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 – TN Bedford - Admin - Federal Census - ** William Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over,1 males 16-25, 2 males 10-15, 2 fems 10-15, 3 males under 10. slaves 4. ** William Knight: 2 fems 45 and over, 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male 16-25, 1 male under 10: ** William Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over,1 fem 16-25, 1 male 16-25, 2 males under 10, slaves: 12. ** William Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over, 1 male 16-25, 2 fems 10-15, 2 males 10-15, 3 males under 10, slaves: 4.
1820 – TN Davidson Nashville - Federal Census - ** Allen Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 10-15, 2 males under 10, 1 fem under 10. ** John Knight: 2 males 16-25 engaged in manufacture. ** Moses Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over, 3 males 16-25, slaves: 4. ** William Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 fem under 10, 2 males under 10: ** William Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male & 2 fems under 10.
1820 – TN Franklin - Federal Census - ** William Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over,1 fem 26-44, 2 males 26-44, 2 males 16-25, 1 fem under 10, slaves: 10.
1820 – TN Humphreys - Federal Census - ** Thomas Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over,1 male 16-25, 1 fem 16-25, 1 fem 10-15, 2 males 10-15.
1820 – TN Perry - Federal Census - ** Wade H. Knight: 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male under 10, 1 fem under 10.
1819 – TN Rhea – Tax List – ** John Knight SR.
1820 – TN Rhea – Tax List – ** Lewis Knight. ** John Knight. ** John Knight JR.
1820 – TN Robertson - Federal Census - ** Thomas Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 2 fems under 10, 1 male under 10. ** William Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over, 1 male 10-15, 3 males under 10, 1 fem under 10.
1820 – TN Rutherford - Federal Census - ** John Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 3 fems & 1 male under 10, slaves 5.
1820 – TN Smith - Federal Census - ** Joseph Knight (not indexed by ancestry.com due to trans error): couple 26-45, 1 fem 10-15, 3 kids under 10. ** John Knight (not indexed by ancestry.com due to trans error): 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over,1 male 16-25, 1 fem 10-16, 1 male under 10, slaves 7. ** Ellis Knight: 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 2 males under 10, 3 fems under 10. ~~ Note: The above John Knight, according to later records, is John Knight-Montague from Granville NC, son of Jonathan Knight, grandson of John Knight and Elizabeth Woodson Knight. He and his son, Jonathan, left Granville hastily, apparently, with the sheriff after them for debt.
1820 – TN Sumner - Federal Census - ** James Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 fem under 10, slaves: 2 fems under 14. ** Jonathan Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 2 males under 10, 1 fem under 10. ~~ Note: Jonathan Knight of Granville would be 32 at this time if born 1788 in the same year his parents married; is this him?
1820 – TN Williamson - Federal Census - ** Deason Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem 10-15, 2 fems under 10.
1820 – TN Wilson - Admin - Federal Census - ** Absolom Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 4 fems 10-15, 1 fem under 10. . ** Richard Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 3 fems & 2 males under 10. ** John Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 male & 2 fems under 10. ** Thomas Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 26-44, slaves 1. ** Aquilla Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male under 10, 1 fem under 10. ** Samson Knight (text: Night, trans: Naught): 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over,1 fem 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male 16-25. ** Absolom Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over,1 male under 10, 1 fem under 10.