Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 01-20-2025.

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:
Children:
  1. Richard FORBES

Marriage: Children:
  1. James FORBES, Lord Forbes Birth: 1 Death: Before 30 Jul 1462
  2. William FORBES Birth: 2
  3. Annabel FORBES
  4. Margaret FORBES
  5. Elizabeth FORBES
  6. Susanna FORBES

Bibliography
  1. Burke, Sir John Bernard, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage Baronetage and Knightage. 99th edition. London: Burke's Peerage, 1949. Available at http://archive.org/details/burkesgenealogic1949unse. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Burke Peerage [cx0-9]*].
  2. 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].*].
  3. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 06 Gordon-Huntley. 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 VI [Ap][p0-9].*].
  4. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 08, Lindley-Moate. London: St Catherine Press, 1932. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP VIII [Ap][p0-9].*].
  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 v1[pc][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]*].
  7. Paul, Sir James Balfour, Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP I p[0-9]*].
  8. Paul, Sir James Balfour, Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP IV p[0-9]*].
  9. Paul, Sir James Balfour, Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that Kingdom. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP VIII p[0-9]*].
  10. 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 1380 [Ref: CP V p544]
at 1380 [Ref: Weis AR7 #256]
first son [Ref: Burke Peerage p776, SP IV p46],
parents:
[Ref: CP V p544, SP IV p46],
father:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p776]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p776, CP V p544, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p655, SP IV p49, SP VIII p429, Weis AR7 #256]
Sources with Information about marriage to unknown
child:
[Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1p655, SP IV p50]
Sources with Information about marriage to Elizabeth DOUGLAS
date:
abt 16 Oct 1423 (date of charter) [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1p655]
before 1423 [Ref: SP I p174, SP IV p49, SP VIII p429]
between 6 Oct and 16 Oct 1423 [Ref: CP V p544, Weis AR7 #256]
first marriage of Elizabeth [Ref: CP VI p421],
names:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p916],
child:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p776, CP V p544, CP VI p99, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p655, Roberts RD600 p116, Roberts RD600 p123, Roberts RD600 p127, Roberts RD600 p128, SP IV p49, SP IV p50, Weis AR7 #256]
Research Notes:
1st Lord Forbes, of Barony cr 1444 [Ref: CP V p544]
1st Lord Forbes [Ref: Burke Peerage p776, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p655, Weis AR7 #256]
1st Baron Forbes [Ref: Roberts RD600 p116, Roberts RD600 p123]

heir of his father [Ref: CP V p544]



Pedigree of Sir Alexander FORBES, Lord Forbes
          /-----John De FORBES
 /-----Sir John FORBES
|         \-----Margaret
Sir Alexander FORBES, Lord Forbes
|         /-----John KENNEDY
 \-----Margaret KENNEDY
          \-----Mary



Descendants of Sir Alexander FORBES, Lord Forbes
1. Sir Alexander FORBES, Lord Forbes m1. m2. Elizabeth DOUGLAS
m. Elizabeth DOUGLAS father: George DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus mother: Mary STEWART

2nd generation

3. James FORBES, Lord Forbes m. Egidia KEITH
m. Egidia KEITH father: Sir William KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland mother: Mary HAMILTON
5. Annabel FORBES m. Patrick GRAY, Master Of Gray
m. Patrick GRAY, Master Of Gray father: Andrew GRAY, Lord Gray mother: Elizabeth WEMYSS

3rd generation

10. Margaret FORBES m. Malcolm FORBES
m. Malcolm FORBES
11. William FORBES, Lord Forbes m. Christian GORDON
m. Christian GORDON father: Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon, Earl Of Huntley mother: Elizabeth CRICHTON
12. Duncan FORBES m. Christian MERCER
m. Christian MERCER father: (Unk) MERCER, Provost Of Perth
13. Patrick FORBES m.
16. Elizabeth GRAY m. David ROLLOK
m. David ROLLOK father: Robert ROLLO
19. Andrew GREY, Lord Grey m1. m2. Janet KEITH m3. Elizabeth STEWART m4. Margaret HOUSTON m5. Elizabeth HAY
m. Janet KEITH father: Robert KEITH, Master Of Keith mother: Janet SETON
m. Elizabeth STEWART father: Sir John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Margaret DOUGLAS, Countess Of Douglas
m. Margaret HOUSTON
m. Elizabeth HAY father: Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Beatrice DOUGLAS

4th generation

20. William FORBES m. (Unk) LEITH
m. (Unk) LEITH
21. Christian FORBES m. William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven
m. William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven father: Sir Patrick RUTHVEN mother: (Unk) CRANSTON
24. John FORBES, Lord Forbes m1. m2. Katherine STEWART m3. Christian LUNDIN m4. Elizabeth BARLOW
m. Katherine STEWART father: Sir John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Eleanor SINCLAIR
m. Christian LUNDIN father: Sir John LUNDIN
m. Elizabeth BARLOW
25. William FORBES m. Margaret LUMSDEN
m. Margaret LUMSDEN
26. James FORBES m. Helen LUNDIE
m. Helen LUNDIE
28. David FORBES m.
29. Elizabeth ROLLOK m. Sir Thomas MAULE
m. Sir Thomas MAULE father: Alexander MAULE mother: Elizabeth GUTHRIE
34. Elizabeth GREY m1. John LYON, Lord Glamis m2. Alexander GORDON, Earl Of Huntley m3. George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes
m. John LYON, Lord Glamis father: John LYON, Lord Glamis mother: Elizabeth SCRIMGEOUR
m. Alexander GORDON, Earl Of Huntley father: Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley mother: Elizabeth HAY
m. George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes father: William LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes mother: Jonet BALFOUR
36. Gilbert GRAY m. Egidia MERCER
m. Egidia MERCER father: Sir Laurence MERCER
39. Isobel GRAY m1. Sir James SCRYMGEOUR m2. Adam CRICHTON m3. Sir John CAMPBELL
m. Sir James SCRYMGEOUR father: Sir James SCRYMGEOUR mother: Jonet LYON
m. Adam CRICHTON father: James CRICHTON mother: Agnes HEPBURN
m. Sir John CAMPBELL
40. Janet GREY m1. John CHARTERS m2. Sir David WEMYSS m3. Sir William De KEITH m4. James CAMPBELL
m. John CHARTERS
m. Sir David WEMYSS father: Sir John WEMYSS mother: Christian ABERNETHY
m. Sir William De KEITH father: Sir William De KEITH mother: Janet DUNBAR
m. James CAMPBELL father: John CAMPBELL mother: Agnes MONCRIEFF

5th generation

43. Alexander FORBES m. Alison ANDERSON
m. Alison ANDERSON
44. Elizabeth RUTHVEN m1. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll m2. Ninian ROSS, Lord Ross Of Halkhead
m. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll father: William HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Christian LYON
m. Ninian ROSS, Lord Ross Of Halkhead father: John ROSS, Lord Ross Of Halkhead mother: Christian EDMONSTONE
47. Elizabeth FORBES m. James GRANT
m. James GRANT father: John GRANT mother: Margaret OGILVY
50. William FORBES, Lord Forbes m. Elizabeth KEITH
m. Elizabeth KEITH father: Sir William De KEITH mother: Janet GREY
53. Elizabeth FORBES m1. Alexander DUNBAR m2. Gilbert KEITH m3. Alexander INNES
m. Alexander DUNBAR
m. Gilbert KEITH father: William KEITH, Earl Marischal mother: Elizabeth GORDON
m. Alexander INNES
57. James FORBES m. Janet GORDON
m. Janet GORDON
58. Duncan FORBES m. Agnes GRAY
m. Agnes GRAY
59. Mattias FORBES m. Margareta PENTERS
m. Margareta PENTERS
66. John LYON, Lord Glamis m. Janet DOUGLAS
m. Janet DOUGLAS father: George DOUGLAS, Master Of Angus mother: Elizabeth DRUMMOND
68. Patrick GRAY, Lord Gray m. Marion OGILVY
m. Marion OGILVY father: James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie mother: Helen SINCLAIR
70. Margaret SCRYMGEOUR m. John STEWART, Earl Of Buchan
m. John STEWART, Earl Of Buchan father: Alexander STEWART, Earl Of Buchan mother: Margaret RUTHVEN
73. Elizabeth KEITH m. William FORBES, Lord Forbes
m. William FORBES, Lord Forbes father: John FORBES, Lord Forbes mother: Christian LUNDIN
74. Jean KEITH m. John FORBES
m. John FORBES father: Alexander FORBES mother: Isobel WEMYSS
75. Margaret KEITH m. William KEITH, Earl Marischal
m. William KEITH, Earl Marischal father: Robert KEITH, Lord Keith mother: Elizabeth DOUGLAS