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 – SC Abbeville - Federal Census - ** Luther Knight (Nite): 1 male 16-26, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 fem & 5 males under 10.
1820 – SC Barnwell - Federal Census - ** Thomas Knight: 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 16-25, 1 fem & 1 male under 10. ** Mollon Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 fem & 1 male under 10.
1820 – SC Beaufort St. Peter’s - Federal Census - ** Charles Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 26-44, 2 fems 16-25, 1 male 16-25. ** Tarlton Knight: 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male under 10. ** Peter Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over,1 male 16-25, 3 males & 1 fem under 10. ** Peter Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over,1 fem 16-25, 1 fem 10-15, 1 male & 3 fems under 10. ** Solomon Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 2 fems under 10, 1 male under 10. ** Jemima Knight: 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 16-18, 1 male 10-15, 2 fems 10-15, 2 fems & 1 male under 10. ** Seth Knight: 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 16-25.
1820 – SC Charleston - Federal Census - ** Patsey Knight: 1 white male 45 and over, free col: 1 fem 45 and over, 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 14-25, 7 males under 14.
1820 – SC Chester - Federal Census - ** William Knight: 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 26-44, 3 kids under 10. ** John Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over, 2 fems 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 16-25, 2 males under 10.
1820 – SC Chesterfield - Federal Census - ** Aaron Knight SR: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 2 fems 10-15. ** Aaron Knight JR: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 2 males & 3 fems under 10. ** Abel Knight: 2 males 45 and over, 1 males 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 fem 10-15, 1 male under 10, 1 fem under 10. ** Moses Knight: 1 male 16-25, 2 fems 16-25, 1 male under 10. ** Moses Knight: 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 16-25, slaves 1. ** Nathaniel Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 male under 10. ** Rachel Knight: free col: 1 fem 45 and over, 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 14-25, 2 males 14-25, 3 fems under 14, 2 males under 14. ** Roland Knight (text: Roling or Boling): free col: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 male under 14.
1820 – SC Colleton St. George’s - Federal Census - ** John Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 fem & 2 males under 10. slaves 4. ** William Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male 16-25, 1 fem under 10. ** Alexander Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 10-15.
1820 – SC Fairfield - Federal Census - ** Berryman Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over, 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 10-15, 2 males 10-15, 3 fems under 10, 1 male under 10. slaves 2.
1820 – SC Lancaster - Federal Census - ** Edmond Knight: 1 fem 26-44, 2 males 16-25, 1 fem 16-25, 2 males under 10. ** William Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 5 fems 45 and over, 3 males 16-25, 2 males 10-15, 2 males & 1 fem under 10. ** Joseph Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over,1 male 26-44, 2 fems 10-15, 1 male 10-15, 2 males under 10. ** Thomas Knight: 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 26-44, 3 males under 10. ** John Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 fem 10-15, 2 males under 10, 2 fems under 10. ** Jacob Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 fem & 1 male under 10.
1820 – SC Laurens - Federal Census - ** John F. Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 2 males under 10, 1 fem under 10. ** India Knight: 1 fem 45 and over, 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 10-15, 1 fem under 10. ** Matthew Knight: 1 male 26-44, 2 fems 16-25, 2 fems under 10, 1 male under 10. ** Matthew Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 2 fems 10-15, 1 male 10-15, 3 kids under 10. ** David Knight JR: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male 16-18, 1 fem 10-15, 2 males 10-15, 4 males & 2 fems under 10. ** David Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 fem under 10, 3 males under 10. ** William Knight JR: 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 16-25, 2 males under 10. ** William Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem 10-15, 4 males & 1 fem under 10. ** Abner Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem 10-15, 2 males 10-15, 5 fems & 1 male under 10. ** John Knight: 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male under 10.
1820 – SC Marion - Federal Census - ** Ann Knight: 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem 10-15, 1 male 10-15, 2 fems under 10.
1820 – SC Marlboro - Federal Census - ** Richard Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over, 2 males 16-18, 2 fems 10-15, 3 males 10-15, 1 fem under 10, 2 males under 10. ** William Knight: 1 male 16-18, 2 fems 16-25, 1 male under 10, 3 fems under 10, slave 1.
1820 – SC Newberry - Federal Census - ** Richard Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 2 fems 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 2 fems 10-15, 2 males 10-15, 4 fems & 1 male under 10, slaves 1. ** James Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 2 males under 10, 2 fems under 10.
1820 – SC Orangeburg - Federal Census - ** James Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 2 fems 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 male under 10, 1 fem under 10, slaves 11. ** Shem Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 4 fems & 2 males under 10.
1820 – SC Spartanburg - Federal Census - ** George Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 2 fems 10-15, 2 fems & 4 males under 10.
1820 – SC Union - Federal Census - ** Reuben Knight: 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 26-44.