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Peter Rossbach, a farmer, his wife Katharina, and daughters (Anna, age 13; Christina, age 5¼) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard a galliot named Die Börse von Lübeck under the command of Skipper Martin Friedrich Markau.

Johann Peter Rossbach, a bleacher (Bleicher), his wife Katharina Elisabeth, and daughters (Anna Maria, age 14; Christina Margaretha, age 6) are recorded on the 1767 census of Laub in Household No. 54 along with a note that they relocated to the colony of Norka in 1768. They had settled in Laub on 19 August 1767.

Nikolaus Spilner, a weaver (Leineweber), his wife Anna, and children (Friedrich, age 9; Sophia, age 6; Maria, age 4; Andreas, age ¼) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard the Russian galliot named Kronverk under the command of Lieutenant Dmitry Ilyin.

Nicolaus Spilner, his wife Anna, and sons (Friederich, age 9; Andreas, age ¼) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Andreas died en route.

It is not known in which colony the Spilner family settled.

Konrad Henn, a carpenter, and his wife Maria arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard the Russian galliot named Kronverk under the command of Lieutenant Dmitry Ilyin.

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

It is not known in which colony Konrad Henn settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Konrad Henn came from the German region of Schwarzburg.

Johann Wagner, a farmer, his wife Katharina, and children (Christian, age 8; Maria, age 4; Andreas, age ¾) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 19 July 1766 aboard the Russian galliot named Kronverk under the command of Lieutenant Dmitry Ilyin.

Johann Wagener [sic], his wife Katharina, and son Christian (age 8) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Christian died en route.

It is not known in which colony this family settled.

Paul Joachim Friedrich Borckmann, a single man, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 18 July 1766 aboard the Russian packet-boat named Lebed (Swan) under the command of Lieutenant Timofey Yelchin.

He died 3 September 1766 in Oranienbaum.

The Oranienbaum passenger list does not record from where he came.

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

Georg Christian Seger was born in 1713 in Suckow (bei Parchim) [Germany]. He is recorded on a list of students made 15 April 1733 who were enrolled during the winter semester of 1732-1733 at the University of Rostock.

Georg Christian Seger, a rector, his wife Anna Maria, and children (Jakob Rudolph; Katharina Christina) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 18 July 1766 aboard the Russian packet-boat named Lebed (Swan) under the command of Lieutenant Timofey Yelchin.