1. Overview
    1. Location
    2. Date Constructed/ Founded
    3. Associated Surnames
    4. Historical notes
    5. Associated Slave Workplaces
  2. Associated Free Persons
  3. Associated Enslaved Persons
  4. Research Leads and Plantation Records
  5. Miscellaneous Information
  6. References
  7. Users Researching This Workplace

Overview

Location

Jones Co., MS

Date Constructed/ Founded

not determined

Associated Surnames

Knight

Historical notes

William H. Knight was the son of John "Jackie" Knight of Covington Co., MS.

Associated Slave Workplaces

John Knight Plantation (Covington Co., MS)


Associated Free Persons

  • William H. Knight (b.1812-d.1880) - owner
  • Mary "Polly" Youngblood Knight (b.1812-d.?) - wife of William Knight (m.1832)
  • Jesse Davis Knight (b.1833-d.?) - son of William H. and Mary Y. Knight
  • Harriet E. Knight (b.1834-d.?) - daughter of William H. and Mary Y. Knight
  • Cornelia Ann Knight (b.1835-d.?) - daughter of William H. and Mary Y. Knight
  • Benjamin Franklin Knight (b.1836-d.?) - son of William H. and Mary Y. Knight
  • William Martin "Dickie" Knight (b.1840-d.?) - son of William H. and Mary Y. Knight
  • Keziah Jane Knight (b.1841-d.?) - daughter of William H. and Mary Y. Knight
  • Caroline Amanda Knight (b.1843-d.?) - daughter of William H. and Mary Y. Knight
  • John A. Knight (b.1845-d.?) - son of William H. and Mary Y. Knight
  • James A. Knight (b.1847-d.?) - son of William H. and Mary Y. Knight
  • Mary A. Knight (b.1849-d.?) - daughter of William H. and Mary Y. Knight
  • Serena Margaret Knight (b.1852-d.?) - daughter of William H. and Mary Y. Knight

Associated Enslaved Persons

1860 Slaves of William H. Knight
From the 1806 Jones Co., MS slave schedule

  • William H. Knight - 2 slaves, 1 slave house
1861 Will of John Jackie Knight
The Family of John 'Jackie' Knight and Keziah Davis Knight, 1773 - 1985. Robert and Delores Knight Vinson. 1985

Given to son William Knight

  • Rachel
  • Jeffrey - son of Rachel
  • Georgeanne - daughter of Rachel

Research Leads and Plantation Records

  • none reported yet

Miscellaneous Information

  • none

References

  • The Family of John 'Jackie' Knight and Keziah Davis Knight, 1773 - 1985. Robert and Delores Knight Vinson. 1985
  • Rootsweb World Connect Project, My Family History Project
  • 1860 US Federal Slave Schedule, Jones Co., MS

Users Researching This Workplace

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