I have just started doing some searching of the Eland family tree, as my father just passed away and it has made me think. Anyway your question about Matthew Eland, I found very interesting, as my father had told me that the name Matthew was used very often in his family, namely by the eldest son and the name changed from one generation as "Matthew" and the next as "Matthew Armstrong". I don't know if it helps but maybe it might mean that we might be chasing similar family lines.