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Martin Haag, a farmer, his wife Katharina, and daughter Anna (age 1) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 24 July 1766 aboard a barque named Georg under the command of Skipper Adam Bairnsfair.

Martin Haag, his wife Catharina, and daughter Anna Margaretha (age 1¾) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that daughter Anna Margaretha died en route.

It is not known in which colony Martin Haag and his family settled.

Georg Six, a single farmer, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 24 July 1766 aboard a barque named Georg under the command of Skipper Adam Bairnsfair.

Georg Michael Six is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg and Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony he settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Georg Six came from the German region of Nürnberg.

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

Michael Zandt, a farmer, his wife Dorothea, and son Johann (age 8) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 24 July 1766 aboard a barque named Georg under the command of Skipper Adam Bairnsfair.

Michael Zandt, his wife Maria, and son Joh. Georg (born en route) 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 Michael Zandt came from the German region of Dieberg.

Christian Hernkohl, a farmer, his wife Eleonora, and daughter Anna (age 18) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 24 July 1766 aboard a barque named Georg under the command of Skipper Adam Bairnsfair.

Christian Hernkohl, his wife Anna Eleonore, and daughter Magdalena (age 16) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

Johann Bartholomae, a farmer, and his wife Elisabeth arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 24 July 1766 aboard a barque named Georg under the command of Skipper Adam Bairnsfair.

Joh. Heinr. Bartholome and his wife Elisabeth are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony this Bartolomae family settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Johann Bartholomae came from the German region of Darmstadt.

Sebastian Heild [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.

Sebastian Heil and his wife Elisabeth are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that Sebastian died in route.

It is not known in which colony the widow Heil settled.

Andreas Schneider, a farmer, his wife Katharina, and son Johann (age 1¼) 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.

Andreas Schneider, his wife Anna Maria, and son Johannes (age 1) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that both father Andreas and son Johannes died en route.

It is not known in which colony the widow Schneider settled.

Christoph Schmidt, a farmer, and his wife Barbara 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.

Christopher Schmidt, his [new] wife Elisabeth, and [step-]son Johann Friedrich [surname not recorded] (age 5½) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Christoph Schmidt came from the German region of Mecklenburg.

Gottlieb Lindehayn, a single weaver, 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.

Gottlieb Lindehayn is recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

It is not known in which colony Gottlieb Lindehayn settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list records that Gottlieb Lindehayn came from the German region of Dessau.