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There is something fishy going on here:

Quote from: heilanlassie on Sunday 01 June 25 20:59 BST (UK)

It appears that Anna Litza/Lica was married before, as her maiden name was Piorek.

Hmmm … I’m not convinced about that statement.  As far as I can see, Anna’s maiden name is always Lica (or a variation).
Maybe she’d been married to someone with the surname PIOREK? Unfortunately the missing parish books won't let me confirm that ...

Quote from: heilanlassie on Sunday 01 June 25 20:59 BST (UK)

Going back to Anton - he was born in 1799 in Rynkowka. Lived and died in Bukowiny and was buried in Fraca.

I thought that “your” Anton lived in Milewo (Neuenburg parish) i.e. abt 11 k’s from Bukowiny (Lalkau parish): When his kids are born in the 1840’s and 1850’s Anton lives in “Milewken” (= current town Milewo)

I am getting so much information, that I'm getting more and more confused.
My dna match, who appears to be a distant cousin, lives in Nowe, and is giving me information after getting parish records and documents from the registry office.
She is telling me that my great-grandfather, Johann Chyla, was born about 1844, and died in Milewo on 06 October 1874. He was married to Augusta Merker, who was born about 1845 and died on 09 July 1930.
As to Johann's father, my 2xgreat-grandfather, it looks as if he was born in Rynkowka in 1799, and lived and died in Bukowiny. How many names his wife had (my 2xgreat-grandmother) had - is work in progress. So far we've got Piorek, Litza, Lica - and I'm turning to drink................
When I uploaded my dna results to ancestry, the names Lica, Lauda and Balcer come back as my closest paternal matches.
As I said before, I can't thank you enough for the research you have done for me.

I’m wondering whether this is “your” Anton’s death in 1878. He is 78y old. I’m guessing that that it says that Anna Lica is his wife, but someone else will have to confirm that because as he seems to have resided in Rynkowka instead of Nowe:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVW-W9HK-9?i=373 (#13)

Looking promising....................I have downloaded the certificate and sent it to my dna match lady in Poland.
The information you are finding is just amazing, and I can never thank you enough.

Quote from: heilanlassie on Friday 16 May 25 10:21 BST (UK)

I have a dna match to a lady, who thinks that our connection is through Antoni Chilla, but she has him married to Marianna Polea, and we wonder if Antoni married more than once.

Quote from: heilanlassie on Friday 16 May 25 17:11 BST (UK)

Faustyna was born in 1851 in Rynkowka, Pomerania, Poland. She died on 14 December 1891, in Bakowo, Plochicin, Pomorze, Poland.

I thought I had sent you a private message, but I can't find it now (maybe too much wine  )
I am just back from a visit to my family in Gdansk. We also visited Milewo, Montawy, Wielki Komorsk, Nowe and Starogard.
I met the lady who dna matches with me, and we have been trying to further our research, using the information you have given. It's all quite exciting.

I haven’t received any feedback regarding the scan for Anton junior’s birth yet, but maybe I’ll review some of your data first.

Faustyna’s age is indeed 40 when she dies in 1891 (i.e. born abt 1851), but it is 20 when she marries on 12 Oct 1873 (i.e. born abt 1853): https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVW-W9HJ-4?i=19 (#14).
N.B. It looks as if both the bride and the groom might have been from the current hamlet “Cisowy” a stone’s throw from Rynkówka.
 
The only possibility for her birth seems to be a Julianne Faustine CHYLA born 15 Feb 1854 (NOT 1851) in Rynkówka, daughter of Anton CHYLA and Maryanna POLEY (NOT POLEA): https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZ5-23SY-9?i=321  (#20)
Faustina seems to have had at least abt half a dozen siblings (there are various parish books missing!). It is interesting that when a possible sister is born in 1843, the mum has her name in a Polish version just like the family from Milewo in 1843.

It is abt a 90 minute walk from Milewo to Rynkówka/ Cisowy (and faster by horse), so “your” Anton could have had 2 families parallel to each other, but it would be more likely that there were 2 separate Antons who might have been related  …

There are a few online films for the “Kościół rzymsko-katolicki. Parafja Nowe (Świecie)”

I’m wondering whether the following might be the 1843 baptism of your Johann, son of Anton “Chila” and Anna “Licowna”:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZY-S36W-8?i=458 (#55)

Thank you for the info, but I shall reserve judgement on this entry as the names of the mother doesn't look correct.
I might be wrong, and shall keep researching.

What records do you/her have currently? Birth, marriage, death for each of the possible children?

What religion did this family follow?

I don't personally have any records, perhaps the lady to whom I have a dna match.
The family were Catholic.

I was just hoping that perhaps my great-grandfather, Johann Chilla, and this ladies ancestor, Faustyna were maybe step-brother and sister.

Maybe it's just too complicated.