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Johann Heinrich Götz, son of Johann Peter Götz & Anna Christina Pitz, was born 31 August 1736 in Kölschhausen. He married there on 27 February 1759 to Anna Elisabeth Debus, daughter of Johann Friedrich Debus & Maria Wilhelmina "Wilhelmina" Moritz. She was also born in Kölschhausen on 24 January 1738.

In Kölschhausen, Johann Heinrich & Anna Elisabeth had at least three children: (1) Maria Elisabeth - born 2 January 1760; (2) Justina - born 13 October 1761; and (3) Johann Konrad - born 18 November 1763.

Martin Gerber, son of Sebastian Gerber & Maria Magdalena Igers, was baptized on 23 October 1718 in the Catholic church of Grünsfeld, a town about 25 kilometers southwest of Würzburg in Baden-Württemberg. He married Anna Margaretha Mayer, daughter of Leonhard Mayer & Maria Barbara Eidel, on 21 February 1746 in Grünsfeld. She had also been baptized there on 10 April 1717.

Andreas Gomer was born on 11 August 1713 in Adelshofen, a small community west of Heilbronn. He married to Elisabetha Hofmann who was born in 1717.

They had four children, each born in Adelshofen: (1) Katharina Elisabetha, born 4 May 1741; (2) Katharina Margaretha, born 5 September 1743; (3) Johann Friedrich, born 15 July 1747; and (4) Johann Michael, born 20 August 1757.

Heinrich Gorr, a farmer, was born about 1708 in Schönberg.

Heinrich Gorr, a farmer, his [new] wife Julianna Eleonore, and children (Christina Sophia, age 17; Johann August, age 13; Johann Friedrich, age 7) are recorded on the 1767 census of Reinwald in Household No. 2. An older son Gottlieb Gorr, a farmer, his wife Katharina, and daughter Maria Magdalena (age 2) are recorded in Household No. 34. They had arrived in Reinwald on 14 July 1766.

In 1788, August and his family moved from Reinwald to the colony of Schwed.

Johann Michael Gossmann, son of Johann Adam & Agnetis Gosmann, was baptized on 21 December 1731 in the St. Stephan's (Sankt Stephan) Catholic Church in the city of Mainz, the capital of Rheinland-Pfalz.

Michael Gossmann, a farmer, and his wife Anna arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 Juy 1766 aboard the pink Lev under the command of Lieutenant Fyodor Fyodorov.

They settled in the Volga German colony of Göbel on 20 August 1767 where they are recorded on the 1767 census in Household No. 11.

Johann Martin & Barbara Eisele had four children: (1) Regina Katharina, baptized in August 1749 in the Ruit Evangelical Church, just north of Ölbronn; (2) Barbara, born in 1749; (3) Elisabetha, born in 1750; and (4) Johann Georg Wendel, born on 13 April 1757 and baptized on 14 April 1757 in the Ölbronn Evangelical Church.

Johann Martin and his family immigrated to Denmark (Schleswig-Holstein), departing from Altona, Duchy of Holstein, on 29 June 1761 under the leadership of Johann Thomas Gabler. They arrived in the city of Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig, on 4 July 1761.

Johann Heinrich Eisenach, son of Johann Valentin & Anna Maria Eisenach, was born in Willofs, northeast of Lauterbach. He was baptized the following day. He married Anna Margaretha.

They immigrated to Russia, arriving from Lübeck at the port in Oranienbaum on the pink Slon under the command of Lieutenant Sergey Panov along with their son Johann Valentin (age 1). They settled the following year in the Volga German colony of Frank and are recorded there on the 1767 Census in Household No. 74. Son Johann Valentin is not recorded there with them.

Johann Martin Eitenmüller, son of Johann Jacob Eitenmüller & Margaretha Elisabetha Friderich, was born 29 May 1720 in Fränkisch-Crumbach.

Johann Martin Eidenmüller married on 21 February 1749 in Fränkisch-Crumbach to Benigna Dorothea Christina Zahn, daughter of Caspar Dillmann Zahn from Idstein. She had been born 6 January 1721.

Johann David Elsässer, son of Hartmann Elsässer & Luise Armbrecht, was born on 24 December 1734 in Gelnhausen, northeast of Hanau.

He and his wife Margaretha immigrated to Russia. They arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a galliot named Concordia under the command of Skipper Jakob Bauert.

They arrived in Schwab on 8 July 1767, and are recorded there on the 1767 Census in Household No. 25.

In 1795, the family moved to the neighboring colony of Galka, although some descendants remained in Schwab.

Johann Adam Engel, son of Christoph Engel & Justina Elisabetha Krieger from Schierstein, married Anna Margaretha Mattern, daughter of Heinrich Mattern & Elisabetha Margaretha Arnold, on 11 February 1764 in the Catholic Church in Landau (aka Landau in der Pfalz), an autonomous (kreisfrei) town surrounded by Kreis Südliche Weinstraße.

Anna Margaretha Mattern was born 1 November 1736 in Kloster Klarental, today located in the municipality of Wiesbaden.