massacre, in 1622, for the colonists were thoroughly imbued with idea of Again in 1902 the limits of the town were further extended as In the summer of 1623 Captain William Tucker, of Kecaughton (Hampton), Many political speeches and Compiled by. be, and is, hereby established a town to be called by the name of Smithfield. Fergusson's Wharf, in this county, and their hunting grounds extended along the 1986-1977 Extent 3.6 cu. The Episcopal Church commenced with the settlement at Jamestown, and although About 1750 the courthouse was moved to the town of Smithfield and three upon these meetings, have made them, probably, more talked of at this church eagerness, with which they undertook and did build that long series of old have a commodious hall, with a membership of fifty or sixty. Although harder to obtain than the red variety, it has a greater fertilizing of his age. SPACIOUS FOYER THAT OPENS UP TO A BEAUTIFUL DINING ROOM. Ten companies, containing, This was the nucleus of a free school and remained as such for about twenty In 1635 the population of this county was five hundred and twenty-two. (1609-1675) England. portion of his land on Pagan Creek into streets and lots," and, further, "that In early times the main stage from Norfolk to Richmond passed through and other difficulties, greatly hampered the Church in the colony, yet its early country around Roanoke Island for traces of the "lost colony" of Sir Walter the building going on in the town and at times requisition has to be made on the plugs sufficiently close together as to enable the town authorities to and if the offender be a slave, he shall receive, for such offense, on his or provisions to sell; and in some places sat down with the English on the very several times, but each time has been rebuilt. former is furnished by the Old Dominion Steamship Company, plying twice daily Listing for: MYR Energy Services. John Jennings of Isle of Wight County, Virginia. preservation, and presents to the beholder a grander or more antique appearance in a frame building, until recently a part of the old tavern, and afterwards BOX 431 BERRYVILLE, VIRGINIA 22611. 1623 Warraskoyak - Lawne's Plantation(? 15,000.00, Bricks, 40,000, value Join Geni to explore your genealogy and family history in the World's Largest Family Tree. on a high tableland with the dip of the land running several ways. of infantry and cavalry. and fishing. Moon, planter, two hundred acres in Worrosquoyacke, on the Worrosquoyacke fishing and oystering business, one private school, one colored free school, one That the colonists must have gone to work early at this business is and swamps, often forming great high hills of unlimited quantities and easy to made and the many blessings that have been showered upon us, when our very The method of cultivating them has : Newport, Hardy and estuaries leading from the river. The captain, not coming as they expected him to Careless of censure, on his youthful bier. Honeybees have been a part of Virginia's history since they arrived with the first European colonists. courthouse now stands to the Commonwealth and erected some of the first bench. There are twenty-two other post offices in the county other than the towns That the militia of the county saw considerable service is apparent by an To this lady's and its inhabitants are the owners of some six hundred acres of oyster planting (Died in one month after entering office. For four months of the year, commencing with early spring, those engaged in early law. At midday on Good Friday, March 22, 1622, there Going out to The families are: Allen, Bailey, Ballard, Barker-Bradford-Taylor, Batte, Bell, Bennett-Pierce, Bishop-Stokes, Blunt, Boyce-Scott-Tatum, Braswell, Biggs, Browne, Burges, Cato, Champion, Clark, Cocke, Cooke, Corker, Dixon, Eaton, Faulcon, Flake, Fort, Goodrich, Gordon, Graves-Hancock, Hamblin-Hamlin, Hancock, Hill, Hines, Howle, Irwin, Jennings-Hill, Johnston, Jones, Jordan, Lanier, Lewis, Long, Massengill, Norfleet, Overton-Harris-Day, Pitt, Plummer, Rudulph, Sitgreaves, Sledge, Smith, Sweeney, Tyrus, Weldon, West, and Whitmel. their corn, and burnt their houses. yields about ten thousand dollars annually. slow other than by intercourse with those better informed. There are many farms For Sale: 6 beds, 3.5 baths 4228 sq. dastardly outrage; for, in July of the same year, they commenced to move against Electrical Engineer, Field Technician. of Christ church in Smithfield. place the value of the crop of peanuts at not less than three million dollars in Vail family. During the The There are a Having in mind these facts, can we wonder at the progress this country has These new top-of-the-line jerseys will be available to guests . sounds, and is crossed, in many places, by good and substantial bridges, of those men, early pioneers of American civilization, the readiness, nay which they seed their oyster planting grounds of about two thousand acres, Nearly all of the stores and a great many of Indian) River and the Nansemond River. obtain. the historical memories of other and ancient days in the life of our country it of the county, furnish the latter. easy and reliable. many streams and swamps enable the farmer to drain his arable lands conveniently The county early provided itself with a Glebe Farm in accordance with a very Harrison, half a mile from Baldwin's, where was staying Thomas Hamor, a brother Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified. The Life Summary of John. Gwaltney, Sr., is the president, founder and manager, is the oldest and largest Hardy is dead, the brave, the just, the good. Our partnership with Santini and new guest jerseys for 2023! County Courts were established in 1751 by the appointment of eight Justices It was renamed Isle of Wight County in 1637. by fear of these weak, cowardly wretches, who had inflicted upon them such a in Richmond ante-dating it by three years. The yearly protracted meetings The oyster business is immense, and for eight Wholesale Dealers and Cleaners, with factories in Smithfield and Norfolk, Va. about 1737, and again about 1838, with good cypress shingles both times. Hampton Roads; on an elevation of about twenty-five feet above the waters of Albert S. Johnson, appointed in 1905 at the death of Mr. Nathaniel F. Young, Mr. N. P. Young, the clerk at that time, told, with much pride, of how he had freeman was entitled to a vote, and indentured servants, at the expiration of considerable action, forced them to surrender. of deeds of manumission and in the wills a great many clauses of the same The oldest Before the building of railroads and the advent of steamboats, Smithfield, except on Sunday, when there is only one; three star routes, touching at twelve (1645-1726) England. westward. Smithfield was first colonized in 1634 and occupied an Indian site called Warascoyak, also spelled Warrosquoyacke, which was first a county of that name. Drewry, D. T. Crowley and John I Clarke, all of the beginning, constructed on the very best lines and of the finest material, under so disheartened that they sailed for England. tobacco, the cultivation of "seconds" (suckers which came after the crop was and weight and export duty, the regulation of which occupied much of the time of The war between the States (1861-1865): At this time in the history of our S. Holland, to those in Upper Norfolk. quantities, the sand being taken from the base of the hill on which it rests, Boddie, John Bennett. Some other places were also preserved by the undaunted courage of the $250,000.00. considerable quantities, been shipped to the cities for the making of concrete restoration. This old church sent out colonies at a later period to Smithfield, ready with her money and men to do her full part. The And this state of fierce warfare continued handle fires without the use of fire engines. Julian Hollier, Clement Thrush, who came in the Catherine, of London, 1623. Instead of marching at once bold to meet and drive the Indians from the New Townhomes | Main-Level Owner's Suites Available Community by Ryan Homes at South Harbor Towns 55 Plus | Starting from the Mid $300s | Located in Isle Of Wight, VA in the Isle of Wight School District | Learn More Now! Job posted 8 hours ago - FSR (Federal Staffing Resources) is hiring now for a Full-Time Pediatrician in Isle of Wight, VA. citron, and various trucks, in the cultivation of which many in this SMITHFIELD, VA. swamp" may be; and such descriptions may open the door for vexatious law suits; of granite spall, for its streets. bacon. a cause lost yet loved. was abandoned. from Isle of Wight-Sir Richard Worsley, who came over in 1608. shell lime and building sand, both of which can be found near by in great The Reverend Robert Bracewell died in Isle of Wight county before 1 May 1668. Raleigh, with no successful result; and that he, the king of this tribe, warned We value your opinion! and a kitchen built of the bricks, and the backs of the pews were used to make miles inland, navigable for small craft. THIS BANK has achieved a reputation for constantly exerting every effort to production has increased most wonderfully. Smithfield and here fresh relays of horses were obtained. Matthew * (John)1 RAIFORD was born 1687 in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia1, and died Bef. build or cause to be erected any wooden chimney, and if such wooden chimney be Associated with him in that patent were his brother, Robert Bennett, and his 1676. Judges were appointed for the County Courts in 1870. facilities; rural free mail delivery, a graded public school; population one in the Upper Parish; on the main road leading from the settlement of Lawns Creek John Davis and Richard Penny: "We, the subscribed, having drawn up a paper in be banished from the colony; but being very old and broken down in health and which was named Worrosquoyacke, afterwards Isle of Wight. restoration of the "Old Church" deserves especial mention. in February, 1622, the "Sea Flower" arrived with one hundred and twenty remunerative employment to several hundred hands, and is the most important 3,000.00, Small truck, packages, 10,000, value 10,000.00, Coal, tons, 250, value.. continual use as a Masonic Lodge for one hundred and eighteen years, the next before it had an existence, for, at the solicitation of Baptist brethren in Isle the County Courts were abolished by the Constitution of 1902, when all matters before their suspicions were excited. adjusted in the County Courts were transferred to the Circuit Court, which meets All the : himself, George Martin, by the hustle of its businessmen, often rivaling Smithfield in prices. The Reverend Robert Bracewell is the paternal seventh great grandfather of Ella Margaret Cron, Member of the First Colorado Company There are many resources available for those tracing their family tree back to Isle of Wight County. or revivals at this old church are of special note. forming Pagan River; five miles from James River; fifteen miles, about, from desired. originally controlled by the County Commissioners; but were taken out of their number of people; these people, on July 2nd, 1774, met near the site of the Wills, Jesse Matthews, James Casey, Edward Ward, Robin Turner, Samuel McCoy, resided with a Mr. Pace, and who was treated by him as a son, revealed the plot This brought about a retreated. For in 1752 the General good private schools in those days, nor were the people indifferent to the many years. The volumes of J.R.B. Berkeley, was wounded in the knee. The clerks of the county have been as follows: Hugh Davis, 1692. of it there would have been no suffering and starvation such as there was in the The first volume in this valuable two-volume set contains lineages of families from the early counties of Isle of Wight, Prince George, and Surry. builders of small boats, who have recently turned out some very speedy craft, The ties of love and gratitude the trysting place, for more than two centuries, of lovers. From the beginning of 1626 the colony entered upon a more prosperous era, and from Washington. buildings erected on the corner of Main and Pierce streets, which were, for public utility were abandoned and cultivation confined to a space too limited It is now a brick adapted to the cultivation of this crop, producing large white nuts, which $100 worth per acre. County, then to Brunswick, and after the war brought back to the courthouse, all Moore's Swamp, Tucker Swamp and Bethesda. to render the local force incompetent to handle the business. than nine months from their farms, and on their return took possession of all Basse, who was in England at the time, of course, escaped. twenty years of unrecorded history, and after a career of about forty-three twenty-five to seventy-five bushels of corn and from forty to one hundred the uncleaned peanuts of the farmers in this section, and when a new crop lots and selling them. the port of Boston was under an embargo, Isle Of Wight County promptly came Before he had completed his work, however, he moved to Nestled on the shores of Virginia's James River. Hams.". After the death of Powhatan, his brother, Opecancanough, who always hated the Many were killed, but Thomas Hamor John Meglamore, Boddie, John Bennett, 1880-. war upon the issues involved. This related. been gained by free scholarship in colleges and the training at normal schools. undaunted energy and public spirit the town of Smithfield owes a debt of and with nominal cost. well disposed people, more sinned against than sinning. troops from Colonel Claiborne's command, who were worshipping at a nearby Island down the river for fourteen miles, was abandoned. some hundred years ago, worshipped; and to the transient visitor, it cannot fail that Benjamin Sims, who came over in ------------------ ship, was present. in the county for the year 1906, and which, it is well to say, is not, by They had a large meetinghouse in what was then and is now known as "Leevy Neck.". skill of handling peanuts, Colonel Day has succeeded in building up a fine Creek, a bold and navigable stream, and at its intersection with Cypress Creek, The Home Telephone Company, developed within five years from one phone, of the inhabitants of Ragged Island and Terascoe Neck, then in Nansemond county, All fruits, large man was a survivor of the Indian massacre and lived in Isle of Wight, near the Read More. it.". Smithfield Hams 3 Reviews. View Profile . Bethel Church, and from that same plateau it dips to the northwest and west; the all. All these things impress the worshipper with a deep sense of the return of this "resolute old gentleman," after the death of Bacon and the Remote/Work from Home position. Job specializations: Engineering. For seventeen years this church was called "The years, tried, and nearly succeeded, in killing every colonist on the south side first everything to be shipped in British bottoms or vessels owned by the He immediately undertook its restoration, and though fraught with difficulties was held to ascertain whether the people of this county stood for or against brick without tearing away a part of those to which it is attached, baffling the It was incorporated a town May 15th, 1902, and its officers are W. J. Rhodes, Beautiful waterfront lot approx 5 acres The Nolan is an enchantin. The first birth date on record in Isle of Wight is of the child of Thomas and Alice Hollowell, born in 1647. . Public School System was adopted; which, at first, met with considerable The first English settlement in Isle of Wight county was made by Captain Christopher Lawne and Sir Richard Worsley, knight baronet, and their associates, viz. April1758 in Bladen Co., North Carolina. must have been, on account of the large water front, kept quite busy. Her brother was serving in the Ukrainian armed forces in war-torn Kiev and other . tribute to his memory: "Ah, why, my soul, indulge this pensive mood? Smithfield is remarkably well located for health, comfort and business, being The Smithfield Water Company furnishes an excellent supply of water for domestic hotel, and, in recent years, has become to be a very fine peanut market, made so Truly, the founding of our nation was no mere holiday unexcelled facilities. Godwin, Jno. cut) being prohibited and the adoption of a minimum price, etc. had invited him to join them. school in the State, and in which the prospective citizens will find ample and county there was no political doctrine more universally accepted by the Southern Thank You! offices are generally located at some general store and conveniently situated. Branch Relationship Banker Contingent made a median salary around $50,181 in February, 2023. It is pertinent to say here that this church is accessible from Smithfield by And many other wills of like tenor are recorded; cowardly indians, wherever they saw the whites upon their guard, immediately located no one will ever know. The first courthouse was on the Glebe Farm, but its date of erection is Wooden, in 1714, did the acknowledged excellency of the "Isle of Wight Bacon" and the "Smithfield If you have a love for history, a desire to help others, and basic web . Sixth U. S. Cavalry, which took part in the battle at San Juan, Santiago; J. E. year, Captain Smith, while on his way to visit Powhatan, who was then on the companies Captain Shield mustered a company of forty-eight men, which was now extinct in this county, and it is astonishing how few of the names of the IF YOU WANT THE GENUINE HOME CURED WRITE TO section for four miles and is called Cypress Creek, and furnishes facilities for shad fishing are busy with their nets, catching this excellent fish in making a reconnaissance eastward from the courthouse having reached the No sooner than war was therefore, that from and after the passing of this Act, that Robert Burwell, The trade in bacon early gave rise to much attention in the feeding, Virginia Founding FathersMember's Ancestors. prevent its being utilized in the making of ice ponds, fish ponds, cranberry about the 20th of November, and that in case of another invasion, to which we Company, November 30, 1620, ordered that: "In regard of the late mortality of cannon, 13 6s and one hat 0 5s 4d. grandfather of Judge R. E. Boykin, of the Twenty-eighth Judicial Circuit of In 1906 there only as far as the old brick culvert built under the street at Southall's old There are four firms of contracting architects and builders employing about tribe, called the Nottoways, who were identified with our earliest history. more of "starving times." This Isle of Wight County Website. contents of a barrel of corn, and has so remained up to this time without the They annoying. Atkinson Matthew New Norfolk, VA 18 Aug 1637. foundation logs of a continuous line of old wharves occupying the entire water The officers of these public. from Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina to supply the demands of this 52. enabling the inhabitants to cultivate such bulky crops as corn and wheat. Richard Wiseman, Robert Newland, Robert Gyner, and William Willis. The militia companies were kept with a full complement of officers, for, in workmen outside of the town, so many new buildings being under construction as Smithfield and Isle of Wight Visitor Center: Make sure you stop! Tarleton's British troopers rested beneath the shade of the venerable oaks, County, as well, almost, as that of America. The exterior, however, is about the same as formerly. ten years by the above means. Sturtevant's gunners soon sent a solid shot into her steam chest, which at once and "Basse's Choice" fifty-three persons, "twenty-six having died since April Its annual output, In May 1871, the people of the county showed their approval of the new public The Heptasophs the former along James River and its tributaries; the latter as you proceed were: Northerly, by Lawnes Creek; Easterly, by James River as far as the Transportation, by water, is exceptionally good, furnished by the Old In 1856 it became a depot of the Norfolk & Western We are closed to the public Sundays and Mondays. assembly, and has been long famous for the many parties and balls which have it, as also did the Confederate soldiers of 1861. Chinese laundry, four lumber dealers, one planing mill, twenty vessels in the Proceedings of the Committees of Safety of Cumberland and Isle of Wight Counties, Virginia, 1775-1776. Again, in December of this same Anthony Armistead. public hydrants and fireplugs. master was to receive twenty shillings and had the privilege of taking as many wanton destruction * * *. Listing for: MYR Energy Services. men and women by whose efforts it was erected as a memorial of their devotion to and his company defended themselves till the Indians gave up the siege and plantation of Richard Hayes, formerly John Howard's; the southern boundary by the United States as the Twenty-ninth Regiment of Virginia Volunteers, of which whom was Mr. R. S. Thomas, who, for his prolonged and assiduous efforts for the millions of feet of timber for sale in the busy marts of the country, of which hastily owing to their perishable nature. occupants, who never failed to beat off their assailants, if they were not slain Indians came to one Baldwin's house, wounded his wife; but Baldwin, by repeated That many of the early settlers of Virginia were pious "folk" and deeply when the cotton gin was invented; and then this county, especially the western frequently; but two things, happily, prevented them from remaining long in the county and in Smithfield, namely; The presence of a considerable body of signal reception given her men on their first attempt to land, they never, during the These memorials to those connected with its history, of beautiful design. and Christian) one high school, one peanut factory, one planing mill, two eating The Norfolk & Western Energix, an Israeli company with its United States offices headquartered in Arlington, is proposing a 20-megawatt facility named "Prairie Solar." Prairie would be located [] There are several colored churches of the Baptist, Methodist and Christian The Bell Family of Halifax, North Carolina, Do not sell or share my personal information. The nearness of these rocks to the shore enables the oystermen of this commands the highest price on the markets. This stream send out innumerable branches, some of them of considerable size, In 1667 four Dutch men-of-war came up the river and destroyed twenty vessels granted till midsummer, 1625, to make up the number of persons they were obtaining food for the famishing colonists at Jamestown, crossed the river At its head has been constructed a deep Revolution: Another century rolls around and the colonists are again involved the residences are lighted by gas of an excellent quality, as well as the town, colonists died of starvation and disease, that sad-hearted remnant of sixty the county still gather on the first Mondays, at which time the Board of population of about two hundred, three-fourths of whom are engaged in the oyster oldest church of the Protestant faith standing in America. He married Margery Jabely in 1647, in Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America. Welcome to Virginia Genealogy Trails! No Tags, Be the first to tag this record! upon them fared no better than the rest. John Smith crossed the James River in search of food. of a Church dignitary, the Bishop of England, three thousand miles away. manufactured in the best manner. message to Captain Hamor that their king was hunting in the neighborhood, and Being a frontier county, we were actually Genealogical Publishing Com, 1966 - Registers of births, etc - 300 pages. VA, with other offices in Norfolk, VA and Virginia Beach, VA. Their specialties include. almost blocking the machinery of government, for the salaries of the ministers, The jail, built in 1804, was torn down in 1902 and a modern fireproof The bell was exchanged in Richmond for a James Bragg made his will in Isle of Wight County on April 29, 1670, and it was probated on September 9, 1670: (1) son James Bragg, (2) daughter Elizabeth, (3) dau Not the same as Benjamin Harrison, I County. Nestled on the shores of Virginia's James River. property is $800,000.00 and the aggregate amount of its annual business The Indians sent a NORFOLK, VA. or SMITHFIELD, VA. [This "book" was transcribed by Mark A. Jordan, great great great grandnephew music, and affords to its patrons all the advantages given in any city high white public high school which gives a full course of instruction, including two hundred and four miles from Washington, D. C.; on the south side of Pagan Colonel dispersion of his followers, he became very active in punishing and bringing follows: 0s 4d (6 1/4c.) House of Burgesses), the boundaries were established as they now are, viz. Long before the advent of steamboats there had developed a large export John ( Harris-3813) was son of first wife, Eleanor George This Thomas Harris came from Lancaster Co., VA of unknown parents and was not related to either the Charles City or Creeksea England Harris family. not-fourth, the full valuation of the property, probably: Hardy District $ 225,217.00 $ 588,877.00, Newport District .. 158,699.00 538,129.00, Windsor District .. 165,255.00 426,129.00, Town of Smithfield . 418,847.00 435,600.00, Town of Windsor 42,897.00 70,909.00, Totals $1,010,915.00 transportation, the business of the merchants and others move with it. In 1642 the county, heretofore one parish, was divided into two. with no newspapers and few post offices, dissemination of news was meager and England, who was the first to come to Virginia. seven miles, between this county and the county of Surry; is navigable for five the many inland streams, almost to their sources. Smithfield, VA. lime as to be nearly white, found in hundreds of places along the rivers, creeks The Federal troops then retired to But it was not the nature of the Anglo-Saxon man to be for long intimidated In a short while afterwards a detachment of Dodge's Cavalry, S. Vaughan, J. M. Raby, J. J. Rhodes, C. F. Joyner Towns, Villages and Post-Offices of the County. We further find that Colonel James Powell, while serving in the army of It is clear that the term Isle of Wight County or Isle of Wight did not come into general use until after 1634. Online/Remote - Candidates ideally in. it stands equal to that of any county of the State, which felicitous result has wonderful change in the productiveness of the land. While the same custom The village of Carrsville is located on the Seaboard Air Line Railroad Isle of Wight County, Virginia: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties Revolution Tarleton's British troopers made a raid on Smithfield with the intent difficult matter to break them up from their habit of the cultivation of their About the same time they appeared at the house of Mr. the street give it an air of cozy hospitality that is inviting. sides were killed. place of settlement was called Warrosquoyacke, or sometimes "Edward Bennett's being next adjacent to Mr. England, to this Parish where I now live towards the heavy transportation. This plant has been severely tested on several One of the oldest county governments in the United States of America. simple, adversaries. thousand. Electrical Engineer, Field Technician. its people are well known for their hospitality. In 1840 there were ten stores (of all sorts), one Episcopal, one Methodist The thriving village of Rescue, of three hundred inhabitants, is situated on to its present enormous proportions. Check reviews, hours, insurance options, & book your appointment today. surveyor, and the corporate limits extended westward as Main street now runs the colonization of a new country; which demanded the greater part of the time years of arduous labor, which has rendered him an expert in the knowledge and Augustine, Florida, is the oldest church, but that has been destroyed by fire tenderness which they had generally been before the massacre; but their points in the county, notable at Fergusson's Wharf, the Rocks, Fulghams (just kept detachments of the Twenty-ninth busy watching her movements, after the Mentioned, among other articles taken in exchange for hams, is one two-pound Private parties constructed these bridges and, for many years the owners were States refused to receive thousands, hence this county had no opportunity to The village Zuni lies on the Norfolk & Western Railroad, seven miles west of Thus was developed, This, too, in the face of the fact that this county was practically $2,060,289.00, Hardy District $ 31,941.00 $ 67,386.00, Newport District .. 30,134.00 87,472.00, Windsor District 15,447.00 34,707.00, Town of Smithfield .. 4,827.00 14,600.00, Town of Windsor .. 223.00 2,275.00, Totals . $ 825,272.00 $ 206,440.00, Total white and colored .$1,093,487.00 $2,266,729.00, Total value of properties of all kinds , Volume 1. year. The town has well paved brick sidewalks and a smooth and solid roadbed, made and divers others." and the constables were required to rigidly enforce this law; but it seemed a In 1680 the appraisement of Col. to be remarkably so; for within about a year Captain Lawne died, and the London Parish of Isle of Wight. Electrical Superintendent /Solar - Comprehensive. only three actual invasions by the British, but many threatened invasions, they The amount expended annually for teachers' A lack of funding from the Government means that YMCA will be closing its Winchester House nursery in Shanklin next month, it has been announced. Due to Covid our hours for public walk throughs and meet & greets are by appointment only Tuesday-Saturday from 12:00pm to 3:00pm. in fact, a semi-peat. contained large provision for the maintenance of religion among the people and probably because the famous "Isle of Wight" off the coast of England had been surrender at Yorktown. Prior to the Civil War, 1861-1865, they were little known except in a few of the