Weavertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Weavertown is an unincorporated community in Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.

It is located approximately 3.6 miles north of Amity Gardens on Pennsylvania Route 662 (Old Swede Road) and is served by the Daniel Boone Area School District.

[1] Weavertown was named after Colonel Jacob Roth Weaver (1751–1831), who commanded the local Pennsylvania Militia and fought the Battle of Brandywine in the Revolutionary War.

Peter was one of the seven sons of Pioneer Jacob Weaver (Weber), who was a member of the Kocherthal Party and arrived on the shores of the Hudson River at Quassaic Kill, New York in January 1709.

Peter (1715–1779) and Jacob Roth Weaver are buried in St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Amityville.