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Walter (Unknown-5)*

Widow Anna Walter and her daughter Anna Sophia (age 4) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 16 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Adler (Eagle) under the command of Skipper Paul Adolph Drath.

Widow Anna Walter and her daughter Anna Sophia (age 4) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Anna Sophia died in route.

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

Schreck*

Johann Brendel, a farmer, his wife Ursula, daughter Margaretha (age 3), and [step-]children (Margaretha [Schreck], age 16; Simon [Schreck], age 12; Christoph [Schreck], age 10) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 16 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Adler (Eagle) under the command of Skipper Paul Adolph Drath.

Brendel (Seelmann)*

Johann Brendel, a farmer, his wife Ursula, daughter Margaretha (age 3), and [step-]children (Margaretha [Schreck], age 16; Simon [Schreck], age 12; Christoph [Schreck], age 10) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 16 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Adler (Eagle) under the command of Skipper Paul Adolph Drath.

Dehms*

Heinrich Timon [sic], a carpenter (Zimmermann), his wife Anna Maria, children (Anna Maria, age 6; Anna, age 3; Peter, age 2½), and sister-in-law Eva [surname not recorded] (age 19) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 16 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Adler (Eagle) under the command of Skipper Paul Adolph Drath.

[Anna Maria] Dehms, widow of Heinrich Dehms, and daughter Anna Maria (age 4) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

Blencke*

Michael Blenke, a farmer, his wife Anna Maria, and children (Maria Elisabeth, age 16; Johann Georg, age 8) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 16 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Adler (Eagle) under the command of Skipper Paul Adolph Drath.

Michel Blencke, his wife Margretha Elisi., and children (Elisabeth, age 16; Hans George, age 8) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that his wife died in route.

Dietrich (Unknown-2)*

Franz Dietrich, a farmer, his wife Elisabeth, and daughters (Katharina, age 22; Anna Maria, age 8) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 16 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Adler (Eagle) under the command of Skipper Paul Adolph Drath.

Franz Dietrich, his wife Elisabeth, and daughter Catharina (age 22) 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 Franz Dietrich came from Luxembourg.

Hermann (Did Not Arrive)*

Martin Hermann, a farmer, and his wife Elisabeth arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 16 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Adler (Eagle) under the command of Skipper Paul Adolph Drath.

Martin Herman and his wife Elisabeth are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that they both died in route.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Martin Hermann came from the German region of Baden.

Salomon*

Peter Sklamann [sic], a farmer, and his wife Anna Margaretha arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 16 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Adler (Eagle) under the command of Skipper Paul Adolph Drath.

Peter Salomon and his wife Anna Margreth. 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 Peter Sklamann [sic] came from the German region of Lothringen.