Ship Elliot (Capt. James Adams from Rotterdam, Germany) and last from Cowes, England was the 1st of 22 emigrant ships to arrive in Philadelphia in the year 1749 and had 240 passengers. 1749 had the largest number of recorded german emigrant ships to arrive in Philadelphia during any year of the entire colonial period. Johann Conradt Gentzler signed the required oath to King George II on 24 Aug. 1749 at the Court House in Philadelphia (Strassburger & Hinke, German American Pioneers, List 124 C, Volume 1, page 391). Soon thereafter the family settled in (West) Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania.

4th Ward map shows lot numbers for Johann Conradt Gentzler's block of W. Market St. (in italics in the center of each lot) and appears to show addresses as well--at the north edge of lots. His was lot #122 which ran between W. Market and W. Mason streets and consists of what is now at 148 W. Market--situated between 150 W. Market and 146 (or 140) W. Market