Rash's Surname Index
Notes for William Stephens POTTS
POTTS, William Stevens, educator, was born at Fishing Creek, Northumberland county, Pa., Oct. 13, 1802; son of William and Mary (Gardner) Potts. His father was a Quaker, and his mother of Scotch descent. He removed with his parents to Trenton, N.J., in 1810; was educated in the public schools; in 1818 went to Philadelphia to learn the printer's trade, and while there, in 1822, studied theology under the Rev. Ezra S. Ely. He attended Princeton Theological seminary, 1825-27; was licensed by the presbytery of Philadelphia, November, 1827; became a missionary in New Jersey and the south, 1827-28, and was ordained by the presbytery of Missouri, Oct. 26, 1828. He was pastor of the First Presbyterian church of St. Louis, Mo., 1828-35; president of Marion college, Mo., 1835-39, and founder and pastor (1839-52) of the Second Presbyterian church of St. Louis. He received the degree D.D. from Marion college in 1841. He was married to Ann, daughter of Samuel Benton. He died in St. Louis, Mo., March 27, 1852.
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