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

Person Info

Name: Sir Thomas FAIRFAX
Sex: M
Death: 1505 ^d

Parents:

Father:
William FAIRFAX Birth: 1 Death: 1453

Mother:

Katherine NEVILLE

Family:
Marriage:

Elizabeth SHERBOURNE on Abt 27 Aug 1460 .^m1
Elizabeth SHERBOURNE

Children:

Sir Thomas FAIRFAX Birth: Abt 1476 Death: Abt 26 Nov 1520
John FAIRFAX Death: Swarby, England
Sir William FAIRFAX
Richard FAIRFAX
Robert FAIRFAX
Jane FAIRFAX
Dorothy FAIRFAX
Isabel FAIRFAX

Bibliography

Faris, David, Plantagenet ancestry of seventeenth century colonists: the descent from the later Plantagenet Kings of England, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II, and Edward III, of emigrants from England and Wales to the North American colonies before 1701, second edition. Boston: New England Historical Genealogical Society, 1999. NYPL APR (New England) 01-1513. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Faris PA2 p[0-9ivxc]*].
Foljambe, Cecil George Savile, Earl of Liverpool, House of Cornewall, Hereford: Jakeman, 1908. Available at http://archive.org/details/houseofcornewall00live. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Foljambe Cornewall p[0-9]*].
Ravilious, John, Roger de Brus of Walton. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 11/19/2008. Subject: Brus of Skelton ancestry of Fairfax. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/jPCbr7fraiA/m/-RMwcfPci3sJ. Author address: Therav3 at aol dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 11/19/2008-215155].
Richardson, Douglas, Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Baltimore, MD: Genelogical Publishing Co, 2004. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Richardson PA 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 v2p[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 v5p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information

parents:: [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 11/19/2008-215155, Richardson RoyalAnc v2p543]

Sources for death Information

date:: [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 11/19/2008-215155, Richardson RoyalAnc v2p543]

Sources with Information about marriage to Elizabeth SHERBOURNE

date:: lic 27 Aug 1460 [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v2p543],
names:: [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v5p179],
child:: [Ref: Faris PA2 p134, Foljambe Cornewall p88, Richardson PA p302, Richardson RoyalAnc v2p543]

Research Notes:
Knt, of Walton and Gilling Castle, Yorkshire [Ref: Richardson PA p302]
Knt, of Walton and Gilling Castle [Ref: Faris PA2 p134]
Knt, of Walton, Yorkshire [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v2p543, Richardson RoyalAnc v5p179]

heir of his father [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v2p543]

K.B. [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v5p179]

Master of the Horse to King Edward VI [Ref: Richardson PA p302, Richardson RoyalAnc v2p543]

1495: K.B. at the creation of Arthur, Prince of Wales [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v2p543]

Pedigree of Sir Thomas FAIRFAX
                                              /-----John FAIRFAX
                                     /-----Thomas FAIRFAX
                                    |        |         /-----William SCOTT
                                    |         \-----Clare SCOTT
                                    |                 |         /-----Sir Roger De BRUS
                                    |                  \-----Constance De BRUS
                            /-----William FAIRFAX
                           |         \-----Elizabeth ETTON
                   /-----Thomas FAIRFAX
                  |         \-----Ellen ROUCLIFFE
          /-----Richard FAIRFAX
         |        |                           /-----Sir John MALBIS
         |        |                  /-----Sir William MALBIS
         |        |         /-----Sir Thomas MALBIS
         |        |        |         \-----Mary
         |         \-----Margaret MALBIS
         |                  \-----Isabel
/-----William FAIRFAX
|        |         /-----John CARTHORPE
|         \-----Eustachia CARTHORPE
Sir Thomas FAIRFAX
|                                                               /-----Geoffrey FITZ ROBERT De NEVILL
|                                                      /-----Sir Robert De NEVILLE
|                                                     |         \-----Joan
|                                             /-----Robert De NEVILLE
|                                    /-----Randolph De NEVILLE, Lord Neville Of Raby
|                                   |        |                  /-----Ranulf FITZROBERT, Lord Of Middleham
|                                   |        |         /-----Sir Ralph FITZ RANULF, Lord of Middleham
|                                   |        |        |         \-----Mary BIGOD
|                                   |         \-----Mary FITZRANULPH
|                                   |                 |         /-----Sir William De PERCY, Baron Of Topcliffe
|                                   |                  \-----Anastasia De PERCY
|                                   |                           \-----Joan De BRIWERE
|                           /-----Ralph De NEVILLE, Lord Neville Of Raby
|                          |        |                           /-----John FITZ ROBERT, MC Surety
|                          |        |                  /-----Roger FITZ JOHN, Baron Of Whalton
|                          |        |                 |         \-----Ada De BALIOL
|                          |        |         /-----Robert FITZ ROGER, Lord Clavering
|                          |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Parick DUNBAR, Earl Of Dunbar
|                          |        |        |         \-----Isabel
|                          |        |        |                  \-----Euphemia
|                          |         \-----Euphemia De CLAVERING
|                          |                 |                  /-----Roger La ZOUCHE
|                          |                 |         /-----Sir Alan La ZOUCHE, Constable Of The Tower Of Lon
|                          |                 |        |         \-----Margaret BISET
|                          |                  \-----Margery De La ZOUCHE
|                          |                          |         /-----Roger De QUINCY, Earl Of Winchester
|                          |                           \-----Elena De QUINCY
|                          |                                    \-----Helen Of Galloway
|                  /-----Sir Ralph De NEVILLE
|                 |        |                                    /-----Adam Of Aldithley
|                 |        |                           /-----Henry Of Aldithley
|                 |        |                          |         \-----Emma FITZRALF
|                 |        |                  /-----James De AUDLEY
|                 |        |                 |        |         /-----Sir Ralph MAINWARING, Seneschal Of Chester
|                 |        |                 |         \-----Bertrad MAINWARING
|                 |        |                 |                  \-----Amicia Of Chester
|                 |        |         /-----Sir Hugh De AUDLEY, Lord Audley
|                 |        |        |        |                  /-----William LONGESPEE, Earl of Salisbury
|                 |        |        |        |         /-----Sir William De LONGESPEE
|                 |        |        |        |        |         \-----Ela Of Salisbury
|                 |        |        |         \-----Ela LONGESPEE
|                 |        |        |                 |         /-----Richard De Camville
|                 |        |        |                  \-----Idoine De Camville
|                 |        |        |                           \-----Eustacia BASSET
|                 |         \-----Alice AUDLEY
|                 |                 |                           /-----Ralph MORTIMER, Baron Of Wigmore
|                 |                 |                  /-----Sir Roger MORTIMER, Baron Of Wigmore
|                 |                 |                 |         \-----Gladys DHU
|                 |                 |         /-----Sir Edmund De MORTIMER, Lord Mortimer
|                 |                 |        |        |         /-----William De BRAIOSE, Baron Of Brecknock Castle
|                 |                 |        |         \-----Maud De BRAOISE
|                 |                 |        |                  \-----Eve MARSHALL
|                 |                  \-----Isolda MORTIMER
|         /-----Sir Alexander De NEVILLE
|        |        |         /-----Sir Alexander De LEEDS
|        |         \-----Elizabeth De LEEDS
|        |                 |                                    /-----John De DAIVILLE
|        |                 |                           /-----Sir Robert De DAIVILLE
|        |                 |                          |         \-----Maud De PERCY
|        |                 |                  /-----Sir John D'EIVILLE, Lord Deiville
|        |                 |                 |        |         /-----William FITZ WILLIAM
|        |                 |                 |         \-----Denise FITZ WILLIAM
|        |                 |                 |                  \-----Adela/Ela De WARENNE
|        |                 |         /-----Sir John D'EIVILLE
|        |                 |        |         \-----Maud
|        |                  \-----Elizabeth D'EIVILLE
|        |                          |                           /-----Sir Richard De HARCOURT
|        |                          |                  /-----Sir William De HARCOURT
|        |                          |                 |         \-----Orabella De QUINCY
|        |                          |         /-----Sir Richard De HARCOURT
|        |                          |        |        |         /-----Sir Henry De HASTINGS
|        |                          |        |         \-----Hillaria De HASTINGS
|        |                          |        |                  \-----Ada Of Huntingdon
|        |                           \-----Agnes De HARCOURT
|        |                                   |                  /-----Walter BEKE
|        |                                   |         /-----John BEKE, Lord Beke
|        |                                   |        |         \-----Eve
|        |                                    \-----Margaret BEKE
|        |                                            |         /-----Sir Thomas De FURNIVAL
|        |                                             \-----Sarah De FURNIVAL
\-----Katherine NEVILLE
          \-----Margery

Descendants of Sir Thomas FAIRFAX

1. Sir Thomas FAIRFAX m. Elizabeth SHERBOURNE

m. Elizabeth SHERBOURNE father: Robert SHERBURNE mother: Joanna RADCLIFFE

2+ Sir Thomas FAIRFAX m. Agnes GASCOIGNE

3+ John FAIRFAX m. Anne MAY

4 Sir William FAIRFAX

5 Richard FAIRFAX

6 Robert FAIRFAX

7 Jane FAIRFAX m. Sir Richard ALDBOROUGH

8 Dorothy FAIRFAX m. Christopher NELSON

9 Isabel FAIRFAX

2nd generation

2. Sir Thomas FAIRFAX m. Agnes GASCOIGNE

m. Agnes GASCOIGNE father: Sir William GASCOIGNE mother: Margaret PERCY

10+ Sir Nicholas FAIRFAX m1. Jane PALMES m2. Alice HARRINGTON

11 William FAIRFAX

12 Thomas FAIRFAX

13 Miles FAIRFAX

15 Robert FAIRFAX

16 Anne FAIRFAX m. William HARRINGTON

17 Margaret FAIRFAX m1. William SAYRE m2. Richard MANSELL

18 Isabel FAIRFAX

19 Elizabeth FAIRFAX

20 Dorothy FAIRFAX

21 Katherine FAIRFAX

3. John FAIRFAX m. Anne MAY

22+ Elizabeth FAIRFAX m. John SKINNER

3rd generation

10. Sir Nicholas FAIRFAX m1. Jane PALMES m2. Alice HARRINGTON

m. Jane PALMES father: Guy PALMES

23 Sir William FAIRFAX

24 Nicholas FAIRFAX

25 Thomas FAIRFAX

26 George FAIRFAX

27 Robert FAIRFAX

28 Edward FAIRFAX

29 Cuthbert FAIRFAX

30 Henry FAIRFAX

31 Anne FAIRFAX m. Christopher ANNE

32+ Margaret FAIRFAX m. Sir William BELLASIS

33 Eleanor FAIRFAX m. John VAVASOUR

34 Elizabeth FAIRFAX m. Robert ROOS

35+ Mary FAIRFAX m. Sir Henry CURWEN

m. Alice HARRINGTON father: Sir John HARRINGTON

22. Elizabeth FAIRFAX m. John SKINNER

m. John SKINNER father: Robert SKINNER mother: Alice (SKINNER)

36+ Henry SKINNER m. Anna DEYNES

37+ Sir Vincent SKINNER m. Elizabeth FOWKES

4th generation

32. Margaret FAIRFAX m. Sir William BELLASIS

m. Sir William BELLASIS father: Richard BELLASIS mother: Margery ERRINGTON

38+ Katherine BELLASIS m. Thomas METHAM

39+ Sir Henry BELLASIS m. Ursula FAIRFAX

35. Mary FAIRFAX m. Sir Henry CURWEN

m. Sir Henry CURWEN father: Sir Thomas CURWEN mother: Agnes STRICKLAND

40+ Mabel CURWEN m. Sir William FAIRFAX

41 Jane CURWEN m. Christopher MUSGRAVE

42 Agnes CURWEN m. Sir James BELLINGHAM

43 Sir Nicholas CURWEN

36. Henry SKINNER m. Anna DEYNES

44+ John SKINNER m. Mary LOOMIS

37. Sir Vincent SKINNER m. Elizabeth FOWKES

m. Elizabeth FOWKES father: William FOWKES

45+ William SKINNER m. Bridget COKE

5th generation

38. Katherine BELLASIS m. Thomas METHAM

m. Thomas METHAM father: Sir Thomas METHAM mother: Dorothy DARCY

46 Frances METHAM m. Sir Marmaduke CONSTABLE

39. Sir Henry BELLASIS m. Ursula FAIRFAX

m. Ursula FAIRFAX father: Sir Thomas FAIRFAX mother: Dorothy GALE

47 Mary BELLASIS m. Sir William LISTER

48+ Dorothy BELASYSE m. Conyers DARCY, Lord Darcy

49+ Thomas BELASYSE, Viscount Fauconberg m. Barbara CHOLMLEY

40. Mabel CURWEN m. Sir William FAIRFAX

m. Sir William FAIRFAX father: Gabriel FAIRFAX mother: Elizabeth ASKE

50 William FAIRFAX

51 Francis FAIRFAX

52 Arthur FAIRFAX

53 Frederick FAIRFAX

54 Bridget FAIRFAX

55 Priscilla FAIRFAX m. Anthony SALTMARSH

56 Prudence FAIRFAX m. (Unk) SKELTON

57 Mary FAIRFAX m. Everingham CRESSY

58+ Sir Philip FAIRFAX m. Frances SHEFFIELD

44. John SKINNER m. Mary LOOMIS

m. Mary LOOMIS father: Joseph LOOMIS mother: Mary WHITE

59+ Mary SKINNER m. John COLT

60+ Ann SKINNER m. Robert REEVE

61+ John SKINNER m. Mary EASTON

62+ Joseph SKINNER m. Mary FILLEY

63 Richard SKINNER

45. William SKINNER m. Bridget COKE

m. Bridget COKE father: Sir Edward COKE mother: Bridget PASTON

64 Edward SKINNER m. Anne WENTWORTH

65 Theophila SKINNER m. Humphrey CORNWALL