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Göring
Thomas Göring, a farmer, his wife Barbara, and son Georg (age 1) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 12 May 1766 aboard the galliot Anna Catharina under the command of Skipper Daniel Geier.
Thomas Guering [sic] and his wife Barbara are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.
They settled in the Volga German colony of Ober-Monjou on 5 March 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 74.
Nürnberger
Johann Andreas Ludewig [sic] & Catharina Nürnberger were married on 11 April 1766 in the Lutheran Cathedral (Evangelische Kirche Dom) in Lübeck. This Catharina Nürnberger is believed to be related to Valentin Nürnberger because they arrived together in Oranienbaum and both settled in the Volga German colony of Ober-Monjou.
Valentin Nürnberger, a farmer, and his wife Anna arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 12 May 1766 aboard the galliot Anna Catharina under the command of Skipper Daniel Geier.
Neulist
Martin Neulist, a farmer, his wife Anna, and children (Johann, age 9; Elisabeth, age 6; Adam, age 5; Jakob, age ¾) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 12 September 1766 aboard the English frigate Love & Unity under the command of Skipper Thomas Fairfax.
Martin Neulist, his wife Anna Margaretha, and children (Johann, age 10; Maria Elisabeth, age 6, died en route; Johann Jakob, age ¾) are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.
Auma, Kr. Greiz, Thüringen
Auma is located today in the German state of Thüringen. Historically, this area was also part of the Duchy of Sachsen (Saxony). In 2011, Auma was administratively combined with several neighboring communities to form Auma-Weidatal.
Ludwig (Ober-Monjou)
Johann Andreas Ludewig [sic] & Catharina Nürnberger were married on 11 April 1766 in the Lutheran Cathedral (Evangelische Kirche Dom) in Lübeck.
Johann Andreas Ludwig, a tailor (Schneider), and his wife Anna [sic] arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 12 May 1766 aboard the galliot Anna Catharina under the command of Skipper Daniel Geier.
They settled in the Volga German colony of Ober-Monjou on 5 March 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 6.
Kąty Wrocławskie, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Until 1945, the town of Karth was in German Schlesien (Silesia). Today it is part of Wrocław County in Poland and called Kąty Wrocławskie in Polish.
Konrad (Ober-Monjou)
Franz Konrad, a single man, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 10 August 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Nikolaus Peter Pinkom.
He settled in the Volga German colony of Ober-Monjou on 3 August 1767 and is recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 76 along with his new bride Christina.
In 1788, Franz Konrad and his family moved from Mariental to Ober-Monjou.
The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Franz Konrad was a farmer while the 1767 census records that he was a blacksmith (Schmied).
Döschnitz, Kr. Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thüringen
Today, Döschnitz is located in Thüringen, but historically it has been part of Sachsen (Saxony).
Reichenborn (Straub)*
Nikolaus Reichenborn, a farmer, and his wife Magdalena arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 11 June 1766 aboard the ship named Der Junge Heinrich under the command of Skipper Heinrich Niemann.
They settled in the Volga German colony of Straub on 12 July 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 48.
The 1767 census records that Nikolaus Reichenborn came from the German village of Döschnitz in Saxony.
There are no known surviving male lines of this Reichenborn family among the Volga German colonies.