Bechthold (Kutter)
There are two Bechthold families recorded in Kutter. They are presumed to be brothers, but their exact relationship to each other, if any, needs further research.
(1) Markus Bechtholt (age 32), a farmer, and his wife Gertrude are recorded on the 1767 census of Kutter in Household No. 50. They had arrived there on 29 July 1767.
The widow and children of Markus Bechtold are recorded on the 1798 census of Kutter in Household No. Kt66 along with a note that the widow Margaretha Bechtold is working in Balzer.
Brescher (Köhler)
Conrad Brescher married on 14 February 1706 to Gertrude Helffenbein. Their son Johann Franz was born 11 February 1709 in Rebsdorf.
Johann Franz Bräscher from Rebsdorf and the widow Anna Maria Zahn from Eckardroth were married 28 April 1739 in Soden.
Nicolaus Bräscher, son of Johann Franz & Anna Maria Bräscher, was born 24 April 1740 in Eckardroth and was baptized in the church in Soden.
Nicolaus Proescher [sic] from Eckendrodt in the area of Hutten & Anna Maria Reiss from Ronsfeldt were married on 24 April 1766 in the Lutheran Church of Büdingen.
Breitenbach bei Schlüchtern, Kr. Main-Kinzig, Hessen
Today, Breitenbach is part of the Schlüchtern parish. It is located north-northeast of Steinau an der Strasse.
Müller (Nieder-Monjou-1)
There are two Müller families that settled in the Volga German colony of Nieder-Monjou who are believed to be related:
(1) Johann [Martin] Müller, a farmer, his wife Anna, and children (Katharina, age 10; Johann, age 4) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 8 August 1766 aboard the galliot Anna Catharina under the command of Skipper Johann Joachim Janson.
Lotz (Nieder-Monjou-1)
Peter Lotz, a farmer, and his family arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 September 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Hans Karholm.
They settled in the Volga German colony of Nieder-Monjou on 3 August 1767 where they are recorded on the 1767 Census in Household No. 72.
The 1767 census records that Peter Lotz came from the German village of Breitenbach.
Rau (Huck)
The parish register of the Lutheran church in Büdingen records the marriage on 9 April 1766 of Philip Rau from Salmünster and Margaretha Eckert from Spielberg.
Johan Rauh, son of Philip Rauh (a farmer) & Anna Margar. Eckert - both from the region of Isenburg, was baptized 4 June 1766 in St. Jacob's Lutheran Church in Lübeck.
They joined the migration to Russia.
Philipp Rau, a farmer, and his wife Margaretha arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 8 August 1766 aboard the pink Cargo under the command of Lieutenant Moses Davydov.
Eichart*
Mattias Eichart, a merchant (Kaufmann), and his wife Anna Margaretha settled in the Volga German colony of Semenovka on 24 July 1767 where they are recorded on the 1767 Census in Household No. 31.
The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Mattias Eichart came from the German town of Salmünster in the Fulda region.
This surname does not appear to continue among the Volga German colonies.