stuck on ELIOT in Messing, Essex pre 1692

[boxoffrogs]

Hello, I hope this is the right place to post this query.
I have two ancestors Robert/John Eliot (brothers) who were baptised as 'men grown' in 1692 and settled locally, family tradition has linked them to Scotland, but nothing else.
Where do I go from here?!! Is it really a dead end?!
Can anyone please help me?
 

[Girl Guide]

I wonder if Robert was baptised because he was going to get married?

There is a marriage record for a Robert Eliot in Messing to an Elz Harding in 1692.

This is what happened with my husband.  He had not been baptised as a child so before we could marry he had to be baptised.

I know this doesn't answer your question but it may explain the baptism as an adult.

Are there any wills for the family that may give you a clue to their origins?

[boxoffrogs]

Hi Girl guide,
Thanks for the reply
He did indeed marry the following day, but he was also baptised with his brother, possibly adds to the thought they maybe weren't local
Clutching at straws here!!
No wills that I'm aware of, would be lovely tho'!