Johann Conrad Stromberger, son of Georg Stromberger (1667 - 16 March 1733) and Anna Katharina Hartmann (18 September 1670 - 10 September 1736) was born 24 June 1698 in Spachbrücken, Dieburg, Hessen-Darmstadt. He married in Spachbrücken on 27 April 1730 to Anna Elisabeth Kopp, daughter of Johann Nikolaus Kob/Koop and Elisabeth Barbara Stochard. She was born 20 August 1709 in Reinheim.
Johann Martin Suppes, son of Heinrich Suppes, was born on 15 February 1715 in Unter-Seibertenrod.
Johan Martin Suppus [sic], a blacksmith (Schmidt [sic]) from the area of Riedesel, & Gerdrut [sic] Schotten née Rod, a widow from the area of Isenburg, were married on 29 July 1766 in Pastor Bruns's house in Lübeck. The marriage is recorded in the parish register of St. Jacob's Lutheran Church in Lübeck.
Johann Philipp Stroh, son of Johann Georg Stroh & Gertraude Neubecker, was born 23 October 1712 in Sprendlingen. He married in Sprendlingen on 2 December 1738 to Catharina Schickedanz, daughter of Cyriac Schickedanz & Anna née Schickedanz. Catharina had been born in Sprendlingen on 3 June 1711.
Elisabeth Margaretha Kader, daughter of Johannes Leonhard & Anna Maria Kader, was born on 1 July 1741 and baptized on 3 July 1741 in Höchst.
Anna Margaretha Kather of Höchst in the area of Erbach & Johann Adam Thürnoff from Eschen were married 28 April 1766 in the Lutheran Church of Büdingen. Other spellings of this surname in various records include Dirolf, Thüruff, and Tyrolff.
Johann Konrad Töpfer, son of Johann Heinrich Töpfer & Anna Gela Rosenkrantz, was born on 16 August 1736 in Schellbach, southwest of Remsfeld. He married Anna Martha Reichmann of nearby Remsfeld on 30 September 1765.
Konrad Töpffer, a farmer, and his wife Anna arrived from Lübeck at the port in Oranienbaum on 12 September 1766 aboard the English frigate Love & Unity under the command of skipper Thomas Fairfax.
Johann Jakob Schimpf, son of Johann Conrad Schimpf & Anna Schaurer, was born 6 June 1721 in Reichelsheim. He married on 27 June 1743 in Bensheim to Anna Catharina Deichert, daughter of Johann Andreas & Maria Elisabetha Deichert from Zell. She had been born 3 December 1718 in Zell.
Johann Georg Schmitt married on 12 May 1744 in Großen-Buseck to Anna Margaretha Grommes. They had 6 known children, all born in Großen-Buseck, north of Frankfurt: (1) Caspar, born 11 September 1746; (2) Johann Philipp, born 26 December 1747 & died 6 January 1751; (3) Catharina, born 14 December 1749; (4) Johann Daniel, born 11 April 1752; (5) Maria Gertraud, born 11 November 1757; and (6) Johann Philipp, born 15 June 1760.
Conrad Schlegel, his wife Christina, and children (Louisa, age 24; Johann, age 16; Dorothea, age 8; Maria, age 6) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 4 July 1766 aboard the English frigate Love & Unity under the command of Skipper Thomas Fairfax.
They settled in the Volga German colony of Messer on 18 June 1767. They are recorded there on the 1767 census along with 3 children (Johannes, Anna Dorothea, and Anna Elisabeth) in Household No. 53.
Three Schneider families came from the village of Herbstein, between Giessen and Fulda. Their relationship to each other, if any, needs further research.
(1) Lorenz Schneider, son of Lorenz & Maria Margaretha Schneider, was baptized 30 January 1727 in Herbstein. He married on 23 May 1746 in Herbstein to Catharina Elisabetha Staubach. Their children, each born in Herbstein, were: (1) Johann Mattheaus, born 7 July 1747; (2) Johann Paul, born 27 August 1748; (3) Johann Heinrich, born 7 January 1757; and (4) Maria Ursula, born 23 December 1761.
Johann Conrad Schmunck, son of Johann Peter Schmunck & Anna Dörr, was born 15 June 1722 in Erlau. He married on 20 April 1751 in Fränkisch-Crumbach to Anna Elisabetha Margareth Lortz, daughter of Philipp Lortz & Anna Catharina Daum of Asbach. She had been born on 6 February 1726 in Asbach.