Background
Foote, William Henry was born on December 20, 1794 in Colchester, Connecticut, United States. Son of Stephen and Hannah (Waterman) Foote.
Foote, William Henry was born on December 20, 1794 in Colchester, Connecticut, United States. Son of Stephen and Hannah (Waterman) Foote.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1816.
Teacher, Falmouth, Virginia, 1816-1818. Licensed to preach by Winchester (Virginia) Presbytery, 1819. Itinerant preacher in Virginia, 1819-1822.
Pastor, Woodstock, Virginia, 1822-1824, Romney congregation (included churches of Romney, Moorefield and Springfield, Virginia), 1824-1838.
Established an academic, Romney. Agent Central Board Foreign Missions, 1838-1845.
Pastor, Romney, 1845-1861. Principal Romney Classical Institute, 1845-1849.
Founded Potomac Seminary for girls (under Presbyterian control), Romney, 1850.
Pastor several churches, Southern Virginia, 1861-1863. Hospital chaplain, Farmville and St. Petersburg, Virginia, 1864. Agent to raise funds for Hampden-Sydney College, 1865, trustee, 1851-1869.
Moderator home missions committee Winchester Presbytery, 1826, clerk, 1834-1838.
Moderator Virginia Synod, 1839. Member Virginia.
Member Virginia.
Married Eliza Wilson, February 21, 1822. Married second, Arabella Gilliam, October 31, 1839. Children: Ann, Eliza, Mary.