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[1st Albany Co. Militia (Albany City), ENS under LT Abraham Ten Eyck regiment. He was admitted to practice law in the State Supreme Court as an attorney (practice established in Cooperstown, NY in 1791 with law partner Abraham Ten Broeck), but abandoned that profession soon after 1800, and removed to his farm in West Glenville. He was for many years employed as deputy clerk of Schenectady Co., and died on his farm, aged ninety-eight; [Jacob G. Fonda, Esq., of Glenville, Schenectady county, is the oldest lawyer now living in the State of New York. He is in the ninety-eighth year of his age, and is still in the full posession of his mental faculties. Clarksville Texas Standard 1858-07-17]

[Jacob Glen Fonda, RWPA #R3632: born August 1761 in Schenectady, baptized August 29, 1761. Parents Abraham Fonda and Susanna Glen. He enlisted in Spring 1778 while living in Albany. During the war he served two weeks at the German Flatts, three weeks at Stone Arabia, one week at Fort Plain, six weeks at Fort Plank, two weeks at Fort Hunter, and ten days at Schenectady. Hermanus Peek states that he and Fonda, along with all the forces at Fort Hunter marched under General Van Rensselaer to Fort Plank 14 miles above Fort Hunter in August of 1779, and remained there for the whole of their six-week tour. He fought in the Battle of Klock's Field. Harmanus Wendell states he lived in the home of General John H. Wendell along with Fonda in 1780 or 81. Robert H. Wendell states that Fonda was a PVT in Captain Garret Groesbeck's Company of the Half Moon and Ballston District Regiment of Militia and that he and the said Fonda performed duties at Fort Plank, Fort Hunter, and Fort Plain together. After the war Jacob lived in Otsego and Montgomery Counties. In 1833 he was living in Schenectady Co., in 1839 in Broadalbin, Fulton Co., and in 1845 in Glenville, Schenectady Co.]

• Married: 04 APR 1784 Religious Marriage in Dutch Reformed Church, Albany, Albany Co., NY
• Note: m. First Dutch Reformed Church, Albany, Albany Co., NY; (another record: Jacob Fonda m. Alida VanNess on 26-Sep-1784, Dutch Reformed Church, Schaghticoke, NY per [NYG&B] Record 60:17 - does not match any other known couple)

1. Abraham Jacob FONDA b: 23 JAN 1785 in Schenectady, NY
2. Janetje Willet FONDA b: 1786 in Schenectady, Schenectady Co., NY
3. Susan Willet FONDA b: 24 SEP 1789 in Schenectady, Schenectady Co., NY
4. Eliza Willet FONDA b: 1790 in Schenectady, Schenectady Co., NY
5. Laura FONDA b: 1792
6. Mary C. FONDA b: 22 OCT 1792 in Schenectady, Schenectady Co., NY
7. Elbert Willet FONDA b: 04 MAR 1794 in Schenectady, Schenectady Co., NY
8. Susanna Willet FONDA b: 1796 in Schenectady, Schenectady Co., NY

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: 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
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