February 2, 2011 Robert Adams 1754-1790

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Leesville Lake as seen from Ward Cemetery.

Robert Adams was born in Bedford County in what is now Campbell County the son of Robert and Penelope Lynch Adams.  He married Mary Terrell and they had twelve children during their marriage. They were:

• Charles Adams  never married
• Robert Adams   He was a tobacconist in Lynchburg, Virginia and never married  died about 1846
• Joel Terrell Adams born December 17, 1775, died October 30, 1847, was a hard shell Baptist Preacher; Married lst on April 24, 1800 Dianitia Walden daughter of Charles and Elizabeth M. Wall Walden.  They had no children.  He married second Sarah Fielder of  Salem,North Carolina. They lived in Pittsylvania County near the Staunton River. She died in 1854
• William Adams  married Ms. Lewis of Botetourt Co. and moved near Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• Polly Adams  - never married
• John Lynch Adams born Decembre 13, 1779; died October 19, 1849, married December 25, 1803, Martha Walden, sister of Dianitia.  She was born December 25, 1786; and died April 5, 1875.  He was also a hard shell baptist.  
• James Adams  never married
• George Adams
• Penelope Adams  died in childhood from a burn.
• Christopher Adams  born October 15, 1785; died about 1870.  married Matilda Powell of Mississippi and lived there.
• Edward Adams  was the youngest child and never married.  He died in 1859.
• Milly (Mildred) Adams married George Webb of Appomattox, Virginia

Father of twelve, husband, patriot, soldier, community leader.
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The Conquest of the Old Southwest: The Romantic Story of the Early Pioneers into Virginia, The Carolinas, Tennessee, & Kentucky
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Old-Time Music From Southwest Virginia
History of Southwest Virginia, 1746-1786, Washington County, 1777-1870


Information taken from the book Timothy Terrel and Richmond Terrel Colonial Virginians
Information found at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia