John Henry Knight (February 3, 1836 – August 22, 1903) was an American military officer, lawyer, and politician. He was a Union Army officer through the American Civil War.
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John H. Knight (politician)
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John H. Knight (politician)
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| Born | John Henry KnightFebruary 3, 1836 Kent County, Delaware |
Where was Newton Knight born?
When did Knight go AWOL?
What was the purpose of the Knight Company?
How did General Polk respond to the actions of the Knight Company?
How many skirmishes did the Knight Company have?
Who was Newton Knight's grandson?
Why did Newton Knight's great-great-grandchildren never go to school?
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Newton Knight and the Legend of the Free State of Jones
“We Stood firm to the union when secession Swept as an avalanche over the state. For this cause alone we have been treated as savages instead of freeman by the rebel authorities.” Newton Knight, Petition to Governor William Sharkey, July 15, 1865 Newton Knight was born in 1837 near the Leaf River in Jones County, Mississippi, a region romantically described in 1841 by the historian J.F.H ...
Early life
Knight was born on February 3, 1836, in Kent County, Delaware. He attended Albany Law School, where he studied alongside several other prominent lawyers of his era, including Rufus W. Peckham, Redfield Proctor, and William Freeman Vilas. Knight graduated in 1859 and was admitted to the bar in 1860.
Military service
At the start of the war, Knight was one of the first young men in Dover to respond to President Abraham Lincoln 's call for 75,000 volunteers for three months service. He organized a company of volunteers in Dover and southeastern Pennsylvania, and became first lieutenant of the company.
Ashland
Knight arrived in Bayfield, Wisconsin, on June 30, 1869, and resided in these vicinities for the rest of his life. After about a year serving as Indian agent, he resigned his commission and returned, after a decade of military service, to the practice of law. In 1871 he became register of land in Bayfield, and remained in office through 1879.
Family and personal life
Knight married twice. He married his first wife, Susan James Clark, on January 19, 1863, in Delaware, while he was on leave from duty in the Civil War. They had one daughter together before her death on June 29, 1867. On June 2, 1873, he married Ella Clark, the sister of his first wife, with whom he had five more children.
Book Details
In 1886, Maj. John Knight Jr.—a White plantation owner, attorney, and decorated Confederate Civil War veteran—summoned five witnesses to his deathbed.
Book Excerpt
It seems each of us have an innate desire within that is kindled and comes alive when we are given the opportunity to know our family history. Too often, African Americans have been told there is what can only be described as an invisible “brick wall,” which prevents tracing one’s family history prior to slavery.
Marilyn R. Hill-Sutton
Marilyn R. Hill-Sutton is the wife of Joseph Sutton, a Knight family descendant. After a career in the insurance and healthcare industries, she embarked on a journey to research and document the stories that have been passed down by ancestors through word-of-mouth for more than a century.
Where was Newton Knight born?
Newton Knight was born near the Leaf River in Jones County, Mississippi, most likely in November 1837, to Albert Knight and his wife. 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. His gravestone has his full name as "Capt. Newton Knight" born November 10, 1829 died February 16, 1922. But the 1900 census records that Knight was born in November 1837, likely from his own testimony. This date is consistent with census records from other years. However, it is possible Knight gave the wrong year of his birth to the census takers to hide his family origin. He was probably taught to read and write by his mother, as there were no public schools for yeomen children.
When did Knight go AWOL?
Knight was reported AWOL in October 1862. He later defended his desertion, arguing, "if they had a right to conscript me when I didn't want to fight the Union, I had a right to quit when I got ready." After making his way 200 miles home from deserting in the retreat following the defeat at Corinth, Knight, according to relatives, shot and killed Morgan.
What was the purpose of the Knight Company?
Knight had taken to the swamp on the Leaf River to evade authorities, finding other deserters and fugitive slaves there. He and followers organized what they called the Knight Company on October 13, 1863. It was a band of guerrillas from Jones County and adjacent counties of Jasper, Covington, Perry and Smith, who intended to protect the families and farms from Confederate authorities, including high takings of goods for taxes. Knight was elected "captain" of the company, which included many of his relatives and neighbors. The company's main hideout, known as "Devils Den," was located along the Leaf River at the Jones-Covington county line. Local women and slaves provided food and other aid to the men. Women blew cattlehorns to signal the approach of Confederate authorities to their farms.
How did General Polk respond to the actions of the Knight Company?
General Polk initially responded to the actions of the Knight Company by sending a contingent under Colonel Henry Maury into the area in February 1864. Maury reported he had cleared the area, but noted the deserters had threatened to obtain "Yankee aid" and return. Shortly afterward, Polk dispatched a veteran contingent of soldiers led by Colonel Robert Lowry, a future governor who would later describe Knight as an "ignorant and uneducated man." Using bloodhounds to track down guerillas in the swamps, Lowry rounded up and executed ten members of the Knight Company, including Newton's cousins, Benjamin Franklin Knight and Sil Coleman. Newton Knight, however, evaded capture. He later stated his company had unsuccessfully attempted to break through Confederate lines to join the Union Army.
How many skirmishes did the Knight Company have?
From late 1863 to early 1865, the Knight Company allegedly fought fourteen skirmishes with Confederate forces. One skirmish took place on December 23, 1863, at the home of Sally Parker, a Knight Company supporter, leaving one Confederate soldier dead and two badly wounded.
Who was Newton Knight's grandson?
Newton was a grandson of John "Jackie" Knight (1773–1861), one of Jones County's largest slaveholders before the war. Newton's father, Albert (1799–1862), however, neither owned slaves nor inherited any after his father's death. Newton Knight never owned slaves.
Why did Newton Knight's great-great-grandchildren never go to school?
In 1964, the great-great-grandchildren of Newton Knight and Rachel, 9-year-old Edgar and 8-year-old Randy Williamson had never attended a day of school because local school authorities, fearing violence and opposition from residents, refused their admittance to a white school and, being 1/16 or 1/32 African American, they were considered as whites and consequently barred from being admitted to a black school.
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Where was Newton Knight born?
Newton Knight was born near the Leaf River in Jones County, Mississippi, most likely in November 1837, to Albert Knight and his wife. 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. His gravestone has his full name as "Capt. Newton Knight" born November 10, 1829 died February 16, 1922. But the 1900 census records that Knight was born in November 1837, likely from his own testimony. This date is consistent with census records from other years. However, it is possible Knight gave the wrong year of his birth to the census takers to hide his family origin. He was probably taught to read and write by his mother, as there were no public schools for yeomen children.
When did Knight go AWOL?
Knight was reported AWOL in October 1862. He later defended his desertion, arguing, "if they had a right to conscript me when I didn't want to fight the Union, I had a right to quit when I got ready." After making his way 200 miles home from deserting in the retreat following the defeat at Corinth, Knight, according to relatives, shot and killed Morgan.
What was the purpose of the Knight Company?
Knight had taken to the swamp on the Leaf River to evade authorities, finding other deserters and fugitive slaves there. He and followers organized what they called the Knight Company on October 13, 1863. It was a band of guerrillas from Jones County and adjacent counties of Jasper, Covington, Perry and Smith, who intended to protect the families and farms from Confederate authorities, including high takings of goods for taxes. Knight was elected "captain" of the company, which included many of his relatives and neighbors. The company's main hideout, known as "Devils Den," was located along the Leaf River at the Jones-Covington county line. Local women and slaves provided food and other aid to the men. Women blew cattlehorns to signal the approach of Confederate authorities to their farms.
How did General Polk respond to the actions of the Knight Company?
General Polk initially responded to the actions of the Knight Company by sending a contingent under Colonel Henry Maury into the area in February 1864. Maury reported he had cleared the area, but noted the deserters had threatened to obtain "Yankee aid" and return. Shortly afterward, Polk dispatched a veteran contingent of soldiers led by Colonel Robert Lowry, a future governor who would later describe Knight as an "ignorant and uneducated man." Using bloodhounds to track down guerillas in the swamps, Lowry rounded up and executed ten members of the Knight Company, including Newton's cousins, Benjamin Franklin Knight and Sil Coleman. Newton Knight, however, evaded capture. He later stated his company had unsuccessfully attempted to break through Confederate lines to join the Union Army.
How many skirmishes did the Knight Company have?
From late 1863 to early 1865, the Knight Company allegedly fought fourteen skirmishes with Confederate forces. One skirmish took place on December 23, 1863, at the home of Sally Parker, a Knight Company supporter, leaving one Confederate soldier dead and two badly wounded.
Who was Newton Knight's grandson?
Newton was a grandson of John "Jackie" Knight (1773–1861), one of Jones County's largest slaveholders before the war. Newton's father, Albert (1799–1862), however, neither owned slaves nor inherited any after his father's death. Newton Knight never owned slaves.
Why did Newton Knight's great-great-grandchildren never go to school?
In 1964, the great-great-grandchildren of Newton Knight and Rachel, 9-year-old Edgar and 8-year-old Randy Williamson had never attended a day of school because local school authorities, fearing violence and opposition from residents, refused their admittance to a white school and, being 1/16 or 1/32 African American, they were considered as whites and consequently barred from being admitted to a black school.
Overview
Early life
Knight was born on February 3, 1836, in Kent County, Delaware. He attended Albany Law School, where he studied alongside several other prominent lawyers of his era, including Rufus W. Peckham, Redfield Proctor, and William Freeman Vilas. Knight graduated in 1859 and was admitted to the bar in 1860. He started a law partnership in Dover, Delaware, with George P. Fisher, who had just served as Attorney General of Delaware, but his career was interrupted by the outbr…
Military service
At the start of the war, Knight was one of the first young men in Dover to respond to President Abraham Lincoln's call for 75,000 volunteers for three months service. He organized a company of volunteers in Dover and southeastern Pennsylvania, and became first lieutenant of the company. This company became Company H of the 1st Delaware Infantry Regiment. The regiment was assigned to guard duty in Baltimore, but Knight was part of a detachment which joined the feder…
Ashland
Knight arrived in Bayfield, Wisconsin, on June 30, 1869, and resided in these vicinities for the rest of his life. After about a year serving as Indian agent, he resigned his commission and returned, after a decade of military service, to the practice of law. In 1871 he became register of land in Bayfield, and remained in office through 1879. He invested in real estate and prospered until the Panic of 1873. Around this time, he renewed his friendship with William Freeman Vilas, who he h…
Family and personal life
Knight married twice. He married his first wife, Susan James Clark, on January 19, 1863, in Delaware, while he was on leave from duty in the Civil War. They had one daughter together before her death on June 29, 1867. On June 2, 1873, he married Ella Clark, the sister of his first wife, with whom he had five more children.
His daughter Mary married Joseph E. Davies who would serve as the second United States Amba…
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