Sterzenbach, Kr. Oberbergischer, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Today, Sterzenbach is administratively part of the municipality of Reichshof.
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Bruschner*
Orphaned sisters Susanna Christina Bruschner (age 11) and Elisabeth Bruschner (age 5) are recorded on the list of Beauregard recruits (Household No. 109) that is attached to the 1767 census of the Volga German colonies. They are recorded in the household of Franz Waas. The 1767 census does not record a relationship between the Bruschner and Waas families.
The Waas family settled in the colony of Ober-Monjou, and it is presumed that the Bruschner sisters settled there as well.
The 1767 census does not record from where the Bruschner sisters came.
Kransberg, Kr. Hochtaunus, Hessen
Before the French Revolution in 1797, Kransberg, Wernborn, and neighboring Pfaffenwiesbach were possessions of the Waldbott von Bassenheim.
Today, Kransberg is administratively part of the municipality of Usingen.
Weig*
Adam Weig, a linen weaver (Leineweber), his wife Christina, and sons (Jakob, age 20; Philipp, age 9) are recorded on a list of Beauregard recruits (Household No. 103) appended to the 1767 census of the Volga German colonies.
It is not known in which colony they settled.
The 1767 census records that Adam Weig came from the German village of Westerburg.
There are no known surviving male lines of this Weig family among the Volga German colonies.
Martensheim*
Widow Katharina Martensheim and her sons (Johannes, age 22; Peter, age 12; Anton, age 9; Wilhelm, age 6) are recorded on a list of Beauregard recruits (Household No. 104) appended to the 1767 census of the Volga German colonies.
It is not known in which colony they settled.
The 1767 census records that Katharina Martensheim came from the German village of Nanenburg.
There are no known surviving male lines of this Martensheim family among the Volga German colonies.
Gebauer (Unknown)*
Johannes Gebauer, a farmer, and his wife Rosa are recorded on a list of Beauregard recruits (Household No. 101) appended to the 1767 census of the Volga German colonies.
It is not known in which colony they settled.
The 1767 census records that Johann Gebauer came from the German village of Born in the Mainz region.
There are no known surviving male lines of this Gebauer family among the Volga German colonies.
Wirtheim, Kr. Main-Kinzig, Hessen
Today, Wirtheim is administratively part of the municipality of Biebergemünd.
Ras*
Jakob Ras, a farmer, and his wife Elisabeth are recorded on a list of Beauregard recruits (Household No. 93) appended to the 1767 census of the Volga German colonies.
It is not known in which colony they settled.
The 1767 census records that Jakob Ras came from the German village of Wirtheim.
There are no known surviving male lines of this Ras family among the Volga German colonies.
König (Unknown-2)*
Nikolaus König, a farmer, and his wife Katharina are recorded on a list of Beauregard recruits (Household No. 84) appended to the 1767 census of the Volga German colonies.
It is not known in which colony they settled.
The 1767 census records that Nikolaus König came from the German village of Andorf in the Mainz region.
There are no known surviving male lines of this König family among the Volga German colonies.
Mühlecker (Unknown)*
Konrad Mühlecker, a farmer, and his wife Katharina are recorded on a list of Beauregard recruits (Household No. 85) appended to the 1767 census of the Volga German colonies.
It is not known in which colony they settled.
The 1767 census records that Konrad Mühlecker came from the German village of Pfaffenwiesbach.
There are no known surviving male lines of this Mühlecker family among the Volga German colonies.