PETER WILLIAMS, JR.
Name: Peter Williams, Jr.
Born: 1780
Died: 1840
Rev. Peter Williams Jr. (1780 - 1840) was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Williams grew up to become active in the Methodist Church. In 1818, with the
blessings of prominent white Methodist minister Thomas Lyell, Williams organized
a black congregation in Harlem, St. Philip's African Church. He was the first
African-American Episcopalian minister in the United States. As a young man,
Williams tutored James McCune Smith while he was attending The African Free
School.
Name: Peter Williams, Jr.
Born: 1780
Died: 1840
Rev. Peter Williams Jr. (1780 - 1840) was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Williams grew up to become active in the Methodist Church. In 1818, with the
blessings of prominent white Methodist minister Thomas Lyell, Williams organized
a black congregation in Harlem, St. Philip's African Church. He was the first
African-American Episcopalian minister in the United States. As a young man,
Williams tutored James McCune Smith while he was attending The African Free
School.