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. James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton Birth: 1 Death: Dec 1548
  2. William DOUGLAS Birth: 2 Death: After 1543
  3. Richard DOUGLAS Birth: 3 Death: After 17 Oct 1564
  4. Elizabeth DOUGLAS Birth: 1 Death: After 2 May 1527
  5. Agnes DOUGLAS Birth: England Death: England
  6. Helen DOUGLAS

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 09, Moels-Nugent. London: St Catherine Press, 1936. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP IX [Ap][p0-9].*].
  3. 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].*].
  4. Hart, Craig, Genealogy of the Wives of the American Presidents, Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2004. NYPL APK 05-1088 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Hart PresidentWives p[0-9]*].
  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. Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States: who were themselves notable or left descendants notable in American history, with a 2008 Addendum, Coda, and Final Additions. Baltimore, MD: Gen Pub Co, 2008. NYPL APK 08-4216. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Roberts RD600 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 VI p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
place:
[Ref: Hart PresidentWives p152],
father:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1429, CP IX p288, CP VIII p95, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p659, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p671, SP VI p358]
Sources for death Information
date:
living 20 Sep 1515 [Ref: CP IX p288],
place:
[Ref: Hart PresidentWives p152]
Sources with Information about marriage to Sir John DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton
date:
before 1493 [Ref: CP IX p288],
names:
[Ref: Hart PresidentWives p152],
child:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1429, CP IX p288, CP VIII p95, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p659, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p671, Roberts RD600 p102, SP VI p358 (with corr in IX p140), SP VI p358]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of Janet CRICHTON
 /-----Patrick CRICHTON
Janet CRICHTON



Descendants of Janet CRICHTON
1. Janet CRICHTON m. Sir John DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton
m. Sir John DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton father: James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton mother: Joan STEWART

2nd generation

2. James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton m. Catherine STEWART
m. Catherine STEWART father: James IV King Of Scots mother: Margaret BOYD
4. Richard DOUGLAS m.
5. Elizabeth DOUGLAS m. Robert KEITH, Lord Keith
m. Robert KEITH, Lord Keith father: William KEITH, Earl Marischal mother: Elizabeth GORDON
6. Agnes DOUGLAS m. Alexander LIVINGSTON, Lord Livingston
m. Alexander LIVINGSTON, Lord Livingston father: William LIVINGSTON, Lord Livingston mother: Agnes HEPBURN

3rd generation

8. Margaret DOUGLAS m. James HAMILTON, Earl Of Arran
m. James HAMILTON, Earl Of Arran father: James HAMILTON, Earl Of Arran mother: Janet BEATON
9. Beatrice DOUGLAS m. Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell
m. Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell father: Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell mother: Janet DOUGLAS
13. Janet KEITH m. John LYON, Lord Glamis
m. John LYON, Lord Glamis father: John LYON, Lord Glamis mother: Janet DOUGLAS
14. William KEITH, Earl Marischal m. Margaret KEITH
m. Margaret KEITH father: Sir William De KEITH mother: Janet GREY
15. Elizabeth KEITH m. George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley
m. George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley father: John GORDON, Master Of Huntly mother: Margaret Of Scotland
16. Janet LIVINGSTON m. Sir Alexander BRUCE
m. Sir Alexander BRUCE father: Robert BRUCE mother: Janet FORRESTER
17. William LIVINGSTON, Lord Livingston m. Agnes FLEMING
m. Agnes FLEMING father: Malcolm FLEMING, Lord Fleming mother: Janet STEWART

4th generation

20. John HAMILTON, Marquess of Hamilton m1. Margaret LYON m2.
m. Margaret LYON father: John LYON, Lord Glamis mother: Janet KEITH
22. Claude HAMILTON, Lord Paisley m. Margaret SETON
m. Margaret SETON father: George SETON, Lord Seton mother: Isabel HAMILTON
23. Barbara HAMILTON m1. Alexander GORDON m2. James FLEMING, Lord Fleming
m. Alexander GORDON
m. James FLEMING, Lord Fleming father: Malcolm FLEMING, Lord Fleming mother: Janet STEWART
25. Anne HAMILTON m. George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley
m. George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley father: George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley mother: Elizabeth KEITH
27. John MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell m. Elizabeth DOUGLAS
m. Elizabeth DOUGLAS father: David DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus mother: Margaret HAMILTON
28. Margaret LYON m1. Gilbert KENNEDY, Earl Of Cassillis m2. John HAMILTON, Marquess of Hamilton
m. Gilbert KENNEDY, Earl Of Cassillis father: Gilbert KENNEDY, Earl Of Cassillis mother: Margaret KENNEDY
m. John HAMILTON, Marquess of Hamilton father: James HAMILTON, Earl Of Arran mother: Margaret DOUGLAS
29. John LYON, Lord Glamis m. Elizabeth ABERNETHY
m. Elizabeth ABERNETHY father: William ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy mother: Elizabeth HAY
30. Alison KEITH m. Alexander ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy
m. Alexander ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy father: William ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy mother: Elizabeth HAY
31. Agnes KEITH m1. James STEWART, Earl Of Moray m2. Colin CAMPBELL, Earl of Argyll
m. James STEWART, Earl Of Moray father: James V King Of Scots mother: Margaret ERSKINE
m. Colin CAMPBELL, Earl of Argyll father: Archibald CAMPBELL, Earl Of Argyll mother: Margaret GRAHAM
32. William KEITH, Lord Keith m. Elizabeth HAY
m. Elizabeth HAY father: George HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Margaret ROBERTSON
33. George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley m. Anne HAMILTON
m. Anne HAMILTON father: James HAMILTON, Earl Of Arran mother: Margaret DOUGLAS
35. Elizabeth GORDON m. John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl
m. John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl father: John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Grizel RATTRAY
37. Jean GORDON m1. James HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell m2. Alexander GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland m3. Alexander OGILVIE
m. James HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell father: Patrick HEPBURN, Earl Of Bothwell mother: Agnes SINCLAIR
m. Alexander GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland father: John GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland mother: Helen STEWART
m. Alexander OGILVIE
38. William BRUCE m. Jean FLEMING
m. Jean FLEMING father: John FLEMING, Lord Fleming mother: Elizabeth ROSS
39. Alexander LIVINGSTON, Earl Of Linlithgow m. Eleanor HAY
m. Eleanor HAY father: Andrew HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Jean HAY
41. Jean LIVINGSTON m. Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone
m. Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone father: Robert ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone mother: Margaret DRUMMOND

5th generation

44. James HAMILTON, Marquess of Hamilton m. Anne CUNNINGHAM
m. Anne CUNNINGHAM father: James CUNNINGHAM, Earl Of Glencairn mother: Mariot CAMPBELL
45. Sir John HAMILTON m. Jean CAMPBELL
m. Jean CAMPBELL father: Alexander CAMPBELL, Bishop of Brechin
47. James HAMILTON, Earl Of Abercorn m. Marion BOYD
m. Marion BOYD father: Thomas BOYD, Lord Boyd mother: Margaret CAMPBELL
55. Margaret HAMILTON m. William DOUGLAS, Marquess Of Douglas
m. William DOUGLAS, Marquess Of Douglas father: William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus mother: Elizabeth OLIPHANT
56. Jean FLEMING m1. John MAITLAND, Lord Thirlestane m2. John KENNEDY, Earl Of Cassillis
m. John MAITLAND, Lord Thirlestane father: Sir Richard MAITLAND mother: Mariota CRANSTOUN
m. John KENNEDY, Earl Of Cassillis father: Gilbert KENNEDY, Earl Of Cassillis mother: Margaret LYON
58. Jean GORDON m. George SINCLAIR, Earl Of Caithness
m. George SINCLAIR, Earl Of Caithness father: John SINCLAIR mother: Jean HEPBURN
59. George GORDON, Marquess Of Huntley m. Henrietta STEWART
m. Henrietta STEWART father: Esme STEWART, Duke Of Lennox mother: Catherine De BALSAC
60. Elizabeth MAXWELL m. John MAXWELL, Lord Herries
m. John MAXWELL, Lord Herries father: William MAXWELL, Lord Herries mother: Catherine KERR
61. Robert MAXWELL, Earl Of Nithsdale m. Elizabeth BEAUMONT
m. Elizabeth BEAUMONT father: Sir Francis BEAUMONT
63. Hew KENNEDY m. Katherine MACDOWALL
m. Katherine MACDOWALL father: Uchtred MACDOWALL mother: Euphemia DUNBAR
64. Jean LYON m1. Robert DOUGLAS, Master of Morton m2. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus m3. Alexander LINDSAY, Lord Spynie
m. Robert DOUGLAS, Master of Morton father: William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton mother: Agnes LESLIE
m. Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus father: David DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus mother: Margaret HAMILTON
m. Alexander LINDSAY, Lord Spynie father: David LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford mother: Margaret BETHUNE
65. Patrick LYON, Earl of Kinghorn m. Anne MURRAY
m. Anne MURRAY father: John MURRAY, Earl of Tullibardine mother: Catherine DRUMMOND
67. George ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy m. Margaret STEWART
m. Margaret STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Elizabeth GORDON
69. Elizabeth STEWART m. James STEWART, Earl Of Moray
m. James STEWART, Earl Of Moray father: James STEWART, Lord Doune And St Colme mother: Margaret CAMPBELL
73. Archibald CAMPBELL, Earl of Argyll m1. Agnes DOUGLAS m2. Anne CORNWALLIS
m. Agnes DOUGLAS father: William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Morton mother: Agnes LESLIE
m. Anne CORNWALLIS father: Sir William CORNWALLIS mother: Lucy NEVILLE
74. George KEITH, Earl Marischal m1. Margaret HOME m2. Margaret OGILVY
m. Margaret HOME father: Alexander HOME, Lord Home mother: Margaret KER
m. Margaret OGILVY father: James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie mother: Jean FORBES
75. Margaret KEITH m1. Sir William KEITH m2. Sir John CARNEGIE m3. Sir William GRAHAM
m. Sir William KEITH
m. Sir John CARNEGIE
m. Sir William GRAHAM
76. Elizabeth STEWART m1. Hugh FRASER, Lord Lovat m2. Robert STEWART, Earl Of Lennox m3. James STEWART, Earl Of Arran
m. Hugh FRASER, Lord Lovat father: Alexander FRASER, Lord Lovat mother: Janet CAMPBELL
m. Robert STEWART, Earl Of Lennox father: John STEWART, Earl Of Lennox mother: Elizabeth STEWART
m. James STEWART, Earl Of Arran
77. Margaret STEWART m. George ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy
m. George ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy father: Alexander ABERNETHY, Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy mother: Alison KEITH
78. John GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland m. Agnes ELPHINSTONE
m. Agnes ELPHINSTONE father: Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone mother: Jean LIVINGSTON
79. Sir Robert GORDON, Baron Of Gordonstown m. Lucy GORDON
m. Lucy GORDON father: John GORDON, D.D. mother: Genievieve PETAU
80. Patrick BRUCE m. Janet JACKSON
m. Janet JACKSON
81. Sir John BRUCE m. Margaret ELPHINSTONE
m. Margaret ELPHINSTONE father: Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone mother: Jean LIVINGSTON
82. Alexander LIVINGSTON, Earl Of Linlithgow m1. Elizabeth GORDON m2. Mary DOUGLAS
m. Elizabeth GORDON father: George GORDON, Marquess Of Huntley mother: Henrietta STEWART
m. Mary DOUGLAS father: William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus mother: Elizabeth OLIPHANT
83. Margaret LIVINGSTONE m. John FLEMING, Earl Of Wigtown
m. John FLEMING, Earl Of Wigtown father: John FLEMING, Earl Of Wigtown mother: Lilias GRAHAM
84. Anne LIVINGSTON m. Alexander MONTGOMERY, Earl Of Eglintoun
m. Alexander MONTGOMERY, Earl Of Eglintoun father: Robert SETON, Earl of Wintoun mother: Margaret MONTGOMERY
86. Margaret ELPHINSTONE m. Sir John BRUCE
m. Sir John BRUCE father: William BRUCE mother: Jean FLEMING
87. Helen ELPHINSTONE m1. Sir William COCKBURN m2. Henry ROLLO
m. Sir William COCKBURN father: William COCKBURN mother: Janet HOME
m. Henry ROLLO
88. James ELPHINSTONE m. Helen FORBES
m. Helen FORBES father: John FORBES
89. Alexander ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone m. Elizabeth DRUMMOND
m. Elizabeth DRUMMOND father: Patrick DRUMMOND, Lord Drummond mother: Elizabeth LINDSAY
90. Agnes ELPHINSTONE m. John GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland
m. John GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland father: Alexander GORDON, Earl Of Sutherland mother: Jean GORDON