1807
1807 Tax List - Christian County, Kentucky

1808
1808 Tax List - Christian County, Kentucky

1809
1809 Tax List - Christian County, Kentucky

1810
1810 Tax List - Christian County, Kentucky

1810
1810 Census - Christian County, Kentucky
Thomas Knight
3 males 0-10
1 male age 45 or over
1 female under 10 years
2 females between 10-16
2 females between 16-26
1 female between 26 and 45

1811
Humphreys County, Tenenssee - Deed Book B, pages 396-397
30 Dec. 1811
William Hankins of Humphreys County sold to Thomas Knight for $300 a tract of land on Wilson's branch of White Oak Creek . . . bounded by Edward Gwin's corner and David Wells' line near the dry branch . . . including where said Hankins now lives . . . tract includes 100 acres more or less.
Witnesses: William Morrison and John Robbins . . .
Recorded: 12 Oct. 1820

1813
Humphreys County, Tennessee - Deed Book C, pages 463-464
27 March 1813
Thomas Knight of Humphreys County conveys to John H. Mills for $150, 50 acres . . . mentions Shute's boundary line . . . "with appertainances
Witnesses: David Wills and David Mills
Registered: 30 Dec. 1825

1816
Christian County, Kentucky - Deed Book G, page 180
October 17, 1816
From John G. Reynolds, commissioner for that purpose, appointed by an interlocutory decree of the Christian Circuit Court, made at their present Oct. term, in a certain suit in chancery, therein depending, between Thomas Knight, complainant and John and Hiriam Knight, sd decree and bill mentioned, containing 400 acres lying on Pond River, being a claim granted by the county court of C. to John Knight, #213. The land is warranted against the claims of the afd sd John and Hyram Knight, their heirs, and anyone claiming through them. recorded Oct [blank day] 1816

1817
Christian County, Kentucky - Deed Book G, page 339
February 28, 1817
From Thomas Knight of Humphrey County, Tennessee to James Turbeville (Turbyville) of C. for $950, a certain tract of land in C. on Pond River containing about 323 acres, entered in the name of John Knight on certificate #213.
signed: Thomas [T his mark] Knight
witnesses: Jethro Oats, Richard Mason
recorded: March 3, 1817

1820
Humphreys County, Tennessee - Deed Book C, page 108
18 Feb. 1820
John Robbins sells to Thomas Knight land on White Oak Creek that was originally granted to Thomas Shute
Witnesses: Benjamin Hudson and Mitchell Childress
Recorded: 5 Nov. 1822.

1820
1820 Census - Humphreys County, Tennessee
Thomas Knight
2 males between the ages of 10 and 16
1 male over the age of 45
1 female between the ages of 10-16
1 female between the ages of 16 and 26
1 female over the age of 45

1824
Humphreys County, Tennessee - Deed Book D, page 5
25 Oct. 1824
Indenture between George Turner and George Turner executor and Nancy Knight, executrix, of the last will and testament of Thomas Knight, deceased, and James Neasbitt . . . Thomas Knight in his last will dated 6 Sept. 1823 ordered that three town lots in Reynoldsburgh belonging to Thomas Knight and George Turner be sold . . . these lots were sold on ___ Sept. 1824 at public auction at the court house in Reynoldsburgh and Lot 73 was sold to James Neasbitt for $30.
Witnesses: Sy. Adams and Richard D. Turner.
Recorded: 25 Oct. 1824

1836
1836 Tax List - Humphreys County, Tennessee
Nancy Knight - 200 acres valued at $1000

1837
1837 Tax List - Humphreys County, Tennessee
Nancy Knight

1839
1839 Tax List - Humphreys County, Tennessee
Nancy Knight

1840
Nancy Knight does not appear in the 1840 Census of Humphreys County, Tennesse as a head of household. She is either dead or living with someone else.

Thomas Knight
[son of ? Knight and ? ?]
born: before 1764
died: 1824 - Humphreys County, Tennessee
buried:
married:
wife: Nancy ?
[daughter of ? ? and ? ?]
born: before 1774
died: after 1838
buried:

Possible Children of Thomas Knight and Nancy ? Knight:

1. Wade Hampton Knight
born: 1798 - Christian County, Kentucky
died: c1866 - Humphreys County, Tennessee
buried: Wade Hampton Knight Cemetry - Humphreys County, Tennessee
1820 Census - Perry County, Tennessee
1830 - 1840 - 1850 - 1860 Census - Humphreys County, Tennessee
married: 1818
wife: Elizabeth Knight
[possible father: Absalom Knight, Thomas Knight ???]
born: 1798
died: 1867 - Humphreys County, Tennessee
buried: Wade Hampton Knight Cemetry - Humphreys County, Tennessee

2. William J. Knight
born: c1800-1810
died: after 1848
buried:
married:
wife:
born:
died:
buried:

3. Joshua Y. 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:

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:

I have no information about their daughters.

Last Updated February 1, 2002