Johann Adam Scheidt, son of Johannes and Catharina Scheid, was baptized in Düdelsheim on 26 September 1724. He married there on 20 May 1757 to Charlotta Claus (Klaus). She is the daughter of daughter of Johann Peter Claus and Anna Catharina Jacobi from Düdelsheim.
Johann Adam and Charlotta had four children, all born in Düdelsheim: Catharina, baptized 28 February 1757 (died 28 May 1758); Anna Elisabetha, baptized 17 April 1759 (died 18 February 1761); Anna Barbara, baptized 9 December 1760; and Catharina Elisabetha, baptized 27 September 1762.
Johann Adam and Charlotta arrived in Oranienbaum, Russia on 10 June 1766 aboard the ship "Holy Catharina". He is listed as a farmer and "Vorsteher" (group leader). Two daughters, Anna Barbara and Katharina are listed on the arrival record.
The entire family survived the journey and was recorded on the 1767 Census of Moor in household 6. Another daughter, Magdalena, was born shortly after their arrival in Moor.
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