Individual Details

Birth said to be recorded in the Luthern Church records.
In "Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929" on Ancestry.com
Sabina Nellingers married Michael Geber, 19 Aug 1727 in Schwigern, Württemberg, Germany. Her father was Hans Jerg Nellingers.

Michael & Sabina came to America aboard the "Pennsylvania Merchant", Jno. Stedman, Master. From Rotterdam to Philadelphia, arriving 11 Sep 1731. Other members of the family appear to be Frederick whose wife was Catrina Boger (she was the widow of a Reiner before marrying Frederick Gebert), Julian [Juliana] & Barnet [Barnhardt] & Elizabeth Gybert who were actually Reiners, children of Catrina. Gottlieb, child under 16, could have been either a Reiner or the young babe of Michael & Sabina.

From "Ships to Pennsylvania & Oaths of Allegiance 1727-1775" is another listing of the Pennsylvania Merchant from The Pennsylvania Archives 2:17. and includes Michael and Fredrick Gabertz, as well as Cathrina, Elizabeth, and Sabina, ladies over the age of 16.

8 Apr 1749 Inventory & appraisal of the estate of Michael Gabbart, dec'd. John Funk, Christopher Windell, Ulrich (x) Hone. By order of the court on 8 Mar 1748 [O.S. dating, this would have been the prior month]
Court at Frederick Co VA on Tues 2 May 1749. Inventory presented by Administratrix and admitted to record.
Hannah Gabbart, Admnx. appt 8 Mar 1748. Lewis Stephens & Wm Green, Securities.


A brief History of the Gabbert/Gabbard Surname
as researched and written by Tammy L. Gabbert-Giancola
Gabbert/Gabbard is a variation of the Germanic name, Gebhard or the more common Gebhardt which was a given name derived from the roots geb=gift & hard=brave. The name was popular in Germany during the Middle Ages due to the Catholic, St. Gebhardt, who was the bishop of Constance during the 10th Century. When Martin Luther began his religious teachings throughout Europe, many Catholics converted to Protestantism. During conversions, and subsequent baptisms as Protestants, most people changed their names. In the case of Gebhardt and Gebhard, the surname became Gebert. Sometime later, the Gebert's began traveling away from Europe, to the colonies of Australia and America. Most of our American Gebert ancestors began settling in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and a few even went as far south as North Carolina. Once they had been in America for a while, their opportunities began expanding with the growth of the nation after the Revolutionary War. But real movement didn't begin for the Gebert's until after the Civil War, that's when the Gebert's pioneered into the territories. Then the name Gebert, was translated* into Gabbert in Kansas and Gabbard in Kentucky. The name still exists in all of its variations within the United States today. In some regions it has even been translated into Gebhart, Gabehart, and Geberth.
*NOTE: Translated is a polite term for misspelled, misheard, or mistaken for. This was not uncommon since illiteracy was high back then, and even those who were literate often did not care about spelling variations. Also, most all of the Gebert's had retained German as a first language and still spoke it in the home, so their grasp of English spelling would have been limited.
...Source: Ancestors of Susannah Gabbert: compiled by: Tammy L. Gabbert-Giancola

Christen	17 Nov 1702	Schwaigern, Wuerttemburg, Germany
Marriage	19 Aug 1727	Schwaigern, Wuerttemburg, Germany - ANNA SABINA NELLINGER
Death	1748	Frederick County, Virginia

Spouse	ANNA SABINA NELLINGER ( - )
Child	Anna Elizabetha Gebert (1729 - 1729)
Child	Gottlieb Gebert (1730 - )
Child	Johannes Gebert (1734 - )
Child	MICHAEL GEBERT\Gabert (1735 - 1790)

Father	PETER GEBERT (1669 - 1747)
Mother	ANNA BARBARA MACHTLIN (1666 - 1728)
Sibling	Johann Friedrich Gebert ( - )
Sibling	Hans Peter GEBERT ( - 1760)
Sibling	Anna Barbara GEBERT ( - )
Sibling	Hans Georg GEBERT ( - )
Sibling	Hans Ulrich GEBERT ( - 1710)