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Windemuth (Philippsfeld)
Jacob Windemuth & Christiana [sic] Elisabeth Hilt were married on 15 July 1766 in the Lutheran Cathedral (Evangelische Kirche Dom) in Lübeck.
Jakob Windemuth, a farmer, and his wife Christina 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.
Jacob Wendemuth [sic] and his wife Christina Elisabeth are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.
Niederscheld, Kr. Lahn-Dill, Hessen
Before 1739, Niederscheld was part of the duchy of Nassau-Dillenburg. From 1739 to 1806 it was part of the duchy of Nassau-Diez.
Schröder (Philippsfeld)
Johann Heinrich Schröder, a single man, 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.
Beier / Beyer (Philippsfeld)*
Widow Anna Maria Beier and her children (Johann, age 21; Just, age 18; Anna, age 4) 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.
Freund (Philippsfeld)
Adam Freund, son of Hans Konrad Freund (b. 1708) & Anna Elisabeth Zinn (b. 1712), was born 10 December 1734 in Schellbach.
Adam Freund, a farmer, and his wife Anna 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.