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Matthias Mathres, a farmer, and his wife 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.

They settled in the Volga German colony of Brabander on 26 June 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 105.

The 1767 census records that Matthias Mathres came from the German village of Petting in the region of Schwaben (Swabia).

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

Matthias Masuir, a tailor (Schneider), and his wife Anna Katharina arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard the galliot named Kronshlot under the command of Skipper Ivan Kunakovskii.

They settled in the Volga German colony of Seelmann on 16 August 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 56.

The 1767 census records that Matthias Masuri came from the German village of Wallerfangen in Lothringen.

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

Nikolaus Masson, a farmer, and his family arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 September 1766 aboard the galliot Adler under the Skipper Paul Adam Drath.

They settled in the Volga German colony of Brabander on 19 August 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 49.

In 1788, Nikolaus Masson moved from Brabander to Dehler.

The 1767 census records that Nikolaus Masson came from the German village of Relinbach in the Lothringen region.

Johann Masch, a farmer, and his family settled in the Volga German colony of Messer on 15 November 1766 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 29.

The 1767 census records that Johann Masch came from the German district of Brandenburg.

Hubert Marx, a farmer, and his family settled in the Volga German colony of Louis on 14 June 1766 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 35 along with his stepchildren.

The 1767 census records that Hubert Marx came from the German village of Kirchberg in the region of Baden-Durlach.

Michael Marx, a farmer, and his wife Maria arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 12 May 1766 aboard the galliot Anna Catharina under the command of Skipper Daniel Geier.

Michael Marx, a farmer, and his wife Maria settled in the Volga German colony of Kaneau on 7 June 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 48.

The 1767 census records that Michael Marx came from the German village of Robesburg in the Lobach region.

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

Friedrich Eberhard Marquardt, a barber (Friseur), settled in the Volga German colony of Mariental on 28 July 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 88 along with his new wife Maria Magdalena (from the region of Wiesbaden).

The 1767 census records that Friedrich Eberhard Marquardt came from the German village of Colberg in Prussia.

Ernst Markus [sic], a farmer, his wife Magdalena, daughters (Katharina, age 3; Magdalena, age ½), and siblings (Agness [sic]; Adam, age 16) 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.

Johann Georg Markolf, a single farmer, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 10 August 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Nikolaus Peter Pink.

Georg Marckolf [sic] is recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

He married widow Anna, and they settled in the Volga German colony of Nieder-Monjou on 3 August 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 30 along with Anna's daughter, Anna Margaretha (age 10).