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.
1830 – NC Caswell - Federal Census - ** Evans Knight: 1 male 50-59, 1 fem 40-49, 1 fem 20-29, 1 male 20-29, 2 males 15-19, 2 males 10-14, 2 fems 5-9, 1 free col male 10-23, 12 slaves. ** Joseph Knight: 1 male 50-59, 1 fem 50-59, 1 fem 30-39, 1 fem 20-29, 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 free col fem 10-23, 12 slaves.
1830 – NC Chatham - Federal Census - ** Mary Knight: 1 fem 50-59, 1 fem 20-29, 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 1 male 15-19, 2 males 5-9, 1 fem 5-9, 1 male under 5.
1830 – NC Cumberland - Federal Census - ** Wilson Knight: 1 male 50-59, 1 fem 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 1 fem 10-14, 1 fem 10-14, 1 male 10-14, 2 fems 5-9, 1 fem & 1 male under 5. ** Henry Knight: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 40-49, 1 fem 10-14. ** John Knight: 1 male 15-19, 1 fem 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 1 male under 5, 1 free col male 10-23, 17 slaves.
1830 – NC Currituck - Federal Census - ** Richard Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 30-39, 2 males 5-9, 1 male under 5, 1 slave.
1830 – NC Edgecombe - Federal Census - ** Peter E. Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 30-39, 2 males 5-9, 2 males under 5, 12 slaves. ** Joseph Knight: 1 male 50-59, 2 males 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 6 slaves. ** James C. Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 2 kids under 5, 13 slaves. ** James Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 30-39, 1 male 15-19, 1 fem 10-14, 8 slaves. ** Willis Knight: 1 male 50-59, 1 fem 40-49, 1 fem 15-19, 2 males 15-19, 16 slaves. ** Jordan Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 3 slaves. ** Arthur Knight: 1 male 50-59, 1 fem 50-59, 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 1 male 15-19, 11 slaves. ** William Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 7 slaves. ** Garrett Knight: 1 male 50-59, 1 fem 50-59, 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 1 male 15-19, 1 fem 10-14, 1 fem 5-9, 19 slaves. ** Charles W. Knight: 1 male 50-59, 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 1 fem 10-14, 12 slaves. ** John Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 7 slaves. ** Walker Knight: 1 male 60-69, 1 fem 60-69, 1 fem 20-29, 1 male 20-29, 1 male under 5, 17 slaves. ** Jesse C. Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 30-39, 2 fems 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 14 slaves. ** Peter Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem under 5, 9 slaves.
1830 – NC Gates - Federal Census - ** Wesley Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 1 male under 5. ** Dempsey Knight: 1 male 50-59, 1 fem 30-39, 1 fem 20-29, 2 males 15-19, 1 fem 10-14, 2 fems 5-9, 1 male under 5, 17 slaves. ** Benjamin Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 slave. ** James Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 30-39, 1 male under 5. ** Charlotte Knight (Lotty): Free col HH: 1 fem 24-35, 1 fem 10-23, 1 male under 10, 1 fem under 10.
1830 – NC Granville - Federal Census - ** Benjamin Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 5-9, 2 males & 1 fem under 5. ** Jonathan Knight: 1 male 60-69.
1830 – NC Guilford - Federal Census - ** Isaac Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 50-59, 1 fem 5-9, 1 fem under 5. ** Abel Knight (SR?) (text: “uncle”):1 male 70-79, 1 fem 70-79, 1 fem 30-39, 1 fem 10-14, 1 male 5-9. ** David Knight: 1 fem 60-69, 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem under 5. ** Elihu Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 2 males under 5. ** Abel Knight (JR?): 1 male 50-59, 2 fems 20-29, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 fem 10-14. ** John Knight: 1 male 50-59, 1 fem 40-49, 1 male 20-29, 2 fems 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 2 fems 5-9. ** Abel Knight (III?): 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 1 fem 5-9, 2 males 5-9, 1 fem under 5. ** Annel Knight (text: Night, Ammiel?): 1 fem 60-69, 2 fems 20-29, 1 male 20-29, 1 fem under 5.
1830 – NC Halifax - Federal Census - ** John Knight: 1 male 50-59, 22 slaves. ** Abner Knight: 1 fem 60-69, 1 male 50-59, 1 male 20-29. ** Sally Knight: 1 fem 30-39, 1 fem 10-14, 1 slave. ** Frederick Knight (text: Fred.): single male 20-29. ** Silas Knight: 1 male 50-59, 1 fem 50-59, 2 males 15-19, 1 fem 10-14. ** John Knight: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 30-39, 1 fem 10-14, 1 male 10-14, 3 fems 5-9, 1 free col fem 10-23, 4 slaves.
1830 – NC Hertford - Federal Census - ** Drucilla Knight: 1 fem 60-69, 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 20-29, 2 fems under 5.
1830 – NC Macon - Federal Census - ** Levi Knight (text: Levi, trans: Livie): 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 2 fems under 5.
1830 – NC Montgomery East of Pee Dee and Yadkin River - Federal Census - ** William Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 30-39, 1 fem 10-14, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 2 fems 5-9, 1 fem & 1 male under 5, 2 slaves.
1830 – NC Moore - Federal Census - ** Henry Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 5-9, 2 males & 2 fems under 5. ** Mary Knight: 1 fem 40-49, 2 fems 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 1 fem 10-14. ** Jack Knight: 1 male 40-49, 2 males 15-19, 1 fem 10-14, 1 fem 5-9.
1830 – NC Northampton - Federal Census - ** Lewis J. Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 30-39, 1 fem 50-59, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 1 fem 5-9, 4 males & 2 fems under 5, 13 slaves.
1830 – NC Orange - Federal Census - ** Willie Knight (text: Night): 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 male under 5.
1830 – NC Pasquotank - Federal Census - ** Samuel Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 male 20-29, 2 fems 20-29, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 2 fems & 1 male under 5. ** James Knights: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 10-14, 1 fem 5-9, 2 fems under 5.
1830 – NC Perquimans - Federal Census - ** Nathan Knight (text: Knights, trans: Haights!):1 male 15-19, 1 fem 15-19, 1 male under 5.
1830 – NC Richmond - Federal Census - ** Moses Knight: 1 male 60-69, 1 fem 20-29.
1830 – NC Rockingham - Federal Census - ** William Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 male & 1 fem under 5. ** Emory Knight (text: Emmery): 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29. ** Thomas Knight SR: 1 male 50-59, 1 fem 50-59, 2 males 15-19, 1 fem 10-14, 2 males 10-14, 9 slaves. ** James Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 1 fem under 5. ** Thomas Knight JR: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 male 5-9, 1 male under 5. ** Sampson Knight: 1 male 50-59, 1 fem 50-59, 1 fem 30-39, 1 fem 15-19, 1 fem 5-9. ** William Knight (SR?): 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 30-39, 2 males 5-9, 1 fem under 5, 3 slaves. ** Arthur J. Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29. ** Henry Knight: 1 male 70-79, 1 fem 60-69. ** John C. Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 1 slave. ** Elizabeth Knight: 1 fem 60-69, 1 fem 30-39, 2 fems 20-29, 1 male 20-29, 2 fems under five.
1830 – NC Rowan - Federal Census - ** Williams Knight: 1 male 80-89, 1 fem 60-69. ** Isaac Knight: 1 male 50-59, 1 free col fem 24-35.
1830 – NC Stokes - Federal Census - ** Elijah Knight: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 40-49, 2 fems 10-14, 1 male 10-14, 1 fem 5-9, 1 male 5-9, 2 fems & 2 males under 5. ** Jonathan Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 30-39, 2 fems 10-14, 1 fem 5-9, 2 fems & 1 male under 5.
1830 – NC Wake - Federal Census - (Alphabetical) ** Noel Knight (text: Knowell Night; might be Nowell): 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 30-39, 2 males 10-14, 2 fems 5-9, 2 fems under 5, 1 free col male 10-23, 3 slaves. ** Anny Knight (Night): 1 fem 70-79, 1 fem 30-39, 8 slaves.
1830 – NC Wilkes - Federal Census - ** Thomas Knight: 1 male 50-59, 1 fem 50-59, 1 fem 30-39, 1 fem 20-29, 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 fem 5-9. ** John Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 male under 5. ** Reuben Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 5-9.