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David Christian Michelburg, 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.

David Christian Mickenburg [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 David Christian Michelburg came from the German region of Pommern (Pomerania).

Christoph Merker, a single farmer, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Diana under the command of Skipper Markus Draguhn.

Christoph Mercker 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 Christoph Merker came from the German region of Sachsen (Saxony).

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

Widower Johann Georg Eck, a knife maker (Messerschmied), and his son Johann Georg (age 10¼) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Diana under the command of Skipper Markus Draguhn.

Widower Johann Georg Eck and his son Johann (age 10) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that father Johann Georg Eck died en route.

It is not known in which colony the orphaned Johann Georg Eck settled.

Johann Martin Ring, a single cobbler (Schuster), 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 Martin Ring 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 Johann Martin Ring came from the German region of Wartenberg.

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

Christoph Londerhausen, a single cobbler (Schuster), arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Diana under the command of Skipper Markus Draguhn.

Christoph Londershausen 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 Christoph Londershausen came from the German region of Sachsen (Saxony).

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

Martin Bühler 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 Martin Bieler came from the German region of Nürnberg.

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

Jakob Schäfer, a single knife maker (Messerschmied), arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Diana under the command of Skipper Markus Draguhn.

Jacob Schäfer is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that he died enroute.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Jakob Schäfer came from the German region of Sachsen (Saxony).

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

Johann Friedrich Schmidt, a weaver (Tuchmacher), his wife Katharina Sophia, and son Christian (age 1¼) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Diana under the command of Skipper Markus Draguhn.

Widow Catrina Sophia Schmidt and her sons (Johann Christian, age 1¼; Joh. Fridr. Christian, born en route) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that son Johann Christian died en route.

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

Rudolf Eberling, a cooper (Böttcher), his wife Christina, and daughter Katharina (age 3) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Diana under the command of Skipper Markus Draguhn.

Rudolf Eberling, his wife Christina, and daughter Catrina Maria (age 3) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that daughter Catrina Maria died en route.

It is not known in which colony they settled.

Johann Georg Schulz, a single farmer, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Diana under the command of Skipper Markus Draguhn.

George Schultz 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 Johann Georg Schulz came from the German region of Mecklenburg.

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