[Schenectady County Historical Society Deed Listings:
/ D 488 17 January 1727/7 Household Goods Adam Vrooman, Schenectady yeoman, to John Vrooman, son of Adam Vrooman, brewer Land N side of Schenectady; N side of street leading to the pastures near the fort. One barn, two dwellings, one kitchen Bounded: beginning at E corner of Douwe Funda's lot, Easterly along Johannis Teller's land; N along lots of Johannes Teller to Schenectady River; W up said river to land of heirs of Jacob Cromwell; S to land of Teunis Swart Adam Vrooman's burial plot, E side adjoing the fence of Douwe Funda 35' in length; 18' in width Also four morgan bushland; 1/2 brick house erected thereupon and 1/2 of furnaces, coppers, vats, vessels and all other utensils. Incomplete recorded in Book F p. 209-210 in Albany Mentions Tackelus Dirickse
/ D 539 l Sept 1739 Catalyntje, daughter of Arriantie Veder, alias Dason (Dawson?), of Schdy with consent of parents and godfather apprenticed to Dowe Fonda, Schenectady yeoman, a maid servant for 8 years. to get 2 new suits wearing apparel; 2 pinnards (pinners); 4 aprons, etc. Was re-indentured to Nicholas Veeder 15 March 1741. Interesting document. Not a deed, but indentures for service
/ D 2075 Pearson Papers 1 Property Front and Union Sts Adam Vrooman to son John, brewer Lot on Front St partly against His Majesty's Fort: 2 dwelling houses, and kitchen; ALSO barn (now in possession of Adam Vrooman) and westward of house in possession of Takel Dirkse (excepting burial ground of Vrooman) ALSO 4 morgan bushland with 1/2 of brew house thereon erected, likewise 1/2 of furnace, copper vats, vessels in brew house; side brew house being at present in use and occupation of said Adam Vrooman and son Barent; BOUNDED: S by cross street; E by land of said Barent Vrooman; N by highway that leads from the Fort by the house of William Coppernoll into the woods; W by lot of arable land. ALSO: a lot on SW road of town of Schdy on 1st part of land called Mrs. Van Corlaer's land. BOUNDED: N and W by land of Jno Wemp; S and W by land of Jno Vrooman, bro of Adam; S and E by land of his bro John Vrooman NAMES: John, Harme and Nicolas Visger; Mary and Jacob Hallenbeck; Hester and Jacob Vander Heyden; Gertrude and David Vander Heyden; Alida and Jacob Ten Eyck; Johannes Teller; Jacob Cromwell; Teunis Swart; Douwe Fonda]

b. Schenectady, Albany Co., NY; bp. First Dutch Reformed Church, Schenectady, Albany Co., NY; d. Fonda, Montgomery Co., NY; bur. Caughnawaga Cemetery, Fonda, Montgomery Co., NY; The village of Fonda was named for him; DAR Patriot Index Centennial Edition; SAR Patriot Index Edition III; o. Schenectady Co. Militia, ENS; [R044] Innes Getty Collection: Jellis Douwse Fonda; [R048] A Historical Sketch of the Village of Fonda, NY; [R077] Compendium of Early Mohawk Valley Families; [R004b] American Ancestry; [R074a] The Mayflower Descendant; [R038a] The Fonda Family; SAR Graves Registry >> www.fonda.org <<
[Douw moved from Schenectady, Schenectady Co., NY to Caughnawaga (now Fonda) in 1751. He was an aged widower & he resided in a large stone dwelling which stood on the flats between the present turnpike and the Mohawk River. The cellar of this dwelling, which had wings on each side, can be seen at the present race track of the Montgomery Co. Agric. Assoc. in Fonda; Douw was killed by Sir John Johnson's Indians on 22 May 1780. His house was plundered & burned, sons John & Adam were made prisoners and taken to Canada and held for two years. Douw Fonda had been a close personal friend of Sir Wm. Johnson and had always been on good terms with the Indians, but his life was taken as "heartlessly" as though he were an active enemy. He was 79 yrs. old; at the time of Douw's death, another house, in the center of town, on Cayadutta Street, was being built; it was completed after his death (1781) and occupied by son John and family.]
[Probate Abstract - "Fonda, Douw, (of Mohawk District), will dated 12/16/1770; probated 12/30/1791. Legatees: sons, Jelles, John, Adam, Peter (deceased); granddaughter, Mary Putman (wife of Francis & dau.[not named]; son, Peter); daus., Margaret (widow of Barent Wemple), Rachel (wife of Peter Hansen); nephew, Christopher Yates; brothers, Abraham & Jacob. Executors: brothers, Abraham and Jacob; nephew, Christopher Yates. Witnesses: Johannis Veeder, Simon Veeder, Thomas Romine. ([NYG&B] Record 56:146)"; [Landholders of Northeastern New York, 1739-1802 - 9/10/1774 - Warren County - Hyde Township Patent; town of Thurman: 40,000 acres - Principle grantee: Van Rensselaer, Jeremiah - other Grantees: Fonda, Adam - Fonda, Douw - Fonda, Jelles - Fonda, John - and 36 others.]
[The original land patent (Collins tract) which now comprises the town of Mohawk and the Village of Fonda was purchased by Douw Fonda, Myndert Wemple and Hendrick A. Vrooman about 1730-40; whose families settled this land for which the town is now noted; the tract consisted of two thousand acres on the north side of the Mohawk River above Tribes Hill, granted in 1714 by Gov. Hunter to John, Edward and Margaret Collins.]

• Married: 29 OCT 1725 Religious Marriage ⁶
• Note: m. First Dutch Reformed Church, Schenectady, Albany Co., NY; [NYG&B] Record 73:39

1. Jellis Douw FONDA b: 24 MAR 1727
2. Adam FONDA b: NOV 1730
3. Adam FONDA b: 29 OCT 1732
4. Margrietje Vrooman FONDA b: 21 NOV 1733
5. Adam Douw FONDA b: 1736
6. Pieter Douw FONDA b: 1739
7. John Douw FONDA b: 1741
8. Rachel Vrooman FONDA b: 1743

• Married: 19 AUG 1757 Religious Marriage ⁶
• Note: m. First Dutch Reformed Church, Schenectady, Albany Co., NY (Douwe Fonda, widower and Debora Wimpel, widow; both of Albany and r in Maquaalang); [NYG&B] Record 73:54

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: A Historical Sketch of the Village of Fonda, NY
   Centennial Souvenir, 1850-1950
   Geographic
   Publication: Fonda, NY
   Publisher: Mohawk Valley Democrat
   Publication Date: 1950
   Issue: G15
   Author: Crane, MillardE.
   Note:
   GeoNYTownFonda
3. Title: Compendium of Early Mohawk Valley Families
   Compendium
   Publication: Baltimore, MD
   Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Co.
   Publication Date: 1990
   Issue: C15
   Edition: Vol. I, p.263-265
   Author: Penrose, Maryly B.
   Note:
   CompMohawkValley
4. 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
5. 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
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