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I would be interested in more info on the Dutch Huguenot theories. My mother had mentioned this once.
Without any specifc dates, names or locations it's hard to try to place the NJ Dills. My guess is the NJ line is likely from the Delaware Dills, who were in the area fairly early, at least by early 1700's and I think much before that. There's some speculation the Delaware Dills are descendant from the same Dill family that the York County PA Dillsburg line comes from but emigrated at different times. Those lines supposedly trace back to some Scottish Dills in early 1600s.
I can't say I really know much about the Huguenots and suspect I need to read up more, but I recall some influence of them on the Irish plantations related to Flax seed and linen production.
I know that the Mathew Dill family arrived in PA in early 1700s as a family of means, apparently considerably better off than the typical Scots-Irish immigrants that settled around them. That could have been from Linen trade. I was pretty interested to recently read about Dill's that were active in Bermuda before 1700 though, and that there was likely some wealth associated with shipping in that branch of the family.
I know that my York County PA Mathew Dill family was at Presbyterian Churches including Middle Octorara Presbyterian near Chester and Lancaster in 1734.
I'd also note that the Dills in my line (PA > OH > IN) all tend to have some similar physical characteristics including tall men with long faces and ears that sit a bit low and stick out. It's a notable trait in various early photos I have, and it's striking in that it doesn't resemble the other Scot-Irish lines in my family. So I am very curious about the Dill roots and the possible Dutch colony connections.
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