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.
3,385 returns – it ran out of Knights at about 1,050 but I continued to the end and found a few lost ones. I went over these records twice to check and fix any errors. I stil can't guarantee it is error free, but it's pretty good.
1820 – NC Ashe - Federal Census - ** Robert Knight: 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 3 fems under 10.
1820 – NC Caswell - Federal Census - ** Evans Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 3 males 10-15, 4 males under 10, 1 fem under 10, slaves 9. ** Joseph Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 2 fems 45 and over, 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 fem & 2 males under 10, slaves: 11.
1820 – NC Edgecombe - Federal Census - ** Arthur Knight: 1 male 45 and ovrr, 1 fem 45 and over, 2 males 10-15, 1 male under 10, slaves 11. ** Charles W. Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 2 fems under 10, slaves 9. ** James Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 male under 10, 1 fem under 10, slaves: 5. ** Jesse C. Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 3 fems under 10, 1 male under 10. slaves 7. ** Peter Knight: 1 fem 45 and over, 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem under 10, slaves: 9. ** Walker Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over,2 fems 16-25, 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 10-15, 1 male 10-15, 2 males under 10, slaves 20. ** Willis Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 fem 10-15, 2 fems under 10, 3 males under 10, slaves 13. ** Garrett Knight: 1 male 45 and over 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 2 males 10-15, 3 fems under 10, 1 male under 10, slaves 13.
1820 – NC Gates - Federal Census - ** Dempsey Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 2 males 10-15, 1 fem 10-15, 2 fems & 2 males under 10, slaves 11. ** Rachel Knight: 1 fem 45 and over, 2 males 16-25, 1 fem 10-15, slaves 7. ** Charlotte Knight (Lotty): Free col. No data.
1820 – NC Granville - Federal Census - ** John Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 26-44, 2 males 16-25, 1 fem 10-15, 2 males 10-15, 2 males under 10, 2 fems under 10. ** Jonathan Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 1 male under 10, 1 fem under 10. slaves 11. ** Judith Knight (trans: Gudeth): 2 fems 45 and over 1 male 26-44, 2 fems 16-25, 1 male 16-25, 1 male under 10, 1 fem under 10. slaves: 3.
1820 – NC Guilford - Federal Census - ** David Knight: 1 fem 45 and over, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 3 males under 10. ** Absolom Knight SR: 1 male 45 and over, 2 fems 45 and over, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male 16-25, 2 fems 10-15, 1 fem under 10. ** Abel Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 2 fems 16-25, 2 fems 10-15, 1 male under 10, 1 fem under 10. ** John Knight: 1 male 26-44, 2 fems 26-44, 1 fem 10-15, 1 male 10-15, 1 male under 10, 2 fems under 10. ** Charles Knight (text: Chas. trans: “Edna”(!)):1 fem 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 6 kids under 10. ** Solomon Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 2 fems 26-45, 2 males 26-45, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male 16-25. ** James Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem & 2 males under 10, slaves 2. ** Henry Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over,1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 fem 10-15, 1 male & 2 fems under 10. ** Edna Knight: 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 3 fems under 10, 3 males under 10.
1820 – NC Halifax/Hertford - Federal Census - ** John Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 3 fems under 10, 1 male under 10. slaves 4. ** John Knight: 1 male 45 and over, slaves: 17. ** Silas Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 2 fems under 10, 2 males under 10, slaves 18. ** Peter Knight: 1 fem 26-44, 3 males 16-25, 1 fem 16-25, 1 fem under 10, slaves 9. ** Abner Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over,1 male 16-25, 2 fems 16-25, 1 fem 10-15, 1 male under 5. free col: 1 male under 14. slaves 2. ** Priscilla Knight (text: Pricella): 1 fem 45 and over, 2 males 16-25, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male under 10, slave: 1 male 45 and over. ** Nathaniel Knights: 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 16-18, 2 fems under 10, slaves: 15.
1820 – NC Iredell - Admin - Federal Census - ** William Knight, 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 2 males under 10.
1820 – NC Jones - Federal Census - ** Samuel Knight: 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male under 10, 1 fem under 10. ** Kader Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over,1 fem 16-25, 2 fems 10-15, 3 kids under 10.
1820 – NC Mecklenburg - Federal Census - ** Mary Ann Knight (text: Night): 2 fems 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 foreigner not naturalized.
1820 – NC Moore - Federal Census - ** Polly Knight or Sally Knight: 1 fem 26-44, 2 fems 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 fem 10-15, 2 males under 10. ** Nancy Knight: 2 fems 45 and over, 1 fem 26-44, 2 fems 10-15, 2 fems under 10. ** Wilson Knight (text: Night, trans: Wight): 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 1 fem under 10. ** John Knight (text: Night, trans: Wight): 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 1 fem under 10.
1820 – NC Northampton - Federal Census - ** Williamson Knight: 1 male 26-44, 2 fems 16-25, 1 male under 10, 1 fem under 10, slaves: 7
1820 – NC Pasquotank - Federal Census - ** Samuel Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male under 10. ** Thomas Knights: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over, 2 fems 16-25, 1 male 16-18, 1 male 10-15, 1 male under 10, slaves: 3. ** James Knights: 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male under 10.
1820 – NC Richmond - Federal Census - ** Moses Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over,1 fem 16-25, 1 male 16-25, 2 males 10-15, 1 fem 10-15, slaves: 9.
1820 – NC Rockingham - Federal Census - ** Ephraim Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem & 4 males under 10. ** George Knight: 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 16-25. ** Stephen Knight: 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 16-25, 2 fems under 10. ** Thomas Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 2 fems 10-15, 1 male 10-15, 1 fem & 4 males under 10, slaves: 8. ** Archibald Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over, 2 fems 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15. ** Sampson Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male 16-25, 1 fem & 2 males under 10.
1820 – NC Stokes - Federal Census - ** Elijah Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 male & 2 fems under 10.
1820 – NC Warren - Federal Census - ** Martha Knight: 1 fem 45 and over, 1 male 10-15. slaves 9.
1820 – NC Wilkes - Federal Census - ** Reuben Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over,2 fems 16-25, 1 male 16-25.