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

Person Info

Name: Christian GORDON
Sex: F
Birth: 3 ^b

Parents:

Father:
Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon, Earl Of Huntley Birth: 1 Death: 15 Jul 1470 in Huntley

Mother:

Elizabeth CRICHTON Birth: 1 Death: 9 Jun 1479 in Strathbogie

Family:
Marriage:

William FORBES, Lord Forbes on Abt 8 Jul 1468 .^m1
William FORBES, Lord Forbes Birth: 1 Death: Before 5 Jul 1483

Children:

Christian FORBES
Alexander FORBES, Lord Forbes Birth: 1 Death: Before 6 May 1491
Arthur FORBES, Lord Forbes Birth: 2 Death: 1493
John FORBES, Lord Forbes Birth: 3 Death: 1547

Bibliography

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]*].
Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 05 E-Goojerat. 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 V [Ap][p0-9].*].
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 v1[pc][0-9]*].
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]*].
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 IV p[0-9]*].
Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, David Faris, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who came to America before 1700, 7th Edition, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1992. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Weis AR7 #[0-9][0-9]*[A-Z]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:: third daughter [Ref: CP V p545, SP IV p52],
parents:: [Ref: CP V p545, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p239, SP IV p525, Weis AR7 #256],
father:: [Ref: Burke Peerage p776, SP IV p52]

Sources with Information about marriage to William FORBES, Lord Forbes

date:: before 8 Jul 1468 [Ref: SP IV p525]; charter dated 8 Jul 1468 [Ref: CP V p545, Weis AR7 #256],
names:: [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v1p239],
child:: [Ref: Burke Peerage p776, CP V p545, Roberts RD600 p127, SP IV p52, Weis AR7 #256]

Research Notes:

Pedigree of Christian GORDON
                            /-----Alan De WINTOUN
                   /-----Sir William SETON
                  |        |                                    /-----Sir John SETON
                  |        |                           /-----Sir Christopher SETON
                  |        |                          |         \-----Ermina
                  |        |                  /-----Sir Alexander SETON
                  |        |                 |        |         /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
                  |        |                 |         \-----Christian BRUCE
                  |        |                 |                  \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
                  |        |         /-----Sir Alexander SETON
                  |        |        |         \-----Christian CHEYNE
                  |         \-----Margaret SETON
          /-----Sir Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon
         |        |                                    /-----Robert FLEMING
         |        |                           /-----Sir Patrick FLEMING
         |        |                  /-----Sir Malcolm FLEMING
         |        |                 |        |                  /-----Simon FRASER
         |        |                 |        |         /-----Sir Simon FRASER
         |        |                 |        |        |         \-----Maria
         |        |                 |         \-----Joanna FRASER
         |        |         /-----Sir David FLEMING
         |        |        |         \-----Christian KEITH
         |         \-----Janet FLEMING
         |                 |         /-----Sir David BARCLAY, Lord Of Brechin
         |                  \-----Jean BARCLAY
         |                          |                           /-----Henry Of Brechin, Lord Of Brechin
         |                          |                  /-----Sir William Of Brechin, Lord Of Brechin
         |                          |                 |         \-----Julian De CORNHILL
         |                          |         /-----Sir David Of Brechin, Lord Of Brechin
         |                          |        |        |         /-----Alexander COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
         |                          |        |         \-----Elena COMYN
         |                          |        |                  \-----Elizabeth De QUINCY
         |                           \-----Margaret Of Brechin
         |                                   |                  /-----Adam De Bonkyl
         |                                   |         /-----Alexander De Bonkyl
         |                                   |        |         \-----(Unk) COMYN
         |                                    \-----Margaret De Bonkyl
         |                                            |         /-----Patrick DUNBAR, Earl Of Dunbar
         |                                             \-----Christiana DUNBAR
         |                                                      \-----Cecilia
/-----Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon, Earl Of Huntley
|        |                                             /-----Adam Of Gordon
|        |                                    /-----Sir Adam GORDON
|        |                                   |         \-----Marjory
|        |                           /-----Sir Adam GORDON
|        |                          |         \-----Amabilia
|        |                  /-----Sir John GORDON
|        |         /-----Sir Adam GORDON
|        |        |         \-----Elizabeth
|         \-----Elizabeth GORDON
|                 |                                             /-----Sir William De KEITH
|                 |                                    /-----Sir Edward De KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland
|                 |                                   |         \-----Barbara De SETON
|                 |                           /-----Sir William De KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland
|                 |                          |        |         /-----Alexander De SYNTON
|                 |                          |         \-----Isabel De SYNTON
|                 |                          |                  \-----Maria
|                 |                  /-----Sir William KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland
|                 |         /-----Sir John KEITH
|                 |        |        |                           /-----Sir Andrew FRASER
|                 |        |        |                  /-----Sir Alexander FRASER, Lord Great Chamberlain Of Scotla
|                 |        |        |                 |         \-----(Unk) Le CHEN
|                 |        |        |         /-----John FRASER
|                 |        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Reginald Le CHEYNE
|                 |        |        |        |         \-----(Unk) Le CHEYNE
|                 |        |        |        |                  \-----Mary De MORAVIA
|                 |        |         \-----Margaret FRASER
|                  \-----Elizabeth KEITH
|                          |                                    /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
|                          |                           /-----James STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
|                          |                          |         \-----Joanna
|                          |                  /-----Walter High Steward Of Scotland
|                          |                 |        |         /-----Walter De BURG, Earl Of Ulster
|                          |                 |         \-----Egidia De BURGH
|                          |                 |                  \-----Aveline FITZJOHN
|                          |         /-----Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots
|                          |        |        |                  /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
|                          |        |        |         /-----Robert De BRUS, King Of Scots
|                          |        |        |        |         \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
|                          |        |         \-----Marjorie De BRUCE
|                          |        |                 |         /-----Sir Donald Earl Of Mar
|                          |        |                  \-----Isabel Of Mar
|                          |        |                           \-----Helen
|                           \-----Jean STEWART
|                                   |                           /-----Archibald MURE
|                                   |                  /-----William MURE
|                                   |                 |         \-----Margaret MONTGOMERY
|                                   |         /-----Sir Adam MURE
|                                   |        |         \-----(Unk) LINDSAY
|                                    \-----Elizabeth MURE
|                                            |                  /-----Edward CUNNINGHAM
|                                            |         /-----James CUNNINGHAM
|                                            |        |         \-----(Unk) STEWART
|                                             \-----Jannet CUNNINGHAM
|                                                      \-----Elen De KALENTIR
Christian GORDON
|                                             /-----Alexander De CRICHTON
|                                    /-----Sir John De CRICHTON
|                           /-----William CRICHTON
|                  /-----Sir John CRICHTON
|                 |        |                  /-----(Unk) PRESON
|                 |        |         /-----Sir John PRESTON
|                 |         \-----Margaret PRESTON
|         /-----William CRICHTON, Lord Crichton
|        |         \-----Christian
\-----Elizabeth CRICHTON
          \-----Agnes

Descendants of Christian GORDON

1. Christian GORDON m. William FORBES, Lord Forbes

m. William FORBES, Lord Forbes father: James FORBES, Lord Forbes mother: Egidia KEITH

2+ Christian FORBES m. William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven

3 Alexander FORBES, Lord Forbes m. Margaret BOYD; Margaret BOYD father: Thomas BOYD, Earl Of Arran mother: Mary STEWART

4 Arthur FORBES, Lord Forbes m. Agnes LYON; Agnes LYON father: John LYON, Lord Glamis mother: Elizabeth SCRIMGEOUR

5+ John FORBES, Lord Forbes m1. m2. Katherine STEWART m3. Christian LUNDIN m4. Elizabeth BARLOW

2nd generation

2. Christian FORBES m. William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven

m. William RUTHVEN, Lord Ruthven father: Sir Patrick RUTHVEN mother: (Unk) CRANSTON

6+ Elizabeth RUTHVEN m1. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll m2. Ninian ROSS, Lord Ross Of Halkhead

7 William RUTHVEN

5. John FORBES, Lord Forbes m1. m2. Katherine STEWART m3. Christian LUNDIN m4. Elizabeth BARLOW

8 Annabella FORBES m. Matthew LUMSDEN

m. Katherine STEWART father: Sir John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Eleanor SINCLAIR

9+ Elizabeth FORBES m. James GRANT

10 James FORBES

m. Christian LUNDIN father: Sir John LUNDIN

11 John FORBES, Master Of Forbes m. Elizabeth LYON; Elizabeth LYON father: John LYON, Lord Glamis mother: Janet DOUGLAS

12+ William FORBES, Lord Forbes m. Elizabeth KEITH

13 Alexander FORBES

14 Margaret FORBES m. Andrew FRASER; Andrew FRASER father: Thomas FRASER mother: (Unk) STEWART

15+ Elizabeth FORBES m1. Alexander DUNBAR m2. Gilbert KEITH m3. Alexander INNES

16 Marjory FORBES m. Alexander FORBES

m. Elizabeth BARLOW

17 Jean FORBES m1. John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl m2. Alexander HAY m3. William LESLIE; John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl father: John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Janet CAMPBELL

18 Arthur FORBES m. Christian BARCLAY; Christian BARCLAY

3rd generation

6. Elizabeth RUTHVEN m1. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll m2. Ninian ROSS, Lord Ross Of Halkhead

m. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll father: William HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Christian LYON

19+ William HAY, Earl Of Erroll m. Helen STEWART

m. Ninian ROSS, Lord Ross Of Halkhead father: John ROSS, Lord Ross Of Halkhead mother: Christian EDMONSTONE

9. Elizabeth FORBES m. James GRANT

m. James GRANT father: John GRANT mother: Margaret OGILVY

20+ John GRANT m. Margaret STEWART

21 Isabel GRANT m. Archibald CAMPBELL; Archibald CAMPBELL father: Sir Duncan CAMPBELL mother: Margarey DOUGLAS

12. William FORBES, Lord Forbes m. Elizabeth KEITH

m. Elizabeth KEITH father: Sir William De KEITH mother: Janet GREY

22+ Jean FORBES m. James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie

23+ Elizabeth FORBES m. Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair

24+ Isabel FORBES m. Sir John GORDON, Laird Of Pitlurg

15. Elizabeth FORBES m1. Alexander DUNBAR m2. Gilbert KEITH m3. Alexander INNES

m. Alexander DUNBAR

25+ William DUNBAR m. Margaret ANDERSON

m. Gilbert KEITH father: William KEITH, Earl Marischal mother: Elizabeth GORDON

m. Alexander INNES

4th generation

19. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll m. Helen STEWART

m. Helen STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Lennox mother: Elizabeth STEWART

26+ Jean HAY m1. Andrew HAY, Earl Of Erroll m2. Alexander GORDON

20. John GRANT m. Margaret STEWART

m. Margaret STEWART father: John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl mother: Grizel RATTRAY

27+ Barbara GRANT m. Colin MACKENZIE

28+ Duncan GRANT m. Margaret MACKINTOSH

22. Jean FORBES m. James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie

m. James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie father: James OGILVY, Master of Ogilvy mother: Catherine CAMPBELL

29+ James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie m1. Jean RUTHVEN m2. Elizabeth NAPIER

30+ Margaret OGILVY m1. George KEITH, Earl Marischal m2. Sir Alexander STRACHAN

23. Elizabeth FORBES m. Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair

m. Henry SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair father: William SINCLAIR, Lord Sinclair mother: Elizabeth KEITH

31+ Elizabeth SINCLAIR m. Sir Duncan CAMPBELL

24. Isabel FORBES m. Sir John GORDON, Laird Of Pitlurg

m. Sir John GORDON, Laird Of Pitlurg father: John GORDON mother: Janet OGILVIE

32 John GORDON, Laird Of Pitlurg

33+ Robert GORDON, Laird Of Pitlurg m. Katherine IRVINE

25. William DUNBAR m. Margaret ANDERSON

m. Margaret ANDERSON

34+ John DUNBAR m.

5th generation

26. Jean HAY m1. Andrew HAY, Earl Of Erroll m2. Alexander GORDON

m. Andrew HAY, Earl Of Erroll father: George HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Margaret ROBERTSON

35+ Eleanor HAY m. Alexander LIVINGSTON, Earl Of Linlithgow

36 Alexander HAY

37+ Francis HAY, Earl Of Erroll m1. Margaret STEWART m2. Mary STEWART m3. Elizabeth DOUGLAS

m. Alexander GORDON father: George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley mother: Anne HAMILTON

27. Barbara GRANT m. Colin MACKENZIE

m. Colin MACKENZIE father: Sir Kenneth MacKENZIE mother: Elizabeth STEWART

38+ Kenneth MACKENZIE, Lord Mackenzie m1. Jean ROSS m2. Isabel OGILVY

39+ Katherine MACKENZIE m. Simon FRASER, Baron Lovat

28. Duncan GRANT m. Margaret MACKINTOSH

m. Margaret MACKINTOSH father: William MACKINTOSH

40+ John GRANT m. Lillias MURRAY

29. James OGILVY, Lord Ogilvy Of Airlie m1. Jean RUTHVEN m2. Elizabeth NAPIER

m. Jean RUTHVEN father: William RUTHVEN, Earl of Gowrie mother: Dorothy STEWART

41+ Elizabeth OGILVY m. George GORDON

42+ James OGILVY, Earl Of Airlie m. Isabel HAMILTON

m. Elizabeth NAPIER father: Archibald NAPIER mother: Elizabeth MOUBRAY

30. Margaret OGILVY m1. George KEITH, Earl Marischal m2. Sir Alexander STRACHAN

m. George KEITH, Earl Marischal father: William KEITH, Lord Keith mother: Elizabeth HAY

43+ Sir James KEITH m. Margaret LINDSAY

m. Sir Alexander STRACHAN

31. Elizabeth SINCLAIR m. Sir Duncan CAMPBELL

m. Sir Duncan CAMPBELL father: Colin CAMPBELL mother: Katherine RUTHVEN

44+ Jean CAMPBELL m. John MURRAY, Earl of Atholl

33. Robert GORDON, Laird Of Pitlurg m. Katherine IRVINE

m. Katherine IRVINE father: Alexander IRVINE, Laird Of Lynturk

45+ Robert GORDON, Laird Of Pitlurg m. Catherine BURNETT

34. John DUNBAR m.

46+ James DUNBAR m.