Joshua Y. Knight
[son of Thomas Knight and Nancy ? Knight]
born: 17 March 1809 - Christian County, Kentucky
died: 23 November 1871 - Humphreys County, Tennessee
buried: unmarked grave in the Knight Cemetery on White Oak Creek - Humphreys County, Tennessee
1st marriage: c1829 - Humphreys County, Tennessee
1st wife: Lucretia Wildredge
[daughter of Edmund Wildredge and Elizabeth ?]
born:
died: before 21 July 1841 - Humphreys County, Tennessee
buried:

Children of Joshua Y. Knight and Lucretia Wildredge Knight:

1. James T. Knight
c1830 - Tennessee

2. Margaret Ann Knight
born: c1833 - Tennessee
died: after 1870
buried:
1870 Census - Hickman County, Tennessee
married: c1851
husband: Willis S. Jones
[son of ? Jones and ? ?]
born: c1831 - Tennessee
died: c1863 - Tennessee
buried:
1860 Census - Hickman County, Tennessee

3. Rufus S. Knight
born: c1835
Confederate soldier in Company K. 50th Tennessee Infantry

4. Cordelia F. Knight
born: c1841
never maried
1880 Census - Houston County, Tennessee

2nd marriage of Joshua Y. Knight: 21 July 1841 - Dickson County, Tennessee
2nd wife of Joshua Y. Knight: Elizabeth Ann Parrish
[daughter of ? Parrish and ? ?]
born: 4 March 1822 - Tennessee
died: after 1880 census
buried:

Children of Joshua Y. Knight and Elizabeth Ann Parrish Knight:

5. Rebecca C. Knight
born: 26 February 1843 - Tennessee
died: 19 June 1914 - Humphreys County, Tennessee
buried: Knight Cemetery on White Oak Creek - Humphreys County, Tennessee
married: before 1869
husband: James Wesley Hudson
[son of J. Mitchell Hudson and Mary Young]
born: 22 June 1846 - Humphreys County, Tennessee
died: 12 January 1934 - Humphreys County, Tennessee
buried: Knight Cemetery on White Oak Creek - Humphreys County, Tennessee

6. Keziah Alice Knight
born: 22 July 1845 - Tennessee
died: 11 June 1918 - Tennessee
buried: Knight Cemetery near the Cumberland Valley Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Houston County, Tennessee
married: c1865
husband: Thomas H. Winstead
[son of Alexander C. Winstead and Sarah A. Adams]
born: 28 March 1839 - Humphreys County, Tennessee
died: 16 August 1903 - Tennessee
buried: Knight Cemetery near the Cumberland Valley Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Houston County, Tennessee

7. William J. Knight
born: c1848 - Tennessee
died: after 1880
buried:
married: c1872
wife: Catherine "Kit" ?
[daughter of ? ? and ? ?]
born: c1850 - Tennessee
died: after 1920
buried:

8. Abner Hughel "Jewber" "Jube" Knight
born: 29 September 1857 - Humphreys County, Tennessee
died: 23 June 1904 - Houston County, Tennessee
buried: Knight Cemetery near the Cumberland Valley Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Houston County, Tennessee
married: 1877 - Houston County, Tennessee
wife: Mary H. Averitt
[daughter of Richard Averitt and Carolyn Mitchell]
born: 12 September 1853 - Tennessee
died: 1935 - Tennessee
buried: Knight Cemetery near the Cumberland Valley Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Houston County, Tennessee

1830
1830 Census - Humphreys County, Tennessee
J. Y. Knight
1 male under 5
1 male between 20 and 30
1 female between 20 and 30

1831
Land Grant 10338 in Tennessee State Archives (Book 12, page 675)
April 15, 1831
grants Joshua Y. Knight land 50 acres on waters of White Oak Cree, of the original tract where Thomas Knight, deceased, formerly lived.

1840
1840 Census - Humphreys County, Tennessee
Joshua Y. Knight
2 males between 5 and 10
1 male between 30 and 40
1 male between 40 and 50
2 females between 0 and 5
1 female between 5 and 10
1 female between 10 and 15
1 female between 30 and 40

1840
Lucretia Wildredge was the daughter of Edmund Wildredge who mentions her in his will: my grandson Silvester Adams . . . my daughters Elizabeth and Lucretia Knight. Samuel Wildredge and Joshua Y. Knight were executors of the will. Edmund Wildredge died about 1840, as his sale was held 29 Sept. 1840 and among the buyers were Syl Adams and J. Y. Knight.

1841
Joshua Y. Knight is found as administrator of his wife's estate. He was appointed guardian for their children.

1842
Humphreys County, Tennesee - Deed Book L, pages 328, 329
Joshua Y. Knight bought 50 acres on a branch of White Oak Creek from William J. Thomason.
Witnesses were J. W. Lewis, Jno. H. Knight.
Recorded: 11 Feb. 1842

1843
Humphreys County, Tennessee - Court Minutes
3 April 1843
on motion of Joshua Y. Knight, who made oath with William J. Knight and John Edwards his securities, ordered to have letters of administration on estate of Lucretia Knight, deceased . . . appointed guardian of James T. Knight, Margaret A. Knight, Rufus S. Knight and Cordelia F. Knight, minor orphans of Edmund Wildredge, deceased. . .

1845
January 1845
Joshua Y. Knight, guardian, makes report for the minor heirs of Edmund Wildredge: Margaret Ann, James T., Rufus S. and Caroline [sic: Cordelia] F. Knight . . .

1848
In 1848 the court orders that J. Y. Knight, Jas. Patterson, Saml Wildredge, Wesley Young, Sil Adams, and C. E. Brigham view, and mark an alteration in the road leaving the old road at or near the upper end of James Poyner's plantation interescting the same near the Tenenssee Ridge . . .

1848
Humphreys County, Tennessee - Deed Book F, pages 212, 213
June 28, 1848
William J. Knight bought two tracts of land on White Oak Creek.
Witnesses were Edward Hall, William Estes, and J. Y. Knight.

1849
Joshua Y. Knight - Justice of the Peace - Humphreys County, Tennessee

1849
Land Grant 20067, Book 4, page 867
In 1849 Joshua Y. Knight received a land grant for land on White Oak Creek which adjoined his land.

1849
Humphreys County, Tennessee - Deed Book K, pages 537-538
In 1849 Joshua Y. Knight bought from Wesley Young land on White Oak Creek at mouth of Big Hollow where it empties into Wells Branch.

1850
J. Y. Knight
1850 Census - Humphreys County, Tennessee

J. Y. Knight	41	Farmer	Kentucky
Elizabeth	28		Tennessee
Margaret	17		Tennessee
Rufus	15		Tennessee
Cordelia	10		Tennessee
Rebecca	7		Tennessee
Keziah	5		Tennessee
William	1		Tennessee

1853
Land Grant 23273, Book 8, page 201
In 1853 Joshua Y. Knight received a grant of land for land on White Oak Creek.

1860
J. Y. Knight
1860 Census - Humphreys County, Tennessee

J. Y. Knight	52	Farmer	Kentucky
Elizabeth	39		Tennessee
Robert S. should be Rufus	26		Tennessee
Cordelia	21		Tennessee
Rebecca	18		Tennessee
Allis	15		Tennessee
William	12		Tennessee
Abner H.	3		Tennessee
Elizabeth Cummings	34		Tennessee

1870
1870 Census - Humphreys County, Tennessee
Mistakenly listed as James Y. Knight

James Y. Knight	61	Farmer	Kentucky
Elizabeth A.	48		Tennessee
Cordelia	34		Tennessee
William J.	21		Tennessee
Abner	12		Tennessee

Last Updated February 1, 2002