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[Johann] Heinrich Völker, his wife Anna, and children (Konrad, age 15; Heinrich, age 8; Georg, age 6) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 September 1766 aboard the ship Der Junge Heinrich under the command of Skipper Heinrich Niemann.

Johann Heinrich Völker, a farmer, his wife Anna, and sons [by a previous wife] (Konrad, age 17; Heinrich, age 10; Georg, age 6) settled in the Volga German colony of Philippsfeld on 17 August 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 40.

Joh. Georg Röhn, his wife Anna Maria, and son Joh. Heinrich (age 1) are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that mother Anna Maria and son Joh. Heinrich died en route.

Johann Georg Rehm, a farmer, and his wife Anna settled in the Volga German colony of Philippsfeld on 17 August 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 17.

Their son Johann Heinrich Rehm moved to the colony of Meinhard where he is recorded on the 1798 census in Household No. Mn25.

Bernhard Wilhelm, a wagon maker (Cyrillic = колесник, literally chariot), and his wife Anna settled in the Volga German colony of Philippsfeld on 17 August 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 9 along with orphan Philipp Ludwig (age 16).  There is no relationship recorded between the Wilhelm and Ludwig families.

The 1767 census records that Bernhard Wilhelm came from the German village of Bischhausen bei Waldkappel.

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

Johann Valentin Wilhelm Wiederhold, son of Johann Adam Wiederhold, married on 11 August 1743 in Machtlos to Anna Martha Böhm, daughter of Georg Böhm.

Michael Schneider and his family immigrated to Russia, but only his 4 sons survived to settled in the Volga German colony of Philippsfeld. The 4 sons (Kaspar, Michael Jr., Christian, and Valentin) are recorded on the 1767 census of Philippsfeld in Household No. 7 living with the Wilhelm Thomas family.

A relationship between the Schneider and Thomas family is not recorded on the 1767 census of Philippsfeld.

Son Valentin is recorded on the 1798 census (Fs43) living in the colony of Fischer.

Johann [Michael] Schneider, a farmer, his wife Anna, and children (Johann, age 8; Anna, age 1) 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.

Michaell Schneider, his wife Martha, and children (Johannes, age 8; Anna Maria, age 1¼) are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that daughter Anna Maria died en route.