A compilation of New Jersey records by Jay D. Andrews
The genealogical books by Dalley and Monnette provide vital records for John Dilley Sr. and two generations of his descendants from the Woodbridge vital and land records. These records are repeated in the New Jersey Archives, the NJ Historical Society and other publications. After John's sons and grandsons left Woodbridge during the 1700s, records of them become scarce, and relationships quite confused. Not until about 1775, and after the Revolutionary War, did Dilleys begin moving west and south through VA, PA, and OH. By about 1800, the major clans who moved west had established residences in these states: David Sr. & Ichabod in Washington Co., PA; Ephraim in Fayette Co., PA, then to Guernsey Co. OH in 1814; Price to Mercer Co., PA; Thompson, Aaron, Samuel and Nathaniel in Trumbull Co., OH. There are now manuscripts available publicly for David, Price, Ephraim, John, and Lewis Dilley, and the John Dilli clan of a German immigrant in VA & W. VA.
The Trumbull Co., OH clan of Thompson,Cornelius , Samuel , and Aaron (brothers and sons of Jonathan 1741) moved west about 1803-05. This clan has been extensively searched by Ruth and Gerald Dilley of Wind Lake, WI, and an account will be available soon. However, these two researchers made the most valuable discoveries on early Dilley records in New Jersey, since that of Win O'Hara, who lived in New Jersey and visited many libraries, courthouses and Dilley relatives beginning in 1950 to 1970. Mr. O'Hara left a large volume of research papers, but no organized compilation except for one on his ancestor Samuel Dilley, a grandson of Price. The Gerald Dilleys have prepared an account of the Trumbull Co. Dilleys which includes their searches on early generations in New Jersey.
Win O'Hara found considerable information on Dilleys who lived in NJ after 1800, but material on earlier generations was scarce. Therefore, this present account is intended to list available sources and data in an organized manuscript to facilitate access for author and reader. A few tentative families have been compiled, but little firm lineage has been established. The author considers this to be a working manuscript that may become available publicly on microfilm at LDS Family History Centers.
Some of the material in this compilation came from the records of Thomas Ray Dilley of Morgantown, W. VA, who compiled Dilley records for all clans from 1920 to 1939 when he died. His material is mostly from letters by descendants of Dilleys. Often these letters gave first-hand family knowledge, but little effort has been made to confirm families with vital and courthouse records. The census records for NJ have been useful in confirming families beginning in 1830, but earlier censuses in NJ were lost in wars. The NJ Dilleys, who were mostly farmers, moved gradually west & north from Woodbridge into Middlesex Co., to Somerset and Hunterdon counties and through Morris to Sussex Co. These are the counties where Dilleys lived (see maps). I made an attempt to describe the migrations of Dilleys to other states by charts which are included. A listing of major clans by their progenitors describes routes and living sites by Years.
I dedicate this account of New Jersey Dilleys to Veazie Winthrop O'Hara who visited many sites and people in New Jersey seeking the relationships of the Dilley clans. He wrote me many letters, including many speculations, over about 25 years from New Jersey. Often he wrote without checking dates and names which challenges the reader who is not familiar with the clan. He often sent me copies of letters to other descendents. Most of the important records have been put on computer by me. I wish to praise his committment to Dilley research on the early sites where Dilleys lived. He compiled an account of the descendents of Samuel Dilley his ancestor, who spent much of his life at Partridqe, Kansas as a minister in the area where Win a grandson was born and raised.
The reader must be wary of family lists, statements of relationships, and dates in this report, are somewhat speculative. For lineages suitable for membership in patriotic societies, proof with vital records must be sought. I sincerely thank Ruth and Gerald Dilley of Wind Lake, WI for allowing me to use some of their letters and research reports on their New Jersey visits. They have compiled a report on all Trumbull Co. Dilleys, and the probable relationships of early generations of Dilleys in New Jersey. We have corresponded frequently for 25 years with full cooperation in searching all Dilley clans.
6 Aug 1998, Jay D. Andrews
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TIMELINE FOR DILLEYS IN 18TH CENTURY NEW JERSEY
by Jay D. Andrews
Year Names & Relationship, Description Source
Born
1718 David, son of John b 1680, to Wash. Co PA 1776 Dille Family
book
1721 Aaron, son of Jonathan b 1684 Woodbridge Vital Recs
1724 Ichabod, probably son of John Jr. b 1680 Lone man 1800 census
1733 Jonathan 1684 dies, Middlesex Co. probate Estate records
1741 Jonathan, son of Aaron 1721; Trumbull Co OH clan Cem. record
there
1750 Aaron 1721 to Hunterdon Co. area of Whitehouse son Ephraim
b there
1754 Price, probable son of Ichabod b 1724 Wash. & Mercer
PA recs
1755 Ephraim, probable son of Aaron b 1721 Bro. of Jonathan b
1741
1759 Lewis, son of Ichabod in Morris Co. NJ 1768 & 1778 to
1788 tax records
1764 Catherine, wife of Yellis, Hunterdon Co. Memorial Cem. Whitehouse
1770 Jesse in NJ, moved to VA, Shenandoah Co. age 80, 1850 census,
Morgan Co OH
1750s? John of Shenandoah buys land, German immigrant, Land records
1773-80
1775 John of Chester, Morris Co. 2nd wife Anna, Dutch clans Census records
1776 Aaron, son of Aaron b 1746, Whitehouse, Morris Co; Ltr Geo. Dilley, TX1785 John of Somerset Co. wife Margaret b 1787c Census records
1786 Tunis, wife Elizabeth Johnson b 1785 Rural Hill Cem. records
1786 John of Morris Co. NJ Census records
1787 Matthias of Morris Co., no wife in 1850 Census records
Jesse served in N. J. Militia; Rev War tax census by Kenn Stryker-Rodda
1793 Abraham of Somerset Co. b; wife Sarah b 1796c Census records
1795 John of Somerset Co., NJ, Census records
1796 Aaron of Barnards twp, Somerset Co. estate, wf Anna A. Admin.
Probate
1796 Aaron of Tewksbury twp, Hunterdon Co., wife Cornelia; Census
records
1803 William C. of Somerset Co.; wife Maria b 1803 Census records
1808 Jacob b in NJ, son of John and Sarah (Van Deventer) Dilley
Biography
1816* John's estate Inv., Readington twp, Hunterdon Co, wi Catherine;
Probate
1820* Jonathan's will probated, Alexandria twp, Hunterdon Co.
1820, wife Elizabeth and children listed. Probate records
1828* Tunis estate, Readington twp, Hunterdon Co., wf Anne; Probate
records admin. granted to Aaron T. Dilley. Notes in possession
of Elizabeth Dilley against Matthias and John Dilly (two reports
vary!)
1843* Albert V. estate, Readington twp, Hunterdon Co; Admin. granted
to Tunis and Isaac Dilley Probate records *estate years
Rateables for Dilleys by Kenn Stryker-Rodda (Taxables)
1773-74 Jonathan Sussex Co, Newton twp
Richard Sussex Co, Knowlton twp
1778-80 John, Tunis & Aaron Hunterdon Co., Readington twp
Jonathan Hunterdon Co., Kingwood twp
Ichabod Morris Co., Morris twp
John Morris Co., Readington? twp
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WOODBRIDGE & VICINITY BY JOSEPH W DALLY
Records by J.D.Andrews, 1940's
p. 28 Aug 2. 1676. John Dilley--freeholder granted a patent for 94 acres.
p. 152 John Dilly and the two Pierces occupied lots across
the Papiack on the upland beyond the meadow.
p. 159 May 8. 1717 John Dille drew no 69 for lots of land near Woodbridge.
p. 160 John Dilly sold his claim rights to Robert Gilchrist.
p. 168 Jun 26, 1709 John Dille and Ruth Dille admited to Presbyterian church of Woodbridge.
FIRST SETTLERS OF PISCATAWAY AND WOODBRIDGE NEW JERSEY--MONNETTE
Monnette includes the Woodbridge Vital Statistics as given
by Dally and the same data under Woodbridge
town record extracts from 1668-1781.
Births--Book A.
Suzanah Dilley b. Jan 14, 1674 (or 76) dau. of John & Sarah
Dilley
John " b. Jan 24.,1680-1 son of " " "
Sarah " b. Dec 28,1677 dau. of " " "
Jonathan " b. Sep 30, 1684 son of " " "
Births--Book B
Jonathan Dilley b. Sep 2, 1714(or Feb.7, 1714) son of Jonathan
and Hannah Dilley
John " b. Mar 7, 1717 " " " "
Aaron " b. Aug 28, 1721 " " " "
Sarah " b. Sep 2, 1723 " " " "
Real Estate records:
John Dilley to John Warlock Papiack Cr. 5 acres Jul 15,1676.
4 acres
Sunken Marsh 7 acres
" " to Danl Robins Papiack Cr 5 acres "
John Conger to John Dilley 30 acres Feb 6, 1777
First Settlers of Piscataway and Woodbridge:
John Dilly 1673 Jonathan Dilly 1684
John Dilley Jr. 1680 Ruth Dille 1709
John Dille was one of the family heads from Staten Island before 1714.
p. 531 Early settlers: John Dilley 1668; John Dilley Jr. 1701.
P. 357 On list of freeholders of Middlesex Co. in 1748 and 1750--Jonathan Dilley.
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JOHN DILLEY (Dillie or Dilly)
Vol 21 of N. J. Archives- - Calendar N. J. Records 1664-1703.
P.(11) Mar 18., 1669-70 lived near Haines' Hill, Woodbridge, N.
J.
(24) Aug 2., 1676 Received patent to homelot of 10 acres,4 acres
of upland,
60 acres on a branch ofRawack River, 4 acres of meadow on PapiakeyCreek,
7 acres of
the Sunken Meadows, 9acres of meadow--all near Woodbridge.
(142) Still living at Woodbridge.
(144) Jan 26, 1701 John Dillie and wife Ruth (son of John above)
sold 4 acres of upland.
Vol 22 of N. J. Archives--Marriage Records.
p. 107 John Dilley (Hunterdon) and Martha Lish June 4., 1768.
New Jersey officers and men in wars 1791-1815.
War with Great Britain 1812-1815
p. 68 Essex Co. John Dilley, Corporal Sep 1, 1814 - Dec 7. 1814.
Vol 48 p. 106 Mr. John Dilley lately lived in the High House
(1782) at Germantown, N. J.
248 Some patentees paying quit-rents in the town of Woodbridge-John
Dillie 94 acres.
257 John Dilley who died in l802 lived on lot 2 about 1754 --Germantown.
379 Some Patentees paying quit-rents
Samuel Smith and Dillie 153 acres, Aiddlesex Co.
Vol 46 201 Jo Dille & Jonathan Dille members of N. J. militia 1715.
Vol 45 John Dilly late resident of house in New Germantown sometime after 1758.
Vol 44 400 Deeli, Johannis, Annetie, Maria, members of New
Brunswick lst Reformed Church, baptized May 3. 1730.
Vol 43 325 Inscriptions from Newarks oldest burying Ground
Dille, Ruth d. Nov 4., 1722 aged 41 yrs.
Dille, S d. -Mar 24, 1726 in 20th yr.
Dilley., John ( son of Ichobed and Abigail)
d.Jun 29, 1749 age 4 mos 4 dys.
Dilly., Marcy (wife of John) d. Feb 13, 1747/8 in 63rd
yr.
Dilly., Thomas (son of Ichobed and Abigail)
d. May 10., 1751, aged 1 yr&22 days
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LIST OF ITEMS ON NEW JERSEY DILLEYS WITH COMMENTS Jan 1951
1792 Tunis Dilley Member of militia of 1792 from Reading twsp..,
Hunterdon Co. Gen. Mag. N.J. Vol. 9 p. 100.
1800 Tunis m. Christiana Thomas b. 21 Mar 1800--Chambers
Early Germans of N.J.. p. 527
1826 Tunis of Schoolys Mountain m. 14 Feb 1826 to Christeen
Thomas by John C. Vander Wort. Book C. Ref.-
Gen. Mag. of N. J. Vol. 71 p. 104.
1828 Tunis Inv. 1828--Hunterdon Co. Index of Wills Vol. II
p. 700 ?
1865 Tunis Inv. 1865 Hunterdon Co., Index of Wills Vol. II
p. 700
1877 Tunis W 1877 Somerset Co... Vol III, p. l242 of Index
of Wills.
Comments: There are probably at least three individuals named
Tunis involved here--one b. about 1770 or earlier, another possibly
born around 1800 and married 1826. Where are Reading twsp. and
Schoolys Mountain?
1756 David Dille a witness to will of John Robarts, Morristown,
Morris Co., N. J. 14 Jan 1756
N.J. Archives Vol. 32, p. 269.
1764 David Ear marks recorded in Morris' Co., records, Mendham
twsp. p 6., 1764 (State Library, Trenton)
? David m. Eliza Young (Daniel of Budd's Lake, Daniel with will
of 1 Jun 1786., Hanover) Chambers
Germans of N. J. p. 579. 1877 David Inv. 1877 Hunterdon
Co. Index of Wills Vol. II p. 700
(1791)
Comments: ( 1776) Items 1&2 could easily be our David b. about
1821; both occurred before 1766 when David was reported to have
gone 'west.( NO! 1776) The third and fourth items are probably
about a much later generation-descendants of Dillevs remaining
in N.J.
? Lewis now located (about 1770-80) where? p. 392 of what?
1786 Lewis witnessed will of Stephen Conkling, Sr.- 29
Sep 1786 at Morristown, Morris Co., N. J. N. J.
Archives Vol. 37 p. 82.
Comments: The first item refers to a descendant of N.J. Dilleys., but the use of an old family name might have meaning. The second item happened the year our Lewis was born. Lewis 1786 son of Price.
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NOTES ON EARLY GENERATIONS OF DILLEYS IN NEW JERSEY
by Jay D. Andrews, July 1992
I recognize the necessity to record many of the family traditions about the origin and migrations of early Dilleys, particularly John Jr. and his putative sons. I find no evidence that Dilleys ever lived in Jamaica. Two replies from officials on that island deny any evidence of Dilleys there. The story of residence of Dilleys in South Carolina is probably derived from some families of Axtells and Gobles, who lived in Charleston, S. C. for a few years before returning to New Jersey. They migrated west to Washington Co., PA with Dilleys. A Daniel Axtell of New England accompanied Elder William Pratt to establish a church in South Carolina; and a later Daniel married a Gobel in New Jersey whose family was from S. Carolina. These were my ancestors. A Lady Axtell who moved directly from England to Charleston welcomed the adventurers (Axtell book).
John Dilley's family and that of his son Jonathan are given in the Woodbridge records. But after the third generation left Woodbridge, the early descendants of John Dilley Jr. and Jonathan his brother remain obscure in identity during the 18th century in New Jersey. They are barely recognized by being witnesses to wills, and appearing on tax records. Census records from 1790 to 1820, which could have helped determine relationships, are missing in New Jersey. This complicates efforts to link the early Dilleys to 19th century descendants after 1800. There are several Aarons, Jonathans, and Johns in the NJ records who are difficult to identify or connect with families. Aaron b 1821 is the only early Dilley for whom a direct line of descendants from John Sr. is known and proven. Most of his descendants remained in New Jersey for several generations and well into the 1800s when census records were available. This clan married into Dutch families who tended to remain in Hunterdon Co., N. J.
The emphasis on changes of spellings of the name Dille-Dilly, Dillie-Dilley, which often varied with each clerk who took records, led to claims that early Dilleys changed their names deliberately; these speculations are rediculous in my view. Like most early farmers, most Dilleys were illiterate, and clerks spelled their names differently at the same location. The important point in my opinion is the way the name is pronounced as "Dil-ee" which separates it from the Dills and Diltz who were more numerous. When I extracted names from the lists of early taxables in Hunterdon Co., N. J., I found more Dills and Diltz than Dilleys in townships where they lived together. There has been an urge to add an e or y to Dill to get an ancestor for John Sr., but I believe that the George Dill of Massachusetts was from a different clan.
The origin of John Dilley, before he moved from Massachusetts to Woodbridge, N. J. in 1668, is still a mystery as to country of birth and ancestors. Samuel Johnson's Dilley friends in London wined and dined him frequently, but we have no evidence that these were related to our John Dilley. They were from a later generation than that of John Sr.
I do believe that most American Dilleys are descended from John Dilley Sr. in New Jersey. Fortunately, the first two generations are well documented by births in the Woodbridge records. In the 19th century census records, occasional Dilleys (various spellings) are found who were born in foreign countries--Germany, Enqland, Ireland, eg., but these are scarce compared to the large number of Dilleys found in census records to be born in New Jersey. I have census records for Dilleys in hundreds of counties in mid-American states most of whom can be connected to known ancestors who lived during the 19th century--but not to later generations. I have made migration charts for
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the several major clans that show where they lived and when
and where they moved west by generations.
Most moved directly west through PA, OH, IN, IL, MO and IA, Some
moved south through Virginia,
then to W.Virginia, KY or TN before seeking good land in the southern
parts of the corn-belt states.
The Richard Dilley clan movedfrom NJ to Luzerne Co., PA, from
where they spread into New York as
well as west to Wisconsin and Minnesota. Some Dilleys moved directly
from NJ to NY rather early and
their identity is uncertain. I have not searched New England and
the southern states for Dilleys, but my
impression is that there were few from early generations in these
areas during the 19th century.
Winthrop V. O'Hara searched intensively, for Dilleys in New
Jersey from 1950 to 1953,, and less
so for 20 subsequent years. He found most genealogical data that
are available in New Jersey in my
opinion. He lived at North Montclair, where Mendham and NJ Gen.
Soc. libraries were close, and he
visited many Dilley families and relatives in their homes. He
concluded as early as 1952 that John
Dilley Jr. was probably the father of David Dilley Sr. David's
eight sons and two daughters, all with
families, made him the patriarch of the largest clan in the midwest.
This is the clan for which George
E. Dille produced in 1965 the Dille Family book, Three Hundred
Years in America It is a very useful
book for identifying members of his clan, but it is not as dependable
for other lines. Unfortunately, he
concluded that Lewis, Price, Jonathan and William Dilley were
sons of David Sr.; but David Jr's pension
application containsbible pages giving only ten members of David
Sr.'s family. We believe (O'Hara & I)
that Price and Lewis Dilley (b 1754and 1759) were probably sons
of Ichabod Dilley who with Lewis was
found by Ruth and Gerald Dilley to be living on two adjacent 12
acre farms in Morris Co., NJ from
1768 to 1789. Ichabod and Lewis migrated to Washington Co., PA
in 1790 where David and his sons
lived. Ichabod died soon after appearing in the 1800 census for
Washington Co., PA; he was an old
man living alone with one cow.
There were William and Jonathan Dilleys living in New Jersey
on the tax records, but they did not
move west. Several Jonathans in NJ appear to be descended from
Aaron b 1721. One Jonathan b 1741
became the father of four brothers--Thompson, Aaron, Cornelius
and Samuel--who migrated to Trumbull
Co., OH after 1800. Thefather Jonathan moved there late in life
where he was buried (Ruth & Gerald Dilley).
William b 1738?? Or 1732??, may have been a son of John Dilley
Jr., but could be a son of Jonathan 1714.
By elimination, rather than proof of relationship, I believe
that David and Ichabod Dilley (b 1718
and 1724) were probably sons of John Jr. since Jonathan's children
are listed in the Woodbridge records.
John buried a couple of wives in a Newark cemetery, and Ichabod
two young children in 1749 and 1751.
There are other New Jersey Dilleys who cannot be placed on Dilley
family trees, although Ruth and Gerald
Dilley have begun lists for the fourth and fifth generations of
Dilleys in NJ. Recently, Don Dilley of CA
and Neville Dilley of Lousville, KY have searched Virginia Dilley
clans that began migrations west, and
sons of John Dilley of Shenandoah Co., VA in 1773 who was an emigrant
from Germany. Thelma Reeder
has shown that the four brothers living in Pocahontas Co., W.
VA were children of John. I had speculated
that Jesse Dilley born in NJ, and who lived in Shenandoah Co.,
VA for about 30 years was a son of John,
but now I know that Jesse born in NJ belongs to the Cumberland
clan of VA Dilleys who migrated to
Guernsey Co., OH in 1839. Another group of VA-born Dilleys migrated
to Morgan Co., OH, close to
Cumberland,OH beginning about 1812 (Aaron, John, Ichabod and Moses)
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The huge collection of letters and genealogical data compiled
by Thomas Ray Dille during
the 1920s and 1930s is stored at the Univ. of W. VA library at
Morgantown. In 1950, I had
some 1000 pages of this collection microfilmed, and much of the
information in the Dille book
came from this source. His collection contains the early searchers
beginning in 1890 with
Prof. Jesse Brooks Dille of Illinois, who began sending out form
sheets to be returned with
family histories in the 1890s. Thomas Ray Dille's records are
mostly family accounts from
letters of Dilley descendents, rather than published records from
courthouses and government
sources. His material was never organized, but he made exact copies
of records and letters that
had to be returned. This is a very early collection at Morgantown
which has not received the recognition it deserves.
One of the key figures in the 18th century history of New Jersey
Dilleys was Ephraim. He
was a Revolutionary soldier and resident of old Sussex Co., NJ.
Ruth and Gerald Dilley found
court records that connected Ephraim to Jonathan Dilley of that
county, and therefore, Ephraim
was probably a son of Aaron Dilley b 1721. Ephraim moved west
in 1799 and he became the patriarch of a large clan in Guernsey
Co., OH, after 15 years living in Fayette Co., PA. The
authors of the Dille book were not aware that Ephraim Dilley spent
15 years in Fayette Co.,
PA from 1799 to 1814. Ephraim Sr. and his two oldest sons, Joseph
and Abraham, appeared
in the 1810 census for Fayette Co. In this census, Ephraim Sr.
had four children--three young boys and one girl 16-26, whereas
his son Joseph had two boys and a girl under 10 years of age.
Apparently, Abraham and Hannah (b 1785 and 1787) had married by
1810 while Ephraim Sr.
was living in Fayette Co., and they may have moved to Guernsey
Co., OH by 1810; they were
both married in 1809 apparently; but they did not appear in the
1810 census for Fayette Co.
The three sons living at home in 1810 were Robert, William and
Ephraim Jr., and the daughter
was probably Anna who married late, after her father moved to
Senecaville in 1814. Ephraim Sr. Joseph, Abraham, and Robert appeared
in the 1820 census for Guernsey Co., but Ephraim Jr.
and Samuel had not yet married. All of the children of Hannah
(Dilley) Rose were listed as
born in Guernsey Co., OH, which may be true beginning with the
9 Oct 1810 birth of son
William Rose. This would have been quite early for settlement
in Guernsey Co., but the
Roses were early settlers there. I have always been puzzled over
Ephraim's wife Lucy Ayres
middle name of Uiss which seems unprouncable.
Ruth and Gerald Dilley visited New Jersey several times searching
for the ancestry
of the Trumbull Co., OH Dilleys. They made several new discoveries
that Win O'Hara
missed. They developed some lists of possible descendents of Jonathan
and John Dilley
during the 18th century. The occurrence of several Johns, Jonathans,
Aarons, and Tunises
makes the genealogy of the 18th century Dilleys in New Jersey
quite confusing. They have
now produced a manuscript that describes the probable relationships
of the third and fourth generations of Dilleys in New Jersey.
They also have described the Trumbull Co. Dilley
clan which has been their major focus for some 25 years.
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( From Win O'Hara's Lists)
Tunis Dilley b 26 Jan 1805 d 25 Mar 1868 buried in Pleasant
Hill Cemetery,Chester, Morris Co.,N. J.
He was 62 years and 2 months of age. He married 14 Feb 1826
Christena Thomas b 22 Mar 1800/1
d 10 Feb 1875 daughter of John and Annie Flock. Their children
were:
1. Anna b Aug 1827 d 1885 m Reuben Larrison
2. John b 19 Jan 1829 d Jul 1848
3. Jacob b 28 Oct 1830 d 29 Apr 1865 m Elizabeth Sellers d 1863
4. Matthias b 22 Jun 1832 d 31 Aug 1907 m Jane Perry b 14 Mar
1837
d 30 Apr 1887
5. David b 2 Nov 1834 d 20 Jul 1918 m Elizabeth Dilley b Aug 1836
dau. of Peter C. Dilley, brother of Tunis
6. Elizabeth b Sep 1836 d 3 Sep 1848 aged 1ly 1lm 20d
7. Abram b 1840 d 1911 m Anna Collett d 1853 to
Portland, Oregon
8. Jehiel b 11 May 1845 d 28 Mar 1909 m 24 Nov 1870 Jane Love
b 15 May 1853 d 13 Mar 1899
Matthias Dilley b 22 Jun 1832 d 31 Aug l9O7 m Jane Perry b
14 Mar 1837 d 30 Apr 1887.
Their children were:
1. Tunis b 7 Apr 1858 d 9 Mar 1909 m 19 Dec 1888 Emma
Kellehan b 11 Nov
1864 d 12 Jul 1949
2. John b 18 Sep 1862 d 16 Jun 1886 not married
3. Lizzie b 27 Sep 1864 d 12 May 1886 m George Pace, had Lillie
4. Carrie b 29 Mar 1867 m Charlie Rice, lived in Phillipsburg,
N. J.
They had Noah, Roy, and Kathie.
5. Katie b 20 Jun 1869 d 17 Aug 1891
6. Jacob b. 9 May 1873 d 9 Nov 1876 age 3y 6m
Tunis Dilley b 7 Apr 1858 d 9 Mar 1909 m 19 Dec 1888 Emma Kellehan
b 11 Nov 1864 d 12 Jul 1949.
Their children were :
1. Minnie b. 20 Sept 1889 m 25 Dec 1912 Albert H. Cox b 26 Apr
1887. Their children were Milton A. Cox
b 3 Dec 1914 m 22 Jul 1939 Betty Nunn b 14 Apr 1916. They had
one child Lois Mae Cox b 27 Apr 1941.
They reside at Madison, N. J.
2. Henry b 8 Jan 1894 d 28 Oct 1944 m I Dec 1920 Frances Boyle.
They had Virginia and Emma who m George Abyad;
they had Abyad Jr. b 5 Jan 1947 and a girl b 5 Apr 1948.
3. Charlie b 11 Dec 1899 m 19 Oct 1919 Nancy Lambert b 30 Sep 1901. Theyhad six children:
a. Charlie Jr. b 8 Jan 1920 m 11 Max 1943 Virginia Ader b 19
Jul 1922.
They had Gwynn b 9 Dec 1943.
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b. Minnie b 4 Jan 1924 m 22 Aug 1941 Irving Stevens b 23 Jul 1921.
They
had: Janet b 19 Mar 1942 d infancy; Richard b 26 Nov 1945; Jo
Ann
b 31 Mar 1947
c. Shirley b 25 Aug 1928 m 12 Nov 1948 Kenneth Sutton b 14
Feb 1912.
They had Sharon b 27 Dec 1946.
d. Harold b. 30 Oct 1932 (a twin)
e. Helen b 30 Oct 1932 "
f. Maria b 25 Mar 1939
David Dilley m (1) Elizabeth Dilley, a cousin, b 1836. She
was a dau of Peter
Dilley b 1811 a brother of Tunis. Their children were:
1. Harriett b Jan 1860, d 1942 m Matthias Thomas b 1853 d 1937.
Their
children were: Jesse, Fred, Mabel, Alma, and Emily.
2. Cora b Oct 1861 m David Hamler and had: Arthur, DeElla,
Wilbur, and
Harriett.
David Dilley m (2) Eliza Young b 1842, d Nov 1905. They had the following children:
3. Hiram b 1869 d 1943 m Ida Saunders. Children were: Prudence, Elmer, Fred, Mildred, and Lenora.
4. Nora b 4 Jul 1871 m John Saunders b 4 Jan 1869. Children were:
1. baby boy b 1894
2. Gladys Saunders b. 24 Mar 1896 m FloydApgar b. 3 Mar 1890
3. Elsie Saunders b 1897 d 1898
4. Lilian Saunders b 21 Oct 1896 m Raymond Curl b 1885; they had
son L.Robert Curl b.Feb 1926
5. Grace Saunders b 1903 d 1903.
6. Lester Saunders b 1905, d 1906
7. Leonard Saunders b 28 Nov 1906 m Ruth Hartman b 1905, dau
Margaret
Saunders b 1931.
5. Mary b 1873 d 1948 m George Pool b 1872 d 1949. Children: Maude Pool & David Pool.
6. Ruth b Apr 1877 m Irwin Saunders b 1875. Children: Helen, Mabel, Grace, and William
7. Bertha b Jul 1879 m John Everitt. Children: Milton and Janet.
8. Grace b 1885 m John Hazlett.
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FAMILY OF JEHIEL DILLEY SON OF TUNIS
JehieI DiIIey b 22 May 1845 d 28 Mar 1909 m 24 Nov 1870 Jane
Love b 14 May
1853 d 13 Mar 1899. Their children:
1. John Thomas b 23 Jun 1872 Pluskimen, N. J. d 26 Dec 1949
m at Newark
26 Jun 1901 Elizabeth Antoinette Frans b in Berlin 1878
2. Sarah F. b 30 Jul 1875 m B. Shepard
3. William M. b 17 Jan 1878 m 19 Dec 1906 Anna Lake RaricV
4. Laura B. b 6 Apr 1882 d 1944? m (1) Wm. Abel m (2) George Green
5. Jacob b 24 Feb 1887 d in infancy
6. dau. infant d 12 Oct 1888
Charles Edward b 11 Aug 1892 m Clare Spitski owner of Somerset
Kennels, Main Ave. S Sterling, Millington, N.J.
Note: Tunis and wife Christena, Matthias and wife Jane, Jehiel
and ,wife Jane,
John, Elizabeth, Anna, Jacob are buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery
near Chester,
N.J. Abram died in Oregon. David and 2nd wife Eliza are buried
at Hacketstown,
N. J
Note: The brothers of Tunis were Abram and Peter and
a sister was Elsie. Peter
C. b 1811 in Morris Co., N.J. had four children: James, John,
Aaron, and
Elizabeth.
Chart: Matthias Dilley Family, Son of
Tunis, New Jersey Clan, page 11
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JOHN DILLEY OF CHESTER, MORRIS CO., N. J. SON OF TUNIS?
John of Chester was the putative ancestor of many Dilleys in
the Chester area
SW of Mendham, N. J. He was a putative son of Tunis probable son
of Aaron 1721. He
appears in the 1830 census age 50-60 years and died in 1857 according
to his
great grandson Frank Brown Dilley of Ohio State Univ. at Athens,
OH. His son
Peter C. was living in Butler Co., OH during the 1850 census.
John was missing from
the 1840 census for New Jersey, but if his age is correct, he
was old enough
to retire and live with some of his children.
In 1951, Mrs. Cox, a correspondent of Win O'Hara, visited the
Black River
Presbyterian Church and found a Harriet Dilley born in April 1819
to John and
Anna Dilley. On 12 Sep 1823, John married Eve Flock who appears
in the 1840
census. Apparently Anna died between 1820 and 1823 for her name
was on the land
transfer. In 1820, John bought 135 acres of land located on the
Black River in
Chester Twp, but in the same year he sold 85 acres back to the
former owner. By
1836, a record of church families listed John Dilley and wife
with 5 children.
The Pleasant Hill Cemetery near the Black River Presbyterian Church
is the
probable burial place of Anna. There is an implication by Frank
Dilley that all
the children belonged to Anna which seems logical if John was
already over 50
years in 1830; by calculation one arrives at an age over 77 years
for John who
died in 1857.
Johns land bordered the old Thomas place where Christine and Tunis Dilley lived and died according to Mrs. Coxes source. The estate of a Tunis Dilley was probated in 1828 and he was missing from the 1830 census.
There were few Dilleys living in Morris Co. during the period
1830 to 1860
when census records are available (earlier census records were
destroyed). James
and John appear in 1830 with the following families:
John Dilley - - 2 2 - - - 1 / - - 1 - - 1 - -
James " 1 - - - 1 - - - /1- - - 1 - - - 1
These census records show one older man with five rather mature children and James as a young man between 20 & 30 years with two chiIdren under 5 years. One can speculate that James was probably a son of John. An old woman of 60-70 was Iiving with James; she was probabIy John' s mother who wouId have been born back in the 1760s. This is about right for the wife of Tunis probably born between 1740 and 1750. If these speculations are correct, the two sons of John are identified as Peter and James or Tunis and one daughter as Harriet. It is easier to compile a family tree in Morris Co. where only two Dilleys appeared in census records for 1830 and 1840; there were no Dilleys in the 1650 census for Morris Co.
The 1840 census record for Morris Co., N. J. is as follows:
Tunis or James Dilley - 2 2 - - 1 - / - 1 1 - - 1 - -
Effe - - - 1 - - - / - - - - - - - 1
There is no explanation why Effie (Flock) Dilley should be appearing
in the 1840 census age 40-50 whereas John was out in Ohio apparently.
or did he die!
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FAMILY OF JOHN DILLEY OF CHESTER, MORRIS CO., NJ
(Washington Twp)
In 1951, Win O'Hara visited families at Budd Lake and the Schooley
Mts area of Morris Co., NJ. This was Roxbury Twp in Revolutionary
years when John Sr. of
Chester settled there. Using Win's compilation of this clan, I
have compared the
sparse census records for Morris Co., NJ. John and his son Tunis
were the only
Dilleys in Morris Co. for 1830 and 1840 censuses.
John Dilley who was born about 1775 by Win's records, appeared
in the 1830
census age 50 to 60 years of age, which puts his birth between
1770 and 1780.
His first wife Anna left a family of five children by Win's records.
He is
reported to have married Effie (Eva) Flock in 1823, but no record
of children for her has been found. Only two census records each
were found for Morris Co., NJ
in 1830 and 1840 as follows:
1830 Census: Dilley, John - - 2 2 - - - 1 m John of Chester
- - 1 - - 1 - - f her has been found. Only two census records
each were found for Morris Co., NJ
in 1830 and 1840 as foll
Dilley, James 1 - - - 1 m Tunis in 1840
1 - - - 1 - - - 1 f
1840 Census Dilley, Tunis - 2 2 - - 1 - - m Same as James!
- 1 1 - - 1 f
Dilley, Effie - - - 1 - - - - m Flock, widow? Of
- - - - - - - 1 f John Sr
John Sr. appears in the 1830 census but is absent from the 1840
census; His wife Effie appears in the 1840 census as a widow apparently.
Effie was only 30 to 40 years of age in 1830 but 50 to 60 in 1840
which suggests that she was close to 40 years of age in 1830 and
born about 1790. Tunis appears in both censuses with six children
in 1840 whereas only five are listed in later records. He was
born in 1805 which fits the census records OK.
Win O'Hara received a letter in 1952 from Frank B. Dilley who
was a descendant
of John Sr. and Peter C. Dilley. His father was James Dilley which
links back to
the name James in the census record. Peter moved west into Ohio
where he left
four daughters and three sons. Peter died before Frank could remember
his
grandfather. Some of the girls in Peter's family may be half-sisters
according
to Frank Dilley.
It appears that John did not go west to join his son Peter as
suggested in
Win's records. However, according to Win's records, John Sr. died
in 1857 which conflicts with the occurrence of Effie in the 1840
census as an apparent widow and her burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery
at Chester, NJ.
The ancestry of John Dilley Sr. of Chester is not known but it
had to be the
generation of John and Jonathan's grandsons in the 1740s or 1750s.
It is
noteworthy that some of Johns sons moved west whereas others remained
in NJ.
How much we miss the census records for the early decades before
1830 in NJ. The tax records provide names and places but do not
help much on relationships.
(See earlier account of John Sr) J. D. Andrews Jan 1992
John Dilley m Anna Children were:
Tunis Abram Elsie Harriett Peter C.
b 1805
Peter Dilley's Children
Elizabeth Hannah Mattie Alice James John Aaron
COPY OF LETTER WRITTEN BY MRS. ALBERT COX TO V.W. O'HARA, page 14 & 15
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MATTIAS DILLEY SON OF AARON DILLEY (1776) OF NEW JERSEY
There is a story on one line of descendents of the three Aaron Dilleys of Hunterdon Co., N. J., who lived in Tewsbury Twp. near Whitehouse. When the 1830 census was taken, Aaron Jonathan Dilley 1776 and his wife Mary were living with two sons in the 20-30 age category. In that census Aaron was in the 50-60 category and Mary in the 40-50 age group. By 1840, Aaron and Mary were both 50 to 60 years of age by census records, and they were living with a son age 30-40, and his probable wife age 20-30. This was Matthais probably and his wife Catherine who were not named in the 1840 census. By 1850, the two couples were living together, and Aaron and Mary were both listed as 73 years of age. This fits fairly well with the 1776 birthyear that we have for Aaron. I note that Matthias was in Readington Twp. in 1850, and in Tewksbury Twp. in 1860, probably close to township borders.
Aaron missed the 1860 census, but Matthias was head of family
at age 55 years with his wife Catherine age 49. There was a Mary
age 88 living with them. This was Aaron's widow with her true
age! Matthias made a will in May 1860, but apparently it was not
probated until June 1880. In this will, it is evident that Matthias
and Catherine had no children, and this is confirmed by earlier
census records. Living with Matthias in 1860 was 11-year-old Isaac
Dilley who was named an heir, and was a son of Aaron Chester Dilley
a brother of Matthias, who lived on an adjacent farm. Two nieces
of Matthias were named as heirs also, after the death of his wife
Catherine. We do not have a list of the family of Aaron 1776,
but there are census records for Aaron Chester Dilley b 1807.
Aaron C. had a large family, including an Isaac age I year in
the 1850 census, and a Margaret, but no Anna Laura. It may be
significant regarding the will
that Aaron C. was absent from the 1860 census. He did appear in
1870. George E. Dille, a grandson of Aaron C., reported visiting
his ancestor twice at the old farm one mile from Germantown, now
Oldwick, in 1866 and 1876.
In Win O'Hara's records, there is an Isaac Dilley b 1848 who married Charity E. Hartrun in 1873 at Reaville, Tewksbury Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ. They had 14 children. Their first son was named Matthias. Isaac died 15 Sep 1896, leaving a lot of young children. If these relationships are proven, this will be the second line of Dilleys known to be descended from the 3 successive Aarons b 1721, 1746, and 1776 who lived in Hunterdon Co. Numerous Dilleys in Hunterdon Co., are probably descended from these 3 Aarons. There are many Johns and Jonathans to be identified in this clan. The other proven line was provided by George E. Dilley of Texas through George Mansfield Dilley a son of Aaron 1807.
FAMILY OF ISAAC DILLEY B 1848, D 15 SEPT 1896
Isaac was born in Cokesberry, NJ and he married Charity
E. Hartron in Tewksberry (Reaville now) in 1873. Their children
were:
1.Sarah A. b 8 Feb 1874, d 18 Jun 1899
2.Matthias b 21 May 1875 9. Josie Ann b 18 Jul 1886
3.Margaret M b 13 Oct 1877 10.Ida Mae b 7 Mar 1887
4.John T. b 26 Jan 1879 11.Daisy F. b 1 Aug 1888
5.Martha E. b 8 Oct 1880 12.Austin C. b 12 Mar 1890
6.Clarence b 7 Jan 1882 13.Ethel M. b 8 Feb 1892
7.William L. b 19 Jan 1884 14.Adam B. b 13 Sep 1893
8. Mary J. b 11 May 1885
Aaron Jonathan Dilley b 1776
m Mary
Matthias b 1802 Isaac b 1806 Aaron Chester b 1807
m Catherine m Eliza Robbins m Sarah A.
no children in 1834 George M. Maitthias Isaac
b 1833 1836 1848
m Charity
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DESCENDANTS OF AARON AND CORNELIA DILLEY OF TEWKSBURY TWP, HUNTINGDON
CO., NJ
Aaron Dilley m Cornelia Hendershot 17 Aug 1823 (or 11 Aug 1822?)
b 10 Jul 1796 b 24 Jul 1803 or 5
d 1 Aug 1873 d 28 Jul 1873
_______________I____________________Dilley________________________________
(1850 census, 7 children & Cornelia age 47)
F.William (4 girls) Margaret David Rebecca Amanda Emily Harriet
Sarah Emanuel
b 1823 1836-1914 b 1837 1839 1840 1842 1843 1845 1850
m 24 Aug 1844 m David
Mariah Smith Bloom
I
I
___I_______________________Dilley_________________________________________
Cornelius TenEych Cornelia Jacob L George, Mary Jane, David Rebecca
Lydia Cornelia
b. 1845 b 1845c 1847c 17Feb49 b 1853c 1854c 1858c 1861? 1861
I m Wilhelmina
I Stevenson
m Margaret Gray b 3IMarl859
I I
__ I__________________ Dilley___________I__________________________
Wm 1868-1927 John Jennie (adopted) Ethel + 4 others
m Caroline V m Katherine m Daniels b 4 Jul 1889
b 17Jul 1874 Walker m Russell Opdyche
(cousins) I b 10 Apr 1892
dau/David Howard _____I______
1854c I Velma Opdyche
Stanley Donald Thelma b 25 Mar 1919
E. H. m Hall
3 children
___________________________________________________________________
Jacob L. Dilley (Son of F. William)
b. 1847c d 1912
I
______________I_________Dilley_________________
Annie Russell Jennie William George
m Suydam m Tunis unmarried I
Rush I
___________Dilley____________ I__________
Arthur Mary Wm. H. George
d 1918 m 2 daus
age 20 Harold S.
Sources: 1850 to 1870 censuses Chart by Jay D. Andrews
Charts, Ltrs, Win O'Hara
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LETTER FROM GEORGE E. DILLEY OF PALESTINE, TEXAS
Dear Mrs. Carpenter: (about 1922)
Press of many important matters, and the intervening holidays,
have prevented
earlier reply to yours of Dec. 7th. Am glad to have heard from
you again, and to have
the record of your ancestry.
I was born in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Ill., and have been to my father's old homestead in New Jersey but twice--once as a little boy between 8 and 9 in the fall of 1866, and again ten years later, or in the summer of 1876. Have not been back since, and as that is more than 45 years ago, have lost touch with those of our relatives who may yet be living. Most of them, that is to say, my father's brothers and sisters, have passed away, and my cousins must be men and women 50 to 60 years of age.
I have the family record here that my father wrote up just a short time before his death; here is the record:
Our ancestry settled in Hunterdon Co., N. J. a few years before
the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. Their farm was less than
one mile from what was known as New Germantown, now Oldwick, and
as nearly as I can remember it, the farm was about five miles
from Whitehouse, which is a station on the Central and New Jersey
Railroad about 40 miles from New York City, so you can see that
our ancestry was for several
generations within just a few miles of New York City, and it was
on this farm in Hunterdon Co. that Aaron Dilley settled, the land
being purchased from the British Government, the deed to the land
being upon parchment and executed by Lord Delaware for the Crown,
as he was the Governor of the territory at the time, probably
about 1765 to 1770.
When the Revolutionary War broke out, Aaron Dilley was a member of "Parson" Van Shack's Minute Men and became Lieutenant; he was in several minor battles, was in the battle of Monmouth City, N. J. made famous more by the heroic acts of "Molly Pitcher who served the cannon after her husband was killed. When I went to New Jersey as a boy in the fall of 1866, and again in the summer of 1876, my grandfather still had the old epaulets and old musket and a number of pieces of sentimental value which he had gotten from his father, who in turn had it from his father. The old sword has been handed from father to son. I have it in my possession now.
I have a book in our library of Boswell's Life of Johnson;
if you have it or can get a copy, you will find the Dilleys named
therein. One Edward Dilley and his brother-were warm friends of
the great philosopher and writer Samuel Johnson, and Johnson was
often entertained at Edward Dilley's home. I wrote several years
ago to the Postmaster of the little village in the shire where
Edward lived and learned that his remains were
interred in the church yard there, and they sent me a picture
of the old church, and a very interesting account of the Dilleys,
most of whom were farmers, as they are in this country, although
I have heard of some teachers, lawyers, and quite a number are
school teachers. George E. Dilley
Aaron DiIIe (I) settled on farm about one miIe from New Germantown, now 01dwick , in Hunterdon Co. about 1765 or 1770.
Aaron Dilley (2) was born on the farm Sept 2, 1776
George Mansfield Dilley, my father, born on that farm in Oct 1833 (26th) m Francis Briggs
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George Edward Dilley, myself, born Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Ill. Feb. 18, 1858. (d 25 Apr 1932)
Clarence VanDeusen Dilley, my son, born Palestine, Texas, Feb. 1897
Now my father George Mansfield Dilley had three sons and two daughters; my eldest sister died in infancy, before she was four years of age in the year 1873.
My surviving sister is married, her name is Mrs. Edward Chilton Craige, and resided at Matton, Ill.
I had as stated two brothers, Clarence Ellis Dilley, born Apr. 3, 1856, died Oct. 31, 1881. He left one son, George Mansfield Dilley Jr., named for my father, born in Dec. 1880 and is now in his 42nd year. He lived in Chicago for several years but have lost trace of him. He was married.
My brother who is living, Fred I. Dilley, resides in Pine Bluff, Ark., where he has lived for 25 years. He has but one child, a son Edward S. Dilley who also resides in Pine Bluff, Ark., born Dec 25, 1893. He is unmarried.
I have two children, my son named above, Clarence VanDeusen resides in Boston, Mass., who has no children.
This is the record of our family as I am able to give same. Of course, I could give you the names of my father's brothers and sisters, but imagine all have passed away, and that only my cousins are left, whom I myself do not know, for as stated I have not been back to New Jersey for 46 years. I believe that all of the Dilleys in thiscountry, and they are not many, are descendants from one common ancestor who probably came to this country from England.
See New England Genealogical & Historical Soc., Vol 87 p 57 for account of his ancestry submitted by George E.Dilley of Palestine, TX.
Note: George E. Dilley left out his grandfather Aaron Chester b 1807 in New Jersey whom he visited as a boy and young man. George wrote many letters to ThomasRayDilley urging publication of the Dilley records, but he never provided much information even about his own family. The letters were about his current affairs J. D. Andrews
Note: We now know that there were three consecutive Aarons
b 1721, 1741 and 1776 who were the ancestors of George E. Dilley.
We call these the Ist, 2nd, and 3rd generations of Aarons which
are not the same as George's numbers. We believe that Aaron 1721
settled in Hunterdon Co., NJ soon after 1750, and that three generations
of early Aarons lived on the same farm. Aaron Chester Dilley had
a very large family of which George Mansfield was the first chlld
and son; he was on his own at age 16 as an apprentice. Aaron C.
scattered children around generously to brothers and others as
servants because the family was so big and he was not terribly
successful as a farm laborer by census list. These Aarons, Jonathans,
and Johns were numerous in NJ and difficult to place in relationships,
particularly during the 18th century and before census records
were available in 1830 in NJ because of destruction of early ones.
CHART: DILL-DILLE-DILLY-DILLEY FAMILY
BY GEO. ED. DILLEY, page 20
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from Frank B. Dilley, Director of Admissions and University Examiner
of Ohio University, Athens, OH
to Mr. V. Winthrop O'Hara, 29 Warfield St., Upper Montclair, NJ
Dear Cousin Winthrop:
I received your letter of July 6th but have failed to answer sooner
because of a
vacation. The information I have of my father's family is very
scant, but I can answer some of the questions raised in your letter.
Our family also is poor at keeping records as you will learn from
this report.
My name is Frank Brown Dilley. My father was James Dilley, and he was born about 1851 and died in 1923. He was the son of Peter Dilley. I never knew Grandfather Peter Dilley. I think he died while father was a boy. I knew Grandmother Dilley when we lived at Bethany, OH, but I do not know her maiden name.
Father had brothers John and Aaron and sister Elizabeth. He also had some other sisters not mentioned in your outline. They may have been half-sisters. Their names were Hannah, Mattie and Alice. John had several children and lived in Dayton, OH. I think Aaron died young as I never met him. I know nothing about his sister Elizabeth. My Aunt Alice married Will Shuite. They had two children, a son and a dau. I do not remember the son's name. The daughter's name is Blanche. She married Dewey Burske. They live at Hughes Station, Hamilton, OH. (Butler Co)
My Aunt Alice (Mattie?) married a Wilson. She had two sons, Lester and Walter. They lived at Hamilton, OH, although Walter moved to Loganport, IN. I think he is no longer living. My Aunt Hannah (I am not sure who she married) had a son Clint. He became a rather prominent business man. I think he had two children, the name of one being Paul. You might secure some additional information from him concerning his line. His address is Clinton J. Dilley, 1100 Broadway, Loganport, IN--also from Mrs. Dewey Burske, Hughes Station, Hamilton, OH. <Did Alice marry twice or is this meant to be Mattie?)
My father married Ardon Houseworth of Mason, OH (Warren Co). I think he came to Mason from Lynchburg, OH (Clinton Co). (These counties S of Dayton & NE of Cincinnati). They had three children: Flora born 1880, Gertrude born 1883, and Frank Brown born 1886. Flora married Frank Gorsuch--no children. Flora is still living. My sister Gertrude was unmarried and died in 1941. 1 married Geneva Syeiner in 1922. We have four children: Josiah S. born 1924, unmarried; Ann born 1926, married Marvin White in 1946 and has two children Laurie and Stephen; and Frank Jr. born 1931; and James P. born 1934.
I am returning your outline as you may have need for it and want to bring it up to date. I hope you can obtain some additional information concerning our line from Clint and Blanche Shuite. If you do, I would appreciate receiving a copy of your revised outline.
Very Sincerely, Frank B. Dilley
Wins Comments: According to information received previously from descendants in Budd Lake area of NJ, the founder John Dilley born about 1775 settled probably near Whitehouse. He had a family by his first wife Anna which included Tunis who stayed in the Budd Lake area; Abram who went to Oregon; Elsie and Harriet one of whom married a Dennison; and Peter C. born about 1811 in Morris Co., NJ, probably at this same Budd Lake area around Schooley Mts. John Sr. married again in 1823, Effie or Eva Flock, but there is no record of children from this union. John went later to Ohio where his son Peter C. had gone years earlier, and perhaps remarried there. It is not recorded when Peter went west, whom he married, and children of only a first marriage are known: James, John, Aaron, & Elizabeth b 1836 who married her cousin David Dilley son of Tunis. Elizabeth was probably the oldest, and Hannah, Alice and Mattie or Michel must have been born before the sons.
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RECORDS BY JANNETTA LEHRMAN ON DILLEYS OF NEW JERSEY
(Dalley records omitted from letter to T. R. Dille)
The enclosed data represents everything there is at the State House here in the way of original records and, indeed, everything of the name of Dally, Dilley, etc.
I examined wills, administrations, deeds, marriage licenses, and the military records, including pensions. These records examined by me are the most authentic documents that we have in New Jersey, pertinent to the case.
Then I examined all of the printed matter of Middlesex and Hunterdon counties and of other counties where I found the name. To see if I could find the name of John Dilly before he came to New Jersey in 1676, I looked up the records of New England, Virginia, etc., but did not find the name. It is my impression that he came with Governor Carteret's contingent.
I am enclosing my bill for twenty dollars, not because you set that as your limit, but because I continued with the search some time after I had reached the limit. In fact, I have done an extra day's work. My rates are a dollar and a half an hour up to twenty dollars, a dollar and a quarter to fifty dollars, and after that a dollar an hour.
Unless there is another generation between Jonathan Dilly born 1684, and Aaron Dilly, born 1721 (which I doubt), your line is correct back to John the first of the name in New Jersey. We allow thirty years for a generation (and they generally average up to that), so between 1684 and 1721, we have only thirty-seven years, hardly enough time.
I was in Flemington last week and you will find the deeds there very complete from 1785. The recitals are generally very satisfactory.
Thanking you for the order, and trusting I may help you some other time, I remain,
Yours very truly, Janetta N. Lehrman
Marriage licenses of N. J., Archives, Vol. 22, p 101
John Dilley of Hunterdon Co., and Martha Lish, June 4, 1768
Marriages of Hunterdon County, Page 83
David Dilley and Ann Snyder, Sep. 15, 1866
Mrs. March Dilley and Henry Carter, Feb. 12, 1861
Samuel C. Dilley and Mary Van Syckel, Mar. 9, 1846
A David Dille married Eliza Young of Drakestown. No date.
Piscataway was settled by people from Piscataway on the border between Maine and NewHampshire.
Woodbridge was settled mainly, by people who came over with Governor Carteret who settled Elizabeth town.
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Administration of Estate of Jonathan Dilley late of Woodbridge,
Middlesex Co., N.J. by John Dilley and Edward Crowel, May 10,
1733. Book B., p 406.
Jonathan Dilley witnessed will of Charles Thomas of Woodbridge, 1728.
Inventory of John Dilley of twp of Readington, Hunterdon Co., N. J. July 16, 1816. Appraisers--George Farles (Farlee?) and Evert Bergen. Administrators-- Catharine Dilley and William Wortman.
WILLS
Will of Matthias Dilly of Tewksbury, Hunterdon Co., N.J., dated May 7, 1860,wife Catharine. All of his estate left to his wife during her lifetime, and then to go to his niece, Anna Laura Perry, daughter of Aaron Dilly; to his niece Margaret Matilda Dilly; and to his nephew Isaac Dilly, son of brother Aaron Dilly, his lot containing 19 acres in Tewksbury twp. adjoining lands of Aaron Dilley, John Lane, Jacob Fisher and Jacob Bartles.
He evidently had no children. Executor, wife. Witnesses Oliver H. Hoffman and Benjamin F. Henderson. Proved June 19, 1880.
Administration of estate of Aaron Dilley of Bernards twp, Somerset Co., N. J. granted to Anna A. Dilley, Nov. 18, 1896.
Administration of Tunis Dilly granted to Aaron T. Dilley of Readington,Hunterdon Co., February 13, 1828. Notes against Matthias and John Dilly, in possession of Elizabeth Dilly.
Will of Jonathan Dilly of Alexandria twp. Hunterdon Co., N. J. yeoman. Dated May 24, 1820. Wife, Elizabeth. Children:
William (over age)
Sally Grandson: Jonathan Colver.
Susan Dalrymple
Catharine
Benjamin
Richard
Jesse (could be Jesse of VA who was born in NJ)
Executors--Sons-in-law, Samuel Case, and Joseph Dalrymple.
Witnesses--James Larason, Joseph Prall, and Jacob House.
Proved, Sept. 2, 1820
Administration of estate of Richard Dilley of Readington twp, Hunterdon Co., N.J. granted to Isaac B. Farlee, Aug 3, 1830. 3765 J.
Adrninistraton of estate of Albert V. DiIIey of Readington twp . , Hunterdon Co., granted to Tunis and Isaac Dilley, June 9, 1843. Appraisers--Bergun Beakaw and Andrew Thomnpson. 4705 J.
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AARON DILLY CORNELIA HENDERSHOT
7-10-1796 - 1873? 1803
by June Gray
DILLY-HENDERSHOT
DESCENDENTS
1836 - 5-24-1914 MARGARET A. (M. DAVID BLOOM)
1839 - REBECCA
1840 - AMANDA
1842 - EMILY
1842 - HARRIET
1843 - SARAH
1850 - 1912 EMANUEL
AARON
THEY WERE LIVING IN TEWKSBURY Twp . NEAR OLDWICK, N.J. IN
1850. AARON WORKED AS A MASON.
AARON AND CORNELIA ARE BURIED IN THE METHODIST CEMETERY
AT WHITE HOUSE, NEW JERSEY,
AARON AND CORNELIA WERE MARRIED AT ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH
AT
OLDWICK, N.J.. ON AUGUST 17, 1823. Or Aug 11,1822
AARON IS PROBABLY DESCENDED FROM JOHN DILLE OF
WOODBRIDGE, N.J.
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TAX RATABLES IN HUNTERDON CO. N. J. 1778-1822 FOR DILLEYS
(Microfilm No. 349935)
Hanover twp
Jonathan 1785, 1786, 1787 or 89?, no yr given; no land except
in no yr
record with 30 & 24 acres (improved & not improved land)
William - - - single man no land
Alexandria twp (listed in order found on microfilm by years)
Jonathan 1803 land--55 & 75 acres
William 1780 no land
Phillip 1780 land--7 & 10 acres
John no yr given land 47 & 51 acres
Readington twp
none 1778, 1779, 1781
John 1785, 1786?, 1789, 1791, no yr land--1791, 12 & 40 acres
Tunis 1785, 1786?, 1789, 1791, no yr land--1785, 22 & 33;
1789,22&21
1791, 21 & 38 acres; no yr, 63 & 30 acres
Yellis 1785 1786?, 1789, 1791, no yr no land
(all three always listed together)
Amwell twp: lots of Dills or Dilts, but no Dilleys (Henry,
Peter, Joseph,
Jacob, William) also Dalleys when Dills occurred. very hard to
be sure of
Dills vs Dille, but when spelled Dilley it was clear.
Lebanon twp--no Dilleys
Hunterdon twp--no Dilleys
Maidenhead twp--no Dilleys
Tewskbury twp--no Dilleys
Trenton twp--no Dilleys
Note: These scattered tax records were very difficult to read,
either too
heavy with the quill, or so light that unreadable. The years were
notalways in chronological order and skipped many years. Often
the year was either missing or not readable. The headings were
quite numerous and complex and very difficult to read. The old
records were filmed in all positions including upside down. I
found it difficult and rather useless to record the heads of horses,
cattle and sheep--for the columns were difficult to follow. Likewise
on the taxes assessed.
I have extended retention of this film for six more months to review these difficult readings, but the chief value is their presence or absence in various counties. I have not tried to relate them to other types of records or other tax records yet.
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READINGTON, N. J. GRAVESTONES, BY WIN O'HARA
(See charts of Readington families)
Marriages :
6 Dec 1834 Isaac Dilly to Eliza Robbins
24 Sep 1842 Rebecca Dilley to John Dalley
24 Aug 1844 William Dilley to Maria Smith
30 Nov 1876 David Dilley to Jennetta B. McPherson
Headstones at Readington:
Dilley, Albert 1843
Rebecca 1870 m John Dalley
Sarah 1877
Isaac 1883
Sarai 1891
Dalley, Tunis 1854 (son of Rebecca and John Dalley)
Mrs. Frank Deyerburg of Breton Woods, N. J. was a dau of Ida
Dilley and Geo.
B. Lane
Joined the Readington Dutch Reform Church:
1833 Jacob Dilley
1833 Eliza Sullivan wife of Jacob Dilley
Gravestones for Descendents of Aaron Dilley, 1796, & Tunis
1786
(See Chart )
Hunterdon Co., New Jersey
Gravestones found at Methodist Cemetery at Mechanicsville (East
Whitehouse)
Emanuel Dilley 1850-1912
Mary C. Dilley 1848-1926
(There is another Mary C. b 1874 dau of Chester V., and a Mary
C. b
1838, m Philip E. Tharp)
David Dilley 7 Feb 1837 to 7 Jun 1877 (son of F. Wm.)
Aaron Dilly 10 Jul 1796 to 1 Aug 1873
Cornelia Dilly 24 Jul 1805 to 28 Jul 1873 (parents of F. Wm b
about 1816,
and Emanuel
Gravestones at Rural Hill Cemetery, Whitehouse:
Tunis Dilley d 28 Jun 1865 age 79y 6m 27d (b 1786?)
Elizabeth Johnson Dilley d 1853 age 68 (b 1785?)
C. Teneyck Dilley d 23 Nov 1899 age 54y 6m (b 1845?)
(Civil War veteran in N. J. Volunteer Infantry) (2nd son of F.
Wm)
William Dilley 1868-1927 & Caroline V. b 1874, still living
in 1951
(Interviewed by Win O'Hara at Plainfield, N. J.)
Gravestones at Memorial Cemetery (R. A. R.) Whitehouse:
Catharine Dilly wife of Yellis Dilly d 10 Jun 1852 age 88 (b 1784?)
(Yellis served in Revolutionary War Militia)
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LIST OF WILLS AND ESTATE INVENTORIES FOR DILLEYS IN NEW JERSEY
(Wills in Office of Sec. of State prior to 1901)
Hunterdon Co, Vol II p 700
1.Dilley,John 2799J Inv 1816
2.Dilley,Jonathan Sr 3956J w 1820 Inv. 1820
3.Dilley,Tunis 3608J Inv 1828
4.Dilley,Richard 3764J Inv 1830 Due bill against William Dilley
5.Dilley,Albert V. 4705J Inv 1845 (1843?) admin.Isaac&TunisDilley
6.Dilley,Samuel C 5345J Inv 1852 admin. Mercy Dilley
7.Dilley,John 1852 admin. Catherine Dilley
8.Dilley,Aaron 6068J Inv 1861 (6066?) admin. Matthias Dilley
9.Dilley,William 6158J Inv 1862 admin. Euphany & Lewis
Dilley
10.Dilley,Tunis 6467J Inv 1865 note of John Dilley, 1854
11.Dilley,David 1865 admin. Wm Dilley
12.Dilley,David 7712J Inv 1877
13.Dilley,Henry 7820J Inv 1878
14.Dilley,Mathias 8038J w 1880 Inv 1880
15.Dilley,Sarah A. 8677J Inv 1886
16.Dilley,Sarah 9302J Inv 1891
17.Dilley,Catherine 930IJ Inv 1891 admin. John Dilley
18.Dilley,Jonathan 978IJ W 1895 Inv 1895
19.Dilley,David 1865 admin. William Dilley
20.Dilley,John 1852 admin. Catherine Dilley
(Second list with these names added)
21.Dille, Matthias L. 452IR R W 1887 Somerset Co 1242
22.Dilley,Anna A. 6979R R W 1900 1242
23.Dilley,Aaron 6495R Inv 1896
24.Dilley,Tunis 468ON Inv 1869 Morris Co 1039
25.Dilley,Jacob 4378N Inv 1875
26.Dilley,Christene 5245N W 1875 Inv 1875
27.Dilley,Jonathan BBJr?406 Inv 1733 Middlesex Co 847
Middlesex Co. New Jersey
Dille, John Sr. Vol 8 p 239 Inv 1683 unrecorded wills Vol 3 p
1421
Dilly, Jonathan Vol II. p 847 BB p 406 Int. 1733
Essex Co., N J Vol I p 373
Dilly, Jacob 17834 W 1873
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MARRIAGE RECORDS INDEX
OF
HUNTERDON CO., NJ, 1795-.1875
by
Hiram E. Deats, 1918, Flemington, NJ
Vol I
Dilley, Amanda and Wm Fleming, Feb 25, 1864, 3-393 (Swain)
Dilley, Catherine and Henry Stine, May 29, 1826, 2-299 (Pohlman)
Dilley, Catherine and John Kitchen, Jan 21, 1813, 2-2 (Hunt)
Dilley, Chester V. and Annie V. Thatcher, Sept 30, 1873, 4-113
(Mott)
Dilley, David and Ann Snyder, Sept 15, 1866, 4-26 (Voorhees)
Dilly, Eliza and John R. Henry, Jan 1, 1853, 3-267 (Brown)
Dilley, Jacob W. and Adrian Kennedy Johnson, Feb 15 1834, 3-84
(Schultz)
Dilley, Eliza E. and Westerly H. Lunger, Sept 6, 1862, 3-367 (Sturges)
Dilley, John and Lydia Henry, Jan 7, 1842, 3-193 (Van Amburg)
Dilley, Martin N. and Mary L. Statts, Sept 11, 1852, 2-263 (Comfort)
Dilley, Mary and John Roberson, Mch 18, 1854, 3-290 (Porter)
Dilley, Mrs. Mercer and Henry Carter, Feb 12, 1861 3-339, 3-346 (McNair)
Dilley, Rebecca and Joseph V. D. Hoffman, June 9, 1877, 4-165 (Van Deusen)
Dilly, Peter S. and Margaret Ann Eyke, Dec 21, 1861, 3-343 (Coit)
Dilly, Samuel C. and Mary Van Syckel, (Rec'd Mch 9, 1846, 3-212 (Barrass)
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TAX RECORDS
HUNTERDON CO., NEW JERSEY
Reading twp Alexandria twp Kingwood twp
John Tunis Yellis Jonathan William Jonathan
1778 x x x
1779 x x
1780 x
1781 x
1785 x x x x
1786 x
1789 x x x x x
1790 x x x x x
One cannot be sure that each of these lists covers only one man,
but there is no duplication of years, and I presume that records
are available only for certain years, and that others are missing.
Do you suppose that Jonathan moved from Kingwood to Alevandria
twp. Once again I ask if you have a township map for Hunterdon
Co. and Somerset Co.?
Sincerely yours,
Jay D. Andrews
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Jacob I. Dilley, farmer, P. 0. Mineral Point, was born July, 19, 1808 in Hunterdon Co., N. J., son of John and Sarah (Van Deventer) Dilley, native of New Jersey. Jacob I. was raised on his father's farm in New Jersey, and May 8, 1830 was married to Eliza Sullivan, also a native of New Jersey. Nine children were born to them, six of whom are living--Rebecca, wife of William Clemens of Rushville, Ill.; Levi, of Leesburg, Ohio; Henry of Pierceton, Ind.; Albert V. of Carroll Co., OH; Isaac of Fairfield Township; and Ira. Mr. Dilley emigrated to Carroll County, where he lived about fifteen years. His wife died here and he subsequently married Mrs. Elizabeth Sherretts, also a native of New Jersey, and daughter of Peter and Desire Eich. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Dilley are Ira and Ann E., wife of Thomas Herron. After his second marriage, Mr. Dilley removed to his present farm of 130 acres in Warren Township. He is a Republican, and a member of the M. E. Church; his wife of the Lutheran. They are upright Christian people, and enjoy the highest respect in the community in which they live.
Dilley, Jacob I. b 1808 in Hunterdon Co., N.J. Son of John
and Sarah Eliza Sullivan, wife, m 8 May 1830
m(2) Mrs. Elizabeth Sherretts of N.J.
Jacob lived 15 years in Carroll Co., OH before moving to TuscarawasCo.
in Warren Twp where he had a farm of 130 acres.
Children of Jacob and Eliza:
1. Rebecca wife of Willliam Clemens of Rushville, IL.
2. Levi Leesburg, OH
3. Henry Pierceton, IN
4. Albert V. Carroll Co., OH
5. Isaac Fairfield twp, Tuscarawas Co., OH
Children of Jacob and Elizabeth Sherretts:
6. Ira
7. Ann E. wife of Thomas Herron
Note: only 7 of the 9 children were listed and 6 were still alive
in 1884
1860 CENSUS FOR TUSCARAWAS CO., OHIO
Dilley, Jacob 1. 51 m Farmer $5000 900 NJ John and Sarah Dilley
NJ
Elizabeth 42 f (Mrs. E. Sherretts) NJ
Henry 20 m OH
Albert 18 m OH
Isaac 14 m OH
Ira 4 m OH
Ann E. 2 f OH
Mary A. Sherritts 11 f OH
Harriet Packer 13 f OH
Dilley, Levi 23 m Farmer 200 NJ Son of Jacob I.
Sarah 25 f
Melissa 1 f
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VITAL RECORDS OF TUSCARAWAS CO., OH
Deaths, 1867-1924
10 Jul 1986 Dilly, Jacob I. d 13 Dec 1885, 77 yrs, old age
M W M;
Parents unknown, birth N. Y. (?) Warren twp farmer.
28 Jun 1893 Dilley, Elizabeth d 31 Dec 1892, Chronic Rheumatism.
F W M
Parents unknown, N. J. Warren Twp Farmer, place of burial not
known.
5 Oct 1912 Dilley, Sarah, Uhrichsville, d 3 Oct 1912, age 77/2/11; aortic regurgitation; F W W Parents: John Ray and Rebecca Birthfield. Ulrichsville, housekeeper, B.W. Speak, Leesville.
30 Aug 1910 Dilley, Levi, Uhrichsville, OH, d 29 Aug 1910 age 74/8/0; Mitral regurgitation. M W M Jacob Dilley and Elizabeth Packer, N. J. Urichsville, Farmer; B. W. Speak, Leesville, Mortician
4 Feb 1922 Dilley, Isaac, Mineral City d I Feb 1922, age 77/l/3 Senile debility; M W W; Parents: Jacob Dilley/Ellen Packer, OH, Mineral City. Farmer. U. R. Gordon, Mineral City, mortician.
Marriages in Tuscarawas Co., 1808-1844, no Dilleys
Births in Tuscarawas Co., 1867-1903, no Dilleys
CHART OF THE RICHARD DILLEY LINE OF HANOVER, LUZERNE CO., PA, page 32
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NEW JERSEY LINE OF RICHARD DILLEY MARRIED A FARLEY
(Answers given Win O'Hara by Mrs. Abigail (Dilley) Butterworth)
1-1 Richard (or Charles) Dilley
2-1______ Dilley (William or John)
2-2 George Dilley m Elizabeth Boyd
3-1 Farley Dilley b Allamunchy, Warren Co., N.J. (Hackettdown,
Belvidere)
3-2 James Dilley m Malvinia Vliet
3-3 Elizabeth m Elgin Ayers
4-1 Mary Elizabeth b 1873 d 1943 m James Post and had Herbert
and Lulu m Ray Clark
4-2 Ansel F. Dilley b 1875 m Anna Brady; they had 1) Ansel Jr.
m Rennie
and had Ansel II and Sherman; 2) Arthur m ?; 3) Boyd
4-3 Olivia Dilley b 1878 m (1) Wilson Meeker had Gladys m Herbert
Connoly, they had James H., John 0. & Ellen. Olivia m (2)
Allen Powell.
4-4 Augustus Dilley b 1880 d 1947 m Josephine Schwartz,.had
James Boyd
Dilley
4-5 Minerva m James B. Stauffer had Elsie;
4-6 James m Jane E. Tony
4-7 Blanche Dilley b 1884 m James B. Stauffer
4-8 Abiqail Dilley m John Butterworth of Nutley, N. J. They
had John and
Betty Ann
Note: This hand-written list written as told by Mrs. Butterworth
is hard to
decipher with lines running from one item to another. One can
expect mistakes.
JDA.
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