The births of the following children of Peter & Julianna Erbes are recorded in the parish register of Mittel-Seeman: (1) Johann Heinrich, born 22 October 1744; (2) Elisabeth, born 22 August 1752; and (3) Juliana, born 7 July 1761.
Peter Erbes, a farmer, his wife Julianna, and children (Johann [Heinrich] & his wife Anna; Kaspar, age 18; Elisabeth, age 15; Johann Heinrich, age 8; Julianna, age 5) 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.