by Laura Knight
Census Records from Images provided by USA National Archives and Records Administration. Washington D.C. extracted by myself from images on ancestry.com
I've extracted what limited information was available from each source and households (HH) are separated by double asterisks thus: ** and the name of the Head of Household (HH) on the record is in bold for ease of finding. I've gone over this several times, trying to catch all errors, but I can't guarantee that there are none; I just do my best at any moment. Also, as noted elsewhere, for ease of search/finding, I've most often converted names to the modern spelling and have frequently included how the name appears in the record and/or how the transcriber rendered it: (text: Knite, trans: Kite). Also note that I have excluded Northern States. If someone else wants to collect the Northern Knights and arrange them as I have so I don't have to do any extra work, I'll be very happy to include them and give credit where it is due.
If a census isn't here, it's because I didn't find one.
1790 – SC Abbeville - Federal Census - ** John Knight: 1 male 16 and over, 1 male under 16, 3 fems.
1790 – SC Beaufort - Federal Census - ** Zachariah Knights (Zachary): 1 male over 16, 3 males under 16, 5 fem. ** Thomas Knights: 2 males over 16, 1 male under 16, 3 fems, 13 slaves. ** Stephen Knights: 2 males 16 and over.
1790 – SC Charleston St Georges - Federal Census - ** Alexander Knight: 1 male 16 and over, 1 male under 16, 1 fem.
1790 – SC Charleston St Johns - Federal Census - ** Charles Knight: 1 male over 16, 2 slaves. ** Charles Knight’s free Mulattoes: 3. (Not further defined but possibly his children or grandchildren.) ** Charles Knights: 1 male 16 and over, 1 male under 16, 1 fem, 2 slaves.
1790 – SC Charleston St Phillips & St Michaels - Federal Census - ** Christopher Knights: 1 male 16 and over, 2 males under 16, 3 fems. ** David Knights: 1 male 16 and over, 1 male under 16, 1 fem, 10 slaves.
1790 – SC Cheraws St Thomas - Federal Census - ** Moses Knight: 4 males over 16, 1 male under 16, 2 fem. ** Nathaniel Knight: 2 males over 16, 2 males under 16, 2 fem. ** Richard Knight: 2 males over 16, 2 males under 16, 2 fems. ** Dick Knight: mulatto, 2 free persons, 1 slave, (son of Richard Knight?). ** Frances Knight: 3 fems, 1 male under 16.
1790 – SC Chester - Federal Census - ** Thomas Knight (text: Night): 2 males over 16, 1 male under 16, 1 fem, 4 slaves.
1790 – SC Edgefield - Federal Census - ** Robert Knight (text: Night): 1 male over 16, 1 male under 16, 2 fem. ** Elisha Knight: 1 male over 16, 1 male under 16, 4 fems. ** Ben Knight: mulatto.
1790 – SC Georgetown Prince Fredericks - Federal Census - ** Catherine Knight: 1 male over 16, 2 fem. ** Thomas Knight: 1 male 16 and over, 3 fems.
1790 – SC Lancaster - Federal Census - ** David Knight (text: Night): 1 male over 16, 1 male under 16, 1 fem. ** Richard Knight (text: Night): 7 males over 16, 2 fem. ** William Knight (text: Night): 1 male over 16, 1 male under 16, 3 fem. ** Edward Knight (text: Night): 1 male over 16, 2 males under 16, 4 fems ** John Knight: 1 male over 16, 2 males under 16, 2 fem. ** John Knight SR 1 male over 16, 5 males under 16, 3 fem. ** Night Knight (text: Night Night): 2 males over 16, 4 males under 16, 2 fem.
1790 – SC Laurens - Federal Census - ** Ephraim Knight: 2 males over 16, 4 fems.
1790 – SC Newberry - Federal Census - ** Richard Knight: 1 male 16 and over, 2 males under 16, 2 fems.
1790 – SC Orangeburg - Federal Census - ** James Knight: 1 male over 16, 2 males under 16, 3 fem. ** Willis Knight: 4 males over 16, 2 males under 16, 3 fem.
1790 – SC Pendleton - Federal Census - ** Moses Knight: 2 males 16 and over, 2 males under 16, 4 fems.
1790 – SC Union - Federal Census - ** James Knight: 3 males over 16, 2 fems. ** Thomas Knight: 1 male 16 and over, 4 males under 16, 2 fems.