Transcribed/Extracted 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 State Knights. 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.
Even though the information is still very limited, at this point, the censuses are getting much longer and it has become impossible for one person to comb through the records with the thoroughness I would like; I do have a life outside of genealogy. Obviously, I focus more intensely on those areas where I know VA Knights moved to, but still, the population is growing fast and I can't guarantee exhaustive coverage though I am doing my best to net all Knights in whatever state I cover. In some of the newly settled areas, the censuses are still mercifully short and in some cases, I covered the entire sheet. When that is the case, I put the word "ENTIRE" at the end of the list.
1840 - AL Baldwin - Federal Census - ** John Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29.
1840 - AL Barbour - Federal Census - ** William Knight: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 20-29, 2 males 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 male under 5.
1840 - AL Benton - Federal Census - ** John Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 30-39, 1 fem 10-14, 1 male 10-14, 1 fem 5-9, 1 male 5-9, 2 males under 5. ** Joseph Knight: 1 male 60-69, 1 fem 60-69, 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 10-14, 1 male 5-9.
1840 - AL Chambers - Federal Census - ** Moses Knight: 1 male 30-39, employed in manufacture and trade, 1 fem 30-39, 2 fems 5-9, 2 fems under 5, 2 males under 5. ** John F. Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem under 5, 1 male under 5.
1840 - AL Clarke - Federal Census - ** John Knight: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 40-49, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 1 male 15-19, 2 fems 10-14, 1 male 10-14, 1 fem 5-59, 2 males 5-9, 1 fem under 5, 3 males under 5. ** Joseph B. Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 40-49, 1 fem under 5.
1840 - AL Dale - Federal Census - ** Robert Knight: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 40-49, 1 fem 15-19, 3 fems 10-14, 1 fem 5-9, 1 male 5-9, slaves: 7. ** L. M. Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 15-19. ** James Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem under 5, 3 males under 5.
1840 - AL Henry - Federal Census - ** Thomas Knight: 3 males 20-29, 1 fem 20-29. ** Richard Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem under 5, slaves: 20.
1840 - AL Jackson - Federal Census - ** Andrew Knight: 2 males 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem under 5, 1 male under 5. ** James Knight: 1 male 30-39, 2 fems 20-29, 1 fem 5-9, 1 male 5-9, 1 fem under 5, 2 males under 5.
1840 - AL Lowndes - Federal Census - ** K. K. Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 10-14, 1 fem 5-9, 1 male 5-9, 1 fem under 5, 2 males under 5. ** John Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 30-39, slaves: 2. ** Jesse B. Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 30-39, 2 males 10-14, 1 fem 10-14, 1 fem 5-9, 1 male 5-9, 2 fems under 5.
1840 - AL Madison - Federal Census - ** A. J. Knight, 1 male 20-29, 2 fems 20-29, 1 male 5-9, 2 fems under 5, 2 males under 5, free col: 8 males under 10. ** John W. Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 20-29, free col: 2 males under 10, slaves: 20; Col. pers. insane and idiot at public charge: 1.
1840 - AL Marengo - Federal Census - ** Samuel Knight: 1 male 50-59, 2 fems 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 1 male 15-19, 1 fem 5-9, 1 male 5-9, slaves: 29. ** James Knight: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 10-14, 1 fem under 5, 2 males under 5, adults illiterate. ** William Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 50-59, 2 males under 5.
1840 - AL Marshall - Federal Census - ** James Knight: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 30-39, 2 fems 15-19, 2 males 10-14, 1 fem under 5, 1 male under 5, both adults illiterate.
1840 - AL Monroe - Federal Census - ** C. C. Knight: 1 male 30-39, slaves: 30.
1840 - AL Montgomery - Federal Census - ** James. F. Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 20-29, 2 fems 5-9, 2 males under 5, 1 fem under 5, slaves: 1.
1840 - AL Morgan Regiment 6 - Federal Census - ** F. J. Knight: 1 fem 50-59, 1 fem 20-29, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 15-19.
1840 - AL Perry - Federal Census - ** Morton Knight: 1 male 50-59, 1 fem 20-29, 4 fems 5-9, 2 males under 5. ** Henry E. Knight: 1 male 50-59, 1 fem 50-59.
1840 - AL Pickens - Federal Census - ** Morgan Knight (text: Marng): 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 1 fem under 5, 1 male under 5.
1840 - AL Pike - Federal Census - ** Jeptha Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 20-29, 2 fems 5-9, 1 male 5-9, 1 fem under 5, 1 male under 5.
1840 - AL Randolph - Federal Census - ** Floyd Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 male 10-14, 1 fem 5-9, 1 male 5-9, 1 male under 5. ** Henry Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 30-39, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 1 fem under 5, 1 male under 5. ** Fred Knight: 1 male 20-29 employed in mining, 1 fem 15-19, 1 fem 40-49, 1 male under 5.
1840 - AL Russell - Federal Census - ** Bird Knight, 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 15-19. ** Ephraim Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem under 5, 1 male under 5.
1840 - AL St Clair - Federal Census - ** Stephen Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 30-39, 2 males 5-9, 2 fems under 5. ** Josiah Knight: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 30-39, 1 male 10-14.
1840 - AL Sumter - Federal Census - ** Peter Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 30-39, 1 fem 5-9, 2 males 5-9, 2 fems under 5. ** Arthur Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 1 male 10-14, 1 fem 5-9, 1 fem under 5, 1 male under 5, slaves: 16. ** Joseph Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 2 fems 15-19, 1 fem 50-59, slaves: 15. ** William Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 5-9, 1 male under 5, slaves: 20.
1840 - AL Talladega - Federal Census - ** Enoch Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 20-29, 1 male 10-14, 3 fems 5-9, 2 males under 5.
1840 - AL Tallapoosa - Federal Census - ** Thomas Knight: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 30-39, 1 fem 15-19, 1 fem 10-14, 1 male 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 2 males under 5. ** H. D. Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 30-39, 2 fems 10-14, 1 fem 5-9, 1 male 5-9, 3 males under 5, slaves: 1.
1840 - AL Washington - Federal Census - ** Samuel Knight: 1 male 60-69, 1 fem 40-49, 1 fem 20-29, 2 males 20-29, 2 males 15-19, 2 fems 10-14, 1 fem 5-9, 2 fems under 5.
1840 - AL Wilcox - Federal Census - ** Edward Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 50-59, 1 male 5-9, 2 males under 5, 1 fem under 5.