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Maria Becker, a single woman, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 12 September 1766 aboard an English frigate under the command of Skipper Adam Beerfeier.

Maria Elis. Becker is recorded on the 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 Maria Becker came from the German region of Darmstadt.

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

Otto Rapp, a weaver, his wife Elisabeth, and daughter Anna (age 1) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 12 September 1766 aboard an English frigate under the command of Skipper Adam Beerfeier.

Otto Reinh. Rapp, his wife Elisabetha, and daughter Anna Maria (age 1¼) are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that both father Otto and daughter Anna Maria died in route.

It is not known in which colony Elisabeth settled.

Johann Dietzel, a baker, and his wife Anna arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 12 September 1766 aboard an English frigate under the command of Skipper Adam Beerfeier.

Johannes Ditzel and his wife Christina are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

Johannes Dietzel, a baker (Bäcker), and his wife Christina are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Paulskaya in Household No. 125.

It is not known in which colony they settled.

[Widower?] Wilhelm Grossmann, a tailor, his children (Louisa, age 18; Julianna, age 10¼; Elisabeth, age 5½; Margaretha, age 3; Karl, age 1½), and his mother Eva Charlotta arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 10 August 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Nikolaus Peter Pink.

Michael Gössrich, a farmer, and his wife [Joh]Anna arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 10 August 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Nikolaus Peter Pink.

Michael Goesserich and his wife Johanna are recorded on the 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 Michael Gösserich came from the German region of Brandenburg.

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

Christian Hartmann, a farmer, and his wife Anna Maria arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 10 August 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Nikolaus Peter Pink.

Christian Hartmann and his wife Joh. Maria are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Christian Hartmann came from the German region of Sachsen (Saxony).

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

Martin Witebach, a farmer, and his wife Julianna arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 10 August 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Nikolaus Peter Pink.

Martin Witebach and his wife Juliana are recorded on the 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 Martin Witebach came from the German region of Sachsen (Saxony).

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

Widower Johann Hampe, a farmer, his son Christoph (age 4), and mother Eva Maria arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 10 August 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Nikolaus Peter Pink.

Joh. Lebrecht Hampe, his [new] wife Rosine, and son Joh. Christoph (age 4) are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that father Joh. Lebrecht Hampe died in route.

It is not known in which colony surviving son Johann Christoph settled.

There are two Drotter families that traveled together from German to the Volga German region. Their relationship to each other, if any, needs further research.

(1) Konrad Drotter, a carpenter, his wife Kunigunda, and children (Johann, age 6; Maria, age 4; Anna, age 1) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 12 September 1766 aboard an English frigate under the command of Skipper Adam Beerfeier.

Just Walter, a farmer, and his wife Anna arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 12 September 1766 aboard an English frigate under the command of Skipper Adam Beerfeier.

Joh. Just Walter and his wife Anna Maria are recorded on the list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

Johann Just Walter, a farmer, and his [new] wife Margaretha are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Paulskaya in Household No. 119.

It is not known in which colony they settled.