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Widow Maria Schmidt, a farmer's wife, and her son Johann Wilhelm (age 2½) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 11 August 1766 aboard a ship named Кир Иоанн (Cyrus John) under the command of Midshipman Gavriil Poddubskii.

Widow Anna Maria Schmid and her son Johann Wilhelm (age 2½) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that son Johann Wilhelm died en route.

It is not known in which colony the Widow Anna Maria Schmidt settled.

Heinrich Kaspar Postleb, a single teacher (Lehrer), arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Diana under the command of Skipper Markus Draguhn.

Heinrich Casper Postleb is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony he settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Heinrich Kaspar Postleb came from the German region of Sachsen (Saxony).

Jurgen Jansen, a farmer, his wife Christina, and daughters (Katharina, age 13; Elisabeth, age 7) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Diana under the command of Skipper Markus Draguhn.

Johann Georg Jansen, his wife Christiana, and daughter Cathrina (age 12) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that daughter Cathrina died en route.

It is not known in which colony they settled.

Adam Friedrich Wasmuth, a dyer (Fäber), his wife Katharina Gertruda, and daughter Johanna Friederika (age 12) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Diana under the command of Skipper Markus Draguhn.

Hyronimus [sic] Wachsmuth, his wife Catrina Gerdruta, and children (Johanna Fridricka, age 12; Hironimus Fridrich, newly born) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that father Hyronimus died en route.

Johann Gottfried Müller, a wool weaver (Wollweber), and his wife Friederika Louisa arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Diana under the command of Skipper Markus Draguhn.

Johann Gottfried Müller and his wife Fried. Louis. Amalia 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 Gottfried Müller came from the German region of Sachsen (Saxony).

Johann Krüger, a farmer, and his wife Katharina arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Diana under the command of Skipper Markus Draguhn.

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

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

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Johann Krüger came from Luxembourg.

Konrad Schnellhausen, a farmer, his wife Theresia, and children (Anna Margaretha, age 7; Konrad, age 5; Magdalena, age 1) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Diana under the command of Skipper Markus Draguhn.

Conrad Schnellhausen, his wife Sophia, and daughter Anna Margretha (age 7) 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.

Nikolaus Jakobsen, a single weaver (Tuchmacher), arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Diana under the command of Skipper Markus Draguhn.

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

It is not known in which colony he settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Nikolaus Jakobsen came from the German region of Rhein.

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

Andreas Petersen, a farmer, his wife Margaretha, and daughter Anna Margaretha (age ½) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Diana under the command of Skipper Markus Draguhn.

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

It is not known in which colony they settled.