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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 II, of the lands of Fornochtis in Strathearn, and
in 1365 he appears as bailie of Stratherne (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., III, p.309; Athole, p.710). Robert Hayeth of
Fornocht appears in 1445/6 and the Aysons of Fornocht appears in record down to 1504 when the estate
was sold to Lord Drummond (Inchaffray, 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 in 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 Stirling
and Vicinity between 1611-64 (Stirling). the name also occurs in Dunblane in 17th century (Dunblane). The
land of Alexander Aysoine in Dunfermline is mentioned in 1491 (DBR., 314), and in 1494-5 he is referred to
as Sande Ason and as Alexander Assone (ibid., p.51,62). Some Isons are mentioned in latter half of 16th
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 (RPC., I, p.447). William Ysone, younger, was
indweller in Weik, 1622 (ibid., XII, p.651P, and Annes Isone is recorded in Thurso, 1662 (Caithness).
Between 1497-99 a man is referred to as Alexander Avisoun, Aysone, and Ayesoun (RSS., I, p. 111, 113,
375). John Ayson witnessed sasine of lands of Balnacard, 1514 (Grandtully, I, p.48), Robert Aissoun was a
notary in Crieff, 1607 (Laing, 1526), and Patrick Easone appears at Myln of Cragyvan, 1633 (SCM., III,
p.97). John Asson or Easson was member of Scots parliament for St. Andrews, 1681 (Hanna, II, P.482).
Assone 1500, Asone 1498, Aysoune 1515, Ayssoun 1627; Aesone, Aison, Easson.
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