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. Grizel LESLIE Death: 6 Sep 1606

Marriage: Children:
  1. John LESLIE, Earl of Rothes Birth: Abt 1600 Death: 23 Aug 1641 in Richmond, Surrey

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 04 Dacre-Dysart. London: St Catherine Press, 1916. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 4 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo04byucoka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP IV [Ap][p0-9].*].
  3. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 11, Ridley-Sinclair. London: St Catherine Press, 1949. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/27141 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP XI [Ap][p0-9].*].
  4. 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].*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
first son [Ref: Burke Peerage p1731, CP XI p196],
parents:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1731, CP XI p196]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: CP XI p197]
Sources with Information about marriage to Margaret LINDSAY
date:
cont 11 Jan 1574/5 [Ref: CP XI p196]
first marriage of James [Ref: CP IV p532],
child:
[Ref: CP IV p532]
Sources with Information about marriage to Katherine DRUMMOND
date:
1594 [Ref: Burke Peerage p1731]
contract 1594 [Ref: CP XI p197],
names:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1575, CP XI p196],
child:
[Ref: CP XI p197]
Research Notes:
Master of Rothes [Ref: CP XI p196]

heir apparent of his father [Ref: CP XI p196]



Pedigree of James LESLIE, Master Of Rothes
                                                                /-----Sir George De LESLIE
                                                       /-----Sir George De LESLIE
                                              /-----Sir Norman De LESLIE
                                             |        |         /-----Sir Thomas HAY, Constable Of Scotland
                                             |         \-----Elizabeth HAY
                                             |                  \-----Elizabeth STEWART
                                     /-----George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes
                                    |        |                  /-----Sir William SETON
                                    |        |         /-----Sir John SETON, Lord Of Seton
                                    |        |        |         \-----Janet FLEMING
                                    |         \-----Christian SETON
                                    |                 |         /-----Sir John SINCLAIR
                                    |                  \-----Katherine De St CLAIR
                                    |                           \-----Elizabeth POLWARCH
                            /-----Sir Andrew LESLIE, Master Of Rothes
                           |        |                           /-----Sir Walter HALIBURTON
                           |        |                  /-----Sir John HALYBURTON
                           |        |         /-----Walter HALYBURTON, Lord Of Dirletoun
                           |        |        |        |         /-----Sir John CAMERON
                           |        |        |         \-----Margaret CAMERON
                           |         \-----Christian HALYBURTON
                           |                 |                  /-----Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots
                           |                 |         /-----Robert STEWART, Earl Of Fife, Duke Of Albany
                           |                 |        |         \-----Elizabeth MURE
                           |                  \-----Isabel STEWART
                           |                          |         /-----Sir John GRAHAM, Earl Of Menteith
                           |                           \-----Margaret GRAHAM, Countess Of Menteith
                           |                                    \-----Mary Countess Of Menteith
                   /-----William LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes
                  |        |                                    /-----Sir William SINCLAIR, Lord Of Roslin
                  |        |                           /-----Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney
                  |        |                          |         \-----Isabel Of Strathern
                  |        |                  /-----Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney
                  |        |                 |        |         /-----Sir Walter HALIBURTON
                  |        |                 |         \-----Jean HALYBURTON
                  |        |         /-----William SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney And Caithness
                  |        |        |        |                  /-----Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
                  |        |        |        |         /-----Sir William DOUGLAS
                  |        |        |         \-----Jill DOUGLAS
                  |        |        |                 |         /-----Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots
                  |        |        |                  \-----Jill STEWART
                  |        |        |                           \-----Euphemia Of Ross
                  |         \-----Elizabeth SINCLAIR
                  |                 |                           /-----James DOUGLAS
                  |                 |                  /-----Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
                  |                 |                 |         \-----Euphemia De MORHAM
                  |                 |         /-----Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
                  |                 |        |        |         /-----Sir Thomas MORAY, Lord Of Bothwell
                  |                 |        |         \-----Joan MORAY
                  |                 |        |                  \-----Joan MORAY
                  |                  \-----Elizabeth DOUGLAS
                  |                          |                  /-----Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots
                  |                          |         /-----Robert III King Of Scots
                  |                          |        |         \-----Elizabeth MURE
                  |                           \-----Margaret STEWART
                  |                                   |         /-----Sir John DRUMMOND
                  |                                    \-----Annabella DRUMMOND
                  |                                             \-----Mary De MONTIFICHET
          /-----George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes
         |        |         /-----Sir Michael BALFOUR
         |         \-----Jonet BALFOUR
 /-----Andrew LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes
|        |                                                      /-----Sir William SOMERVILLE
|        |                                             /-----Sir Thomas SOMERVILLE
|        |                                            |         \-----Katherine HALLIDAY
|        |                                    /-----William SOMERVILLE, Lord Somerville
|        |                                   |        |         /-----Alexander STEWART
|        |                                   |         \-----Janet STEWART
|        |                                   |                  \-----Joanna
|        |                           /-----John SOMERVILLE, Lord Somerville
|        |                          |        |         /-----Sir John MOWAT
|        |                          |         \-----Janet MOWAT
|        |                  /-----Sir John SOMERVILLE
|        |                 |        |         /-----Sir William BAILLIE
|        |                 |         \-----Marion BAILLIE
|        |         /-----Sir John SOMERVILLE
|        |        |        |                           /-----Sir John De CARMYCHELL
|        |        |        |                  /-----John CARMICHAEL
|        |        |        |                 |        |         /-----(Unk) WARDLAW
|        |        |        |                 |         \-----(Unk) WARDLAW
|        |        |        |         /-----John CARMICHAEL
|        |        |         \-----Elizabeth CARMICHAEL
|        |        |                 |                  /-----Sir Thomas SIBBALD
|        |        |                 |         /-----Sir John SIBBALD
|        |        |                  \-----Isabel SIBBALD
|        |        |                           \-----Joan LIVINGSTON
|         \-----Agnes SOMERVILLE
|                 |                                             /-----Patrick HEPBURN
|                 |                                    /-----Sir Adam HEPBURN, Lord Of Hailes
|                 |                                   |         \-----(Unk) VAUX
|                 |                           /-----Sir Patrick HEPBURN, Lord Hailes
|                 |                          |        |         /-----Sir William BORTHWICK
|                 |                          |         \-----Janet BORTHWICK
|                 |                          |                  \-----(Unk)
|                 |                  /-----Adam HEPBURN, Master Of Hailes
|                 |                 |         \-----Ellen WALLACE
|                 |         /-----Sir Adam HEPBURN
|                 |        |        |                           /-----Sir Thomas HOME
|                 |        |        |                  /-----Sir Alexander HOME
|                 |        |        |                 |         \-----Nichola
|                 |        |        |         /-----Sir Alexander HOME, Lord Home
|                 |        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir William HAY
|                 |        |        |        |         \-----Janet HAY
|                 |        |        |        |                  \-----Alicia BORTHWICK
|                 |        |         \-----Helen HOME
|                 |        |                 |                  /-----Sir Robert LAUDER
|                 |        |                 |         /-----John LAUDER
|                 |        |                  \-----Mariot LAUDER
|                 |        |                          |         /-----William DE LANDELLS
|                 |        |                           \-----Katherine LANDELLS
|                  \-----Janet HEPBURN
|                          |         /-----Walter OGSTOUN
|                           \-----Elizabeth OGSTOUN
|                                   |                           /-----Sir William ABERNETHY
|                                   |                  /-----Laurence ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy
|                                   |                 |         \-----Margaret BORTHWICK
|                                   |         /-----William ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy
|                                   |        |         \-----Margaret
|                                    \-----(Unk Dau) ABERNETHY
|                                             \-----Isabella BORTHWICK
James LESLIE, Master Of Rothes
|                                                               /-----Sir David FITZ WALTER
|                                                      /-----Sir David HAMILTON
|                                                     |         \-----Margaret De ROSS
|                                             /-----Sir John HAMILTON
|                                            |        |         /-----Sir William KEITH
|                                            |         \-----Janet KEITH
|                                            |                  \-----(Unk dau) MURE
|                                    /-----Sir James HAMILTON
|                                   |        |                  /-----Sir John DOUGLAS
|                                   |        |         /-----Sir James DOUGLAS
|                                   |        |        |         \-----Agnes GRAHAM
|                                   |         \-----Jacoba DOUGLAS
|                                   |                 |         /-----Sir Patrick DUNBAR
|                                   |                  \-----Agnes DUNBAR
|                                   |                           \-----Isabel RANDOLPH
|                           /-----James HAMILTON, Lord Hamilton
|                          |        |                           /-----Sir William LIVINGSTON, Lord Callendar
|                          |        |                  /-----Sir John LIVINGSTON
|                          |        |                 |         \-----Christian De CALLENDAR
|                          |        |         /-----Sir Alexander LIVINGSTON
|                          |        |        |        |         /-----Sir John MENTEITH
|                          |        |        |         \-----(Unk) MENTEITH
|                          |        |        |                  \-----Margery STIRLING
|                          |         \-----Janet LIVINGSTON
|                          |                 |                  /-----John De DUNDAS
|                          |                 |         /-----James DUNDAS
|                          |                  \-----(Unk) DUNDAS
|                  /-----James HAMILTON, Earl Of Arran
|                 |        |                                    /-----Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots
|                 |        |                           /-----Robert III King Of Scots
|                 |        |                          |         \-----Elizabeth MURE
|                 |        |                  /-----James I King Of Scots
|                 |        |                 |        |         /-----Sir John DRUMMOND
|                 |        |                 |         \-----Annabella DRUMMOND
|                 |        |                 |                  \-----Mary De MONTIFICHET
|                 |        |         /-----James II King Of Scots
|                 |        |        |        |                  /-----John Of Gaunt K.G., Duke of Lancaster
|                 |        |        |        |         /-----John De BEAUFORT, K.G., Marquess of Somerset
|                 |        |        |        |        |         \-----Katharine Of Hainault
|                 |        |        |         \-----Joan De BEAUFORT
|                 |        |        |                 |         /-----Sir Thomas HOLLAND, K.G., Earl Of Kent
|                 |        |        |                  \-----Margaret HOLAND
|                 |        |        |                           \-----Alice FITZALAN
|                 |         \-----Mary STEWART
|                 |                 |                           /-----Arend Lord Of Egmond
|                 |                 |                  /-----Johann II Lord Of Egmont, Regent Of Geldern
|                 |                 |                 |         \-----Jolande Of Leiningen
|                 |                 |         /-----Arnold Duke Of Gueldres, Count Of Zutphen
|                 |                 |        |        |         /-----Johann V Lord Of Arkel
|                 |                 |        |         \-----Maria Of Arkel
|                 |                 |        |                  \-----Johanna Of Geldern
|                 |                  \-----Marie Of Gueldres
|                 |                          |                  /-----Adolf I Count Of Kleve And Mark
|                 |                          |         /-----Adolph II Duke Of Cleve
|                 |                          |        |         \-----Margareta Of Julich
|                 |                           \-----Catherine Of Cleve
|                 |                                   |         /-----John The Fearless Duke Of Burgundy
|                 |                                    \-----Maria Of Burgundy
|                 |                                             \-----Margaret Of Bavaria
|         /-----Sir James HAMILTON
|        |         \-----Mary BOYD
 \-----Grizel HAMILTON
         |                                                      /-----John LIVINGSTON
         |                                             /-----Robert LIVINGSTON
         |                                            |         \-----(Unk) WEMYSS
         |                                    /-----Sir Robert LIVINGSTON
         |                           /-----William LIVINGSTON
         |                          |         \-----Margaret
         |                  /-----Robert LIVINGSTON
         |         /-----Sir Robert LIVINGSTON
          \-----Margaret LIVINGSTON
                  |                  /-----(Unk) BEATON
                  |         /-----Sir David BEATON
                   \-----Janet BEATON
                            \-----Janet DUDDINGSGTON



Descendants of James LESLIE, Master Of Rothes
1. James LESLIE, Master Of Rothes m1. Margaret LINDSAY m2. Katherine DRUMMOND
m. Margaret LINDSAY father: Patrick LINDSAY, Lord Lindsay Of The Byres mother: Eupheme DOUGLAS
m. Katherine DRUMMOND father: Patrick DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond mother: Elizabeth LINDSAY

2nd generation

2. Grizel LESLIE m. Alexander SETON, Earl of Dunfermline
m. Alexander SETON, Earl of Dunfermline father: George SETON, Lord Seton mother: Isabel HAMILTON
3. John LESLIE, Earl of Rothes m. Anna ERSKINE
m. Anna ERSKINE father: John ERSKINE, Earl Of Mar mother: Mary STEWART

3rd generation

4. Jean SETON m. John HAY, Earl of Tweeddale
m. John HAY, Earl of Tweeddale father: James HAY, Lord Hay Of Yester mother: Margaret KERR
5. Mary LESLIE m. Hugh MONTGOMERY, Earl Of Eglintoun
m. Hugh MONTGOMERY, Earl Of Eglintoun father: Alexander MONTGOMERY, Earl Of Eglintoun mother: Anne LIVINGSTON
6. Margaret LESLIE m1. Alexander LESLIE, Lord Balgonie m2. Francis SCOTT, Earl Of Buccleuch m3. David WEMYSS, Earl of Wemyss
m. Alexander LESLIE, Lord Balgonie father: Alexander LESLIE, Earl of Leven mother: Agnes RENTON
m. Francis SCOTT, Earl Of Buccleuch father: Walter SCOTT, Earl Of Buccleuch mother: Mary HAY
m. David WEMYSS, Earl of Wemyss father: John WEMYSS, Earl of Wemyss mother: Jean GRAY

4th generation

7. John HAY, Marquess of Tweeddale m. Jean SCOTT
m. Jean SCOTT father: Walter SCOTT, Earl Of Buccleuch mother: Mary HAY
8. Margaret MONTGOMERY m. James CAMPBELL, Earl Of Loudoun
m. James CAMPBELL, Earl Of Loudoun father: Sir John CAMPBELL, Earl Of Loudoun mother: Margaret CAMPBELL
9. Alexander MONTGOMERY, Earl Of Eglintoun m1. Catharine ST QUENTIN m2. Elizabeth CRICHTON m3. Grace POPELEY
m. Catharine ST QUENTIN father: Sir William ST QUENTIN mother: Mary LACY
m. Elizabeth CRICHTON father: William CRICHTON, Earl of Dumfries mother: Penelope SWIFT
m. Grace POPELEY father: Francis POPELEY mother: Elizabeth GOMERSAL
11. Catherine LESLIE m. George MELVILLE, Earl of Melville
m. George MELVILLE, Earl of Melville father: John MELVILLE, Lord Melville mother: Anne ERSKINE
12. Alexander LESLIE, Earl of Leven m. Margaret HOWARD
m. Margaret HOWARD father: Sir William HOWARD mother: Mary EVERS
13. Margaret SCOTT m. Sir John SCOTT
m. Sir John SCOTT
14. Margaret WEMYSS m1. James WEMYSS, Lord Burntisland m2. George MACKENZIE, Earl Of Cromarty
m. James WEMYSS, Lord Burntisland father: Sir James WEMYSS
m. George MACKENZIE, Earl Of Cromarty father: Sir John MACKENZIE mother: Margaret ERSKINE

5th generation

15. Margaret HAY m. Robert KER, Earl of Roxburghe
m. Robert KER, Earl of Roxburghe father: William DRUMMOND-KER, Earl of Roxburghe mother: Jean KER
16. John HAY, Marquess of Tweeddale m. Mary MAITLAND
m. Mary MAITLAND father: John MAITLAND, Duke of Lauderdale mother: Anne HOME
17. Hugh CAMPBELL, Earl Of Loudoun m. Margaret DALRYMPLE
m. Margaret DALRYMPLE father: John DALRYMPLE, Earl of Stair mother: Elizabeth DUNDAS
20. Alexander MONTGOMERY, Earl Of Eglintoun m1. Anne GORDON m2. Margaret COCHRANE m3. Susanna KENNEDY
m. Anne GORDON father: Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Aberdeen mother: Anne LOCKHART
m. Margaret COCHRANE father: William COCHRANE mother: Catherine KENNEDY
m. Susanna KENNEDY father: Sir Archibald KENNEDY mother: Elizabeth LESLIE
21. David LESLIE, Earl of Leven and Melville m. Anne WEMYSS
m. Anne WEMYSS father: James WEMYSS, Lord Burntisland mother: Margaret WEMYSS
24. Margaret SCOTT m. John MURRAY
m. John MURRAY
26. Anne WEMYSS m. David LESLIE, Earl of Leven and Melville
m. David LESLIE, Earl of Leven and Melville father: George MELVILLE, Earl of Melville mother: Catherine LESLIE
27. David WEMYSS, Earl of Wemyss m1. Anne DOUGLAS m2. Mary ROBINSON m3. Elizabeth St CLAIR
m. Anne DOUGLAS father: William DOUGLAS, Duke of Queensberry mother: Isabel DOUGLAS
m. Mary ROBINSON father: Sir John ROBINSON mother: Mary DUDLEY
m. Elizabeth St CLAIR father: Henry St CLAIR, Lord Sinclair mother: Barbara COCKBURN