Moor and Gnadenfeld, Russia
German Colonies in Russia
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| Peter
Gieswein was born about 1717 and is thought to be a farmer
from Hessen (Isenburg - Hesse Darmstadt), although I don't know if this
is where he was born. He married Maria Elisabeth Hering
born 1725. They had two children known to be born in Germany, Catharina
Gieswein (1759), and Christina Gieswein (1761).
A third child, Johann Georg Gieswein (1765) might have
been born in Germany but this is about the same time that the family departed
Germany and moved to the German colony of Moor near Saratov, Russia. They
arrived in the colony on July 01, 1766.
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Johann
"Georg" Pinnecker was born February 08, 1722. He was
a blacksmith and of the Reformed Faith (Lutheran?).
He was born in Budingen, Hessen, Germany. His first wife was Appolonia
Lutz. They had 2 children, Johann Conrad Pinnecker
born 1750 and Louise Henriette Pinnecker born 1751 in Germany.
Georg Pinnecker's
2nd wife was Maria Elisabeth Bäcker the following children
were all born in Germany. Anna Elisabeth Pinnecker (Bet. 1756
- 1757), Johann Heinrich Pinnecker (1759), and Ernestine
Pinnecker (Bet. 1760 - 1761). Their son Georg Pinnecker
(Bet. 1765 - 1766) might have been born in Germany but this is about the same
time that the family departed Germany and sailed to Russia onboard
the "Love and Unity - 2." They arrived in Oranienbaun (not far from
St. Petersburg), Russia on July 04, 1766 and arrived in the German colony of
Moor (near Saratov) on June 18, 1767. For more details see the Story
of Peter and Georg.
A couple of generations later
several of the Gieswein and Pinnecker families moved to the newer German colony
of Gnadenfeld. A historical map of the time shows Gnadenfeld (German name -
Field of Mercy) was located 55 miles southeast of Sarotov (25 miles east of
the Volga River). Moor was located 40 miles from Gnadenfeld on the opposite
side of the Volga River. It appears that the family lived in both places.
"It's the
little nuggets ... the ones that were the hardest to find that mean the
most! To others it might appear as simply another entry in your records. But
that one little tidbit of information might have taken years to find ... AND
it opened the door to a past generations. "
John W. Wall
