Overview
Location
on the Leaf River, Covington and Jones Co., MS
Date Constructed/ Founded
1815-1817
Associated Surnames
Knight
Historical notes
none
Associated Slave Workplaces
William H Knight Plantation (Jones Co., MS)
Associated Free Persons
- John "Jackie" Knight (b.1773-d.1861) - owner; slave trader
- Keziah Davis Knight (b.1778-d.1859) - wife of John Knight (m.1798)
- Albert Knight (b.1799-d.1862) - son of John and Keziah D. Knight; married Mary Mason Rainey (1820)
- Harriet Knight (b.1804-d.1870) - daughter of John and Keziah D. Knight; married Charles Brumfield (1820)
- Elizabeth Knight (b.1806-d.1885) - daughter of John and Keziah D. Knight; married John B. Clarke (1832), Elijah Husbands
- John Knight (b.1808-d.1833) - son of John and Keziah D. Knight
- Mary Ann Knight (b.1810-d.1882) - daughter of John and Keziah D. Knight; married John Whitehead (1832)
- William H. "Pap" Knight (b.1812-d.1880) - son of John and Keziah D. Knight; married Mary "Polly" Youngblood (1832); owner of William H Knight Plantation
- James "Dry" Knight (b.1814-d.1901) - son of John and Keziah D. Knight; married Harriet Youngblood (1836)
- Benjamin Franklin Knight (b.1817-1858) - son of John and Keziah D. Knight; married Catherine M. Reddoch (1836), Hester A.R. Chambers (1853)
- Althimirah Knight (b.1819-d.1871) - daughter of John and Keziah D. Knight; married George M. Brumfield (1812)
- Jefferson Davis "Jesse" Knight (b.1821-d.1863) - son of John and Keziah D. Knight; married Elizabeth Baylis (1841)
- Daniel C. Knight (b.1824-d.1863) - son of John and Keziah D. Knight; married Elizabeth E. Coleman (1844)
- Captain Newton Knight (b.1837-d.192) - son of Albert and Mary M.R. Knight
- Serena Turner - wife of Newton Knight
- Rachel - second wife of Newton Knight; enslaved woman
- Georgianna - third wife of Newton Knight; daughter of Rachel; enslaved woman
Associated Enslaved Persons
1817 Slaves of John Knight
- Huldy - brought to John Knight by his mother Mary Knight ca. 1817
1830 Covington Co. MS Census, John Knight
- 0-10 years old: 1 male, 1 female
- 10-24 years old: 2 females
- 24-36 years old: 1 female
1838 John Knight slave purchase
From The Family of John 'Jackie' Knight and Keziah Davis Knight, 1773 - 1985. Robert and Delores Knight Vinson. 1985
- Jim - Purchased from unknown seller
1840 Covington Co. MS Census, John Knight
- 0-10 years old: 2 males, 1 female
- 10-24 years old: 3 males, 1 female
- 24-36 years old: 1 male, 2 females
1850 John Knight deed
From the Family of John 'Jackie' Knight and Keziah Davis Knight, 1773 - 1985. Robert and Delores Knight Vinson. 1985
- Esther - age 10; Given to daughter Altimirah Brumfield
1850 Covington Co. MS Slave Schedule
1857 John Knight slave purchase
From The Family of John 'Jackie' Knight and Keziah Davis Knight, 1773 - 1985. Robert and Delores Knight Vinson. 1985
- William - age 11; Purchased from unknown seller
1859 John Knight deed
From The Family of John 'Jackie' Knight and Keziah Davis Knight, 1773 - 1985. Robert and Delores Knight Vinson. 1985
To daughter Altimirah Brumfield
To daughter Mary Whitehead
- Cate - age 58
- Lewis - age 59
1859 John Knight deed
From The Family of John 'Jackie' Knight and Keziah Davis Knight, 1773 - 1985. Robert and Delores Knight Vinson. 1985
- Mary Ann - age 12; Given to daughter Altimirah Brumfield
1860 Covington Co. MS Slave Schedule
- John Knight, 22 slaves, 6 slave houses (p. 58)
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
- Goergeanne - daughter of Rachel
Slaves of Jacky Knight
From the slave narrative of Martha Wheeler
- March Hatton
- Martha Wheeler - daughter of March Hatton; sold to Elizabeth E.C. Knight (daughter-in-law) during the settlement of John Knight's estate
- three other slaves sold during the settlement of John Knight's estate
- other slaves divided among John Knight's children
Research Leads and Plantation Records
Miscellaneous Information
- Main house: Martha Wheeler described John "Jacky" Knight's home as a double-pen log house with two enormous rooms on the front and two slightly smaller ones on the back (on the lean-to order) with a very large kitchen quite a distance back of the house. His slave quarters and work shops were arranged in front of his house in somewhat of a semi-circle, the cabins starting about 100 yards to the right and left of the front porch (gallery).
References
- Slave Narrative of Martha Wheeler. Works Project Administration. Slave Narratives (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: Works Project Administration. Federal Writers Project. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves. Washington, D.C.: n.p., n.d.
- 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
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