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 – MS Adams Washington - Federal Census - ** Charles Knight: 1 male 50-59, 1 male 30-39, 2 fems 15-19, 2 fems 10-14, slaves: 13.
1840 – MS Adams Natchez - Federal Census - ** John Knight: 1 male 30-39, 2 fems 20-29, 2 males 20-29, 1 fem 5-9, slaves: 4.
1840 – MS Attala - Federal Census - ** Benjamin Knight: 1 male 60-69, 1 fem 30-39, 2 fems 5-9, 2 males 5-9, 1 fem under 5, 1 male under 5.
1840 – MS Chickasaw - Federal Census - ** R. Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 40-49, 1 fem 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 2 fems 5-9, 1 male 5-9.
1840 – MS Choctaw - Federal Census - ** Abel Knight: 1 male 60-69, 1 fem 50-59, 1 fem 40-49, 1 fem 20-29, 2 males 15-19, 2 males 10-14, 1 fem 10-14, 1 fem 5-9, 1 male under 5, slaves: 6. ** Thomas Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 15-19.
1840 – MS Clarke - Federal Census - ** James W. Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem under 5, 1 male under 5. ** George Knight:1 male 50-59, 1 fem 40-49, 2 males 2-29, 3 males 10-14.
1840 – MS Copiah - Federal Census - ** Thomas Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 5-9, 2 males under 5.
1840 – MS Covington - Federal Census - ** Benjamin Knight: 1 male, age 23, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem under 5. ** John Knight: 1 male age 67, 1 fem 60-69, 2 males 15-19, slaves: 10.
1840 – MS Desoto - Federal Census - ** Thomas P. Knight: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 30-39, 2 males 15-19, 2 males 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 1 fem 5-9, slaves: 2.
1840 – MS Hancock - Federal Census - ** Florentine Knight: 1 fem 30-39, 1 fem 15-19, 1 male 15-19, 2 fems 10-14, 3 fems 5-9, 1 male 5-9, 1 fem under 5.
1840 – MS Jones - Federal Census - ** Felix Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 male under 5. ** William Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 1 fem 5-9, 1 male 5-9, 2 males under 5, 1 fem under 5. ** Albert Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 30-39, 2 males 15-19, 2 males 10-14, 1 fem 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 2 males under 5. ** James Knight: 1 fem 40-49, 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29.
1840 – MS Lafayette - Federal Census - ** Thomas Knight: 1 male age 50 employed in manufacture and trade, 2 males 20-29, 1 male 15-19. ** P. Knight: 1 male 20-29 employed in manufacture and trade; 1 fem 30-39, 2 fems 10-14, 1 fem 5-9, 1 male 5-9, 2 males under 5. ** M. G. Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 1 fem under 5.
1840 – MS Lawrence - Federal Census - ** John Knight: 1 male 50-59, 1 fem 40-49, 1 male 20-29, 2 fems 15-19, slaves: 3.
1840 – MS Leake - Federal Census - ** Samuel Knight: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 20-29, 1 male 10-14.
1840 – MS Tishomingo - Federal Census - ** J. A. Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29. ** S. J. Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 5-9, 1 male 5-9, 1 fem under 5, 2 males under 5.