One such book is the echo of the blackhorn by ethel knight. Mendenhall city cemetery, mendenhall, simpson county, mississippi mendenhall, simpson county, mississippi 3 photos, managed by myrtis bishop. Due to copywrite restrictions some video content may not be available in your country, if this is the case please let me know and i shall explore other video carrying websites remember the knight family tree is your tree and entries, photos, comments and of course corrections are welcome, and before going please sign the guest book. Little is known about the period between 1840 and 1850 in the lives of the knight. Family tree knight family tree web site myheritage. In the backwoods of mississippi, there lies a tiny plot of land called jones county, better known as the free state of jones. Within a few years a new fort, new biloxi, was established nearby and by 1719 the.
With our collection of billions of records, you can piece together your ancestors history and bring their stories to life. Records of jones county, mississippi, tax rolls 18271841, state census 1837, 1841, 1853. Maine had the highest population of knight families in 1840. John knights estate inventory from the ancestry collection of u. Although this is a historical work, not a genealogy, it will contain genealogy tables on newt knights family, as well as on other families that participated in the free statethe collinses, bynums, welborns, sumralls, valentines, and welches. Matthew mcconaughey thought the free state of jones script was the most exciting civil war story he had ever read, and knew immediately that he wanted to play newt knight. Deborah lacks discovering the truth about elsie henrietta lacks, adventure, history, american. About sixty years ago our family had some faithful genealogists. Strickland books, 935 little river 17, ashdown arkansas 71822. In the beginning these women have little in common except for a deep and abiding loathing for one another. A number of knight family members served the confederacy, including newt who enlisted in the 8th mississippi infantry, co. At this time both the george knight family and the james w.
In order to offer the public access to the cemetery and the wonderful history it holds, the newt knight preservation society was formed. Mississippi genealogy records at ancestry requires payment includes census records, cemetery burials, military records, vital records and more. Significant, obscure in civil war history full disclosure. The most knight families were found in the uk in 1891. Elizabeth, the george knights next to oldest daughter, had married alexander shepherd. Newton knight was born in jones county, mississippi in 1837.
Linda juchatz 31 157074806 charlotte knight hawkins 1806 1839 portchester, hampshire, england. Family tree maker user home pages effingham descendants of john knight of virginia. When you find a useful new resource, go to the right linkpendium page and click on the add your favorite websites to this page link. Newton knight, a white mississippi farmer, led armed opposition to the confederacy during the u. Knight family lived close to the families of the sumralls, thomas, moses, and jacobs and the james barber family. Fulton biography of charles dewitt knight men of the south, 1922 source.
Some reports suggest that newton was actually born in 1837, and this has been the subject of a neverending debate. Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your knight family tree. A great deal of research by them produced the belief incorrect that our knight ancestors came from romsey, hampshire, england, and that john sr. An additional family member was exempted from service for each additional 20. Jun 25, 2015 thomas jefferson knight son of newt knight.
The true story of the free state of jones history smithsonian. Thomas tom knight was born a slave in virginia, ca. James knight in myheritage family trees mooringwheeler family tree web site james knight added 20191005 11. By the time the executors had submitted the inventory, the civil war was underway. James knox polk 1 knight was born 29 jan 1846 in mississippi 1,2,3, and died 30 apr 1919 4. The knight family grew food crops and raised livestock on their farm, and did not align themselves with the slaveholding class that supported secession and the civil war. The man, myth, and legend of jones county, mississippi. Many books on the life of the knight family been written where this name appears. His birth year has been recorded by his son, tom knight, in a biography as 1830, and his grandniece, ethel knight, wrote that he was born in 1829. Why did newton knight initially join the confederate army. Born in november 1837, knight was a grandchild of one of the largest slaveowners in jones county, miss. The johnny knight treehouse is a modern day fairytale, located in mendenhall, ms. The sisters who live in soso consider newton and rachel.
And his company and the free state of jones county. His grandfather had owned a large number of slaves, but his father did not. Like jonathans other novels, this is a tale of unlikely of friendships in unlikely times, told from the heart. The mississippi river borders the state to the west. The lucas family savors an afternoon together with no agenda and no timeline. According to my grandfather, warren smith, ethel knights book, echo of the black. Familysearch free family trees and genealogy archives.
Following thomas knights book was a book by ethel knight. Taken from cerny, johni, vital records in the source. Newton knight was born near the leaf river in jones county, mississippi, in november 1829 to albert knight and his wife. The book notably omits newton knights postwar marriage to rachel. The secrets, legends and memories it holds have long been a mystery to most who call jones county home. The knight family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Newt knight days of mississippi civil war extraordinary people, historian, ancestry, mississippi. Franklin chaney 29 feb 1892 fuller, mississippi 19 mar 1951 managed by janet wamble last edited 7 oct 2019 nora lee chaney broyles 07 jul 1886 17 jun 1956 managed by ruth shireman polly ann chaney songs 24 apr 1842 andrew, missouri 02 sep 1922 managed by kathy smith last edited 6 oct 2019. Newt knight family tree 110 newton knight and his wife, serena, had nine children together. Elizabeth, the george knight s next to oldest daughter, had married alexander shepherd. For the two of them, the knight family saga has continued into the 20th. Others say its like being in neverland a tree with a smiling face, a jolly garden gnome and a floating staircase welcome you to a. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a persons relations.
Newton knight, petition to governor william sharkey, july 15, 1865. Arkansas genealogy free arkansas genealogy this arkansas state page of our website provides direct links to major databases and historical titles and information found on arkansas genealogy and history, whether they exist on our site, or across the web. When you find a useful new resource, go to the right linkpendium page. The purpose of this database is to provide genealogical information on the many. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Biographical and historical memoirs of pulaski, jefferson, lonoke, faulkner, grant, saline, perry, garland and hot spring counties, arkansas. Weve got over a billion unique profiles, and growing, in our tree. Learn where you came from, and get to know who you are. Lavicy purvis who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that she is the mother of the identical stephen purvis who enlisted on or about the 27th day of november 1846 at charleston, so. Newton knight biography facts, childhood, family life of. By 1870, five years after the end of the civil war, he was living in north carolina with a growing family 2. The cemetery is located on a working pine tree farm on private property.
May 23, 2018 serena knight of the free state of jones by renegadesouth on february 14, 2015 because serena turner knight was the wife of newt knight, she frequently appears in narratives about the uprising popularly known as the free state of jones. Thomas and ethels books reflects a sharp divide within the knight family. Newton knight and the legend of the free state of jones. Mary16341701 downer born knight in lineage book of the national society of daughters of founders and patriots of america, vol. George mathew mat, william, thomas jefferson tom, martha ann eliza molly, joseph sullivan, susan, keziah, cora, and leonard. James knight 1866 corfe mullen, dorset, england, united kingdom 1908 managed by dave knight. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Knightcarver marriage 1699 1699 1 photos, managed by andrea powell. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The johnny knight treehouse, mendenhall, mississippi. Thomas jefferson knight son of newt knight free state of jones.
Newton knight november 10, 1829 february 16, 1922 was an american farmer, soldier and southern unionist in mississippi, best known as the leader of the knight. The real history behind the movie, plus finding newt knights grave with two jones countians who are in the film. Identification of item, knight family papers, david m. Return to the main mississippi page from the family tree sourcebook also available. Yvonne bivins on the history of rachel knight renegade. Our family history and several records suggest that like many enslaved africanamerican men, women, and. Newton knight was born stuart newton knight, on november 10, 1829, in jones county, mississippi, to albert knight and his wife. Genealogy for serena c knight turner 1838 1923 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Comprising a condensed history of the state, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties, a number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same. See what others have contributed about your ancestors. Newton stuart knight 18291922 wikitree free family tree.
Birth, death and marriage records for the knight genealogy. John knight iii 03 apr 1676 newbury, essex, ma managed by david mcavity. This was about % of all the recorded knight s in the usa. Published resources related to jones county, mississippi. A number of rachels descendants left mississippi during the 1920s and. Create a free family tree for yourself or for mary knight and well search for valuable new information for you. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Mississippi county history and listings family tree magazine. Jun 24, 2016 john knights estate inventory from the ancestry collection of u. Jones county rebels descendants seek family facts eds. Records family tree genealogies catalog books wiki. This was about % of all the recorded knights in the usa. Birth, death and marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the knight genealogy that will form part of your family tree.
About a month ago after viewing mark knight s website, our family history, and seeing its potential, i decided to create a website with a primary focus on the greater soso area. The knight family cemetery, located deep within the piney woods just outside of jones county, is the final resting place of newton knight, his beloved commonlaw wife, rachel and other members of the knight family. State of south carolina chesterfield county on the fourth day of october anno domino, 1848 personally appeared before me the subscriber a magistrate in and for the said district mrs. The french set up fort maurepas, known as old biloxi in 1699 as part of the new france colony. Jun 17, 2016 exploring the free state of jones and finding a grave. The story of thomas knight the slave state of jones. During the civil war, the free state of jones was established by a man named newton knight, who did one of the most unthinkable things a white southern man at that time could do took on the confederacy, and won in 1864, a ragtag army comprised of local farmers and. There are 67 knight records listed in the 2010 us census, and it is the number 209 ranked name.
Mississippi s declaration of secession did not reflect the views of many of the small family owned farms and cattle herders living in jones county. Linkpendium s goal is to index every genealogy, geneology. Mississippi county history and listings by family tree editors premium. Loretto dennis szucs and sandra hargreaves luebking provo, utah. Nov 12, 2000 miranda, my book on the free state of jones will be released by the university of north carolina press in august, 2001. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Charles knight 15 mar 1791 windsor, berkshire, england 09 mar 1873 managed by lianne trevarthen. Mississippis declaration of secession did not reflect the views of many of the small familyowned farms and. I came to jones county having read some good books about its history, and.
The newt knight family cemetery newt knight preservation. She was born 03 apr 1839 in sumter co, al 6,7, and died 19 jul 1915 8. Karas greatuncle johnny knight built the 1,200squarefoot marvel in 1971. The landscape was dominated by virgin longleaf pines. Genealogy for captain stuart newton knight 1829 1922 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Oct 02, 2019 newton knight, a white mississippi farmer, led armed opposition to the confederacy during the u.
Miss hazel and the rosa parks league is the story of two mothers, hazel and vida, in precivil rights mississippi, the authors home state. Family history binder part 3 dividers this is the third post in my family. The native indians to this region include the chickasaw, choctaw, biloxi, yazoo and natchez. Ordering mississippi vital records fees and restrictions apply mississippi state department of health vital records for information on ordering mississippi birth, marriage and death records by mail. Civil war, creating the free state of jones, a county that supported the union in the war. She began her family history journey trolling through microfilms with her. The knight family traces back to the early 1800s and our research shows the origins of the knights have always been essex. See newt knights grave knight family cemetery tours.
When the state of mississippi seceded from the union in january 1861, many mississippians were opposed to the decision. The knight family cemetery is located just north of jones county in jasper county. Guide to the knight family papers, 17841960 and undated, bulk. Newton knight was born in 1837 near the leaf river in jones county, mississippi, a region romantically described in 1841 by the historian j. The bride and groom usually receive a marriage certificate for their family records containing similar historical information, signatures of witnesses, and so on. Though interracial marriage was outlawed in mississippi at the time, knight helped establish the first mixedrace community in the state. Miranda, my book on the free state of jones will be released by the university of north carolina press in august, 2001.
Name index and images of population schedules listing inhabitants of the united states in 1870. Descendants of newton knight public group facebook. A new hollywood movie looks at the tale of the mississippi farmer who led a revolt against. Today, florence knight blaylock, 81, and her sister, dorothy knight marsh, 69, are among those fascinated with the family legend. Throughout the 1900s the family gradually spread all over the world with the earliest record of a knight moving overseas being 1919 when kate knight married percy young and emigrated to. Exploring the free state of jones and finding a grave. Also since im in the building and construction field this tree has inspired me to build one for any homeowner that would like to share similar memories or just have quiet family time together. Farrars deed to kingston church, 1874, journal of mississippi history, april 1956.
He was buried next to rachel even though it was illegal then for blacks and whites to buried at the same cemetery. Newton knight and the true story of the free state of jones. The basis for my research was a family tree given to me by my. Hello all, today i am lunching my website named greater soso area family history.
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