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Weberthal

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Original Homestead Map by M. G. Weaver (3)
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Family Connection Our immigrant ancestors Peter Good (GC) and his son Jacob Good (GC2) both settled near Weaverland when they first arrived in 1727 and 1732. Jacob later established a homestead in Brecknock Twp. along Muddy Creek near what later would become Bowmansville, PA. As the crow flies, Jacob's homestead was about five miles northeast of Weaverland.

Located in Lancaster Co., PA, originally Weaverland was called Weberthal after the three Weber (Weaver) brothers, Heinrich, Jakob, and Georg, who about 1726 were the first to buy land here. (2 p2) Several of these early settlers are buried at the nearby Weaver Graveyard, PA. (3)

Diffendiffer's 1876 book The Three Earls (5) describes life in the 1700s in the Weaverland area. "The Three Earls" refer to the three townships West Earl, Earl, and East Earl. Weaverland is located in East Earl, which is just south of Brecknock Twp. which contains Bowmansville, PA. For more perspective on this geography, see the maps on the Lancaster Co., PA page.

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