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Johann Schmidt, a farmer, his wife Elisabeth, and son Johann (age 4) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 10 August 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Nikolaus Peter Pinkom.

Johann Schmidt, his wife Elisabeth, and son Johan [sic] Adam (age 4) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that wife Elisabeth died in route.

It is not known in which colony this Schmidt family settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Johann Schmidt came from the German region of Darmstadt.

Widow Anna Els [sic] arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 10 August 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Nikolaus Peter Pink.

Catharina Gels [sic] is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony she settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Anna Els came from the German region of Hessen.

There are no known surviving male lines of this Els/Gels family among the Volga German colonies.

Martin Ochs, a farmer, and his wife Anna arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 10 August 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Nikolaus Peter Pink.  Traveling with them were widow Anna Ochs and her son Johann (age ¾).

Heinrich Martin Ochs and his wife Anna Maria are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Heinrich Martin died in route.

It is not known in which colony widow Anna Maria Ochs settled.

Johann Schröder, a weaver, his wife Maria, and son Sebastian (age 17) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 12 September 1766 aboard an English frigate under the command of Skipper Adam Beerfeier.

Johann Schröder, his wife Susanna, and son Sebastian (age 17¼) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Susanna died in route.

It is not known in which colony this Schröder family settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Johann Schröder came from the German region of Hessen.

Eva Katharina [Beck], servant of Johann Schmeltzer, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 12 September 1766 aboard an English frigate under the command of Skipper Adam Beerfeier.

Cathrina [sic] Beck is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with the Johann Schmeltzer family.

Johann Schmilzer [sic], a farmer, his wife Katharina [Beck] (age 20), and daughter Katharina (age 3) are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Boisroux in Household No. 4.

Anna Bähr, a single woman, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 12 September 1766 aboard an English frigate under the command of Skipper Adam Beerfeier.

Anna Maria Behr is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony she settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Anna Bähr came from the German region of Bamberg.

There are no known surviving male lines of this Bähr family among the Volga German colonies.

Anna Recher [sic], a single woman, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 12 September 1766 aboard an English frigate under the command of Skipper Adam Beerfeier.

Antonetta Rech [sic] is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony she settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Anna Recher came from the German region of Pfalz.

There are no known surviving male lines of this family among the Volga German colonies.

Heinrich Otto, a farmer, and his wife Friederika arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 12 September 1766 aboard an English frigate under the command of Skipper Adam Beerfeier.

Johann Heinr. Otto and his wife Friederica are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Johann Heinr. Otto died in route.

It is not known in which colony widow Friederika Otto settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Heinrich Otto came from the German region of Bayreuth.

Johann Alburtin, a farmer, his wife Anna, and son Georg (age 3) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 24 July 1766 aboard the bark named Georg under the command of Skipper Adam Bairnsfair.

Johann Alburtin and his wife Margaretha are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

Johann Alburtin, a tailor (Schneider), and his wife Anna Maria are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Boisroux in Household No. 14.

It is not known in which colony they settled.

Johann Günther, a cobbler, his wife Anna, and daughter Elisabeth (age ¼) 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.

Joh. Günter [sic], his wife Margaretha, and daughter Anna (age ½) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that daughter Anna died in route.

It is not known in which colony they settled.