Genealogy of the Hiltz / Hüls Family of Nova Scotia (c. 1620

First Generation

1. Otto Hüls. Born abt 1620 in German States. Otto died in Wenings, Gft. Isenburg, on 9 Mar 1675; he was 55.1

The origins of Otto and Maria Margareta Hüls are not known. It is possible that they were born in Wenings, Grafschaft Isenburg. The church records for this community, like many others in Germany begin just after the end of the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) which devastated large areas of Germany. The Hüls family may be a displaced family from another community near Wenings or may be from another region all together.

Abt 1642 Otto married Maria Margareta [Hüls]. Born abt 1615 in German States. Maria Margareta died in Wenings, Gft. Isenburg, on 4 Feb 1681; she was 66.1

They had the following children:

2i.

Johann Conrad (~1643-1706)

3ii.

Tobias (1646-1648)

4iii.

Johann Hermann (1648-)

5iv.

Johann Philipp (~1649-1650)

6v.

Anna Clara (1651-)

7vi.

Juliana Margaretha (1655-)