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Historical References
"EASON, EASSON, ESSON (common in Angus), AYSON. Connected with the Toshes or Toschachs of Glentilt "were the old family called the sons of Adam, first Ayson, latterly Esson" (Fraser-Mackintosh, Minor septs of Clan Chattan, p. 179). Aythe filius Thome had a charter c. 1360 from Robert the Steward, afterwards Robert n, of the lands of Fomochtis in Strathearn, and in 1365 he appears as bailie of Strutherne (Inchaffray, p. 129). 'Johem ayson iuuene' was one of those outlawed in 1392 as part guilty of the slaughter of Walter de Ogilvy, sheriff of Angus (APS., i, p. 159). A family of Aysons possessed Tullimet in Strathtay (Skene CS., m, p. 309; Athole, p. 710). Robert Hayeth of Fornocht appears in 1445/6, and the Aysons of Fornocht appear in record down to 1504 when the estate was sold to Lord Drummond (IncJwffray, p. 298). Walter Ayson held sasine of a tenement in St. Mary's Aisle, Stirling, 1471 (Sc. Ant., x, p. 62), and John Aysone was witness there, 1481 (Cambus., 212). James Aissoune was mairchand and burgess of Stirling, 1588 (Sc. Ant., vi, p. 144), William Aysoun was member of council there, 1598 (SBR., p. 282), and as Aissone or Aissoune the name occurs seven times in Stirlinjz and vicinity between 1611 164 (Stirling). The name also occurs in Dunblane in seventeenth century (Dunblane). The land of Alexander Aysone in Dunfermline is mentioned in 1491 (DBR., 314), and in 1494 45 he is referred to as Sande Ason and as Alexander Assone (ibid., p. 51, 62). Some Isons are mentioned in latter half of sixteenth century as resident in and about Wick in Caithness. Alexander Ysoun in Lapok, Caithness, and William Ysoun, his son, were cruelly slain by Sutherlands in 1566 (RFC., i, p. 447). William Ysone, younger, was indweller in Weik, 1622 (ibid., xn, p. 651), and Agnes Isone is recorded in Thurso, 1662 (Caithness). Between 1497-99 a man is referred to as Alexander Avisoun, Aysone, and Ayesoun (RSS., I, 111, 113, 375). John Ayson witnessed sasine of lands of Balnacard, 1514 (GrandtuUy, i, p. 48), Robert Aissoun was a notary in Crieff, 1607 (Lamg, 1526), and Patrick Easone appears at Myla of Cragyvan, 1633 (SCM., m, p. 97). John Asson or Easson was member of Scots parliament for St. Andrews, 1681 (Hanna, n, p. 482). Aasone 1500, Asone 1498, Aysoune 1515, Ayssoun 1627; Aesone, Aison, Easson. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Esson Family Tree
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