Thank you for the info re the Essex line.
The Matthew Aylott of Little Canfield was christened there on 26th July 1692, aged 4, birth year 1688 presumably, parents are given as Richard and Elizabeth Aylott.
There is a marriage of Matthew Aillet to Hannah Matthew in 1714, Newport, Essex in the Boyd's Marriage Index. Newport is approx 6/7/miles from Albury, Hertfordshire. I have other Hertfordshire lines that jump the Essex/Herts Parishes over generations so this marriage could be plausible.
The Albury christenings of Jonathan 8th October 1714, Matthew 13th January 1716, Richard 'Alett' 1st May 1720 (is Richard due to his grandfather's name?) all give Matthew as the father and finally Ann 'Alett' 3rd November 1723, daughter of Hannah and Matthew Aylott. This could be evidence that the Matthew/Hannah married in 1714 are the parents of these four children?
Hannah is buried at Albury on 9th September 1725 and is 'wife of Matthew Alett' in PR.
What is possible is that Matthew born 1688 remarried on his wife's death and he had further children with a second wife - Thomas 4th October 1731, Joseph 18th February 1732, Matthew 24th December 1734 and James 2nd February 1745 in Albury? Unfortunately no mother's name is given.
This could explain why a Matthew, son of Matthew Aylett is buried on 4th January 1731/32 - possibly Matthew b.1716? And if so, why Matthew of 1734 was named that following the death of the 1716 Matthew and the earlier two children being called Thomas and Joseph?
Therefore I could have added an extra generation, that didn't occur!
There is a burial in Albury on 19th August 1759, unfortunately no age given for Matthew Eylott - this could be Matthew b.1688? But this theory could explain why an Elizabeth, widow of Matthew Allott is buried on 2nd April 1770 at Albury, if he did remarry, whom I have not before been able to account for?
It is all about trying to use the evidence available and making sense of it, that is why it is so fascinating adding the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle and sometimes having to review that evidence and this could go some way to clarify what info I had gathered!
I have just gone through my notes and this theory is making sense after returning to it!
I shall look for your email though other users have used the 'Personal Message' service on this forum to send personal/private info to me before, such as email addresses or where possibly people are still living.
Hope all this Aylott info is still making sense!