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Christoph Brunz, his wife Christina, and daughters (Katharina, age 14; Eleonora, age 9; Anna, age 4) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 26 August 1766 aboard a snow-brig named Die Jäger (The Hunter) under the command of Skipper Gabriel Will.

Christophor Bruns, his wife Catharina, and daughters (Catharina, age 14; Maria, age 5) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that the father, mother, and youngest daughter died in route.

Widower Philipp Siegfried and his daughter Judith (age 12) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 26 August 1766 aboard a snow-brig named Die Jäger (The Hunter) under the command of Skipper Gabriel Will.

Philipp Siegfried and his daughter Judith [age not recorded] 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.

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

Christoph Schulz arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 20 August 1766 aboard a ship named Der Friede (Peace) under the command of Skipper Hans Karck.

Christoph Schulz 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.

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

Lukas Braun arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 20 August 1766 aboard a ship named Der Friede (Peace) under the command of Skipper Hans Karck.

Lucas Braun 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.

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

Magaretha Degeld arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 20 August 1766 aboard a ship named Der Friede (Peace) under the command of Skipper Hans Karck.

Margaretha Defeld [sic] 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.

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

Katharina Pfeifer arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 20 August 1766 aboard a ship named Der Friede (Peace) under the command of Skipper Hans Karck.

Katharina Pfeifer 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.

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

Maria Wahl arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 20 August 1766 aboard a ship named Der Friede (Peace) under the command of Skipper Hans Karck.

Maria Wahl 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.

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

Widow Margaretha Eckhardt and her daughter Susanna [age not recorded] arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 20 August 1766 aboard a ship named Der Friede (Peace) under the command of Skipper Hans Karck.

Widow Anna Ekart and her daughter Susanna (age 18) 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.

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

Johann Haas and his wife Margaretha arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 20 August 1766 aboard a ship named Der Friede (Peace) under the command of Skipper Hans Karck.

Johann Haas, his wife Margaretha, and newborn daughter Anna Maria 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.

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

Bent [sic] Dohlberg and his wife Christina arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 20 August 1766 aboard a ship named Der Friede (Peace) under the command of Skipper Hans Karck.

Bent Dohlberg and his wife Christina are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Bent died in route.

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

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