Jo Goodson Knight, I have Esther Hust married to John Heywood Cox. I show from my wife's grandmother's family information, that Esther's parent's were Henry & Barbary Hust. My wife's grandmother was: (multiply by 2 to get father, multiply by 2(+1) to get mother) 13. Vera Anita Cox born 14 January 1912 Jenkins County, GA. Died 16 April 1996 Augusta, Richmond, GA (Have photo of gravestone) 26. Heywood M. Cox b. 03 September 1881 d. 06 October 1937 Buried in the Millen Cemetery (Have photo of gravestone) 27. Mina Bates b. 13 November 1881 d. 23 February 1960 Buried in the Millen Cemetery. (Have photo of gravestone) 52. Thomas B. Cox born November 1840 Died December 1914. Was age 9 on the August 20, 1850 Burke County, Ga Census for the 66th District. It list the following siblings: Esther E., age 17, John R., age 15, V. Floyd, age 11, Harm an H., age 8, Ellen J. , age 5, Montrea R., age 3 53. Laura E. Rogers born 1847 Burke County, Ga .Died May 1905 Was age 2 on the August 20, 1850 Burke County, Ga Census for the 66th District. It lists an older brother John M. Rogers, age 5 and a younger brother James H. Rogers age 5 months. 54. John F. Bates born 24 April 1840 Burke County, GA. Married May 1869 Died 4 October 1911.Buried in the Millen Cemetery, Millen, GA. Was listed as age 9 on the October 29, 1850 Census for Burke County, GA 68th District with an older brother Joseph W., age 16, and an older sister Elizabeth, age 12. (Have photo of gravestone) 55. Eugenia Herrington born 03 August 1850 Died 13 July 1904 Buried in the Millen Cemetery, Millen, GA.(Have photo of gravestone) 104. John Heywood Cox born 1802 Columbia, SC died 1864 Shell Bluff, GA. 105. Esther Hust born 1802 Died 1876 Keysville, GA 108. William C. Bates born 1793 in SC. Married March 1829 Died 1874. Listed on the October 29, 1850 Census for Burke County, GA 68th District as a farmer, age 55. 109. Bathsheba Mulkey born 1804 in Ga. Died 1873 Had Royal first husband before marrying Bates (Not sure if this means the surname Royal or married Royalty). Listed on the October 29, 1850 Census for Burke County, GA 68th District as age 44. 110. Berry Herrington born 26 January 1819. Died 27 August 1896 Burke County, GA. Married about 1847. Buried in the Habersham Methodist Cemetery in Jenkins County, Ga. (Have photo of gravestone) 111. Frances L. Milton born 25 March 1832. Died 17 November 1895. Buried in the Habersham Methodist Cemetery in Jenkins County, Ga.(Have photo of gravestone) 208. William Cox born in NC. Was adopted from orphanage in England. 209. Milly Floyd 210. Henry Hust born in Scotland. Came to Virginia with Lafayette's Army at Yorktown when Cornwall surrendered. Married near Keysville, Ga. 211. Barbary 220. Martin Herrington 221. Nancy Mills 222. Peter Milton 223. Sarah Thompson 416. Ben Cox born in NC 440. Richard M. Herrington 441. Elizabeth Martin 832. William Cox born in England 880. Job Herrington 881. Mary Wilber I hope this helps. I would be interested in finding out more detailed information on the related Herrington's you mentioned in your book. Andrew Strauss North Augusta, SC