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Michael Totei [sic] and his family arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 21 July 1766 aboard the snow-brig Mercurius under the command of Skipper Christian Heinrich Abelßen.

They settled in the Volga German colony of Urbach on 13 July 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 5. A note in Household No. 50 records that Elisabeth Katharina Herting is living with them.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Michael Totei was a saddler while the 1767 census records that he was a craftsman (Handwerker).

Augustinus Thomann, a farmer from Worms, and his wife Sibilla arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a Russian packet-boat named Svyatoi Pavel (St. Paul) under the command of the Lieutenant Fyedor Sornev.

They settled in the Volga German colony of Dietel on 1 July 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 41.

The 1767 census records that August Thomann came from the German village of Worms Rikon in the Kurmainz region.

Jakob Dobi, a farmer, and his family arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 4 July 1766 aboard the ship Der Junge Mathias under the command of Skipper David Wollert.

They settled in the Volga German colony of Hildmann on 20 June 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 20 under the surname Tobi.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Jakob Dobi came from the German region of Löwenstein while the 1767 census records that Jakob Toby came from the German region of Bitter.

Johannes Thüringer, a cobbler (Schuhmacher), and his wife Magdalena arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 24 July 1766 aboard a barque named Georg under the command of Skipper Adam Bairnsfair.

Johann Tharinger [sic] and his wife Magdalena are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Magdalena died in route.

Joseph Thomä, a farmer, and his wife Maria Klara arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 8 August 1766 aboard the pink Cargo under the command of Lieutenant Moses Davydov.

Maria Klara died and Joseph remarried to Eva Elisabeth. They settled in the Volga German colony of Köhler on 21 August 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 84 along with Eva Elisabeth's son, Johannes (age 17) [surname believed to be Helmer].

Johannes Thiel [sic], a farmer, his wife Maria Anna, and children  (Johannes, age 14; Joseph age 8; Christina, age 3; Peter, age ¾) are recorded on the 1767 census of Mariental in Household No. 30. They had settled there on 16 June 1766.

Son Johannes Diehl and his wife are recorded on the 1798 census of Mariental in Household No. Mt56. Son Joseph Diehl and his family are recorded on the 1798 census of Mariental in Household No. Mt42.

The death of Joseph Diehl in 1818 is recorded on the 1834 census of Mariental in Household No. 218.

Peter Thaut and his family arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a Russian packet-boat named Svyatoi Pavel (St. Paul) under the command of the Lieutenant Fyedor Sornev.

They settled in the Volga German colony of Sewald on 20 August 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 1.

In 1792, Peter Thaut and his family moved from Sewald to Degott.

Johann Friedrich Thaudt and his family are recorded on the 1834 census of Degott in Household No. 5.

Stephan Thäler, his wife Margaretha, and son Johann (age 17) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 4 July 1766 aboard the English frigate Love & Unity under the command of Skipper Thomas Fairfax.

Stefanus Theller, his wife Margaretha, and son David (age 17) are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

They settled in the Volga German colony of Ober-Monjou on 7 June 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 19.

Ludwig Teubert, a single farmer, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard the snow-brig named Christina under the command of Skipper Jacob Stappenberg.

He settled in the Volga German colony of Huck on 1 July 1767 and is recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 30 along with his new wife, Katharina.

Both the Oranienbaum passenger list and the 1767 census record that Ludwig Teubert came from the German region of Isenburg.