SIXTH GENERATION

973. Charles , IV LYNCH was born in 1783 in Shelby County, KY. He died on 9 Feb 1853 in Jackson, MS. He was buried in Greenwood cemetery, Jackson, MS. Charles Lynch IV settled in or around Monticello (in Lawrence County, Mississippi) before 1821. He represented the counties of Lawrence, Simpson and Covington in the State Senate. He became Governor of Mississippi in Jun 1833 upon the death of Governor Scott. He was then elected in his own right and served 1836-1838. After his term expired, he stayed on in Jackson to oversee the completion of the State House, the Governor's mansion and the Penitentiary.

Charles , IV LYNCH and Unknown SEDLEY had the following children:

1756 i. William Henry (Buck) LYNCH. William Henry Lynch died at about 30 years old. (Dicken, p.217)
+1757 ii. Sedley LYNCH.
+1758 iii. Margaret LYNCH.