[Schenectady County Historical Society Deed Listings:
/ D 21 4 May 1716 Trustees of Schenectady, and Jellis Fonda, yeoman Woodland north of Mohawk River; one English mile below town of Schenectady on Crum or Crooked Creek
/ D 140 13 March 1729/30 Jellis Fonda, Claes Fonda, and Isack Fonda of Albany to Jan Fonda of Resselaerswyck Three lots of land in Resselaer's Wyck to northward of Albany near StienBergh to E of street leading from Albany to WaterFleet "being one of the large back lots as by a certain draught thereof ..." by Edward Collins.
/ D 167 10th (7th?) day of March 1729/30 William Jellis Fonda, Claas Fonda & Isaak Fonda to John Fonda House and ground now the dwelling hose of John Fonda
/ D 187 27 November 1827 Jellis Fonda and Wife, Catharine, Glenville to Frederick P. Clute, Schenectady Seven acres in First Ward commencing at corner of Canal Bridge near dry dock. Bounded by: E along highway to property of John C. Barhydt; NE to property of Joseph Peek; NW to Canal; along canal to high water mark; SW including said dry dock.  
/ D 416 1 March 1733/4 cat # 365d Jan Wemp and Arent Bradt, patentees of Schenectady; Jacob Glen and John B. Wemp, trustees of Netherlands Dutch Church Land and burial place eastward of Fort, bounded by S by road that leads to Symon Groot's Bridge; N by road that goes to Jellis Fonda; W by lot of ground of Benjamin Van Vleck 217 feet
/ D 417 19 July 1824 Jellis Fonda and wife Catharine, City of Schenectady to Frederick P. Clute of City of Schenectady Land in town of Glenville Bounded: S and N by Philip and Isaac Christiance and the public highway leading from the lower ferry to Town of Half Moon.
/ D 422 4 February 1828 Jellis Fonda and wife Catherine, Glenville, to Frederick Clute, Schenectady House and other buildings in town of Glenville about 1/4 mile from lower ferry
/ D 476 25 February 1796 Eleven trustees of Schenectady to Jellis Fonda and Adam Vrooman Nine miles NW Schenectady; N side Mohawk River Mentions: John Bell (see D 475)
/ D 540 21 Sept 1771 Sir John Johnson, of Fort Johnson, Knight; Daniel Claus of Williamsburgh, Esq; Guy Johnson of Guy Park, Esq.; Jellis Fonda, Esq. of Cannawaga; Robert Adams of Johnstown, merchant; Gilbert Tice, of Johnstown, gentleman to Michael Byren of Kingsborough Land on W side of Schoharie Creek PARCHMENT
/ D 544 25 June 1766 This document is important from a Black history perspective. This is the first deed in the file recording a local black transaction. Nicholas Peek, a free negro man, city of Sch'y, eldest son and heir of his grandmother Catreen Esabel, who is a freed negro woman to John McKenzie, Albany laborer House and -1- lot which said Catreen purchased from Dutch Church Schy. N E side of Schenectady against land of William Teller N side Kings highway that leads to Jellis Fonda; E and S church yard burying ground; W by lot of Johannes Barhydt; on street 78 feet to burial ground.78'x60'x94'x65'.  
/ D 638 17 July 1833 Cat # L674k Garrit S Veeder and Frederick P Clute, city of Schenectady, trustees of Jellis Fonda to Aaron Stevens, Jr., town of Glenville Quit rent claim; land in town of Glenville, two miles below Schenectady; N side of Mohawk River, near road that leads from lower ferry to Eel Place creek bounded: woods of John Van Voast Mentions, Peter Beth; Frederick P Clute; Widow Hagadorn; William Jackson; Nicholas Hagadorn Witness Stephen Daggett
/ D 702 22 March 1802 FRAGILE /TORNAndrew Douglas, William McClymon and wife Margaret, Schenectady to Abraham Mabie, Schenectady Lot in Second Ward: E side of Ferry Street Bounded: N by lot of Andrew Van Petten (Now property of John Moore); SW same lot; S by lot of Simon Van Antwerp; E by lot of Nicholas Stevens Mentions Joseph Yates, Richard Lush, Jellis Fonda, Arent Stevens, Gerrit van Brakel
/ D 776 17 July 1813 City of Schenectady to John B Yates, Attorney-at-Law, City of Schenectady Whereas Thomas Shannon of City of Schenectady, did by a Certain indenture of release by way of mortgage 19 July 1796 to Abraham Wemple, Nicholas Veeder, Gerrit S. Veeder,Jr., John Glen, John Sanders, Abraham Oothout, Abraham Swits,Jellis Fonda,Andries VanPatten, Adam S. Vrooman, and Richard Schermerhorn, late trustees of Schenectady Land about five miles from Schenectady, southwesterly on S side of Mohawk River; Mentions: land of Samuel Bradt, TS Commons 1796, Maus Schermerhorn
/ D 814 8 February 1825 Cat # 2247 FRAGILE DOCUMENT Isaac Christyaunce, Glenville to Philip Christyaunce, his son, Glenville Parm in possession of Isaac Christyaunce in Glenville, adjoining farms of John Van Vorst, Jellis Fonde and Philip Christyance, and described in a deed dated 9 December 1796 from trustees of Schenectady on W. side of road that leads from lower ferry to Alplaus; Mentions: John Jas. Van Vorst; Peter Veeder; John Yates; NB Henry Brumagim assigning mortgage to James Walker Witness: Barent Sanders , Wm Hagadorn
/ D 828 20 December 1700 Cat#2250 Confirmatory Deed Deposition made by trustees of Schenectady as to ownership of land in Schenectady Village at time of massacre by Claes Lourense Not on N side of town and another lot in S part of town over bridge and afterwards sold lots to his son Lourence Claesen and whereas said Claessen Lourense papers were destroyed by the French of Canada Ye 9th February 1689/90 and now can give no title a papten(paiten? patten?) is hereby given: First lot: bounded: W by lot of Gysbert Marselis; E by lot of oforesaid Van der Volgen; S by highway; N by Gysbert Gerritse; 270 feet both sides; 70 ft in breadth. Second lot: bounded: S by Ryer Schermerhorn; E by Johannes Teller and Harmenen Vedder; W by highway Witness: Volkert Symones (Veeder); Jellis Fonda
/ D 863 10 April 1822 Cat#342c Mortgage foreclosure Land in Princetown; mortgage to Richard Duncan assigned to Reformed Church, Schenectady Mentions: John Vinton; Mrs. Alice Mary Le Hunt; Isaac Clow; John Paterson; Abraham Lockwood; Gerarduc Clute; O'Kief; Robert Ennis, Jacob Swits Amos Curtis, auctioneer; Isaac Riggs; Edward Yates; Jellis Fonda, Clerk
/ D 880 1 May 1839 Cat #1675c Aaron Stevens, Jr., and wife Elizabeth, Glenville, to John I DeGraff, Same Place Two lots land in town of Glenville Bounded: Jonathan Stevens; Richard Hagadorn; Joseph Yates; Peter Bath; Chauncy Ketchum; Peter Van Slyck; John B Van Vorst; Nicholas Hagadorn; Jellis Fonda; Henry Fonda S H Marsh, Clerk
/ D 961 18 September 1751 copy Arent Bradt, only surviving trustee of Schenectady to Peter (Pieter) Fonda, cordwainer, Schdy and Robert Horsford, hatter, Schenectady Woodland or crippelboss belonging to heirs of Jellis Fonda Witnesses:Frederick Peek Joseph Yates
/ D 986 28 November 1753 copy Arent Bradt, only surviving trustee of Schdy to Robert (Reuben,sic.) Horsford, Schdy hatter Woodland N side of Mohawk River; adjoining land of Jellis Fonda Mentions Pieter Fonda Witnesses: Joseph Yates; Pieter Fonda
/ D 1065 19 June 179 ... copy Cornelius Hallenbeck, Schdy has purchased land from Francis Veeder, Jellis Fonda, A Fonda, John Yates, Henry Yates, Jr. and Joseph Mynderse, Schdy Land in Lot #3. Mentions: John Hendricks and
/ D 1071 2 June 1798 Jellis Fonda, city of Schdy purchased from Francis Veeder, etc. Land N side of Mohawk River; 10 miles from Ferry opposit the village; beginning NW corner of Harmanus Van Slyck; SW bounds of Peter and Volkert Van Vleck. Commuted: June 1798 by Jellis Fonda $10 quit rent
/ D 1085 24 November 1810 John van Ingen, Sheriff; Sheriff Sale of property of James Seaman; Sold to Andrew Seaman. in 4th ward, Schdy; 9 miles from town Mentions: Jellis Fonda, Adam S Vrooman, Joseph Carely, Myndert van Guysling
/ D 1115 j 10 Mar 1706/7 Perpetual lease: Same trustees as 1115 b to Hendrik Vrooman One morgen woodland: S side of highway that leads to Albany (now State St.); E side of creek that runs by Jno Baptist Van Eps (Cowhorn Creek where Schermerhorn's mill formerly stood on State St.) Witness: Jellis Fonda
/ D 1116 k 1 Mar 1733/4 Release of Jan Wemp, Arent Brat, patentees of Schdy, to Jacob Glen and Jan Barentse Wemp, trustees for Ref. Ch. lot and burial ground.Eastward of fort on E side of lot belonging to Benjamin Van Vleck, bounded: S by road that leads to Symon Groot's bridges; N by road that goes to Jellis Fonda's; W by lott of Benjamin Van Vleck. Witness: Helmer Feder, Mich. Schuyler 
/ D 1116 1 20 Dec. 1734 Release of Jan Wemp, Arent Bradt, patentees of Schdy to Jacob Glen, Jan Barentse Wemp, trustees of Ref. Ch. Poor pasture ground S side of Mohawk River to NE of town known by name of Armewy Mentions: Harme Van Slyck, Terick (Tjerk?) Francis Vande Bogart, Jellis Fonda
/ D 1118 g 30 Dec. 1747 Memorandum of Indenture received from Arent Bradt, Jan Wemp, trustees of Schdy for Ref. Ch. This is a list of names of people from whom the church obtained indentures. Karel Han Tol, Ger't van Brakelen, Aswerus Marselis, Caleb Beck and Comp., Peter Vromans, Lawrence Claasen van der volgen, Jan Maby, Coll Pieter Schuyler, Johannes Sanderse Glen, Adam Vrooman, Gysbert Marselis and Company Benjamin ?, Lanjen ?, Jacobus Peek, Jan Danielse, Jellis Fonda, Philip Schuyler, Abraham Dirick Groot, Abraham Wendell, Pieter Vrooman, Evert van Eps, Hendri Vroman, Sander Philipse, Claas and Tjerk Franse (v. d. Bog't), Arent Danielse (v. aut., Jr.) Arent Vedder, Jan Danielse (v. Aut p), Gerrit Gysbert (van Brakel), Dirick Bratt,; Also: John Lench, Jan Bap: and Jellis Fonda, Johannes Mynderse, Jan Philipse, Sam: Bradt, Ahasuerus Marselis, Jan Vrooman, Karel Hansen. Signed: Peter Groenendyck, Johannes A Vedder, John Sanders, Gerrit A Lansingh
/ D 1147 k 1762 Mentions Harmanus Van Slyck, Canajoharie; Barent Wemple and Jellis Fonda to Jellis Fonda, son of Douw F.
/ D 1180 1 Nov 1817 Damaged Document Gershom Van Voast and wife Nelly; Lewis Barhydt and wife Caty; Cornelius Stiers & wife Nancy; Peter Steers, Peggy Steers and Hetty Lambert to Samuel Steers Land 3 miles E of Schdy Names: John Farley; Takerus Van der Bogert; Abraham Groot; John Steers, Jellis Fonda
/ D 1552 25 July 1797 Abraham Wemple, Nicholas Veeder, Gerret S Veeder, Jr., John Glen, John Sanders, Abraham Oothout, Abraham Switts, Jellis Fonda, Andries Van Patten, Adam S Vrooman, Richard Shermerhorn, trustees of Schdy to Nicholas G Veeder, Schdy Land about 2 miles from village of Schdy; NW on the N side of Mohawk River Names: John and Jesse De Graff, Wm Lighthall, A M Miller, James Dance, Stephen A Daggett
/ D 1555 25 July 1797 John Glen, John Sanders, Nicholas Veeder, Gerrit S Veeder, Jr., Ab-m Oothout, Ab-m Swits, Jellis Fonda, And-s Van Patten, Ab-m Vrooman, Rich Schermerhorn, Abraham Wemple, trustees of Schdy to Nicholas G Veeder, of Schdy same as
/ D 1567 13 Sept 1811 Simon Veeder and Cornelius Veeder, third ward, Schdy to James I Van Eps, same place Land in third ward Names: heirs of Elias Van Guysling; Maus Schermerhorn, Nicholas Clute; John Baptist Clute; Cornelis van ----; John Yates; Joseph Shurtleff; Jellis Fonda
/ 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 1821 Copy of Lease 3 May 1797 Jellis Fonda, A Fonda, Schdy to Anthony Blackford, Schdy Lease of farm lot being about 9 miles NW of Schdy, on N side of Mohawk R. Names: Jellis I Fonda; Adam L Vrooman; John Bell; Thomas Butler
/ D 2148 14 Apr 1704 Ryer Schermerhorn, surviving trustee by request of William Abrahamse Tietswort conveyed the following lot to Willem Appel: Bounded: N by Gysbert Van Brakel; E by Gillis Fonda; W by Claes Lawrence (Vande Volgen); S by highway (State ST) William Ab Tietswort was in quick possession of this lot in 1690 when the village was burned and afterwards sold it to Willem Appel innkeeper of N Y]

• Married: 11 DEC 1695 Religious Marriage ⁶
• Note: m. First Dutch Reformed Church, Albany, NY; [NYG&B] Record 63:240

1. Douw FONDA b: 1696
2. Tanneke Winne FONDA b: 1698
3. Douw Jellis FONDA b: 22 AUG 1700
4. Rebecca Winne FONDA b: 1702
5. Helena Winne FONDA b: 22 APR 1705
6. Eva Marie FONDA b: 1707
7. Pieter Jellise FONDA b: 1711
8. Sarah Winne FONDA b: 1713
9. Abraham Jellise FONDA b: 1715
10. Rachel Jellise FONDA b: 1719
11. Jacob Jellise FONDA b: 11 FEB 1722

1. Title: Innes Getty Collection: Jellis Douwse Fonda
   Fonda Family
   Publication: New York, NY
   Publisher: The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
   Publication Date: 1957
   Issue: F12
   Note:
   FondaJellis
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: American Ancestry
   Giving the Name and Descent, in the Male Line, of Americans whose Ancestors Settled in the United States previous to the Declaration of Independence
   Compendium
   Publication: Albany, NY
   Publisher: J. Munsell Co.
   Publication Date: 1887
   Issue: C3
   Edition: Vol. I, p.28
   Author: Hughes, Thomas P.
   Note:
   CompAmerAncesSett
4. Title: The Mayflower Descendant
   Quarterly Publication
   Compendium
   Publication: Plymouth, MA
   Publisher: General Society of Mayflower Descendants
   Publication Date: 1897
   Issue: C14
   Edition: Vol. 1-46
   Note:
   CompMayflowerDesc
5. 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
6. Title: New York City Marriages, 1600s-1800s
   Index to approximately 410,000 individuals who were married in or near New York City between 1622 and 1899
   Vital Records
   Publication: Toronto, Ontario, CAN
   Publisher: Genealogical Research Library
   Issue: V7
   Author: Elliot, Noel
   Note:
   VitalMarriagesNewYorkCity