The German spelling for Weaverling is Weberling. The word Weber in German means weaver and the suffix ling means small. Thus the name Weberling means a small weaver. On the 14 November 1715, Peter Weberling, a weaver of fine linen, came to Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany from Fordestatt, Brandenburg, Germany. There he could practice his trade of weaving and raise his family.

        He had three children, Johannes Weberling, Maria Rosina Weberling and Johann Friderich Weberling. All three of them were married in the Stadtarchiv Kaiserslautern Parish.

        Peter's oldest son, Johannes, left Kaiserslautern for America on the 25 May 1751 with his wife, Maria Salome Edelmann, and their three day old daughter, Margretha Weberling. Johannes's father, Peter, may have also come to America with the family. As far as it is known, the other two children remained in Germany.