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. Thomas Le DESPENSER Death: Abt 1207
  2. Elias Le DESPENSER

Bibliography
  1. Ravilious, John, Origins of the Despenser. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 1/13/2006. Subject: Origins of the Despenser: Geoffrey, father of Thomas. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/ruz92uBAhhk/m/sPzxTlksN4EJ. Author address: Therav3 at aol dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 1/13/2006-084347].
  2. Ravilious, John, Ancestry of Sir Hugh le Despenser. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 1/16/2006. Subject: Ancestry of Sir Hugh le Despenser (d. 1238). Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/V1OQdMYA2K4/m/y55evpZOLJYJ. Author address: Therav3 at aol dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 1/16/2006-112540].
  3. Ravilious, John, Origins of the Despensers (redux). Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 12/31/2003. Subject: Origins of the Despensers (redux). Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/k2x2qcVs5kE/m/x-V8oV0QHksJ. Author address: Therav3 at aol dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 12/31/2003-174847].
  4. Ravilious, John, Early Despenser family. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 12/9/2007. Subject: #Geoffrey / Galfridus le Despenser Lord Marcheley. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/E4fQCP9woZ8/m/X2ZYFWq5_G0J. Author address: Therav3 at aol dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 12/9/2007-191106].
  5. Watson, John, Origin of the Despensers. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 6/9/2014. Subject: Origin of the Despensers. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/Sy8623EOTPQ/m/Ct3nWMwEtR0J. Author address: watsonjohnm at gmail dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: John Watson SGM 6/9/2014-165509].

Sources for birth and parent Information
place:
[Ref: John Ravilious SGM 1/13/2006-084347],
parents:
[Ref: John Ravilious SGM 1/16/2006-112540, John Ravilious SGM 12/9/2007-191106],
father:
[Ref: John Ravilious SGM 12/31/2003-174847, John Watson SGM 6/9/2014-165509]
Sources for death Information
date:
abt 1160 [Ref: John Watson SGM 6/9/2014-165509]
Sources with Information about marriage to unknown
child:
[Ref: John Ravilious SGM 1/13/2006-084347, John Ravilious SGM 1/16/2006-112540, John Ravilious SGM 12/9/2007-191106, John Watson SGM 6/9/2014-165509]
Research Notes:
'dispensarius' of the Earl of Chester [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 1/16/2006-112540, John Ravilious SGM 12/9/2007-191106]

Despenser [Ref: John Watson SGM 6/9/2014-165509]

proof of his identity as father of Thomas le Despenser provided by charters in the Garendon chartulary, printed in Nichol's History of Leicester [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 1/16/2006-112540]

how it had been proved that Geoffrey le Despenser and his brother Ives (or Ivo) de Alspath were the sons of Aschetil (Anschetil) de Berges.
1. We know that Geoffrey and Ivo were brothers from the charter evidence provided by Barraclough in The Charters of the Anglo-Norman Earls of Chester. See prior threads on SGM, esp. (31 Dec 2002 et seq.). The charters which are particularly relevant are #s 25, 35-37, 50, 55-59, 64, 72, 73, 82, 83, 85, and 99.
The witnesses to these charters are given, in part, as 'Gaufrido dispensatore et Ivone fratre suo...' [charter #82]. See also evidence given on the A2A site, esp. the following charter witnessed by "Ivo de Hallespad' ", and "Geoffrey 'dispensario' his brother", dated ca. 1155x1167:
'Confirmation from Robert son of earl Robert of Leicester to God and Saint Mary of Cumba and the monks of the Cistercian order there serving God, for the souls of his father and mother and ancestors and for the safety of his own body and soul and of his wife and children, of the gift of his father Robert to the said abbey of the land of Smithe which Richard de Camvilla held of his (Robert the younger's) fee. Witnesses: Richard abbot of Legr', Thurstan abbot of Gerad' [Garendon], Robert abbot of Pipwell', Ralph Basset, William de Hasting', William Burdet, Ernulf de Bosco, Ivo de Harwecurt, Richard Mall' and Ancarill' Mall' his brother, Ivo de Hallespad', Geoffrey 'dispensario' his brother and many others. ' [A2A, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Records Office:
Gregory of Stivichall (DR10/1 - DR10/467), DEEDS AND PAPERS: Warwickshire: Combe alias Smite, DR10/192]

2. We know that Ivo de Alspath and Ivo filius Aschetilli were the same individual, as Ivo de Alspath's grant to the monks of St. Nicholas in recompense for his actions at Coventry during the siege of 1144-5 [A2A, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Records Office: Gregory of Stivichall (DR10/468 - DR10/970), DEEDS AND PAPERS: Warwickshire: Meriden (Alspath): DR10/524] were confirmed by his grandson James Brito, or le Bret, ca. 1220:
'Confirmation from James Brito, lord of Allespathe to the monks of St. Nicholas of kerkebi [Monks Kirby] of a virgate of land together with all increments in Allespathe, formerly belonging to Godwin and his heirs, which was granted in frankalmoign to the said monks by Ivo, son of Aschetillus, grandfather of the said James in recompense for injuries he had done to the said monks during the civil war. Witnesses: Robert chaplain, Alard, deacon de Widibroc [Withybrook], William de Waure [Brownsover], William de Neuham, William de Hardredeshul [Hartshill], John the clerk, William 'Servulo'(?) ' [A2A, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Records Office: Gregory of Stivichall (DR10/468 - DR10/970), DEEDS AND PAPERS: Warwickshire: Meriden (Alspath): DR10/525]

3. That Geoffrey le Despenser and Ivo de Alspath (also called Ivo fitz Aschetil, but 'de Alspath' is the more familiar name) were younger sons of Aschetil de Berges is indicated by the fact that the lands in Burton were held of the senior (de Berges, also de Prestwold) branch of the family. Thomas le Despenser's gift to Garendon of the well-known 10 bovates in Burton was confirmed, or with the 'concession of my lord Asketil de Berges ' ["concessu Asketilli de Berges domini mei"].
That no reference to their kinship is made in the charters of Thomas le Despenser and Aschetil de Berges (or de Prestwold) to Garendon is not unusual; a charter of Ralph de Queniborough (a cousin, not uncle of Asketil de Berges and Thomas le Despenser), superior lord of Asketil in Burton, will be provided in a forthcoming post, and no mention of the relationship (outside that of lord and tenant) is made therein.
~The onomastic evidence of the names in the de Berges/de Prestwold family and that of the Despensers ( brothers Thomas and Elias occuring in each ) is interesting and supportive of the kinship, as well. [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 1/16/2006-112540]



Pedigree of Geoffrey Le DESPENSER
          /-----Hugh De BERGES
 /-----Ansketil De BERGES
|        |         /-----(Unk) De QUENIBOROUGH
|         \-----(Unk) De QUENIBOROUGH
Geoffrey Le DESPENSER
 \-----Rohese



Descendants of Geoffrey Le DESPENSER

2nd generation


3rd generation


4th generation


5th generation