Hi Bill. According to Dietz's "History of the Volga German Colonists" 25 crown families were dispatched to the Volga area in 1772. While it is possible these crown (or government) colonists could have been settled in recruiter colonies (e.g. Kind), I would think they would have been assigned to crown colonies instead. Bill, have you already ruled out recruiter Beauregard's 79 families he sent in 1767 and 12 families he sent in 1768? Your Pickelhaupts could be among those two dispatched groups for three reasons: 1. These were the last recruiter colonists received into Russia. 2. Kind was recruiter Beauregard's colony. 3. These colonists would not have appeared on any FSL because of their late arrival. What say you? Tim Weeder VC Paulskoye Message: 1 Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 05:22:58 -0700 (PDT) From: William Pickelhaupt <[email protected]> Subject: [GV] 1772 migrants to Russia To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Does anyone have or know where to locate?a list of Germans and others from Europe who came to Russia in 1772? The evidence points more and more to this group as the one that included the first Pickelhaupt to enter Russia. Transport Lists, Kuhlberg Lists and a reconstructed First Settlers List do not include them. ? Bill Pickelhaupt