[Schenectady County Historical Society Deed Listings:
/ D 200 27 October 1830 Jelles Fonda, Glenville to Gerrit Veeder, Rotterdam and Frederick P. Clute of Schenectady. Fonda is heavily in debt and sells a number of properties to discharge the debt. He is "desirous of selling the same at private sale and of avoiding the costs, expenses and sacrifices, which usually attend sales at Law, and for these purposes has resolved to sell and convey all his said real estate ... " 1. Pasture ground in First Ward of City on road to Callbergh, near property of Adam S. Vrooman, Dec'd and John Corl and Widow Veeder. 2. Dry Dock, brickyard being property part of which is now in the possession of Fuller Farensworth and Carlos Clark in First Ward on both sides of road leading to the lower ferry Names mentioned:Isaac Christiance; Northrop J. Smith; Peter Ferguson; James Peek; David Knapp; Minard Knights; Walter Gillespie; Walter James Bradshaw; John Jermain; John van Vorst; Nicholas Hagadorm; Aaron Stevens, Junior; Peter Bath; John Bt. Van Vorst; John Van Vorst; The burden of this deed is that Fonda sells all to Veeder and Clute who will in turn sell off property to pay Fonda's debts and will from time to time provide him with some part of the proceeds. An interesting deed to read.
/ D 330 7 April 1829 Mayor and Aldermen, Albany to Cornelius Steers, Watervliet First Ward, City of Schenectady; known on general map of Common Lands as Lot #2; subdivision lot E. 103 acres. Mentions heirs of Francis A. Vedder; John Corl; Samuel Steers; Jelles Fonda; Frederick Clute; Simon Groot FRAGILE DOCUMENT
/ D 668 Commutation (common?) release: Lease 6 January 1797; release 18 Feb. 1901 Abraham Wemple, Nicholas Veeder, Garrit S. Veeder, Jr., John Sanders, John Glen, Abraham Oathout, Abram Swits, Jelles Fonda, Andrie Van Patten, Abraham S. Vrooman, Richard Schermerhorn, trutstees of Schenectady, lessors to Gerrit Schermerhorn of same place 92 acres of land Mentions John Van Viets
/ D 673 25 March 1819 Mortgage Jelles Fonda and wife Catharine of Schenectady to Joseph C Yates, Schenectady Land on N side of Mohawk River; Ten miles from city; ferry opposite city. Mentions Harmanus Van Vleck, Folker and Peter Van Vleck, Isaac de Graff On 4 July 1831 Yates makes it over to Gerrit Veeder and Frederick Clute Witnesses: Chris Fonda, Gerret Fonda
/ D 738 27 November 1804 ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT Simon De Graff and wife Jane, Schenectady, to John J. Schermerhorn, same Land in patent known as Jersey Field, willed by Harmanus Bradt to his children; Lot #11 Mentions Henry Glen Witnesses: V (?) Yates; Catharine Mynderse; Jelles Fonda; Henry Yates
/ D 802 12 Feb 1812 Cat# 2247 Jacob Groesbeck and Judith his wife, Schenectady, to James Van Ingen, Schenectady Second ward; S (sic) side of State St. Bounded: S by State St; E by house and lot of Charles Martin; N by lot of heirs of Claas DeGraff, Dec'd; W by lot belong to Isaac DeGraff On Reverse: 1812 7 February; amount of mortgage; 31 May or Mar 1812; sold to Stephen F. Schuyler, Albany; Names: Jelles Fonda, Peter Veeder, Jacob Wendell (Wardell?) See D 803
/ D 1033 14 April 1794 copy See 1026. Trustees of common lands to John Jacobse Schermerhorn, Schdy Farmer Land N side of Mohawk River 19 miles NW of Schdy; Sugar town, Saratoga Co. near new Galway. W bank of stoney brook called Fallits Kill. Adjoining Abraham Van Vorst. Witnesses: Jelles Fonda; Mary Simonds Commuted 4 June 1808 by Adam J. Vrooman; $7.53 quit rent
/ D 1050 6 May 1796 copy Abraham Wemple, Nicholas Veeder, Gerritt S Veeder, Junr, John Glen, John Sander, Abrm Oathout, Abm Swits, Andries Van Petten, Jelles Fonda, Adam S Vrooman, Rykert Schermerhorn, all trustees of common lands to Alexander Beach of Charlton Land 9 miles from Schdy, N side of Mohawk River; NW corner of land lately surveyed for Joseph on road leading from New Galway to Schdy. Witnesses Lawrence Vrooman; Joseph Beach Commuted 29 June 1819 by John Gardiner $1.33 quit rent. Maus Van Vranken, Treasr.
/ D 1055 7 May 1796 Abraham S. Veeder, Jr; John Glen; John Senderse (Sanders?); Abraham Oathout; Abraham Swits; Andrees (Andries?) van Petten (Patten?); Jelles Fonda; Adam S. Vrooman; and Rykert (Richard) Schermerhorn, TRUSTEES of Common Lands to Willem Dawson, Charlton Land 8 miles NW from Schdy; N side of Mohawk River; near lands of Adam Conde; James Sherwood; Isaac Vrooman. Witnesses: James Sherwood, Samual Ball Commuted 7 May 1802 by William Dawson by hands of son, John; 16 shillings 2 pence Quit rent; Corns Z V Santvoord, Treas.
/ D 1062 6 June 1796 copy See D 1055; Trustees of common lands to Nethen (Nathan?) Hall of Broadalbin Land 8 miles N from Schdy; N side of Mohawk River; Beginning and NE corner of land of James Sherwood to land of William Dawson. Witnesses: James McCann; Jelles Fonda
/ D 1066 28 July 1796 copy See 1055. Trustees to John B Veeder, Schdy. Land N side of Mohawk River; beginning at SE corner of Martin Van Slyck's lot. Mentioned: Abraham Fonda; Caleb Truax; Frances Veeder; Jelles Fonda; John Yates; Henry Yates Junior; Joseph Mynderse Witnesses: Wm J. Teller; Jacob G Fonda Commuted: 6 June 1808 by Edward Norton. $30 quit rent
/ D 1147 y 1800 Richard Duncan and wife Mary George Duncan 1801 John Porteus, Herkimer, Dec'd 1799 Jellis I Fonda had mill dam on Crommer Kill N of Lower Ferry, near the Fonda Farm. 1799 John Manning and wife Caty
/ D 1152 18 July 1796 Abraham Wemple, Nicholas Veeder, Gerrit S. Veeder, Jr., John Glen, John Sanders, Abraham Oothout, Abraham Swits, Jelles Fonda, Andries Van Patten, Adam S. Vrooman and Rykert Schermerhorn to Jacobus Is. Peek Land on S side of Mohawk River on the S E bounds of Cornelius Mabie. Names: Daniel Peek; Lewis Peek; John Veeder
/ D 1187 21 Mar. 1811 Damaged Document Joseph C Yates and wife Ann Elizabeth to the Albany Ins Co. Land on Front St. Bounded: S along Front st.; W along New Street; E along the land of Jacob Swit Names:Jelles Fonda; Peter Veeder; Jeremiah Fuller; Samuel Fuller; P S Van Ingen  
/ D 1192 23 Jan 1817 Abraham Van Ingen, Sch'y to Benjamin M. Mumford in trust for Harriet Mumford W side of Washington St. Bounded: E by said street; N by Abraham van Eps; W by kill or creek; S by lot of late in possession of Gerrit A. Lansing and now tthe property of Abraham Oothout. Wit.: Jelles Fonda
/ D 1196 2 (23?) Jan 1817 Charles Kane and wife Maria and Jonathan Walton and wife Margaret to Abraham Van Ingen Dwelling house and lot on Washington St.: N by Abraham Van Eps; E. by Washington St; S by lot formerly belonging to Gerrit A Lansing; W by So branch of Mohawk River Wit: Stephen VR Schoolcraft; Jelles Fonda
/ D 1212 Nov 1797 CAT # 2132b VB6 Abraham Wemple, Nicholas Veeder, Gerret S. Veeder, Jr., John Glen, John Sanders, Abraham Oothout, Abraham Swits, Jelles Fonda, Andries Van Patten, Adam S. Vrooman, and Richard Schermerhorn, to Isaac Abraham Truax Land in NW of Schdy; N side of Mohawk Mentions: John Barhydt, Philip Fransikle; Jacob A Vrooman (missing)
/ D 1448 See VB 7 11 April 1829 City of Schdy to Cornelius Steers of Watervliet Land in 1st ward of Schdy Names: Francis A Vedder, Frederick P Clute, Simon A Groot, Jelles Fonda, Samuel Steers, J. M. Schermerhorn Commuted by Cornelius Steers, 20 July 1865
/ D 1540 Tattered Document -- cut in places 19 Dec 1796 Abraham Wemple, Nicholas Veeder, Gerret S Veeder, Jr., John Glen, John Sanders, Abraham Oothout, Abraham Swits, Jelles Fonda, Andries Van Patten, Adam S Vrooman and Richard Schermerhorn to Harmanus V Vedder Land 3 1/2 miles SW of Schdy; S side of Mohawk River on road between Curry Bush and Schdty. Mentions the mill of John Vedder Names: Jesse Van Slyck, John Veeder
/ D 1714 Cat 2324 10 Sept 1823 Alexander Kelly, City to John Van Patten, Rotterdam Land in Rotterdam; 2 miles from city, west Bounded: NE by Highway up Mohawk R; NW by road from house of Daniel Vedder;' SW by lands in occupation of John F Vedder; SE by lands belonging to heirs of Daniel McKinney 5 Morgan Names: Henry Fonda; D Boyd; Jelles Fonda
/ D 1781 19 August 1815 Samuel Steers and Hannah his wife, city to Henry Fryer, Princetown Land 2 miles E of city (SEE D 1780) Names: Marius Willett; John Swits; Jonathan Walton; William Van Antwerp; Jelles Fonda; Phin L Whipple
/ 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 1833 10 Mar 1706/7 Patentees of Schdy to Hendrick Vrooman, Yeoman Woodland on S side of highway that leads to Albany; E side of ye creek that runs from Baptist Van Eps' dwelling Names: Barent Wemp; Rob't Livingston, Jr, Jelles Fonda
/ D 1952 24 Mar 1817 John Vander Volgen and wife Nelly, Schdy to Henry Peek, Schdy House and lot on Front Street; N side of street; SW corner of lot of Henry A Merselis and Simon Vrooman. Names: Jelles Fonda; John V Glen; Nicholas A Merselis; Alida Vrooman
/ D 1989 1 July 1813 Thomas Doige and wife Jane, Albany to Lewis Farquharson, Schdy House and Lot on N side of Street called Union St. Bounded: S by lot belonging to Heirs of Widow Horsford, Robert Osborn and the Widow Kendall; N by lot of Widow Van Dyck; E by lot belonging to Pres. Church ON REVERSE 7 Aug 1813 Mortgage to Thomas Doige and wife Jane 15 Apr 1814 Lewis Farquharson received from Richard Cooke, $2000 23 June 1814 Farquarson sold his interest in property to Joseph Mynderse 6 May 1816 Joseph Mynderse to Jonathan Walton, mortgage. Names: F. B. Yates; Jelles Fonda; John Keyes Paige; Joseph Shurtleff
/ D 2007 29 Sept 1817 Reuben Horsford, city to Jonathan Walton 1/3 part of house and lot; 1st ward: N side of Union st being corner of Ferry and Union St. Bounded: N by lot of ground now in possession of Robert Osborn; E by house and lot belonging to Walton; S by Union St.; W by Ferry St Names: Jelles Fonda
/ D 2019 FRAGILE - TORN - MORTGAGE 1 May 1808 Abel Thrall and wife Harriet, city to Joseph Horsford, city 1/3 part in house and lot on E corner of Union and Ferry Sts. ON REVERSE: signed over to Reuben Horsford; 6 June 1817 by Jacob Glen Thrall selling to Jacob Glen 30 June 1812 Names: John Yates; Garret Stephens; Jesse Peek; Jelles Fonda
/ D 2021 5 May 1816 Richard Cooke, city to Abel Thrall and wife Harriet, city Assignment of mortgage to Jonathan Walton. Property not mentioned Names: Harmanus Peek; Jelles Fonda
/ D 2025 FRAGILE-TORN-MORTGAGE 18 Mar 1822 Restcom Potter to Trustees of Glenville Land in Glenville Names: Jelles Fonda; James Frost; Simon A Groot; A R Schermerhorn
/ D 2037 CHEWED DOCUMENT 10 Dec 1823 Cuff Harris and wife Diana, city to Jonathan Walton, city House and lot in 2nd ward Names: E H Walton; Joseph Peek; Isaac Vrooman; Jelles Fonda
/ D 2047 1 Mar 1820 Thomas Backus, city to Sybrant Van Schaick,city Land in 3d Ward; had been conveyed to Van Schaick by Henry Swits in 1813; on Broadway Bounded: N by lot of David Johnson; S by lands of John Vrooman and Abm Truax; E by Broadway (new street); W by land of Henry Swits Names: Isaac Johnson; Josias Swart; Jelles Fonda    
/ D 2052 17 June 1816 Sybrant Van Schaick and wife Tanacak to Jane Johnson, city Three lots in Rotterdam on Broadway. Same as D 2048 Names: Jelles Fonda; John V Glen; E H Walton; John Yates
/ D 2053 17 June 1816 David Foote and wife Mary, city to Sybrant Van Schaick, city same as D 2048 Names: Jelles Fonda; Jonathan Walton
/ D 2091 17 Apr 1811 John Van Patten and Cornelius Van Patten, sons of Nicholas A Van Patten, dec'd; to Andrew N Van Patten, city House and lot in 1st ward, bounded: N by Front St; W by lot formerlybelonging to Jellis Brewer and lot formerlybelonging to Jacobus Bradt; S by John Baptist Clute;E by lot of Jane Cuyler, just as the same was owned and possessed by Nicholas Van Patten, dec'd Names: Jelles Fonda; Henry Yates, Jr.
/ D 2096 5 May 1823 Thomas Jackson and wife Phebe, city, to Jonathan Walton, city; Land in 1st Ward on Fonda St Names: Jelles Fonda; Ed-- D. Davis; Richard Duncan and wife; Henry Jackson; Diana Jackson
/ D 2098 8 Aug 1815 William P Clark and wife Caty, city to Thomas Jackson Land in 1st Ward; W side of Fonda st. Names: Jelles Fonda
/ D 2195 3 May 1823 Andrew N Van Patten and wife Susan to John I Degraff House and lot, first ward: corner Ferry and Green STs. Bounded: N by Front St; E by lot of Nicholas A Vedder; S by Street; W by Ferry St. Names S H Marsh; Jas Gilbert; Jelles Fonda]

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 Census, Schenectady, Schenectady Co., NY; d. Glenville, Schenectady Co., NY; bur. Family Cemetery, Glenville Township, Schenectady Co., NY; o. Gunstocker; 3rd Tryon Co. Militia (Mohawk District), CPT; [R099b] Centennial Address Relating to the Early History of Schenectady and Its First Settlers; [R118c] A History of Schenectady During the Revolution; [R099] Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Patent and City of Schenectady from 1662 to 1800; [R077a] The Bloodied Mohawk; [R038a] The Fonda Family; SAR Graves Registry >> www.fonda.org <<
[Jellis J. Fonda, RWPA #S49266: born in Schenectady County, New York on January 13, 1751. He died in 1839 and is buried in his Family's Cemetery in Glenville Township, Schenectady County, New York (HSDRW). An October 20, 1833 deposition states Fonda was found to be incompetent and unable to a make a viable declaration for his pension by reasons of old age and loss of memory. In 1833 he was the only surviving officer of the unit known as the Greens. In June of 1780, he was in command of Captain Van Vorst's Company at Fort Plank. He was also stationed at Forts Plank and Plain for 21 days when the Fort Plank Settlements were burnt in August of 1780. He fought in the Battle of Johnstown. His captain's commission, which is contained in his file, calls him Jellis Ja. Fonda. His file contains depositions by Adam Vrooman, James H. Peek, Jacob Van Vechten and Jellis A. Fonda]
[Jellis was appointed Captain of a company of Associated Exempts (Minute Men) on 27-May-1775, which came to be known as "the Greens" because of the color of their uniforms; in January, 1776, and again in June he went to Johnstown; in the fall of the same year, he marched with his company to Stillwater where they were in camp for some time; from Stillwater they marched to Fort Ann, thence down Wood Creek to Skenesborough as guards for boats; he served with particular distinction in the campaign against Burgoyne and at the Battle of Bemis Heights; he served in many expeditions and on various garrison duties during the succeeding years of the war, being especially zealous in the discharge of his offices; while on guard duty at Schenectady he was spoken of as "attending roll call and giving orders every morning at daybreak, sometimes 2 hours before day." In 1777, when Sir John Johnson, with his Scotch retainers, had fortified themselves in Johnson Hall, Generals Schuyler, Ten Broeck and Herkimer, with a large body of militia, went there to reduce them. When, out of the whole number, General Schuyler selected Captain Fonda, from his known fearlessness of character, to command a forlorn hope of 200 men for the assault, of which his company of minute men formed one-half. the assailing forces were without cannon. But when this brave officer in the lead, under the eye and direction of the noble Schuyler, shouted on his column to the assault, with undaunted dash (for Fonda was in deadly earnest), Sir John immediately lowered his flag and surrendered without firing a gun. Fonda was ever afterwards called, wherever known, one of the most fearless of men; he was actively engaged in the battle of Johnstown in October 1781, and in the pursuit of the enemy, and on this occasion he "so highly distinguished himself that COL Willett addressed him a letter of thanks for his services and praising him for his intrepidity."; he was reappointed Captain on June 20, 1778, the commission being signed by Governor Clinton; he was a pensioner under the Act of June 7, 1832.]

• Married: 05 NOV 1774 Religious Marriage
• Note: m. Schenectady, Albany Co., NY

• Married: 1783 Religious Marriage

1. Jacob FONDA b: 01 SEP 1784
2. Jacob Jellise FONDA b: 1786
3. Hendrik Veeder FONDA Esq. b: 10 AUG 1788
4. Garret Jellis FONDA b: 05 NOV 1790
5. Christopher FONDA b: 15 MAR 1793
6. Christopher Veeder FONDA b: 28 AUG 1795
7. Maria Veeder FONDA b: 11 JUN 1798

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: 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
5. Title: The Fonda Family
   Fonda Family
   Publication: Albany, NY
   Publisher: The Dutch Settlers Society of Albany Yearbook
   Publication Date: 1981
   Issue: F8
   Edition: Vol. 48, p.17-20; Vol. 49, p.28-36
   Author: McConville, Howard A.
   Note:
   FondaFamily