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Conrad Brescher married on 14 February 1706 to Gertrude Helffenbein. Their son Johann Franz was born 11 February 1709 in Rebsdorf.

Johann Franz Bräscher from Rebsdorf and the widow Anna Maria Zahn from Eckardroth were married 28 April 1739 in Soden.

Nicolaus Bräscher, son of Johann Franz & Anna Maria Bräscher, was born 24 April 1740 in Eckardroth and was baptized in the church in Soden.

Nicolaus Proescher [sic] from Eckendrodt in the area of Hutten & Anna Maria Reiss from Ronsfeldt were married on 24 April 1766 in the Lutheran Church of Büdingen.

There are two Müller families that settled in the Volga German colony of Nieder-Monjou who are believed to be related:

(1) Johann [Martin] Müller, a farmer, his wife Anna, and children (Katharina, age 10¼; Johann, age 4) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a galliot named Frau Catharina under the command of Skipper Johann Joachim Jenßen.

Peter Lotz, a farmer, and his wife Elisabeth arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 20 August 1766 aboard a ship named Der Friede (Peace) under the command of Skipper Hans Karck.

Peter Lutz [sic] and his wife Elisabeth are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

They settled in the Volga German colony of Nieder-Monjou on 3 August 1767 where they are recorded on the 1767 Census in Household No. 72.

The parish register of the Lutheran church in Büdingen records the marriage on 9 April 1766 of Philip Rau from Salmünster and Margaretha Eckert from Spielberg.

Johan Rauh, son of Philip Rauh (a farmer) & Anna Margar. Eckert - both from the region of Isenburg, was baptized 4 June 1766 in St. Jacob's Lutheran Church in Lübeck.

They joined the migration to Russia.

Peter Bäcker and his family immigrated to Russia from the German village of Salmünster.

Peter Bäcker, a farmer, his wife Katharina, and children (Joseph, age 22; Michael, age 19; Heinrich, age 17½; Johannes, age 11) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a barque named Fortitudo (Fortitude) under the command of Skipper John Scott.

They settled in the Volga German colony of Krasnoyar on 20 July 1767 where they are recorded on the 1767 Census in Household No. 45.

Johannes Seipel, son of Johann Heinrich Seipel & Barbara Catharina Laberentz, was born 24 September 1740 in Romstahl. Sibilla Schmidt, daughter of Lorenz Schmidt & Anna Maria Weber, was born 18 April 1746 in Romsthal.

Johannes Seipel & Sybilla Schmidt from Romsthal married 17 April 1766 in the chapel of the church in Soden.

Johannes Klug and his family immigrated to Russia from the German village of Salmünster.

Johann[es] Klug, a weaver, his wife Anna Maria, and son Philipp (age 6) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a pink named Новая Двинка (New Dvinka [a river in Russia]) under the command of Lieutenant Ivan Perepechin.