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Jackel (Unknown)*
Konrad Jackel, a farmer, his wife Maria, and children (Katharina, age 10; Johann, age 7; Margaretha, age 5) arrived from Lübeck at the port in Oranienbaum on 12 September 1766 aboard the English frigate Love & Unity under the command of Skipper Thomas Fairfax.
Konrad Jackel, a farmer, his wife Margaretha, and daughters (Katharina, age 11; Margaretha, age 6) is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 73.
It is not known in which colony they settled.
Elsasser (Unknown)*
Johann Jakob Elsasser, a farmer, his wife Katharina, and daughters (Jakobina, age 20; Elisabeth, age 18; Dorothea, age 5) are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 72.
It is not known in which colony this Elsasser family settled.
Daughter Elisabeth Elsasser is recorded on the 1798 census of Katharinenstadt in Household No. Ka032 as the wife of Philipp Schulz from Meinhard.
The 1767 census records that Johann Jakob Elsasser came from the German region of Hessen-Darmstadt.
Bote*
Christian Bote, a single tanner (Gerber), is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 44.
It is not known in which colony he settled.
The 1767 census records that Christian Bote came from the German village of Großenhain.
There are no known surviving male lines of this Bote family among the Volga German colonies.
Bubekin*
Gottieb Bubekin, a single linen weaver (Leineweber), is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 48.
It is not known in which colony he settled.
The 1767 census records that Gottieb Bubekin came from the German village of Zittau in the region of Sachsen (Saxony).
There are no known surviving male lines of this family among the Volga German colonies.
Geisern*
Anna Elisabeth Geisern, a single woman (age 17), is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 52.
It is not known in which colony she settled.
The 1767 census records that Anna Elisabeth Geisern came from the German village of Alzbach.
There are no known surviving male lines of this Geisern family among the Volga German colonies.
Wilde*
Andreas Wilde, a single tailor (Schneider), is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 56.
It is not known in which colony he settled.
The 1767 census records that Andreas Wilde came from the German village of Nieder-Weisel.
There are no known surviving male lines of this Wilde family among the Volga German colonies.
Leopold (Unknown-1)*
Friederika Leopold, a single woman (age 18), is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 55.
It is not known in which colony she settled.
The 1767 census records that Friederika Leopold came from the German region of Dessau.
There are no known surviving male lines of this Leopold family among the Volga German colonies.
Hahn (Unknown-3)*
Jakob Hahn, a single farmer, is recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Nieder-Monjou in Household No. 50.
It is not known in which colony he settled.
The 1767 census records that Jakob Hahn came from the German village of Wächtersbach.
There are no known surviving male lines of this Hahn family among the Volga German colonies.