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Johann Philipp Walter, his wife Anna, and children (Anna, age 11; Anna [again], age 7; Johann, age 3) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 September 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Franz Nikolaus Schröder.

Johann Peter [sic] Walter, his wife Anna, and children (Anna Catharina, age 11; Anna Elisabeth, age 7; Johann, age 3) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that all the children died en route.

It is not known in which colony the surviving parents settled.

Philipp Esel, his wife Katharina, and children (Anna, age 10½; Joseph, age 3¼ [sic]; Anna [again], age 3) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder.

Philipp Esel, his wife Katharina, and children (Joseph, age 18; Anna Barbara, age 10; Anna Catharina, age 3) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that the parents and youngest daughter died en route.

Johann Heinrich Heiser [sic] arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder.

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

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

Mattias Schmidt and his wife Anna arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder.

Mattias Schmidt and his wife Anna 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 does not record from where Mattias Schmidt came.

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

In 1788, Johann Georg Mechler moved from Dönhof to Kutter.

In 1790, Johann Philipp Mechler left Grimm.

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

Johann Friedrich Bonsen [sic], his wife Elisabeth, and children (Anna, age 15; Johann, age 7) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder.

Johann Friedrich Bossen, his wife Elisabeth, and children (Anna, age 15; Johann, age 7) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767.

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

Johann Fuhrmann, his wife Elisabeth, and son Nikolaus (age 12) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 September 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Franz Nikolaus Schröder.

Johann Fuhrmann, his wife Elisabeth, and son Nicolaus (age 12) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that father Johann died en route.

It is not known in which colony Widow Fuhrmann and her son settled.

The Oranienbaum passenger list does not record a location from which Johann Fuhrmann came.

Widow Johanna Eifert and her sons (Kaspar, age 6¼; Konrad, age 2½) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder.

Widow Johanna Eifert and her sons (Casper, age 6¼; Conrad, age 2½) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that the two boys died en route.

It is not known in which colony the Widow Johanna Eifert settled.

Elisabeth Weingart, a single woman, arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder along with Johann Peter Weingart. The relationship between Elisabeth and Johann Peter, if any, is not recorded.

Widow [sic] Elisabeth Weingart and Johann Peter Weingart are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that both died en route.

Widow Margaretha Kraus and her daughter Eva (age 5¼) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 22 August 1766 aboard a galliot named Eva Maria under the command of Skipper Franz Christopher Schröder.

Widow Margaret. Kraus and her daughter Eva (age 5¼) are recorded on a list of colonists being transported from St. Petersburg to Saratov in 1767 along with a note that daughter Eva died en route.

It is no known in which colony the Widow Kraus settled.

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