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Bauch (Did Not Arrive)*

Anna Barbara Bach [sic], a single woman, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a pink named Новая Двинка (New Dvinka [a river in Russia]) under the command of Lieutenant Ivan Perepechin.

Widow Anna Barbara Bauch and her unnamed child are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that both she and the child died in route.

Beckmann (Köhler)*

Johann Heinrich Beckmann, a farmer, his wife Anna Margaretha, and children (Christina, age 14; Maria Elisabeth, age 9; Johann Heinrich, age 5) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a pink named Новая Двинка (New Dvinka [a river in Russia]) under the command of Lieutenant Ivan Perepechin.

Kehl (Norka)*

The births of two daughters born to Christoph Kehl & Anna Maria Reinmöller are recorded in the baptismal register of Unterhaun: (1) Christina Elisabeth Kehl, born 30 November 1737; and (2) Anna Martha, born 9 May 1748.

Johann Heinrich Bachmann & Christina Elisabeth Kehl were married on 3 February 1764 in Unterhaun.

Trapp (Walter )*

Nikolaus Trapp, a farmer, his wife Dorothea, and daughters (Dorothea, age 12; Anna, age 8; Margaretha, age 5¼) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a barque named Fortitudo (Fortitude) under the command of Skipper John Scott.

Nikolaus died and his widow Dorothea remarried to Christoph Liphardt with whom she had arrived in Oranienbaum.

Siblings Dorothea [Trapp] (age 14) and Anna [Trapp] (age 9) are recorded on the 1767 census of Walter in Household No. 13 along with their mother and step-father Christoph Limpert.

Geist (Unknown-1)*

Martin Jeiss [sic], a farmer, and his wife Anna arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a barque named Fortitudo (Fortitude) under the command of Skipper John Scott.

Martin Geist and his wife Anna Maria are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Martin died in route.

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

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Martin Jeiss [sic] came from the German region of Isenburg.

Hartung (Unknown)*

Johann Hartung, a farmer, and his wife Gertruda arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a barque named Fortitudo (Fortitude) under the command of Skipper John Scott.

Johannes Hartung and his wife Gerdrutha are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg and Saratov in 1767 along with a note that they both died in route.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Johann Hartung came from the German region of Isenburg.

Kuhlmann (Unknown)*

Johann Kuhlmann, a joiner (Tischler), his wife Katharina, and son Lorenz (age ½) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a barque named Fortitudo (Fortitude) under the command of Skipper John Scott.

Widow Catharina Kohlman [sic] and son Lorentz (age ½) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Lorentz died in route.

It is not known in which colony the Widow Katharina Kuhlmann settled.

Beckel (Unknown)*

Kaspar Peckel [sic], a joiner (Tischler), his wife Margaretha, and mother-in-law Anna [surname not recorded] arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a barque named Fortitudo (Fortitude) under the command of Skipper John Scott.

Casper Pepel [sic] and his wife Margreta are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Casper and his mother-in-law died in route.

It is not known in which colony the Widow Margaretha Beckel settled.

Kühl (Unknown-1)*

Widower Konrad Kuhl [sic], a teacher (Lehrer), and his son Johann (age 14) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a barque named Fortitudo (Fortitude) under the command of Skipper John Scott.

Conrad Kühl and his son Johan Heinrich (age 14) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that father Conrad died in route.

It is not known in which colony son Johann Heinrich Kühl settled.

Müller (Did Not Arrive-1)*

Heinrich Müller, a single farmer, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a barque named Fortitudo (Fortitude) under the command of Skipper John Scott.

Johan Heinrich Müller 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 Müller came from the German region of Darmstadt.

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