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Rüllicke*

Christian Rüllicke, a single miller, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a ship named Die Zwei Gebrüder (The Two Brothers) under the command of Skipper Nicolaus Peter Pinck.

Christian Rüllicke is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that he died in route.

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

Bergmann (Unknown)*

Konrad Bergmann, a single farmer, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a ship named Die Zwei Gebrüder (The Two Brothers) under the command of Skipper Nicolaus Peter Pinck.

Conrad Bergmann is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that he died in route.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Konrad Bergmann came from the German region of Dessau.

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

Rammeld*

Gottfried Rammeld, a single baker, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a ship named Die Zwei Gebrüder (The Two Brothers) under the command of Skipper Nicolaus Peter Pinck.

Gottfried Rammeld is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that he died enroute.

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

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

Jorsch (Unknown)*

Johann Gottfried Jersch, a tailor (Schneider), his wife Johanna, and children (Christoph, age 16½; Henrietta, age 6) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a ship named Die Zwei Gebrüder (The Two Brothers) under the command of Skipper Nicolaus Peter Pinck along with his older son Rudolph Jersch, also a tailor (Schneider).

Rudolph Jersch (age 20), his brother Christoph (age 16), and sister Sophia (age 8) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

Mansfeld*

Jakob Mansfeld, a single farmer, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a ship named Die Zwei Gebrüder (The Two Brothers) under the command of Skipper Nicolaus Peter Pinck.

Johann Mansfeld is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that he died in route.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Jakob Mansfeld came from the German region of Holstein.

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

Zwinger (Unknown)*

Georg Zwinger, a single farmer, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a ship named Die Zwei Gebrüder (The Two Brothers) under the command of Skipper Nicolaus Peter Pinck.

Georg Heinrich Zwinger is 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 Georg Zwinger came from the German region of Dessau.

Dittich*

Heinrich Dittich, a single farmer, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a ship named Die Zwei Gebrüder (The Two Brothers) under the command of Skipper Nicolaus Peter Pinck.

Heinrich Dittich is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that he died in route.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Heinrich Dittich came from the German region of Dillenburg.

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

Fries (Did Not Arrive)*

Johann Fries, a single farmer, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a ship named Die Zwei Gebrüder (The Two Brothers) under the command of Skipper Nicolaus Peter Pinck.

Johann Fries is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that he died in route.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Johann Fries came from the German region of Schwarzburg.

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