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Tilo (Unknown)*

Peter Schlider, a widowed farmer, children (Friedricka, age 21; Hieronymos, age 16), and [step-]daughter Viktoria [Tilo] (age 20) 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.

Wies(s)*

Katharina Wiess, a single woman, 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.

Catharina Wies [sic] is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that she died in route.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Katharina Wiess came from Lübeck.

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

Hamann (Unknown)*

Widow Anna Hamann and her daughter Anna (age 10¼) 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.

Widow Gertraut Hamann and her daughter Anna Maria (age 10¼) 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.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Anna Hamann came from the German region of Darmstadt.

Zoll (Unknown)*

Heinrich Zoll, 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.

Heinr. Zoll 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 Heinrich Zoll came from the German region of Darmstadt.

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

Wagner (Did Not Arrive)*

Johann Wagner, a single hosier, 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.

Joh. Wagner 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 Wagner came from the German region of Sachsen (Saxony).

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

Bittner (Unknown)*

Wilhelm Bükner [sic], a farmer, and his wife Anna 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.

Wilhelm Büttner and his wife 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.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Wilhelm Büttner came from the German region of Solms.

Jung (Unknown-4)*

Johann Jung, a farmer, his wife Dorothea, and daughter Elisabeth (age ¾) 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 Jahe [sic], his wife Dorothea Catharina, and daughter Elisabeth (age ½) 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.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Johann Jung came from the German region of Dessau.

Frank (Unknown-2)*

Widow Johanna Frank 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.

Widow Anna Frank is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony the widow Anna Frank settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Anna Frank came from the German region of Dessau.

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

Krehe*

Gottfried Kreg [sic], a farmer, his wife Anna, and son Johann (age 20) 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 Krehe and his son Christian (age 20) 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.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Gottfried Kreg [sic] came from the German region of Dessau.

Scheucht*

Widow Anna Maria Scheick [sic] and her children (Johann, age 22; Elisabeth, age 18) 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.

Maria Scheucht and her children (Justus [age not recorded]; Elisabeth, age 18) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Justus died in route.

It is not known in which colony the widow Scheucht and her daughter settled.