One of the earliest Dilts in New Jersey was Wilhelm Dils, who died in Knowlton, Sussex County in 1794, age 83. His wife Rachel died in 1793, age 72. Other early settlers were Johann Wilhelm Dils and Henrich Dils who were present in Lebanon Township in the 1730s.
I found this information in Henry Z. Jones’ More Palatine Families, pp. 73-76, which relied on the research by Fred Sisser. Frankly, these early Dilts families leave me very confused. So I have chosen to focus on the families of two likely brothers, Johann Peter Dilts (c.1705-1770) and wife Elizabetha Maria Kalbitzer, and Hendrick Dilts and wives Anna Diels and Anna Case. I suspect that many corrections will be offered for these families.
There is a separate Dilts tree that I am publishing along with this one. It is for a William Dilts, born 1765, whose parents I have not identified, but who no doubt belongs with the other Dilts families of Hunterdon County. If I ever find the connection, I will attempt to integrate William and his descendants with the larger tree.
I am assuming that Johann Peter and Hendrick Dilts were brothers, although there is little in the way of proof for this supposition. It will do for the time being. Unfortunately, many Dilts family members did not record dates, so there are a lot of guesses in this tree. Additions and corrections are welcome. (This tree was updated 3/13/2021. The surnames of other families with published trees, as of 3/13, are highlighted in green.)
Second Generation:
(1) Unknown Dilts
| (2.1) Johann Peter Dilts (c.1705 – 1770)
| | | m. 1) Eva Margaretha Klein (c.1710 – bef. 1727), no children
| | | m. 2) Elizabetha Maria Kalbitzer
| (2.2) Henry Hendrick Dilts (1712 – 1787)
| | | m. 1) Anna Maria Case (1709 – 1754)
| | | m. 2) Anna Diels ( – after 1784)
Third Generation:
(1) Unknown Dilts
| (2.1) Johann Peter Dilts & 2) Elizabetha Maria Kalbitzer
| | (3.1) Johann Peter Dilts (c.1727 – bef. 1770) & Mary Larew (c.1730 – )
| | (3.2) John Dilts (c.1728 – c.1786) & Mary ( – c.1790)
| | (3.3) Harmon Harmanus Dilts (c.1739 – 1824) & Christiana Sharpenstein (1745 – 1825)
| (2.2) Henry Hendrick Dilts & 1) Anna Maria Case
| | (3.1) Philip Dilts (c.1735 – 1801) & Mary Hoffman (c.1742 – 1838)
| | (3.2) Henry Dilts (c.1745 – 1787) & Juliana Julia Urie (c.1750 – c.1830)
| | (3.3) Anne Dilts (1750 – 1815) & Paul Kuhl Sr. (1742 – 1825)
| | (3.4) Christeen Dilts (1753 – ) & Peter Wambough
| (2.2) Henry Hendrick Dilts & 2) Anna Diels
| | (3.5) William Dilts (c.1755 – bef. 1825) & unknown spouse
| | (3.6) Jane Dilts (1756 – ) & Tunis Hoppock (c.1755 – )
| | (3.7) Jacob Dilts (1756 – 1828) & Sarah Heath (1759 – 1831)
| | (3.8) Peter Dilts ( – 1818) & unknown spouse
| | (3.9) Anna Mary Dilts (c.1753 – 1831) & George Sharpenstein
| | (3.10) Mary Dilts (c.1760 – <1825) & John Bodine (1754 – 1806)
| | (3.11) Elizabeth Dilts (c.1760 – 1832) & Jacob Tidd M.D. (c.1760 – 1832)
| | (3.12) Catharine Dilts (1755 – 1849) & Benjamin Vannaumer (1752 – 1805)
Fourth Generation:
| (2.1) Johann Peter Dilts & 2) Elizabetha Maria Kalbitzer
| | (3.1) Johann Peter Dilts & Mary Larew
| | | (4.1) son Dilts (c.1750 – )
| | | (4.2) Anna Dilts (1756 – 1843) & John Smith (1754 – 1828)
| | | (4.3) daughter Dilts (c.1755 – ) & Peter Barrick (c.1750 – )
| | | (4.4) Jacob Dilts (c.1758 – 1823) & Martha Naylor (c.1760 – )
| | (3.2) John Dilts & Mary
| | | (4.1) Jacob Dilts (c.1753 – )
| | | (4.2) William W. Dilts (1755 – 1840)
| | | | | m. 1) Sarah Smith (c.1778 – ~1804)
| | | | | m. 2) Mary Snyder (1757 – 1840)
| | | | | m. 3) Eleanor
| | | (4.3) George Dilts (1768 – 1853) & Mary Kuhl (1771 – 1855)
| | | (4.4) Peter Dilts (c.1760 – ) & Mary B. (1766 – 1851)
| | | (4.5) Elizabeth Dilts (c.1770 – ) & unknown White
| | (3.3) Harmon Dilts & Christine Sharpenstein
| | | (4.1) Mary Dils (c.1764 – 1791) & Isaac Rea (c.1760 – c.1823)
| | | (4.2) Catharina Dils (1767 – 1831) & Richard Anderson (c.1765 – )
| | | (4.3) John Dils (1770 – 1831) & Mary
| | | (4.4) Ann Dilts (c.1772 – 1851) & William Burd (1780 – 1855)
| | | (4.5) Elizabeth Dils (1777 – 1853) & Joseph Bird (1778 – 1830)
| | | (4.6) David Dilts (1779 – 1867) & Anna Lair (c.1782 – after 1860)
| | | (4.7) Harmon Dilts (1781 – 1866)
| | | | | m. 1) Ida Kline (1786 – )
| | | | | m. 1) unknown
| | | (4.8) Abraham Dils (c.1783 – ) & Fanny Polhemus
| | | (4.9) Christiana Dils (c.1785 – 1863) & Ralph Beavers (c.1780 – 1863)
| | | (4.10) Catharine Dilts
| | (3.5) Mary Dilts & John Bodine
| | | (4.1) Else Bodine (1777 – ) & unknown Cronce (c.1775 – )
| | | (4.2) Garret Bodine (1781 – ) & Lucy Cook
| | | (4.3) Frederick Bodine (1784 – )
| | | (4.4) Mary Bodine (1787 – )
| | | (4.5) Anna Bodine (1798 – ) & Jacob Rowan (1798 – )
| (2.2) Henry Hendrick Dilts & 1) Anna Maria Case
| | (3.1) Philip Dilts & Mary Hoffman
| | | (4.1) Anne Dilts (1769 – 1838) & Benjamin Bartholomew (1765 – 1843)
| | | (4.2) Catharine Dilts (c.1776 – 1862) & Peter Hann (1769 – 1853)
| | | (4.3) Sarah Dilts (c.1780 – c.1815) & John Hoff (c.1775 – 1815)
| | | (4.4) Mary Dilts (1781 – 1858) & Gideon Higgins (1782 – 1833)
| | | (4.5) Elizabeth Dilts (1787 – 1844) & Cornelius Hoff (1773 – 1852)
| | (3.2) Henry Dilts & Juliana Julia Urie
| | | (4.1) Catharine Dilts (c.1775 – )
| | | (4.2) Anna Dilts (c.1781 – bef. 1802) & Jacob Hann (c.1765 – 1859)
| | | (4.3) Peter Dilts (c.1780 – ) & Anna (c.1780 – )
| | | (4.4) Mary Dilts (c.1775 – ) & John Bird (c.1750 – )
| | | (4.5) Sarah Dilts (1782 – 1852) & John Lair (1778 – 1854)
| | (3.3) Anne Dilts & Paul Kuhl Sr.
| | | (4.1) Mary Kuhl ( – 1799)
| | | (4.2) Sarah Kuhl ( – 1814)
| (2.2) Henry Hendrick Dilts & 2) Anna Diels
| | (3.5) William Dilts & unknown spouse
| | | (4.1) George Dilts (c.1785 – )
| | (3.7) Jacob Dilts & Sarah Heath
| | | (4.1) Paul Kuhl Dilts (1788 – 1884) & Sarah Sharp (1793 – 1876)
| | | (4.2) John Dilts (c.1790 – ) & Mary
| | | (4.3) Henry Dilts (c.1790 – )
| | | (4.4) Andrew Dilts (c.1797 – )
| | | (4.5) Asher Dilts (c.1795 – ) & Margaret
| | | (4.6) Richard Dilts (c.1800 – )
| | | (4.7) Hiram Dilts (1800 – 1877) & Beulah Chamberlain (1808 – 1900)
| | | (4.8) Ann Dilts (c.1805 – )
| | | (4.9) Mahala Dilts (c.1810 – ) & George Dilts (c.1810 – )
| | (3.8) Peter Dilts & unknown spouse
| | | (4.1) Peter Dilts (1748 – 1832)
| | | | | m. 1) Mary French (c.1752 – 1804)
| | | | | m. 2) Sarah
| | (3.10) Mary Dilts & John Bodine
| | | (4.1) Catharine Bodine (c.1780 – )
| | | (4.2) Susanna Bodine (1783 – ) & Isaac Huffman (1777 – 1856)
| | | (4.3) Mary Bodine (c.1785 – )
| | (3.11) Elizabeth Dilts & Jacob Tidd M.D.
| | | (4.1) Jacob Tidd (c.1780 – 1818) & Elizabeth Servis (c.1785 – )
| | | (4.2) Mary Tidd (c.1785 – 1862) & Bennett
| | | (4.3) John Tidd (c.1785 – ) & Agnes Young (c.1785 – 1853)
| | (3.12) Catharine Dilts & Benjamin Vannaumer
| | | (4.1) Benjamin VanNorman Jr.
| | | (4.2) Ann Van Ommand ( – 1834)
| | | (4.3) Amos Vanorman (1790 – 1849) & Urania Kitchen (1807 – 1879)
| | | (4.4) Elizabeth Vannorman (1791 – 1872) & Anthony Hough (1780 – 1865)
| | | (4.5) Mary Ida VanNorman (1794 – 1888) & Samuel Bellis (1787 – 1875)
| | | (4.6) Catharine VanNorman (1796 – 1886) & Uriah Bellis (1792 – 1863)
| | | (4.7) Henry Van Ommand
Fifth Generation:
| (2.1) Johann Peter Dilts & 2) Elizabetha Maria Kalbitzer
| | (3.1) Johann Peter Dilts & Mary Larew
| | | (4.2) Anna Dilts & John Smith
| | | | (5.1) Joseph Smith (c.1780 – ) & Rhoda (c.1782 – 1851)
| | | | (5.2) John Smith (c.1785 – >1850) & Mary Ann (c.1790 – <1860)
| | | | (5.3) Mary Smith (1786 – 1850) & John Ent (1785 – 1852)
| | | | (5.4) Asa Smith (c.1790 – ) & Jane Rittenhouse (1796 – 1831)
| | | | (5.5) Jerry Smith (c.1790 – )
| | | | (5.6) Ely Smith (c.1794 – 1857) & Mary White (1792 – 1880)
| | | | (5.7) Amy Smith (c.1795 – )
| | | | (5.8) Mahlon Smith Esq. (1797 – 1868) & Jemima Barton (1801 – 1874)
| | | (4.4) Jacob Dilts & Martha Naylor
| | | | (5.1) Charlotte Dilts (c.1785 – ) & William Williamson (1785 – 1858)
| | | | (5.2) Sarah Dilts (1779 – 1851) & William McManness (1783 – 1853)
| | (3.2) John Dilts & Mary
| | | (4.3) George Dilts & Mary Kuhl
| | | | (5.1) Margaret Dilts (1792 – 1864) & Samuel Williamson Sr. (1781 – 1864)
| | | | (5.2) Paul Kuhl Dilts (c.1793 – 1828) & Elizabeth Hill (c.1794 – >1860)
| | | | (5.3) Mary Dilts (1802 – 1881) & William Fisher (1798 – 1870)
| | | | (5.4) Catharine Dilts (1804 – 1884) & Hiram Sutphin (1802 – 1860)
| | | | (5.5) Samuel Wilson Dilts (1809 – 1874) & Ethalinda Holcombe (1816 – 1889)
| | | | (5.6) Leonard Kuhl Dilts (c.1812 – 1864) & Elizabeth B. (c.1807 – 1866)
| | | | (5.7) Anne Dilts (c.1816 – 1858) & John Chamberlain (c.1810 – )
| | (3.3) Harmon Dilts & Christine Sharpenstein
| | | (4.1) Mary Dils & Isaac Rea
| | | | (5.1) Sarah Rea (1783 – 1845) & Daniel Lee
| | | | (5.2) Elizabeth Rea (1785 – 1856) & Henry R. Runkle (1778 – 1865)
| | | | (5.3) Mary Rea (1788 – ) & Vannatta (~1775 – )
| | | | (5.4) Christiana Christeen Rea (1790 – 1857) & Merrett
| | | | (5.5) Achsah Rea (c.1790 – )
| | | (4.4) Ann Dilts & William Burd
| | | | (5.1) Elisha Burd (1800 – ) & Rebecca Sharp (1812 – )
| | | (4.5) Elizabeth Dils & Joseph Bird
| | | | (5.1) Hon. James Bird (1797 – 1876) & Mary Runkle (1795 – 1872)
| | | | (5.2) Christianna Bird (1798 – )
| | | | | | m. 1) Daniel Carhart (1797 – 1819)
| | | | | | m. 2) Charles Carhart (1786 – 1863)
| | | | (5.3) Mary Bird (1799 – 1863) & Aaron Vansyckle Jr. (1793 – 1874)
| | | | (5.4) John Bird (1801 – ) & Catherine Whitehead
| | | | (5.5) Robert T. Bird (1802 – 1851) & Mary Cramer (~1820 – )
| | | | (5.6) Joseph Bird (1804 – )
| | | | (5.7) Elizabeth Bird (1805 – 1879)
| | | | (5.8) Elisha Bird (1807 – 1809)
| | | | (5.9) Westley Bird (1808 – 1895) & Catherine Tinsman (1816 – 1864)
| | | | (5.10) Emily Adeline Bird (1810 – ) & James H. Groff (~1810 – )
| | | | (5.11) Susan Bird (1812 – 1882) & Mahlon Gano (1805 – 1879) 2
| | | | (5.12) Celinda Bird (1814 – ) & William A. Emery (1813 – 1878)
| | | | (5.13) William Whitfield Bird (1815 – 1888) & Elizabeth Ann Shurts (1819 – 1907)
| | | | (5.14) George Washington Bird (1817 – 1867) & Amanda Philhower (~1820 – )
| | | | (5.15) Col. Edward Hunt Bird (1818 – 1889) & Dianna Arndt (1825 – 1883)
| | | | (5.16) Wellington Bird (1820 – 1881) & Margaret M. Emery (1821 – )
| | | | (5.17) Benjamin Chew Bird (1823 – 1884) & Sarah L. Bonnell (1820 – 1896)
| | | (4.7) Harmon Dilts & 1) Ida Kline
| | | | (5.1) Manning Force Dilts (c.1820 – )
| | | (4.8) Harmon Dilts & second wife
| | | | (5.1) Martha Dilts (c.1841 – 1844)
| (2.2) Henry Hendrick Dilts & 1) Anna Maria Case
| | (3.1) Philip Dilts & Mary Hoffman
| | | (4.1) Anne Dilts & Benjamin Bartholomew
| | | | (5.1) Philip Bartholomew
| | | | (5.2) Daniel Bartholomew
| | | | (5.3) Catherine Bartholomew
| | | | (5.4) Elizabeth Bartholomew (1799 – )
| | | | (5.5) Benjamin Bartholomew (1800 – 1848)
| | | | (5.6) Peter Bartholomew (c.1803 – ) & Catharine Myers (c.1810 – bef. 1875)
| | | | (5.7) Mary Bartholomew (1804 – )
| | | | (5.8) Anna Bartholomew (1809 – )
| | | | (5.9) Amy Bartholomew (c.1813 – 1887) & Francis Heath (1814 – 1873)
| | | | (5.10) Sarah Catharine Bartholomew (1814 – ) & William B. Myers (c.1814 – )
| | | (4.2) Catharine Dilts & Peter Hann
| | | | (5.1) Mary Hann (1800 – 1878) & Peter Vansyckle (c.1797 – c.1875)
| | | | (5.2) Catharine Hann (c.1800 – )
| | | | (5.3) Elizabeth Hann (c.1803 – )
| | | | | | m. 1) Nathaniel B. Horner (1802 – 1857)
| | | | | | m. 2) John Cain (1776 – )
| | | (4.3) Sarah Dilts & John Hoff
| | | | (5.1) Mahlon Hoff (1808 – 1849)
| | | (4.4) Mary Dilts & Gideon Higgins
| | | | (5.1) Achilles Higgins (1803 – 1825)
| | | | (5.2) Ann Higgins (1805 – 1873) & Joseph Taylor (c.1800 – bef. 1860)
| | | | (5.3) Mahlon Higgins (1808 – 1881) & Ann Wynkoop Everitt (c.1810 – )
| | | | (5.4) Amy Higgins (1812 – 1898) & Aaron Carman Hill (c.1808 – 1880)
| | | | (5.5) Dilts Anderson Higgins (1814 – 1854) & Elizabeth Rockafellar (c.1819 – )
| | | | (5.6) Elizabeth Higgins (1816 – bef. 1859) & Christopher Kuhl Johnson (1821 – 1911)
| | | (4.5) Elizabeth Dilts & Cornelius Hoff
| | | | (5.1) Phillip Hoff (1810 – 1886) & Mary Ann Stewart (1825 – 1901)
| | | | (5.2) Mary Ann Hoff (c.1810 – 1875) & Garner Rittenhouse (1806 – 1863)
| | (3.2) Henry Dilts & Juliana Julia Urie
| | | (4.5) Sarah Dilts & John Lair
| | | | (5.1) Elizabeth Lair (1800 – 1872)
| | | | (5.2) Sarah Lair (1802 – 1893)
| | | | (5.3) Joseph Lair (1809 – 1886) & Amy Vandolah (1809 – 1901)
| (2.2) Henry Hendrick Dilts & 1) Anna Maria Case
| | (3.7) Jacob Dilts & Sarah Heath
| | | (4.1) Paul Kuhl Dilts & Sarah Sharp
| | | | (5.1) Isaac Dilts (c.1812 – )
| | | | (5.2) Jacob Dilts (1813 – 1902)
| | | | | | m. 1) Margaret Kuhl Bellis (1813 – 1859)
| | | | | | m. 2) Catharine Huff
| | | | (5.3) Elisha Dilts (c.1815 – )
| | | | (5.4) Sarah Maria Dilts (1829 – 1876) & John List Bellis (1825 – 1889)
| | | (4.7) Hiram Dilts & Beulah Chamberlain
| | | | (5.1) Jacob Dilts (1828 – 1845)
| | | | (5.2) Jacob Dilts (1847 – 1926) & Martha Housel (1847 – 1929)
| | (3.8) Peter Dilts & unknown spouse
| | | (4.1) Peter Dilts & 1) Mary French
| | | | (5.1) Anna Dilts (c.1778 – 1861) & William W. Young (1766 – 1827)
| | | | (5.2) Jacob Dilts (c.1779 – ) & Mary Alexander
| | | | (5.3) Sarah Dilts (c.1780 – ) & Enoch Blackwell (c.1750 – )
| | | | (5.4) Elizabeth Dilts (c.1780 – )
| | | | (5.5) Mary Dilts (1780 – 1854) & John G. Carkhuff (c.1777 – 1858)
| | | | (5.6) Paul Dilts (1786 – 1864) & Theodosia Geary (c.1788 – 1868)
| | | | (5.7) Hannah Dilts (c.1791 – ) & Hugh Dunn (c.1786 – 1876)
Sixth Generation:
| (2.1) Johann Peter Dilts & 2) Elizabetha Maria Kalbitzer
| | (3.1) Johann Peter Dilts & Mary Larew
| | | (4.4) Jacob Dilts & Martha Naylor
| | | | (5.2) Sarah Dilts & William McManness
| | | | | (6.1) Euphemia Manness (c.1807 – 1873) & Samuel Case (c.1810 – )
| | | | | (6.2) Rachel Manness (1814 – 1896) & Samuel Case (c.1810 – )
| | | | | (6.3) Henry Reading McManners (1814 – 1893) & Sarah Ann Axford (1820 – 1900)
| | | | | (6.4) William W. Manness (1816 – 1893) & Elvira Carpenter (c.1820 – )
| | | | | (6.5) Maria McManners (1819 – 1861) & George B. Heath (1818 – 1905)
| | | | | (6.6) Harriet S. McManners (1825 – 1890) & William Bowen (c.1807 – 1891)
| | (3.2) John Dilts & Mary
| | | (4.3) George Dilts & Mary Kuhl
| | | | (5.1) Margaret Dilts & Samuel Williamson Sr.
| | | | | (6.1) William Williamson (c.1815 – )
| | | | | (6.2) Jacob Williamson (1816 – 1885)
| | | | | (6.3) Rachel Ann Williamson (1819 – )
| | | | | (6.4) Sarah Ann Williamson (1821 – 1904)
| | | | | (6.5) Paul Dilts Williamson (c.1828 – )
| | | | | (6.6) Hiram Williamson (1830 – )
| | | | | (6.7) Samuel Williamson Jr. (c.1832 – after 1850)
| | | | | (6.8) Augustus Williamson (1835 – 1861)
| | | | (5.2) Paul Kuhl Dilts & Elizabeth Hill
| | | | | (6.1) Asher Hill Dilts (1820 – 1893) & Agnes M. Case (1829 – 1915)
| | | | (5.3) Mary Dilts & William Fisher
| | | | | (6.1) Mary Dilts Fisher (1820 – 1844) & Theodore W. Young (c.1815 – )
| | | | | (6.2) William W. Fisher (1824 – 1910)
| | | | (5.4) Catharine Dilts & Hiram Sutphin
| | | | | (6) William P. Sutphin (c.1822 – 1867) & Rachel Ann Gary (1821 – 1883)
| | | | | (6) Mary Ann Sutphin (c.1827 – 1850) & Peter Gary (c.1826 – 1868)
| | | | (5.5) Samuel Wilson Dilts & Ethalinda Holcombe
| | | | | (6.1) Richard Holcomb Dilts (1837 – 1920) & Mary Ellen Hixson (1838 – 1897)
| | | | | (6.2) Samuel Wilson Dilts Jr. (1839 – 1919) & Mary Emma Servis (1844 – )
| | | | | (6.3) Hannah Dilts (1841 – 1841)
| | | | | (6.4) Mary Catherine Dilts (1843 – 1877) & Eli H. Quick (1838 – 1886)
| | | | | (6.5) William Fisher Dilts (1850 – after 1930) & Anna M. Swallow (1851 – bef. 1920)
| | | | (5.6) Leonard Kuhl Dilts & Elizabeth B.
| | | | | (6.1) Theodore Dilts (c.1827 – )
| | | | | (6.2) Caroline Dilts (c.1833 – )
| | | | | (6.3) Mary Dilts (c.1835 – )
| | | | | (6.4) Anna Dilts (c.1840 – )
| | | | | (6.5) Adelia Dilts (1843 – 1900) & Cornelius L. Titus (1840 – 1901)
| | | | | (6.6) Margaret Dilts (c.1845 – )
| | | | | (6.7) George Dilts (c.1849 – )
| (2.2) Henry Hendrick Dilts & 1) Anna Maria Case
| | (3.7) Jacob Dilts & Sarah Heath
| | | (4.1) Paul Kuhl Dilts & Sarah Sharp
| | | | (5.2) Jacob Dilts & 1) Margaret Kuhl Bellis
| | | | | (6) Augustus Dilts (1838 – 1922) & Ellen Ann Allen (1842 – 1929)
| | | | | (6) Sarah Elizabeth Dilts (1840 – 1903) & Peter Jacob Quick (1835 – 1903)
| | | | | (6) Mary S. Dilts (1842 – 1888) & Talbot Chambers Gulick (c.1845 – 1888)
| | | | | (6) Eleanor B. Dilts (1848 – 1918)
| | | | | (6) Charlotte Dilts (1851 – 1921) & Richard H. Layton (1845 – 1915)
| | | (4.7) Hiram Dilts & Beulah Chamberlain
| | | | (5.2) Jacob Dilts (1847 – 1926) & Martha Housel (1847 – 1929)
| | | | | (6) Orville H. Dilts (1867 – 1941) & Frances Fanny Holcombe (1869 – )
| | | | | (6) Hiram Dilts (1869 – 1960) & Margaret Carkhuff Blackwell (1870 – 1951)
| | | | | (6) Lewis C. Dilts (1872 – 1942) & Bessie E. (1879 – 1969)
| | | | | (6) Fred A. Dilts (1883 – 1909)
| | (3.8) Peter Dilts & unknown spouse
| | | (4.1) Peter Dilts & 1) Mary French
| | | | (5.1) Anna Dilts & William W. Young
| | | | | (6) Lucretia Young (1807 – 1865) & Ralph Mathias Bellis (1803 – 1870)
| | | | (5.5) Mary Dilts & John G. Carkhuff
| | | | | (6) Mary L. Carkhuff (1808 – 1852) & Jacob Nitzer Thatcher (1809 – 1876)
| | | | | (6) Rhoda Carkhuff (1814 – 1895) & John Higgins (1813 – 1889)
| | | | | (6) Catharine Carkhuff (c.1827 – ) & Thomas Vanfleet (~1824 – )
| | | | (5.6) Paul Dilts & Theodosia Geary
| | | | | (6) Achsah Dilts (1812 – 1885) & Asher Young (1809 – 1890)
| | | | (5.7) Hannah Dilts & Hugh Dunn
| | | | | (6) Mary Ann Dunn (1808 – 1900) & Jeremiah Trout (1805 – 1896)
| | | | | (6) Sarah Dunn (1809 – 1887) & Isaac Horne Jr. (1809 – 1891)
| | | | | (6) Ellen S. Dunn (1814 – 1890) & John S. Bush (1814 – 1876)
One of the earliest Dilts in New Jersey was Wilhelm Dils, who died in Knowlton, Sussex County in 1794, age 83. His wife Rachel died in 1793, age 72. Other early settlers were Johann Wilhelm Dils and Henrich Dils who were present in Lebanon Township in the 1730s.
Tim Cutarelli
February 3, 2019 @ 3:39 pm
Hi Marfy – my 5-th-great-grandparents were George Dilts and Sarah Coryell (daughter of Cornelius Coryell and Sallie Shaw of Coryell’s Ferry). The parents of George are uncertain by all accounts that I have found, but it seems that they may be Harmon Dilts and Christiana Scharfenstein. Would have any further information on this family? Thanks!
Marfy Goodspeed
February 3, 2019 @ 4:45 pm
Tim, I have not done enough research on the Dilts family to be able to answer your question. I have seen there are family trees on Ancestry.com that list George as a son of Harmon & Christiana Dilts, but I am not so sure. I know someone who has done extensive research on the Dilts family, Fred Sisser; he listed the Dilts’ ten children, and none of them was named George. I’m sorry I can’t more light on this; part of the problem is the George and Sarah moved west to Ohio, so there are very few records of them in Hunterdon County.
Dawn Carlisle
May 22, 2020 @ 11:53 am
If you ever come across this person would love to hear from you
Have been searching for a Morris Dilts born abt 1810 in New Jersey He married a Lauah Lena Lany nee unk Most of their life was in Readington, Hunterdon, New Jersey Per census records they had 6 sons and 6 daughters
I am looking for any information on his linage and wifes maiden name and family
Thank you so much
Ginny Kichline
August 23, 2020 @ 12:34 pm
Marfy,
There is a wonderful website available on the Dils, Dilts Family. You might find this very interesting and helpful as it contains a number of the Dils Family who came to New Jersey and origins in Urbach, Prussia.
The address is :
http://www.hullhome.com/Dilts.Gen.htm
Marfy Goodspeed
August 23, 2020 @ 1:08 pm
Thanks Ginny. Looks like it’s worth checking out.
Monica
August 31, 2020 @ 10:06 pm
Hello Marfy,
I descend from Philip Dilts (Dils) & Mary Hoffman on my mother’s side. He relocated to Wood County, West Virginia, where that branch continues, and where (online) I found a book at the Parkersburg, West Virginia Library’s site from 1930 outlining the family tree from Philip Dils (Or Dilts) and Mary Hoffman down to my 4th Great-grandmother, Thurza Ann Dils. Philip was born in NJ and moved to West Virginia. The Dils family from that point had a lot of recorded history in Wood County, WV. The link for that resource, if you are interested is: http://genealogy.park.lib.wv.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Dils-Family-in-Wood-County.pdf
Thanks.
Carolyn Guenveur
May 18, 2021 @ 3:22 pm
My 4th ggf is Harmon Dilts, husband of Christiana Dilts. I am trying to prove her maiden name is Scharfenstein, or to disprove it. If anyone has any verifiable prove of Christiana’s maiden name please let me know where I can find it. I cannot use a family tree for DAR if it is not sourced. Thank you so much!
Karen
September 28, 2021 @ 4:56 am
I am descended from Asher Hill Dilts and Agnes Case. They had a son, Emanuel Lemuel Dilts, who married twice, his first wife was Elizabeth A. Wolverton. They had one son, my great grandfather Prall Dilts. Elizabeth died young and Emanuel married again to Sarah Burkett, you have covered that line in some of your other posts about Dilts Farm. Prall apparently disowned his father – he told his family he was an orphan. I keep finding his name all over NJ, he raised birds and showed them at state fairs. Prall married Lizzie Fields, but it seems to me the marriage was not happy, he eventually met my great grandmother, a Swedish immigrant, and they had a child together. There is a news article about his divorce from Lizzie, but it’s not till 1916, and by that time they already had several children! He’s seems like an interesting guy, it’s too bad his half siblings never knew him.
Marfy Goodspeed
September 28, 2021 @ 6:25 am
Indeed, an interesting guy. I see from the 1900 census that he was working as a gardener, living in Trenton with wife Lizzie, to whom he was married for 12 years without any children. Maybe that’s part of the reason he left her.