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 – VA Accomack Onancock - Federal Census - ** Betty Knight: 1 free col fem 45 and over, 1 slave male 45 and over. ** Jacob Knight: Free col: 7 males 45 and over, 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 2 fems & 3 males under 14.
1820 – VA Albemarle - Federal Census - ** William Knight: 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 16-25.
1820 – VA Amherst - Federal Census - ** Catherine Knight: 2 fems 26-44, incl. 1 foreigner not naturalized. ** William Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over, 2 males 36-44, 2 fems 16-25, 3 males 16-25, 1 male under 10, 1 fem under 10, slaves 5. ** Thomas Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 2 males under 10, slaves 1. ** William Knight JR: 1 male 16-25, 2 fems 16-25, 2 fems & 2 males under 10, slaves 1.
1820 – VA Cabell (now WVA) - Federal Census - ** James Knight 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem 10-15, 1 fem under 10, 1 male under 10. ** William Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over 1 fem 16-25, 2 fems 10-15, 1 male under 10. ** Abner Knight (trans: Abrier). No data on census page. ** Libbey Knight: 1 fem 26-44, 2 fems 10-15, 2 males 10-15, 1 fem & 2 males under 10.
1820 – VA Caroline - Federal Census - ** Bennett Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 fem 10-15, 1 fem under 10.
1820 – VA Culpeper - Federal Census - ** Ephraim Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over, 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem 10-15, 1 male 10-15, slaves: 2.
1820 – VA Franklin - Federal Census - ** John Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem 10-15, 1 male 10-15, 1 fem & 1 male under 10, slaves: 1.
1820 – VA Frederick/Orange - Admin - Federal Census - ** George Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male 16-25, 3 fems under 10, 1 male under 10. slaves 11. ** Thomas Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem 45 and over, 4 males under 10, 1 fem under 10.
1820 – VA Greenbriar (now WVA) - Federal Census - ** James Knight: 1 male 26-44, 2 fems 26-44, 2 fems 10-15, 3 males 10-15, 3 males under 10, 2 fems under 10.
1820 – PA Hanover - Federal Census - ** Henry Knight: 1 male 16-25, slaves: 21. ** On same sheet: Peter Wade, Richard Woodson, Isham Woodson, John Woodson. ** Joseph Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over, 3 males undert 10, 1 fem under 10.
1820 – VA Harrison/Augusta/Orange - Federal Census - ** Christopher Knight (text: Christo): 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over, 2 fems 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 1 male under 10, 1 fem under 10. ** Bailey Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over, 2 fems 16-25, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 10-15, slaves 4. ** Augustus Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 2 fems 45 and over, 3 males 26-44, 1 fem 10-15, 1 male 10-15, 1 males & 1 fem under 10. ** John Knight: 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 16-25, 2 fems under 10. ** Daniel Knight: 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 10-15, 2 males under 10, incls 1 “foreigner not naturalized”. ** Thornton Knight: 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 10-15, 1 male under 10. ** Peter Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 16-25. free col: 1 male. slaves 7. ** William Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over,1 male 26-44, 2 fems 16-25, 1 male 10-15, slaves 8. ** William Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over, 2 fems 16-25, 2 males 10-15, 1 male under 10, 1 fem under 10. ** William B. Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over, 3 fems 16-25, 1 male 16-25.
1820 – VA Henrico - Federal Census - ** Joseph Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over,3 males under 10, 1 fem under 10. ** David Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25.
1820 – VA Lancaster - Federal Census - ** John Knight: 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 male under 10.
1820 – VA Lee - Federal Census - ** Elizabeth Knight (Night): 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem 10-15, 2 fems under 10.
1820 – VA Louden - Federal Census - ** William Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 2 fems 16-25, 1 fem & 1 male under 10.
1820 – VA Lunenburg - Admin - Federal Census - ** John Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over,1 fem 26-44, 2 males 16-25, 1 male 16-18, 2 males 10-15, 3 males & 2 fems under 10, slaves 10 . ** Tarleton W. Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 2 fems 10-15, 4 males under 10, 1 fem under 10, slaves 14. ** Woodson Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over, 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 fem under 10, slaves 33.
1820 – VA Mecklenburg - Federal Census - ** Samuel Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over,1 fem 10-15, 1 fem & 1 male under 10, slaves: 1.
1820 – VA Monongalia - Federal Census - ** Thomas Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male under 10. ** Thomas Knight (Neight): 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem 10-15, 1 male 10-15, 2 fems & 3 males under 10.
1820 – VA Montgomery Christiansburg - Federal Census - ** George Knight (Night): 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over, 2 fems 16-25, 1 male 16-25, 2 fems & 3 males under 10.
1820 – VA Nansemond - Federal Census - ** James Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male under 10, 1 fem under 10. slaves 11. ** Thomas Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over,1 male 16-25, 2 fems 16-25, 1 fem 10-15, 2 males 10-15, 2 fems under 10, 2 males under 10, slaves 13. ** Kader Knight (text: Kedar): 1 male 16-18, slaves 8.
1820 – VA Nicholas - Federal Census - ** John Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 4 fems & 1 male under 10.
1820 – VA Norfolk - Federal Census - ** William Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male 16-25, 3 fems 10-15, 2 fems under 10. ** T. Knight: free col: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 3 fems under 14, 1 slave. ** Mrs. Knight: 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male 16-25, 3 fems 10-15, 2 fems under 10. ** Richard Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 male 16-25, 1 male under 10, slaves: 4.
1820 – VA Northumberland - Federal Census - ** John H. Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male under 10, slaves 16 . ** Charles Knight: 1 male 26-44, 2 fems 45 and over, 1 fem 16-25, 3 males 10-15, 2 fems under 10, 1 male under 10, slaves 15. ** Coleman Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 2 fems 26-44, 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male under 10, 2 fems under 10. free col: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 26-44, 3 fems under 14, slaves 2. ** Thomas Knight: 2 males 16-25. slaves 5.
1820 – VA Richmond - Federal Census - ** Elizabeth Knight: 1 fem 45 and over. free col: 1 fem 14-25, 2 males under 14, slaves: 1.
1820 – VA Rockbridge - Federal Census - ** James W. Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 4 males under 10.
1820 – VA Shenandoah Isabella Furnace - Federal Census - ** John Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male 10-15, 2 males & 2 fems under 10.
1820 – VA Shenandoah Pine Forge - Federal Census - ** Elizabeth Knight: 1 fem 26-44, 3 fems & 1 male under 10.
1820 – VA Southampton - Federal Census - ** Daniel Knight: 1 male 16-25. ** Rebecca Knight: 1 fem 45 and over, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male 10-15, slaves 3.
1820 – VA Spotsylvania - Admin - Federal Census - ** Elijah Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over, slaves 2. ** William Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 3 males 10-15, 1 male under 10, 1 fem under 10.
1820 – VA Stafford - Admin - Federal Census - ** Uriah Knight: 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 fem, 2 males under 10, slaves 2. ** John Knight Estate: 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem 10-15, 1 fem under 10. ** Elijah Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44. ** Bailey Knight: 1 male 26-44, 2 fems 26-44. ** Branson Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male under 10. ** John Knight SR: 1 male 45 and over, slaves 3: 1 fem 45 and over, 2 fems under 14. ** William Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 3 fems 26-44, 3 fems & 2 males under 10.
1820 – VA Sussex - Federal Census - ** Patsey Knight: 1 fem 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 fem 10-15, 1 male 10-15, 2 fems under 10.
1820 – VA Tyler - Federal Census - ** Curtis Knight (Custer?): 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 2 fems & 3 males under 10. ** David Knight: 1 male 16-25, 2 fems 16-25, 1 male under 10.