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Schlider*

Peter Schlider, a widowed farmer, and his children (Friedricka, age 21; Victoria, age 20; Hieronymos, age 16) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a ship named Die Zwei Gebrüder (The Two Brothers) under the command of Skipper Nicolaus Peter Pinck.

Roth (Boisroux)

Andreas Roth, a carpenter, and his wife Dorothea arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 9 June 1766 aboard an English barque named George under the command of Skipper Adam Bairnsfair. Arriving with them is Widow Anna Rod who may be the mother of Andreas Roth.

Bechthold (Unknown)*

Konrad Bechthold, a stocking maker, and his wife Katharina arrived from Lübeck on 14 August 1766 aboard a 2-masted merchant ship named Die Jungfer Frederika (The Maiden Frederika) under the command of Skipper Hans Christian Korsholm.

Konrad Pechhalbe [sic] and his wife Catarina are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Konrad died en route.

It is not known in which colony the Widow Bechthold settled.

Eurich (Unknown)*

Widow Anna Katharina Eurich and her son Johann Joseph (age 4) arrived from Lübeck on 14 August 1766 aboard a 2-masted merchant ship named Die Jungfer Frederika (The Maiden Frederika) under the command of Skipper Hans Christian Korsholm.

Widow Anna Cath. Erich [sic] and son Joseph (age 5) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that son Joseph died en route.

It is not known in which colony the Widow Eurich settled.

Kirchner (Unknown)*

Sebastian Kirchner, a farmer, his wife Magdalena, and children (Johann Kaspar, age 14; Katharina, age 11) arrived from Lübeck on 14 August 1766 aboard a 2-masted merchant ship named Die Jungfer Frederika (The Maiden Frederika) under the command of Skipper Hans Christian Korsholm.

Sebastian Kirch [sic], his wife Magdalena, and children (Casper, age 14; Anna Catrina, age 11; Zacharias, born en route) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

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

Schmidt (Did Not Arrive-2)*

Kilian Schmidt, a single farmer, arrived from Lübeck on 14 August 1766 aboard a 2-masted merchant ship named Die Jungfer Frederika (The Maiden Frederika) under the command of Skipper Hans Christian Korsholm.

Kilian Schmidt is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that he died en route.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Kilian Schmidt came from the German region of Fulda.

There are no known surviving male lines of this Schmidt family among the Volga German colonies.

Dresser (Pfeifer-2)*

Michael Trescher [sic], a farmer, and his wife Katharina arrived from Lübeck on 14 August 1766 aboard a 2-masted merchant ship named Die Jungfer Frederika (The Maiden Frederika) under the command of Skipper Hans Christian Korsholm.

Michael Dresser, a farmer, and his wife Katharina are recorded on the 1767 census of Pfeifer in Household No. 88.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Michael Trescher [sic] came from the German region of Würzburg. The 1767 census records that Michael Dresser came from the German village of Arnstein.

Lapp (Unknown)*

Paul Lapp, a single carpenter (Zimmermann), arrived from Lübeck on 14 August 1766 aboard a 2-masted merchant ship named Die Jungfer Frederika (The Maiden Frederika) under the command of Skipper Hans Christian Korsholm.

Paul Zep [sic] is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony Paul Lapp settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Paul Lapp came from German region of Fulda.

Schneider (Unknown-3)*

David Schneider, a farmer, his wife Dorothea, and son Christian (age 4) arrived from Lübeck on 14 August 1766 aboard a 2-masted merchant ship named Die Jungfer Frederika (The Maiden Frederika) under the command of Skipper Hans Christian Korsholm.

David Schneider, his wife Dorothea, and son Johann (age 7) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that father David Schneider died en route.

It is not known in which colony the widow Dorothea Schneider and her son settled.

Pietsch (Did Not Arrive)*

Johann Heinrich Pietsch, a miller (Müller), and his wife Anna Maria arrived from Lübeck on 14 August 1766 aboard a 2-masted merchant ship named Die Jungfer Frederika (The Maiden Frederika) under the command of Skipper Hans Christian Korsholm.

Joh. Heinrich Pietzsch [sic] and his wife Anna Maria are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that both of them died en route.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Johann Heinrich Pietsch came from the German region of Isenburg.