Drotter*

There are two Drotter families that traveled together from German to the Volga German region. Their relationship to each other, if any, needs further research.

(1) Konrad Drotter, a carpenter, his wife Kunigunda, and children (Johann, age 6; Maria, age 4; Anna, age 1) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 12 September 1766 aboard an English frigate under the command of Skipper Adam Beerfeier.

Conrad Drotter, his wife Cunigunda, and children (Johannes, age 6; Maria Elisabetha, age 4; Anna Sabina, age 1½) are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony this Drotter family settled.

(2) Kaspar Drotter, a weaver, his wife Anna, and children (Katharina, age 18; Johann, age 17; Anna, age 8; Heinrich, age 6) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 12 September 1766 aboard an English frigate under the command of Skipper Adam Beerfeier

Joh. Caspar Drotter, his wife Anna Maria, and children (Anna Catharina, age 20; Joh. Caspar, age 18; Anna Maria, age 10; Johann Heinrich, age 6) are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony this Drotter family settled.

There are no known surviving male lines of these Drotter families among the Volga German colonies.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that both of these Drotter families came from the German region of Riedesel.