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Johann Pfeif, a farmer, and his wife Elisabeth arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 July 1766 aboard the pink Lev under the command of Lieutenant Fyodor Fyodorov.

They settled in the Volga German colony of Grimm and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 13.

Johann Pfeif and his family are recorded on the 1775 census of Grimm in Household No. 95.

Both the Oranienbaum passenger list and the 1767 census record that Johann Pfeif came from the German region of Darmstadt.

There are two Pfannenstiel families that arrived in the Volga German colony of Mariental on 16 June 1766. They are reported by Tatyana (via the forum of wolgadeutsche.net) to be brothers - perhaps sons of Johann Valentin Pfannenstiel (born 1712) & Maria Katharina Fussinger (born 1713). Further research is needed to confirm this relationship.

(1) Johann Peter Pfannenstiel was born 13 May 1733 in Ober-Hilbersheim.

Ebe Peters, a farmer, and his family arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 8 August 1766 aboard the Danish galliot Der Engel Rafael under the command of Skipper Ehlert Kongsted.

They settled in the Volga German colony of Jost on 5 July 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 30.

The 1767 census records that Ebe Peters came from the Danish village of Hållsbyn.

Kilian Peter, a craftsman (Handwerker), and his family settled in the Volga German colony of Mariental on 16 June 1766. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 17.

The 1767 census records that Kilian Peter came from the German village of Busendorf in the region of Lothringen.

Joseph Peil, a farmer, and his wife Anna Franziska settled in the Volga German colony of Louis on 14 June 1766. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 45.

In 1788, Joseph Peil and his family moved from Louis to Franzosen.

The widow of Jakob Joseph Peil and their sons ([a] Joseph & [b] Peter) are recorded on the 1798 census of Franzosen in Household No. Fz11 along with a note that Peter Peil is working in the colony of Husaren.

Johann Pauly, a single cobbler (Schuhmacher), arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 8 August 1766 aboard the Danish galliot Der Engel Rafael under the command of Skipper Ehlert Kongsted.

He settled in the Volga German colony of Urbach on 3 July 1767 and is recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 38.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that he came from the German region of Nassau while the 1767 census records that he came from the German region of Darmstadt.

Andreas Paul, a farmer, and his wife Maria 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.

Andreas Paul, his wife Anna Catharina, and daughter Christiana [born en route] are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that newborn Christiana also died en route.

They settled in the Volga German colony of Kaneau on 7 June 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 40.