Ancestry.com contains an online database that lists German Pioneers who arrived at the port of Philadelphia from 1727-1808. In it was a list confirming Kephart Family History's mention of the 21 Oct 1754 arrival in Philadelphia of John George Gebhart and (probably his brother) Johann Adam Gebhart on the ship,
Bannister. The spacing below appears that way in the record:
List of Foreigners imported in the Ship Bannister, Capt. John Doyle, from Amsterdam. Qual. 21st October 1754. No. 84. D. Beneset.
FR*rName crossed out, with remark "not 16."f
P647p [List 225 C] At the State House at Philadelphia, Monday, the 21st Day of October, 1754.
Present: The Worshipful Charles Willing, Esquire, Mayor. The Foreigners whose Names are underwritten, Imported in the Ship Bannister, Capt John Doyle, from Amsterdam, but last from Cowes, did this Day take the usual Qualifications to the Government. 4 Roman Catholics. No. 84. From Wirten-berg, Westphalia and the Palatinate.
ttt Hans Michael Miller
Jacob Hörmann
Johan Peter Radenmacher Bastian Wittmer
Geörg Vittmer
Andereas Ebehrth
Johannes Kentsch
Kraft Weber
Johanes (+) Geisler
Johann Conrad Jauch Matthias Heinlein
Jacob Ludwig Deimling Dionysius Duretsch
Joseph (X) Connet
Joh. David Krauss
Christoph Ehrnfeuchter Martin (X) Toorward Friedrich Schiebel
Martin (X) Tootward, Junr Alexander (XX) Finck
G. Davit (X) Uhll
Jaques Talmon
Jaque Bara[l]
Jaque Baral
John Christoff Bartall, on bd Hans Michael Billheimer Hans Georg Ruoss
Hans Jacob Ruos
Johannes Karcher
Johann Michael Schickel Simon (X) Ege
Adam Ege
Balthas Müller
Philippe Rouchon
Johann Vallentin Keller Christoff (X) Diger
J. Bastian (X) Geyer Jerg Wiest
Phylype Saryous
Peter Butz
Hans Jerg Döliker Philip (X) Mode Johannes Weber
Johann Jacob Weber Johannes Benner
John Peter (X) Kebler Matias Buochman Vallentin (X) Jäger Johann Jacob Wolff Johann Peter Wolff Johann Görg Jäger Johan Nicolaus Dresser Abraham Kehr
Adam (X) Mirtorum Conrad (X) Kemp Nicolaus Bosermann William (+) Leeb
J. Henry (+) Ashman Johann Conrad Georg Johan Jacob (X) Moode Johannes Delp
Johan Gorg Holman Peter (X) Meister Lutwig Lang
P648p Johann Lönhardt Häuser Johann Nickel Minck Johann Lenhard Münch Christoffel Müller Johann Henrich Müller Johannes Müller
Görg Wärthmann Wenzel (W) Boteshway Johann Adam Gebhardt John George (X) Gebhart [Emphasis added.] Elias Hellermann
J. Peter (XX) Weber
Johanes (X) Weber
Leonhart (X) Weber
Johann Peter Emrich
Conrad (X) Gildner
John ( ) Fietler
Jacob ( ) Greess xxx sick, on bd
Piere ( ) Tolman
In all 84
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania German Pioneers [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: Strassburger, Ralph Beaver. Pennsylvania German Pioneers. Vol. I-II. Norristown, PA, USA: Pennsylvania German Society, 1934.