Bad Camberg, Kr. Limburg-Weilburg, Hessen
From 1535 to 1794, what today is called Bad Camberg belonged under the common administration of the House of Nassau and by the Electorate of Trier (Kurtrier).
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Preuss (Preuss-1)
Johannes Preuss, a single miller (Müller), arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 18 June 1766 aboard the ship Die Junger Friederika under the command of Skipper Christian Korsholm.
He settled in the Volga German colony of Preuss on 12 May 1767 and is recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 1 along with his new bride, Christina.
The 1767 census records that Johannes Preuss is the colony's mayor (Vorsteher) and it is after him that the colony took its name.
Snipp
Johann Jakob Snipp, a farmer, and his wife Gertrude arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 18 June 1766 aboard the hooker Anna Catharina under the command of Skipper Adolph Scharpenberg.
They settled in the Volga German colony of Preuss on 15 July 1767 and are recorded there on the 1767 census in Household No. 87.
The 1767 census records that Jakob Snipp came from the German village of Guntershausen in the Kurpfalz.
Dienst*
Andreas Dienst from Florßheim on the Mayn & Anna Margaretha Hilsch from Neuhoff were married on 9 April 1766 in the City Lutheran Church in Friedberg.
Andreas Dienst, his wife Anna, and [step-?]daughters (Wilhelmina, age 18; Maria, age 13; Katharina, age 10; Elisabeth, age 1½) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 18 June 1766 aboard the hooker Anna Catharina under the command of Skipper Adolph Scharpenberg.
Nau (Preuss)*
Johannes Nau, a mason (Maurer), his wife, and his step-son Heinrich Paul arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 14 June 1766 aboard the ship named Die Neue Fortuna under the command of Skipper Ahrens Steingraber.
The settled in the Volga German colony of Preuss on 15 July 1767 where they are recorded on the 1767 census in Household No. 105.
Oberbrechen, Kr. Limburg-Weilburg, Hessen
Oberbrechen was located in Electorate of Trier (Kurtrier) when the Volga German migration occurred in the 1760s.
Walkenbach*
Sebastian Walkenbach, a miller, his wife Anna Maria, and son Johann (age 7) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 14 June 1766 aboard the ship named Die Neue Fortuna under the command of Skipper Ahrens Steingraber.
The settled in the Volga German colony of Preuss on 15 July 1767 where they are recorded on the 1767 census in Household No. 71.
Meilinger*
Christian Meilinger, a farmer, his wife Katharina, and [step-]daughters (Anna Katharina [surname not recorded], age 18; Elisabeth [surname not recorded], age 14) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 14 June 1766 aboard the ship named Die Neue Fortuna under the command of Skipper Ahrens Steingraber.
Wacker (Preuss)
Peter Wacker, a miller (Müller), and his wife Katharina arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 14 June 1766 aboard the ship named Die Neue Fortuna under the command of Skipper Ahrens Steingraber.
The settled in the Volga German colony of Preuss on 15 July 1767 where they are recorded on the 1767 census in Household No. 106.
In 1788, Peter Wacker moved from Preuss to Messer. In 1789, Peter Wacker and his family moved from Preuss to Beideck.
The 1767 census records that they came from the German village of Schwabach near Würzburg.