genealogy:aytons_scotland
Aytons of Scotland
Introduction
Family tree according to William Aiton's book in 1830
origins of the name
name was originally Eytoun from the Saxon words Ey (river) and tun or ton (a habitation)
Sir William Dugdale writes it as Aton
the family in Berwickshire wrote it as Eyton, Eytoun, or Eytoune.
the family in Fife wrote it as Ayton, Aytoun and sometimes Aytoune
those in Lanarkshire generally wrote it as Aiton or Aitoun
Aitons of Aiton, Berwickshire
the Aitons trace their descent from a great and noble family of Vesceys who held high rank in Normandy c800AD
Yvo Vescey (from whose 2nd son the Aitons descended) faught well at the Battle of Hastings along with his brother Robert, and was rewarded with several fine Lordships as well as being bestowed with Alda, the daughter and sole heiress of William Tyson (who had fallen with King Harold), Lord of Alnwick in Northumberland and the lordships of Dalton in York.
two sons:
Eustachus or Eustace Vescey (d. 1157), took the surname Fitz-John from his being the nephew and sole heir of Serlo De Burgh, founders of Snarsburgh Castle - this was held by the family until the reign of King John
m. Beatrix
William de Vescey Sheriff of Northumberland and led the English army and captured William LION king of Scotland
Godfrey
m. Agnes (daughter of William Fitz Nevel baron of Halton)
Richard Fitz Eustace - descendants include noble families of Glandering and Lace earls of Lincoln
2nd son of Eustachus
not clear if the Gilbert Aton was the son of Eustachus' 2nd son
Gilbert Aton, lordship of Aton, in Pickering Lithe and lived in the reign of Henry I (r. 1100-1135)
Aytouns of Aytoun, Fife
Andrew Aytoun
George Hume of Ayton's wife had an uncle Andrew Ayton, 2nd son of Aytoun or Eyton in the Merse, sheriff of Elgin and Forres, captain of the castle of Stirling in reign of James IV (r. 1488-1513) who was born in Stirling Castle
obtained charter of the lands of Kilgour in 1504, another to estate of Glenducky in the barony of Ballanbrough in 1506, and one to the lands of Wester Dunmuir in county of Fife in 1507
m. Isabel, daughter of Kencragie of that Ilk
John Aytoun of Dunmuir (heir)
Robert Aytoun - became founder of the family of Aytouns of Inchdairney
Andrew Aytoun - became founder of the family of Aytouns of Kenaldie which included:
Sir Robert Aytoun of Kenaldie, secretary to Queen Anne
Sir Andrew Aytoun of Kenaldie, lord of a session and took title of Lord Kinglassie and died in 1670
the Aytouns of Kippo were cadits of Aytouns of Kenaldie
continued until 1756 when the last having failed of issue, conveyed the estate to one of the maternal relations, of the Monypennies of Pitmilly.
Aitons of Avondale, Lanarkshire
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