Johann Conrad and Caspar Weigandt Families
Among the children of Johannes Weÿgand were Friedrich Weÿgand, born about 1698, and Joachim Weÿgand, born 30 January 1700.
Friedrich Weÿgand married Dorothea Schreiner (daughter of Johannes Schreiner) in Wiedermus on 28 April 1718. They had one daughter, Christina, born on 18 March 1724. Dorothea died on 17 October 1734. Friedrich then married Anna Margaretha Kling (daughter of Otto Kling) on 5 April 1736. This couple had three children, all born in Wiedermus: Anna Dorothea, born 4 March 1737; Caspar, born 18 January 1742; and Catharina, born 15 February 1745.
Joachim Weÿgand and Anna Margaretha Habermann (daughter of Conrad Habermann of Hüttengesäss) married on 4 December 1721. They had four children: Johann Caspar, born 16 September 1722; Catharina, born 5 October 1725; Johanna Maria, born 16 October 1728; and Conrad, born November 1732. Johann Caspar married, and he and his wife Catharina had two children: Maria Elisabetha, born 8 March 1747, and Johann Conrad, born 9 November 1749. Conrad Weigandt married Anna Christina, daughter of Johannes (surname unclear) on 21 May 1765.
Anna Dorothea (with her husband Nicolaus Müller), her brother Caspar and sister Catharina arrived in Russia on 9 August 1766. Johann Caspar with his wife and children, Conrad and his wife, and their sisters, arrived in Russia on the same ship on the same date.
The Müller couple is reported on the Norka First Settler's List in Family #12. Caspar and his new wife are reported in Family #10. Catharina and her new husband Wolf Dietrich Bien are reported in Family #13. Conrad, his wife, and two of his sisters are reported in Family #6. Johann Caspar, his wife, and son settled in Kutter and are reported there in Family #72.
Conrad Weigandt was the Vorsteher for his transport group. Norka was initially named Weigandt in his honor.
There is one additional Weigandt settler in Norka, Daniel Weigandt. He does not appear to be related to the families listed above, and came from Bönstadt.
Also living in the Conrad Weigandt household in 1767 was an orphan, Thomas Bauer (age 10). Thomas was the son of Johann Georg and Louisa Elisabeth Bauer, Reformed faith farmers from Isenburg who arrived in Oranienbaum on August 10, 1766 aboard the Russian pink Vologda. The Bauer's had another son, Johann Georg (age 5). It is likely that Thomas's parents and brother died in route to the Volga region and the Weigandt's agreed to care for him.
A young single man, Karl Maul (age 20), who had arrived in Russia on the same ship as the Weigandt's was living with them at the time of the 1767 census. Around 1770, Karl married Anna Margaretha Weigandt.
Conrad Weigandt is listed in the 1798 census as a 63-year-old widower living with his daughter, Catharina, son-in-law Ernst Bachmann, and four granddaughters.
Johann Conrad Weigandt lived a life full of adventure and hardship. His leadership skills helped make Norka one of the most successful of the Volga German colonies. He died in Norka in 1809 at the age of 74.
Friedrich Weÿgand married Dorothea Schreiner (daughter of Johannes Schreiner) in Wiedermus on 28 April 1718. They had one daughter, Christina, born on 18 March 1724. Dorothea died on 17 October 1734. Friedrich then married Anna Margaretha Kling (daughter of Otto Kling) on 5 April 1736. This couple had three children, all born in Wiedermus: Anna Dorothea, born 4 March 1737; Caspar, born 18 January 1742; and Catharina, born 15 February 1745.
Joachim Weÿgand and Anna Margaretha Habermann (daughter of Conrad Habermann of Hüttengesäss) married on 4 December 1721. They had four children: Johann Caspar, born 16 September 1722; Catharina, born 5 October 1725; Johanna Maria, born 16 October 1728; and Conrad, born November 1732. Johann Caspar married, and he and his wife Catharina had two children: Maria Elisabetha, born 8 March 1747, and Johann Conrad, born 9 November 1749. Conrad Weigandt married Anna Christina, daughter of Johannes (surname unclear) on 21 May 1765.
Anna Dorothea (with her husband Nicolaus Müller), her brother Caspar and sister Catharina arrived in Russia on 9 August 1766. Johann Caspar with his wife and children, Conrad and his wife, and their sisters, arrived in Russia on the same ship on the same date.
The Müller couple is reported on the Norka First Settler's List in Family #12. Caspar and his new wife are reported in Family #10. Catharina and her new husband Wolf Dietrich Bien are reported in Family #13. Conrad, his wife, and two of his sisters are reported in Family #6. Johann Caspar, his wife, and son settled in Kutter and are reported there in Family #72.
Conrad Weigandt was the Vorsteher for his transport group. Norka was initially named Weigandt in his honor.
There is one additional Weigandt settler in Norka, Daniel Weigandt. He does not appear to be related to the families listed above, and came from Bönstadt.
Also living in the Conrad Weigandt household in 1767 was an orphan, Thomas Bauer (age 10). Thomas was the son of Johann Georg and Louisa Elisabeth Bauer, Reformed faith farmers from Isenburg who arrived in Oranienbaum on August 10, 1766 aboard the Russian pink Vologda. The Bauer's had another son, Johann Georg (age 5). It is likely that Thomas's parents and brother died in route to the Volga region and the Weigandt's agreed to care for him.
A young single man, Karl Maul (age 20), who had arrived in Russia on the same ship as the Weigandt's was living with them at the time of the 1767 census. Around 1770, Karl married Anna Margaretha Weigandt.
Conrad Weigandt is listed in the 1798 census as a 63-year-old widower living with his daughter, Catharina, son-in-law Ernst Bachmann, and four granddaughters.
Johann Conrad Weigandt lived a life full of adventure and hardship. His leadership skills helped make Norka one of the most successful of the Volga German colonies. He died in Norka in 1809 at the age of 74.
Sources
Hein, Margaretha. The Volga Germans website (6 Aug 2020).
Pleve, I. R. Lists of Colonists to Russia in 1766: Reports by Ivan Kulberg. Saratov, Russia: Saratov State Technical U, 2010. Print.
Pleve, Igor. Einwanderung in Das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767 Kolonien Laub- Preuss. Gottingen: Nordost-Institut, 2005. p. 229-231. Print.
Pleve, I. R. Lists of Colonists to Russia in 1766: Reports by Ivan Kulberg. Saratov, Russia: Saratov State Technical U, 2010. Print.
Pleve, Igor. Einwanderung in Das Wolgagebiet 1764-1767 Kolonien Laub- Preuss. Gottingen: Nordost-Institut, 2005. p. 229-231. Print.
Last updated August 9, 2020.