Hartwig

Johann Philipp Hartwig was born on November 2, 1728, in Nauheim and was baptized at the Lutheran church there on November 7th. His parents are Johann Philipp Hartwig (a blacksmith) and Anna Barbara Dreÿling. She was the daughter of Johann Wilhelm Dreÿling from Kettenbach.

At the time, Nauheim was part of the Usinger Land under the counts of Nassau-Usingen. After the Thirty Years’ War, Huguenots were settled in Usingen to bolster a declining population.

Johann Philipp was confirmed at the age of 14 in 1742.

On April 30, 1749, Johann Philipp married Anna Elisabeth Crecelius in Nauheim. She was the daughter of Johann Georg Crecelius and Anna Elisabeth Hofmann, residents of Nauheim.

Johann Philipp and Anna Elisabeth became parents to five children, all born and baptized in Nauheim.

• Johann Philipp, baptized May 16, 1752
• Elisabeth Catharina, baptized June 25, 1755
• Johannes, baptized August 9, 1758
• Philipp Adam, baptized August 23, 1761, died December 18, 1761
• Anna Catharina, baptized July 2, 1764

The family was part of a group of colonists recruited by Le Roy, a private contractor working for the Russian government. The Hartwigs arrived in Oranienbaum, Russia (now Lomonosov), on June 11, 1766, aboard the sailing ship “Der Junge Heinrich” commanded by Heinrich Niemann. The Kulberg ship arrival lists show that many other families aboard this ship are from the same area in Germany.

Over a year later, the Hartwig family arrived in the colony of Straub on July 12, 1767. Their daughters, Elisabeth Catharina and Anna Catharina, died sometime before their arrival. A newborn daughter, Anna Dorothea, is listed in the 1767 Census of Straub (Household 34).

Johann Philipp and Anna Elisabeth died before the 1798 Census was taken. The Hartwig surname continued through two of their sons, Johann Philipp and Johannes. Their daughter, Anna Dorothea, was not found in the 1798 census and was presumed to have died by then.

Johann Philipp, married Anna Margaretha Etzberger. He died about 1796, and she remarried to Georg Philipp. She is listed in the 1798 Census of Warenburg (Household 35) along with her children, Johann Heinrich, Andreas, Georg Heinrich, Heinrich Jacob, and Maria Catharina. Another of her children, Johann Philipp, is listed in Household 31 with his wife, Catharina Margaretha Freund.

Johann Heinrich, Andreas, and Georg Heinrich are listed in the 1811 Census of Warenburg (only males were listed) with their stepfather, Georg Philipp.

Johannes married and had at least two sons, Philipp Heinrich and Johannes. They are listed in the 1811 Census of Straub, and it is noted that they relocated to the daughter colony of Neu-Straub before the time of the census.