Fonda DNA and History
I had my DNA tested a few months ago, using the Paternal Lineage Y-46 method through Ancestry.com. I compared my results to some info I found on the Frisian peoples and to a couple of other…
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Earliest Record in America
I came across this record last year sometime, and the exercise to determine the voyage date spurred my memory. The first tangible record of Jellis (Gillis) in America has been established as that found in Fort…
Voyage to America Update
The "Famous Frisians in America" book had a record for the burial of Abraham Fonda, youngest child of Jellis Douw, in Amsterdam on October 28, 1650. This new information has led me to revise the thinking…
Famous Frisians in America
The book, "Famous Frisians in America" is now available for purchase. There are 8 pages on the Fonda Family which detail the history of Jellis Douw Fonda, who emigrated from Amsterdam to New Amsterdam in about…
Caughnawaga Cemetery
Photos from the Caughnawaga Cemetery in Fonda, New York recently taken by Adrienne Buckland Knight: