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Katharina Jung, a single woman, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 2 August 1766 aboard an English frigate named Love & Unity under the command of Skipper Thomas Fairfax.

Cathar. Jung 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 Katharina Jung came from the German region of Hanau.

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

Jakob Brandt, a cobbler (Schuhmacher), and his wife Elisabeth arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 2 August 1766 aboard an English frigate named Love & Unity under the command of Skipper Thomas Fairfax.

Jacob Brandt and his wife Catharina are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony they settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Jakob Brandt came from Switzerland.

Johann Scheidt, a farmer, and his wife Katharina arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 2 August 1766 aboard an English frigate named Love & Unity under the command of Skipper Thomas Fairfax.

Joh. Henrich Scheid and his wife Anna Catharina are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that he died en route.

It is not known in which colony the widow Scheidt settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Johann Scheidt came from the German region of Hanau.

Johann Wolf, a farmer, and his wife Eva arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 2 August 1766 aboard an English frigate named Love & Unity under the command of Skipper Thomas Fairfax.

Johannes Wolff [sic] and his wife Marta are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony they settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Johann Wolf came from the German region of Leiningen.

Johann Ludÿ, a farmer, his wife Rosina, and daughters (Katharina, age 17¼; Gertruda, age 8) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 2 August 1766 aboard an English frigate named Love & Unity under the command of Skipper Thomas Fairfax.

Johannes Ludy, his wife Elisabetha, and daughter Catharina (age 17¼) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Johannes died en route.

It is not known in which colony the widow Ludÿ settled.

Johann Helena, a single farmer, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 2 August 1766 aboard an English frigate named Love & Unity under the command of Skipper Thomas Fairfax.

Johannes Helena is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that he died en route.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Johann Helena came from the German region of Trier.

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

Johann Mager, a farmer, his wife Katharina, and daughter Maria (age 2½) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 2 August 1766 aboard an English frigate named Love & Unity under the command of Skipper Thomas Fairfax.

Joh. Mager and his wife Cathar. Elisabetha are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony they settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Johann Mager came from the German region of Pfalz.