Sarah Cox

Sarah's father was George Cox and her mother was Eleanor Lamkin. Her paternal grandparents were Charnock Cox Cocke Sr and Mary Presley; her maternal grandparents were George Lamkin Jr and Jane Ashton. She was an only child.

General Notes
- Captain John Rust, son of Samuel and Bridget Turner Rust, and ancestor of James H. M. Rust, was born c1738, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He married, c1758, Sarah Cox, daughter of George and Eleanor Lampkin Cox. George Cox was the son of Charnock Cox, Sr. and Mary Presley. The Cox lineage has been traced to Vincent Cox, immigrant ancestor, and the Presley lineage to William Presley, immigrant ancestor, who was active in the early affairs of Northumberland County, serving as a Burgess and High Sheriff. Eleanor Lampkin was the daughter of George Lamkin, Jr. and Jane Ashton. The Lampkin and Ashton lineages have been traced to immigrant ancestors. John Rust was a Captain in the Militia of Granville County, North Carolina during the Revolutionary War and served as sheriff of Granville County, in 1792. John Rust died, c1819, in Granville County, North Carolina. Children of John and Sarah Cox Rust were: George Rust; John Rust, Jr.; Jeremiah Rust; Mathew Rust, ancestor of James H. M. Rust; Sarah Rust; Lemuel Rust; Mary Rust; and Vincent Rust.