[18] Charles Lynch Adams was the son of Robert Adams and his wife Penelope Lynch, a sister of Colonel Charles Lynch. Charles Lynch Adams married a sister of Thomas and Edward Tunstall, and daughter of Thomas Tunstall of Pittsylvania County. The following entries were found in a Bible Dictionary belonging to Shubal P. Barnard:
- "Charles Lynch Adams died on Saturday 21st of April, 1804, in the 52nd year of his age.
- Charles L. Adams (Jr.) was born July 24, 1782.
- Penelope Adams was born Aug. 4, 1788.
- Sarah C. Adams was born Dec. 13, 1789.
- Elizabeth Adams was born December 5, 1792.
- Mildred Adams was born Aug. 23, 1794.
- Thomas T. Adams was born June 2, 1796.
- Robert Adams was born Aug. 1, 1800.
- Elizabeth T. Adams was born April 10, 1768." A portrait of this venerable old lady hangs at "Monteflora" the home of her great grandson Henry Ward Adams.
Elizabeth Adams, the daughter of Charles Lynch Adams and his wife Elizabeth Tunstall, married Shubal P. Barnard, an early Baptist Minister. ...