, Lord Latimer Of Braybrook
                  |        |        |        |                  /-----Sir Henry De HASTINGS
                  |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Henry De HASTINGS
                  |        |        |        |        |         \-----Ada Of Huntingdon
                  |        |        |         \-----Lora De HASTINGS
                  |        |        |                 |         /-----William De CANTELOU, Lord Abergavenny
                  |        |        |                  \-----Joan CANELOU
                  |        |        |                           \-----Eva De BRAIOSE, Baroness Abergavenny
                  |         \-----Elizabeth LATIMER
                  |                 |                           /-----Sir John La WARRE
                  |                 |                  /-----Roger La WARRE, Lord La Warre
                  |                 |                 |         \-----Olympia De FOKINTON
                  |                 |         /-----John La WARRE, Lord La Warre
                  |                 |        |        |         /-----Sir John TREGOZE, Lord Tregoze
                  |                 |        |         \-----Clarice TREGOZE
                  |                 |        |                  \-----Mabel FITZWARINE
                  |                  \-----Catharine La WARRE
                  |                          |                  /-----Robert De GRELLE
                  |                          |         /-----Sir Robert De GRELLE, Baron Of Manchester
                  |                          |        |         \-----Joan
                  |                           \-----Joan De GRELLE
                  |                                   |         /-----John De BURGH, Baron Of Walkern
                  |                                    \-----Hawise De BURGH
                  |                                             \-----Cecily De BALLIOL
          /-----Nicholas GRIFFIN
         |        |                                    /-----Sir William CHAMBERLAIN
         |        |                           /-----Sir Richard CHAMBERLAIN
         |        |                          |         \-----Joan
         |        |                  /-----John CHAMBERLAIN
         |        |                 |        |                  /-----John De GATESDEN
         |        |                 |        |         /-----John De GATESDEN
         |        |                 |         \-----Joan De GATESDEN
         |        |                 |                  \-----Margaret
         |        |         /-----Sir Richard CHAMBERLAIN
         |        |        |        |         /-----(Unk) De MORTEYN
         |        |        |         \-----Joan De MORTEYN
         |         \-----Anna CHAMBERLAIN
         |                 |         /-----Sir Thomas REYNES
         |                  \-----Joan REYNES
         |                           \-----Joan
/-----Nicholas GRIFFIN, Lord Latimer Of Braybrook
|        |                                                      /-----Roger De PILKINGTON
|        |                                             /-----Alexander De PILKINGTON
|        |                                    /-----Roger De PILKINGTON
|        |                                   |        |         /-----(Unk) De CHETHAM
|        |                                   |         \-----Alice De CHETHAM
|        |                           /-----Roger De PILKINGTON
|        |                  /-----Sir Roger PILKINGTON
|        |                 |        |         /-----Henry De BURY
|        |                 |         \-----Alice De BURY
|        |         /-----Sir John PILKINGTON
|         \-----Margaret PILKINGTON
|                 |                                             /-----John De VERDON
|                 |                                    /-----John De VERDON
|                 |                                   |         \-----Isabel FITZ SIMON
|                 |                           /-----Sir Thomas De VERDON
|                 |                          |        |         /-----Sir Thomas De FURNIVAL
|                 |                          |         \-----Alianore De FURNIVALLE
|                 |                  /-----Sir John De VERDON, Lord Verdon
|                 |                 |        |         /-----Bewes De KNOVILL, Lord Knovill
|                 |                 |         \-----Margaret De KNOVILL
|                 |                 |                 |         /-----Robert De La HYDE
|                 |                 |                  \-----Joan De La HYDE
|                 |                 |                           \-----Cecily WALERAND
|                 |         /-----Edmund De VERDON
|                 |        |         \-----Agnes
|                  \-----Margaret De VERDON, Baroness Verdon
|                           \-----Joan
Catherine GRIFFIN
|         /-----Richard CURZON
\-----Catharine CURZON
          \-----Isabel

Descendants of Catherine GRIFFIN

1. Catherine GRIFFIN m1. John BELER m2. Sir John DIGBY

m. John BELER father: John BELERS mother: Elizabeth SUTTON

m. Sir John DIGBY father: Everard DIGBY mother: Jacquette ELLIS

2+ Elizabeth DIGBY m. Humphrey HERCY

3 Anne DIGBY m. Sir William SKEFFINGTON; Sir William SKEFFINGTON father: Thomas SKEFFINGTON

5 Rowland DIGBY

6 Everard DIGBY

7 Alice DIGBY m. George ASHBY

8 Dorothy DIGBY m. (Unk) BROKESBY

9+ William DIGBY m1. Rose PRESTWICH m2. Ellen ROPER

2nd generation

2. Elizabeth DIGBY m. Humphrey HERCY

m. Humphrey HERCY

10+ Anne HERCY m. Nicholas DENMAN

11+ Alice HERCY m. Henry HATFIELD

12+ Barbara HERCY m. George NEVILLE

13+ Ellen HERCY m. Francis MACKWORTH

9. William DIGBY m1. Rose PRESTWICH m2. Ellen ROPER

m. Rose PRESTWICH father: William PRESTWICH mother: Goditha PULTENEY

14+ John DIGBY m.

15+ Simon DIGBY m. Anne GREY

m. Ellen ROPER father: John ROPER

16 William DIGBY

17 Lebbeus DIGBY

18 Margery DIGBY m1. Thomas MULSHO m2. Richard CLIFFORD

19 Isabel DIGBY m. Sir Brian LASCELLES

3rd generation

10. Anne HERCY m. Nicholas DENMAN

m. Nicholas DENMAN

20+ Francis DENMAN m. Anne BLOUNT

11. Alice HERCY m. Henry HATFIELD

m. Henry HATFIELD

21+ Elizabeth HATFIELD m. Thomas WHALLEY

12. Barbara HERCY m. George NEVILLE

m. George NEVILLE

22+ John NEVILLE m. Gertrude WHALLEY

13. Ellen HERCY m. Francis MACKWORTH

m. Francis MACKWORTH father: George MACKWORTH mother: Anne SHERARD

23+ Katherine MACKWORTH m. John BALDWIN

14. John DIGBY m.

24 William DIGBY

15. Simon DIGBY m. Anne GREY

m. Anne GREY father: Reginald GREY mother: Elizabeth ISAAC

25 Rowland DIGBY

26+ Everard DIGBY m. Katherine STOCKBRIDGE

4th generation

20. Francis DENMAN m. Anne BLOUNT

m. Anne BLOUNT father: Robert BLOUNT

27+ Anne DENMAN m1. William DARELL m2. Sir Thomas AYLESBURY

21. Elizabeth HATFIELD m. Thomas WHALLEY

m. Thomas WHALLEY

28+ Richard WHALLEY m. Frances CROMWELL

22. John NEVILLE m. Gertrude WHALLEY

m. Gertrude WHALLEY

29+ Hercy NEVILLE m. Bridget SAVILLE

23. Katherine MACKWORTH m. John BALDWIN

m. John BALDWIN father: Thomas BALDWIN mother: Agatha

30+ (Unk) BALDWIN m.

26. Everard DIGBY m. Katherine STOCKBRIDGE

m. Katherine STOCKBRIDGE father: Magistri STOCKBRIDGE De VANDERSCHAFF THEUBER De N

31+ Elizabeth DIGBY m. Enoch LYNDE

5th generation

27. Anne DENMAN m1. William DARELL m2. Sir Thomas AYLESBURY

m. William DARELL

m. Sir Thomas AYLESBURY father: William AYLESBURY mother: Anne POOLE

32+ Frances AYLESBURY m. Edward HYDE, Earl Of Clarendon

28. Richard WHALLEY m. Frances CROMWELL

m. Frances CROMWELL father: Sir Henry CROMWELL mother: Joan WARREN

33+ Edward WHALLEY m1. Judith DUFFELL m2. Mary MIDDLETON

29. Hercy NEVILLE m. Bridget SAVILLE

m. Bridget SAVILLE

34+ Gilbert NEVILLE m. Margaret BLAND

30. (Unk) BALDWIN m.

35 Frances BALDWIN m1. Richard Capt TOWNSHEND m2. Richard JONES m3. Robert WILLIAMS

31. Elizabeth DIGBY m. Enoch LYNDE

m. Enoch LYNDE father: Hendrick Van de LINDE

37+ Simon Hon LYNDE m. Hannah NEWGATE

39 Matthew LYNDE