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Grüninger*

Georg Konrad Grüninger, a farmer, his wife Anna Barbara, and children (Johann Heinrich, age 19; Katharina, age 17¼; Anna Margaretha, age 11; Anna Gertrude, age 4½; Johann Kaspar, age 2½) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 18 August 1766 aboard the galliot named Die Perle (The Pearl) under the command of Skipper Gerhardt Hermann Thomsen.

Henkel (Unknown-2)*

Johann Georg Henkel, a farmer, his wife Anna Margaretha, and children (Mattias, age 15; Anna Katharina, age 12; Leonhard, age 6; Anna Eva, age 1) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 18 August 1766 aboard the galliot named Die Perle (The Pearl) under the command of Skipper Gerhardt Hermann Thomsen.

Beier (Unknown)*

Christoph Beier, a saddler (Sattler), his wife Anna Katharina, and children (Christoph, age 22; Anna Dorothea, age 20) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 18 August 1766 aboard the galliot named Die Perle (The Pearl) under the command of Skipper Gerhardt Hermann Thomsen.

Christoph Beyer, his wife Catharina, and children (Christoph, age 23; Dorothea, age 12) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that son Christoph died in route.

Meier-2 / Müller-3 (Walter)*

This family is recorded in some sources as Meier and others as Müller. Further research is needed to determine which is accurate.

Johann Martin Meier, a joiner (Tischler), his wife Anna Christina, and children (Martin, age 24; Johann Georg, age 18; Anna Maria, age 11) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 18 August 1766 aboard the galliot named Die Perle (The Pearl) under the command of Skipper Gerhardt Hermann Thomsen.

Friedrich (Unknown-2)*

Anna Margaretha Friedrich, a single woman, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 18 August 1766 aboard the galliot named Die Perle (The Pearl) under the command of Skipper Gerhardt Hermann Thomsen.

Anna Margareth. Friedrich 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 Anna Margaretha Friedrich came from the German region of Erbach.

Schreiber (Unknown)*

Adam Schreiber, a single papermaker, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 18 August 1766 aboard the galliot named Die Perle (The Pearl) under the command of Skipper Gerhardt Hermann Thomsen.

Adam Schreiber 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 Adam Schreiber came from the German region of Sachsen (Saxony).

Peil (Semenovka)*

Katharina [Peil] arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 18 August 1766 aboard the galliot named Die Perle (The Pearl) under the command of Skipper Gerhardt Hermann Thomsen along with her daughter Susanna Maria and son-in-law Bernhard Schwab. 

Bernhard Schwab, his wife [Sus]Anna Maria, and mother-in-law [first name not recorded] Peyl are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

Gundermann*

The widow of Johann Gentermann and her children (Karl, age 7; Susanna, age 2½) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 18 August 1766 aboard the galliot named Die Perle (The Pearl) under the command of Skipper Gerhardt Hermann Thomsen.

Widow Elisabeth Gundermann and her children (Karl, age 7; Susanna, age 3) 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.

Horst (Unknown)*

Kaspar Horst, a farmer, and his wife Anna Margaretha arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 18 August 1766 aboard the galliot named Die Perle (The Pearl) under the command of Skipper Gerhardt Hermann Thomsen.

Caspar Horst, his wife Anna Margretha, and new-born daughter Christina Elisabeth are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Anna Margretha died in route.

It is not known in which colony the widower Kaspar Horst settled.