[Schenectady County Historical Society Deed Listings:
/ D 94 8 February, 1828 Jellis A Fonda, Schenectady to Reformed Church Town of Glenville; N side of Mohawk River Names:Adam S Vrooman; John Bell; Anthony Blackford;
/ D 357 26 April 1817 Photocopy and original Daniel Vedder and wife Gitty, Schenectady to Aaron I Vedder, Schenectady One piece land third ward Schenectady; Lot #7 bounded: by highway or Dove Gatt; E by Albert A Vedder and heirs of Ryer Schermerhorn; S and W by Peter van Benthuysen; mentions Duncan Robison and wife Jennet; John A. Vedder, dec'd; father of David and Aaron Vedder; John and Francis Vedder; John Teller, dec'd; David Williams Second piece of land, three miles SW of City of Schenectady; Mentions: Nicholas Clute; Jellis A Fonda; Albert A. Vedder; Daniel Vedder; Laurence Vrooman; David Williams; John A Vedder; Rebecca van Vranken; Elizabeth Vrooman
/ D 429 29 May 1820 Jellis A Fonda, Schenectady, to Jacob Bovee, Montgomery Co. Second ward, Schenectady, S side of Niskayuna Rd. formerly belonging to James Van Vorst as purchased of heirs of Ryer Schermerhorn Bounded: S. by College Vale; W by heirs of John Empie, dec'd; N by Old Niskayuna Road; E by James Van Vorst THERE IS AN IRREGUALR 2"x4" HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THIS DOCUMENT.  
/ D 475 19 January 1797 Jellis A. Fonda, Schenectady, to Trustees of Schenectady Nine miles NW of Schenectady; N side Mohawk River; Mentions Jellis A Fonda, Adam S. Vrooman, John Bell
/ D 591 3 May 1802 & 1 January 1803 Cat #290b Jellis A Fonda, leasing from Reformed Church Farm in possession of Anthony Blackford; rented to said Blackford 1 May 1797
/ D 1067 28 April 1796 copy Andrew De Graaf, Schdy purchased from France Veeder, Jellis A Fonda, John Yates, Henry Yates, Jr., Joseph Mynderse, Schdy Land N side of Mohawk River; beginning SW corner of lat lately owned by John I Schermerhorn. Mentions trustees of 1055. Witnesses:Michael Syms; Wm J Teller Commuted: Lansing Ostrom for 28 a; Andrew Fisher for 12 A; O de Graaf for 10 A James van Vranken for 40 acres: 20 April 1881
/ D 1229 1 Nov 1797 see VB 6 Trustees of Schdy (D 1212) to Frances Veeder, Jellis A Fonda; John Yates; Henry Yates, Jr.; Joseph Mynderse Land on N side of Mohawk River beginning at N boundary of Schdy patent Deed not signed Names: Alexander Black; William Dawson;Abraham Van Eps; Ahasuerus Wendel; Abram Oothout
/ D 1362 See VB 7 8 June 1821 City of Schdy to Jellis A Fonda of Schdy Land in Rotterdam Names: Ebenezer Aikin, Willem Fonda
/ D 1476 RELEASE 21 Oct. 1815 On Lot 11 at Sacandaga purchased from Charles H. Toll Witness: Jellis A Fonda and John V Glen; Names: Joshua Wells
/ D 1490 30 Mar 1830 Between Jellis A Fonda, now of village of Chittanango, MadisonCo. N Y and Mary Austin Fonda of same place Deed to parcel of land in Town of Rotterdam, island formed by the Mohawk River and bounded: N by Main Channel; S by a branch of Mohawk River; E by land of Jacob G Fonda Names William H. Fuller
/ D 1624 7 May 1825 Ahasurerus Lighthall and wife Margaret to Christopher C Peek House and lot in First ward Bounded W by property formerly belonging to John Steers, now deceased Names: Jellis A Fonda; John Woodworth White; Ben Smith; John A Marselis; John Corl; William Van Slyck; Richard Duncan; Joseph Peek; Simon Veeder  
/ D 1723 Cat 2324 5 Sept 1823 Adam V S Thorne and wife Sarah, city of Schdy to James Fenn, same place House and lot, 2nd ward: S side of State St Bounded: W by lot of George McGowan; E by lot of John B Clute; S by lot of an old orchard of heirs of Abraham Groot, dec'd; N by State St Names: John L Vrooman; Jellis A Fonda See D 1724
/ D 1819 17 Dec 1796 Trustees of Schdy to Jellis A Fonda , Schdy Land 9 miles NW of Schdy on N side of Mohawk River Names John Bell; Jellis Fonda; Jesse Van Slyck; John Veeder
/ D 2004 FRAGILE 31 Dec 1817 Ann Van Slyck, admin of Adrian Van Slyck, dec'd to Abraham Van Slyck Land 1st ward city about 1 mile E on S side of road that leads to house of John Farley, being NE corner of property of Union College, near Simon Groot's Creek . to lands of Aaron S Vedder, dec'd Names: James V S Ryley; John Yates; Sebastian Alsaver; R H Wendell; Aaron S Vedder; Aarent Wessell; John Sanders; William Peters; Douwe Kittle; Abraham Van Ingen;Benjamin Conant; Harmanus H Van Slyck; John Yates 2005 BADLY STAINED 7 May 1816 Richard Cooke and wife Sarah, city to Jonathan Walton House and lot 1st ward; N side of Union St; bounded: S by Union St; W by lots belong to heirs of Widow Horsford, Robert Osborn and Widow Kendall; N by lot of Widow Van Dyck; E by lot belonging to Presb. Ch. Same land conveyed by Henry Ten Eyck and wife Maria to Lewis Farquharson Names: Jellis A Fonda; Keyes Paige 2006 FRAGILE 3 Mar 1741 Joseph Kelly and wife Isabella, Mooreland Township, Phila, yeoman to Joseph Jackson of smae place, carpenter Land in Town of Mooreland Names: Thomas Fletcher; Joseph Comly; David Parry; Halella Kelly
/ D 2013 14 April 1819 Newspaper notice: Mortgage foreclosure Abel Thrall and wife Harriet to Joseph Horsford House and lot E corner of Union and Ferry Street Names: Jonathan Walton; D Boyd; J A Fonda
/ D 2069 3 May 1797 Jellis A Fonda, Schdy to Anthony Blackford, County of Schdy Land about 9 miles NW from village of Schdy Names: John Bell; Eva Yates; John Kinsela; Thomas Butler (Button?); Remsen Selks; Adam Vrooman
/ D 2073 3 May 1802 Jellis A Fonda assigned to Ref Church, city A release for Anthony Blackfort (this was to have been reverted to church upon the death of Blackfort). Names: Jacob Swits; .....]

b. Schenectady, Albany Co., NY; bp. First Dutch Reformed Church, Schenectady, Albany Co., NY; 1790 & 1800 US Federal Census, Schenectady, Albany Co., NY; 1810, 1820 & 1830 US Federal Census, Schenectady, Schenectady Co., NY; 1819 Albany NY City Directory (Fonda, Jellis A); d. Chittenango, Schenectady Co., NY; bur. Vale Cemetery, Schenectady, NY; o. County Clerk, elected Member of Assembly for City and County of Albany (1791); 2nd Albany Co. Militia (Schenectady District), CPT; served as an ENS in CPT Jesse VanSlyck's company in 1777; performed service at Fort Ann, Fort George and Fort Edward, and was in the Battle of Bemis Heights; enrolled in CPT John Mynderse's company in 1778 and attached to General Frederick Visscher's brigade, promoted to the rank of LT; Board of Directors (1792, company formation) - Western Inland Lock Navigation - Jellis A. Fonda and Douw Fonda; represented Albany County in the NY State Assembly from 1792 to 1794; [R118c] A History of Schenectady During the Revolution; [R099b] Centennial Address Relating to the Early History of Schenectady and Its First Settlers; [R099] Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Patent and City of Schenectady from 1662 to 1800; [R063] Hudson- Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs; [R077a] The Bloodied Mohawk; [R038a] The Fonda Family; [R044] Innes Getty Collection: Jellis Douwse Fonda; SAR Graves Registry >> www.fonda.org <<
[Jellis A. Fonda, RWPA #S10684: born in Schenectady on October 25, 1759. He died on August 27, 1834 and is buried in Schenectady's Vale Cemetery (HSDRW). In the spring of 1780, he was enrolled in COL Morris Graham's Regiment of Levies for four months. In the Mohawk Valley Partisans spring of 1781, he entered COL Marinus Willett's Regiment and served therein until November 1, 1781. While thus engaged he served at Fort Plain, Fort Paris, Fort Plank, Fort Herkimer, and other places. On the first of November 1781, he was promoted to the rank of captain in Lieutenant COL Willett's Regiment and thus served till the war's end. He fought in the Battles of Turlough and Johnstown. His file contains a deposition by Daniel Darrow. Fonda mentions his presence at Fort Plank in the files of John McIntosh, Simon J. Vrooman, and Garret S. Veeder]

• Married: 1783 Religious Marriage
• Note: m. Schenectady, Albany Co., NY

1. Alexander Glen FONDA b: 17 AUG 1785
2. Jannetje Elisabeth FONDA b: 28 OCT 1786
3. Susanna Yates FONDA b: 23 SEP 1788
4. Christopher Yates FONDA b: 24 NOV 1790
5. Jane Helen FONDA b: 04 MAY 1793
6. Jane Helen FONDA b: 01 MAR 1795
7. Catherina Yates FONDA b: 27 SEP 1796
8. Annatje Yates FONDA b: 10 JUN 1798
9. James Jesse FONDA b: 01 NOV 1800
10. Eliza Yates FONDA b: 02 FEB 1803
11. Mary Austin FONDA b: 12 SEP 1804

1. Title: A History of Schenectady during the Revolution
   Military
   Publication: Brattleboro, VT
   Publisher: E.L. Hildreth & Co.
   Publication Date: 1916
   Issue: M15
   Author: Hanson, Willis T. Jr.
   Note:
   WarRevSchen
2. Title: Centennial Address Relating to the Early History of Schenectady and Its First Settlers
   Delivered at Schenectady, July 4th, 1876
   Geographic
   Publication: Albany, NY
   Publisher: VanBenthuysen Printing House
   Publication Date: 1879
   Issue: G36
   Author: Sanders, John
   Note:
   GeoNYCoSchenAddr
3. Title: Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Patent and City of Schenectady from 1662 to 1800
   Compendium
   Publication: Albany, NY
   Publisher: J. Munsell Co.
   Publication Date: 1873
   Issue: C22
   Author: Pearson, Jonathan
   Note:
   CompSchenFirstSett
4. Title: Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs
   Compendium
   Publication: New York, NY
   Publisher: Lewis Historical Pub. Co
   Publication Date: 1911
   Issue: C13
   Author: Reynolds, Cuyler
   Note:
   CompMohawkHudson
5. Title: The Bloodied Mohawk
   The American Revolution in the words of Fort Plank's Defenders and other Mohawk Valley Partisans
   Military
   Publication: Rockport, ME
   Publisher: Picton Press
   Publication Date: 2000
   Issue: M8
   Author: Johnson, Ken D.
   Note:
   WarBloodiedMohawk