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: Mark KERR
  • Sex: M
  • Death: 1581 d


    • Parents:

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Catherine KERR Death: Mar 1600
  2. William KERR
  3. Mark KERR, Earl of Lothian Birth: Abt 1533 Death: 8 Apr 1609

Bibliography
  1. 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].*].
  2. 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].*].
  3. 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]*].

Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: CP VIII p145]
Sources with Information about marriage to Helen LESLIE
names:
[Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1p666],
child:
[Ref: CP VI p495, CP VIII p145]
Research Notes:
Abbot or Commendator of Newbottle [Ref: CP VI p495, CP VIII p145]



Pedigree of Mark KERR
Mark KERR



Descendants of Mark KERR
1. Mark KERR m. Helen LESLIE
m. Helen LESLIE father: George LESLIE, Earl Of Rothes mother: Margaret CRICHTON

2nd generation

2. Catherine KERR m. William MAXWELL, Lord Herries
m. William MAXWELL, Lord Herries father: John MAXWELL, Lord Herries mother: Agnes HERRIES
4. Mark KERR, Earl of Lothian m. Margaret MAXWELL
m. Margaret MAXWELL father: John MAXWELL, Lord Herries mother: Agnes HERRIES

3rd generation

5. John MAXWELL, Lord Herries m. Elizabeth MAXWELL
m. Elizabeth MAXWELL father: John MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell mother: Elizabeth DOUGLAS
6. Jean KERR m1. Robert BOYD m2. David LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford m3. Thomas HAMILTON
m. Robert BOYD father: Thomas BOYD, Lord Boyd mother: Margaret CAMPBELL
m. David LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford father: David LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford mother: Lilias DRUMMOND
m. Thomas HAMILTON
7. Janet KERR m. William CUNNINGHAM, Earl Of Glencairn
m. William CUNNINGHAM, Earl Of Glencairn father: James CUNNINGHAM, Earl Of Glencairn mother: Mariot CAMPBELL
8. Margaret KERR m1. James HAY, Lord Hay Of Yester m2. Sir Andrew KERR, Master of Jedburgh
m. James HAY, Lord Hay Of Yester father: William HAY, Lord Hay Of Yester mother: Margaret KERR
m. Sir Andrew KERR, Master of Jedburgh father: Andrew KER, Lord Jedburgh mother: Anne STEWART
9. Isabel KER m. William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Queensberry
m. William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Queensberry father: Sir James DOUGLAS mother: Mary FLEMING

4th generation

10. John MAXWELL, Earl Of Nithsdale m. Elizabeth GORDON
m. Elizabeth GORDON father: Sir Robert GORDON mother: Isabel RUTHVEN
11. Elizabeth MAXWELL m. George SETON, Earl of Wintoun
m. George SETON, Earl of Wintoun father: Robert SETON, Earl of Wintoun mother: Margaret MONTGOMERY
12. Robert BOYD, Lord Boyd m1. Margaret MONTGOMERIE m2. Christian HAMILTON
m. Margaret MONTGOMERIE father: Robert MONTGOMERIE mother: Jean CAMPBELL
m. Christian HAMILTON father: Thomas HAMILTON, Earl of Haddington mother: Margaret BORTHWICK
14. William CUNNINGHAM, Earl Of Glencairn m1. Anne OGILVY m2. Margaret MONTGOMERIE
m. Anne OGILVY father: James OGILVY, Earl of Findlater mother: Elizabeth LESLIE
m. Margaret MONTGOMERIE father: Alexander MONTGOMERY, Earl Of Eglintoun mother: Anne LIVINGSTON
15. Margaret HAY m1. Alexander SETON, Earl of Dunfermline m2. James LIVINGSTON, Earl Of Callendar
m. Alexander SETON, Earl of Dunfermline father: George SETON, Lord Seton mother: Isabel HAMILTON
m. James LIVINGSTON, Earl Of Callendar father: Alexander LIVINGSTON, Earl Of Linlithgow mother: Eleanor HAY
16. John HAY, Earl of Tweeddale m1. Jean SETON m2. Margaret MONTGOMERIE
m. Jean SETON father: Alexander SETON, Earl of Dunfermline mother: Grizel LESLIE
m. Margaret MONTGOMERIE father: Alexander MONTGOMERY, Earl Of Eglintoun mother: Anne LIVINGSTON
17. James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Queensberry m1. Mary HAMILTON m2. Margaret STEWART
m. Mary HAMILTON father: James HAMILTON, Marquess of Hamilton mother: Anne CUNNINGHAM
m. Margaret STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl of Traquair mother: Catherine CARNEGIE
18. Sir William DOUGLAS m. Agnes FAWSIDE
m. Agnes FAWSIDE father: George FAWSIDE
19. Sir Archibald DOUGLAS m. Eleanor DAVIS
m. Eleanor DAVIS
20. Margaret DOUGLAS m. James JOHNSTONE, Earl of Hartfell
m. James JOHNSTONE, Earl of Hartfell father: Sir James JOHNSTON mother: Sarah MAXWELL

5th generation

21. Robert MAXWELL, Earl Of Nithsdale m. Lucy DOUGLAS
m. Lucy DOUGLAS father: William DOUGLAS, Marquess Of Douglas mother: Mary GORDON
22. Anne SETON m. John STEWART, Earl of Traquair
m. John STEWART, Earl of Traquair father: John STEWART, Earl of Traquair mother: Catherine CARNEGIE
23. Isabel BOYD m. John SINCLAIR
m. John SINCLAIR
24. Marion BOYD m. Sir James DUNDAS
m. Sir James DUNDAS
26. Alexander CUNNINGHAM, Earl Of Glencairn m. Nicol STEWART
m. Nicol STEWART father: Sir James STEWART
27. Charles SETON, Earl of Dunfermline m. Mary DOUGLAS
m. Mary DOUGLAS father: William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton mother: Anne KEITH
28. John HAY, Marquess of Tweeddale m. Jean SCOTT
m. Jean SCOTT father: Walter SCOTT, Earl Of Buccleuch mother: Mary HAY
29. Mary DOUGLAS m. Alexander STEWART, Earl Of Galloway
m. Alexander STEWART, Earl Of Galloway father: James STEWART, Earl Of Galloway mother: Catherine HOUGHTON
30. Catherine DOUGLAS m. Sir James DOUGLAS
m. Sir James DOUGLAS father: Sir William DOUGLAS mother: Agnes FAWSIDE
31. Margaret DOUGLAS m1. Sir Alexander JARDINE m2. Sir David THOIRS
m. Sir Alexander JARDINE father: Alexander JARDINE
m. Sir David THOIRS
32. William DOUGLAS, Duke of Queensberry m. Isabel DOUGLAS
m. Isabel DOUGLAS father: William DOUGLAS, Marquess Of Douglas mother: Mary GORDON
33. Sir James DOUGLAS m. Catherine DOUGLAS
m. Catherine DOUGLAS father: James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Queensberry mother: Margaret STEWART
34. James DOUGLAS m.
35. James JOHNSTONE, Earl of Annandale m. Henrietta DOUGLAS
m. Henrietta DOUGLAS father: William DOUGLAS, Marquess Of Douglas mother: Mary GORDON