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:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley Birth: Abt 1441 Death: Abt 8 Jun 1501 in Stirling
  2. Sir Alexander GORDON Birth: 3
  3. Adam GORDON Birth: 4 Death: 5 Jun 1529
  4. William GORDON Birth: 5 Death: After 15 Mar 1457/8
  5. Margaret GORDON Death: After 9 Nov 1457
  6. Elizabeth GORDON, Countess Of Erroll Death: 17 Apr 1500
  7. Christian GORDON Birth: 3
  8. Catherine GORDON

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 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].*].
  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. 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 III 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 IV p[0-9]*].
  8. 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:
first daughter [Ref: CP VI p676],
parents:
[Ref: CP VI p676 (with corr in XIV p398), SP III p61],
father:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1055, CP V p545, CP V p95, CP VII p121, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p239, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p660, Weis AR7 #256]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: CP VI p676, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p240, SP IV p524],
place:
[Ref: CP VI p676]
Sources with Information about marriage to Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon, Earl Of Huntley
date:
before 18 Mar 1439/40 [Ref: CP VI p676, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p239, SP IV p524]
second marriage of Alexander [Ref: Burke Peerage p1055, CP V p545]
third marriage of Alexander [Ref: CP V p95, SP III p61],
child:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1055, Burke Peerage p845, CP V p545, CP V p95, CP VI p676, CP VII p121, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p239, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p660, SP IV p525, SP IV p526, Weis AR7 #256]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of Elizabeth CRICHTON
                                     /-----Alexander De CRICHTON
                            /-----Sir John De CRICHTON
                   /-----William CRICHTON
          /-----Sir John CRICHTON
         |        |                  /-----(Unk) PRESON
         |        |         /-----Sir John PRESTON
         |         \-----Margaret PRESTON
 /-----William CRICHTON, Lord Crichton
|         \-----Christian
Elizabeth CRICHTON
 \-----Agnes



Descendants of Elizabeth CRICHTON
1. Elizabeth CRICHTON m. Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon, Earl Of Huntley
m. Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon, Earl Of Huntley father: Sir Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon mother: Elizabeth GORDON

2nd generation

2. Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley m1. m2. Elizabeth DUNBAR m3. Annabella STEWART m4. Elizabeth HAY
m. Elizabeth DUNBAR father: James DUNBAR, Earl Of Moray mother: Margaret SETON
m. Annabella STEWART father: James I King Of Scots mother: Joan De BEAUFORT
m. Elizabeth HAY father: Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Beatrice DOUGLAS
4. Adam GORDON m.
7. Elizabeth GORDON, Countess Of Erroll m1. Nicholas HAY, Earl Of Erroll m2. John KENNEDY, Lord Kennedy
m. Nicholas HAY, Earl Of Erroll father: Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Beatrice DOUGLAS
m. John KENNEDY, Lord Kennedy father: Gilbert KENNEDY, Lord Kennedy mother: Catherine MAXWELL
8. Christian GORDON m. William FORBES, Lord Forbes
m. William FORBES, Lord Forbes father: James FORBES, Lord Forbes mother: Egidia KEITH

3rd generation

10. Agnes GORDON m. James OGILVY
m. James OGILVY father: Sir James OGILVY mother: Margaret INNES
12. Isabel GORDON m. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll
m. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll father: Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Beatrice DOUGLAS
14. Alexander GORDON, Earl Of Huntley m1. Janet STEWART m2. Elizabeth GREY
m. Janet STEWART father: Sir John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Margaret DOUGLAS, Countess Of Douglas
m. Elizabeth GREY father: Andrew GREY, Lord Grey mother: Janet KEITH
15. Adam GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland m. Elizabeth SUTHERLAND, Countess Of Sutherland
m. Elizabeth SUTHERLAND, Countess Of Sutherland father: John SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland
16. William GORDON m. Jonet OGILVY
m. Jonet OGILVY father: Sir Walter OGILVY mother: Margaret EDMONDSTONE
18. Elizabeth GORDON m. William KEITH, Earl Marischal
m. William KEITH, Earl Marischal father: Sir William KEITH, Earl Marischal mother: Mariot ERSKINE
19. Margaret GORDON m. Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell
m. Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell father: Adam HEPBURN, Master Of Hailes mother: Helen HOME
24. Janet KENNEDY m1. Sir Alexander GORDON m2. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus m3. James IV King Of Scots m4. Sir John RAMSAY, Lord Bothwell
m. Sir Alexander GORDON father: Sir John GORDON mother: Annabella BOYD
m. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus father: George DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus mother: Isabel SIBBALD
m. James IV King Of Scots father: James III King Of Scots mother: Margaret Of Denmark
m. Sir John RAMSAY, Lord Bothwell father: (Unk) RAMSAY mother: Janet NAPIER
25. Elizabeth KENNEDY m. Sir William COLVILLE
m. Sir William COLVILLE father: Sir Robert COLVILLE mother: Eupheme WALLACE
26. Helen KENNEDY m1. Robert GRAHAM m2. Adam BOYD
m. Robert GRAHAM
m. Adam BOYD father: Alexander BOYD, Lord Boyd mother: Janet COLVILLE
27. Margaret KENNEDY m. Andrew STEWART, Lord Avondale
m. Andrew STEWART, Lord Avondale father: Alexander STEWART
28. Alexander KENNEDY m.
31. Christian FORBES m. William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven
m. William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven father: Sir Patrick RUTHVEN mother: (Unk) CRANSTON
34. 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

4th generation

36. Alexander OGILVY m1. Jonet ABERNETHY m2. Elizabeth GORDON
m. Jonet ABERNETHY father: James ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy
m. Elizabeth GORDON father: Adam GORDON
41. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll m1. Christian LYON m2. Margaret KER
m. Christian LYON father: John LYON, Lord Glamis mother: Elizabeth SCRIMGEOUR
m. Margaret KER father: Andrew KER mother: (Unk) DOUGLAS
42. Thomas HAY m. Margaret LOGIE
m. Margaret LOGIE father: Lyon LOGIE
46. John GORDON, Master Of Huntly m. Margaret Of Scotland
m. Margaret Of Scotland father: James IV King Of Scots mother: Margaret DRUMMOND
47. Alexander GORDON m. Janet GRANT
m. Janet GRANT
49. Jean GORDON m. Colin CAMPBELL, Earl Of Argyll
m. Colin CAMPBELL, Earl Of Argyll father: Archibald CAMPBELL, Earl Of Argyll mother: Elizabeth STEWART
53. Alexander GORDON, Master Of Sutherland m. Janet STEWART
m. Janet STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Janet CAMPBELL
54. George GORDON m. Elizabeth GORDON
m. Elizabeth GORDON father: Robert GORDON
55. James GORDON m. (Unk) CHEYNE
m. (Unk) CHEYNE
56. John GORDON m. Marjory GORDON
m. Marjory GORDON father: James GORDON mother: Margaret STEWART
59. Catherine GORDON m. James INNES
m. James INNES father: Robert INNES
60. Robert KEITH, Lord Keith m. Elizabeth DOUGLAS
m. Elizabeth DOUGLAS father: Sir John DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton mother: Janet CRICHTON
66. Janet KEITH m. William GRAHAM, Lord Graham, Earl Of Montrose
m. William GRAHAM, Lord Graham, Earl Of Montrose father: William GRAHAM, Lord Graham, Earl Of Montrose mother: Annabel DRUMMOND
67. Elizabeth KEITH m1. Colin OLIPHANT m2. William SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair
m. Colin OLIPHANT father: John OLIPHANT, Lord Oliphant mother: Elizabeth CAMPBELL
m. William SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair father: Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair mother: Margaret HEPBURN
68. Agnes KEITH m. Sir Archibald DOUGLAS
m. Sir Archibald DOUGLAS father: Sir William DOUGLAS mother: Elizabeth AUCHLINLECK
70. Adam HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell m. Agnes STEWART
m. Agnes STEWART father: Sir James STEWART, Earl Of Buchan mother: Margaret (MURRAY)
75. Janet GORDON m1. Lachlan MACKINTOSH m2. James OGILVY
m. Lachlan MACKINTOSH
m. James OGILVY father: Alexander OGILVY mother: Jonet ABERNETHY
76. James STEWART, Earl Of Moray m1. Marion STEWART m2. Elizabeth CAMPBELL
m. Marion STEWART
m. Elizabeth CAMPBELL father: Colin CAMPBELL, Earl Of Argyll mother: Jean GORDON
77. Elizabeth COLVILLE m1. Robert COLVILLE m2. Patrick COLQUHOUN
m. Robert COLVILLE father: William COLVILLE
m. Patrick COLQUHOUN
80. Andrew STEWART, Lord Ochiltree m. Margaret HAMILTON
m. Margaret HAMILTON father: James HAMILTON, Earl Of Arran mother: Beatrice DRUMMOND
81. Henry STEWART, Lord Methven m1. Leslie m2. Margaret TUDOR m3. Janet STEWART
m. Leslie
m. Margaret TUDOR father: Henry VII TUDOR, King Of England mother: Elizabeth PLANTAGENET
m. Janet STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Janet CAMPBELL
86. 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
89. Elizabeth FORBES m. James GRANT
m. James GRANT father: John GRANT mother: Margaret OGILVY
92. William FORBES, Lord Forbes m. Elizabeth KEITH
m. Elizabeth KEITH father: Sir William De KEITH mother: Janet GREY
95. 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

5th generation

99. Margaret OGILVY m1. Walter BARCLAY m2. James GORDON
m. Walter BARCLAY
m. James GORDON father: George GORDON mother: Isobel INNES
101. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll m. Elizabeth RUTHVEN
m. Elizabeth RUTHVEN father: William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven mother: Christian FORBES
102. Elizabeth HAY m. William ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy
m. William ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy father: Alexander ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy mother: (Unk) STEWART
105. George HAY, Earl Of Erroll m1. Margaret ROBERTSON m2. Helen BRYSON
m. Margaret ROBERTSON father: Alexander ROBERTSON mother: Elizabeth STEWART
m. Helen BRYSON father: Walter BRYSON
106. George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley m. Elizabeth KEITH
m. Elizabeth KEITH father: Robert KEITH, Lord Keith mother: Elizabeth DOUGLAS
107. Alexander GORDON, Bishop Of The Isles m. Barbara LOGIE
m. Barbara LOGIE father: David LOGIE
109. Isobel GORDON m. Patrick GORDON
m. Patrick GORDON father: James GORDON mother: Margaret STEWART
110. Archibald CAMPBELL, Earl Of Argyll m1. Helen HAMILTON m2. Margaret GRAHAM m3. Catharine MacLEAN
m. Helen HAMILTON father: James HAMILTON, Earl Of Arran mother: Janet BEATON
m. Margaret GRAHAM father: William GRAHAM, Earl Of Menteith mother: Margaret MOUBRAY
m. Catharine MacLEAN father: Hector MacLEAN
112. John GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland m1. Elizabeth CAMPBELL m2. Helen STEWART m3. Marion SETON
m. Elizabeth CAMPBELL father: Colin CAMPBELL, Earl Of Argyll mother: Jean GORDON
m. Helen STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Lennox mother: Elizabeth STEWART
m. Marion SETON father: George SETON, Lord Seton mother: Elizabeth HAY
115. John GORDON m. Margaret CALDWELL
m. Margaret CALDWELL
120. (Unk) GORDON m. John INNES
m. John INNES father: Alexander INNES
121. William GORDON m. Isobel OCHTERLONY
m. Isobel OCHTERLONY
126. Janet KEITH m. John LYON, Lord Glamis
m. John LYON, Lord Glamis father: John LYON, Lord Glamis mother: Janet DOUGLAS
127. William KEITH, Earl Marischal m. Margaret KEITH
m. Margaret KEITH father: Sir William De KEITH mother: Janet GREY
128. Elizabeth KEITH m. George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley
m. George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley father: John GORDON, Master Of Huntly mother: Margaret Of Scotland
129. Agnes GRAHAM m. Sir William MURRAY
m. Sir William MURRAY father: Sir William MURRAY mother: Catherine CAMPBELL
131. Robert GRAHAM, Lord Graham m. Margaret FLEMING
m. Margaret FLEMING father: Malcolm FLEMING, Lord Fleming mother: Janet STEWART
133. Elizabeth GRAHAM m. George SINCLAIR, Earl Of Caithness
m. George SINCLAIR, Earl Of Caithness father: John SINCLAIR, Earl Of Caithness mother: Elizabeth SUTHERLAND
135. Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair m1. Janet LINDSAY m2. Elizabeth FORBES
m. Janet LINDSAY father: John LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres mother: Helen STEWART
m. Elizabeth FORBES father: William FORBES, Lord Forbes mother: Elizabeth KEITH
136. Elizabeth DOUGLAS m. Alexander FALCONER
m. Alexander FALCONER father: David FALCONER mother: Mariot DUNBAR
137. William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus m. Egidia GRAHAM
m. Egidia GRAHAM father: Robert GRAHAM
138. Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell m. Agnes SINCLAIR
m. Agnes SINCLAIR father: Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair mother: Margaret HEPBURN
139. William MACKINTOSH m. Margaret OGILBY
m. Margaret OGILBY
142. Andrew STEWART, Lord Ochiltree m1. Agnes CUNNINGHAM m2. Margaret CUNNINGHAM
m. Agnes CUNNINGHAM father: John CUNNINGHAM
m. Margaret CUNNINGHAM father: Alexander CUNNINGHAM, Earl Of Glencairn mother: Jean HAMILTON
146. Margaret STEWART m1. Uchtred MACDOWEL m2. Andrew STEWART, Master of Ochiltree
m. Uchtred MACDOWEL
m. Andrew STEWART, Master of Ochiltree father: Andrew STEWART, Lord Ochiltree mother: Agnes CUNNINGHAM
147. Dorothy STEWART m. William RUTHVEN, Earl of Gowrie
m. William RUTHVEN, Earl of Gowrie father: Patrick RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven mother: Janet DOUGLAS
148. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll m. Helen STEWART
m. Helen STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Lennox mother: Elizabeth STEWART
149. John GRANT m. Margaret STEWART
m. Margaret STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Grizel RATTRAY
151. Jean FORBES m. James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie
m. James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie father: James OGILVY, Master of Ogilvy mother: Catherine CAMPBELL
152. Elizabeth FORBES m. Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair
m. Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair father: William SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair mother: Elizabeth KEITH
153. Isabel FORBES m. Sir John GORDON, Laird Of Pitlurg
m. Sir John GORDON, Laird Of Pitlurg father: John GORDON mother: Janet OGILVIE
154. William DUNBAR m. Margaret ANDERSON
m. Margaret ANDERSON