On April 4, 1766, 10 households petitioned the Privy Council of Hessen-Hanau for permission to emigrate to Russia. The petition was approved for the following heads of household:
From Gelnhaar:
- Dietrich Homburg (his household settled in the colony of Walter)
From Bergheim:
- Erasmus Döll (his household settled in the colony of Walter)
- Peter Steinmetz (his household settled in the colony of Walter)
Sources
- Hessisches Staatsarchiv Marburg. HStAM 80, Nr. 8903: Emigrationsgesuche (Einzelfälle), 1747-1789. Page 206.
- Pleve, Igor. Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet, 1764-1767 Band 4 (Göttingen: Nordost-Institut, 2008): Pages 302-303, 317, XX, XX,