Fonda's Island - a small island in the Mohawk river within the town of Schenectady - containing five morgens (ten acres) - lying to the north of the Hoek - in 1736, Philip Livingston of Albany sold it to Jellis Fonda by whose will made Sept. 8, 1737, it was divided among his three sons, Pieter, Abraham and Jacob. The island is now part of the [ Isle of the Oneidas ], see [ Bouwlands Map 1664 ] [ Schenectady Map 1690 ]
Sources and references
- Isle of the Oneidas: External reference; current availability not yet verified.
- Bouwlands Map 1664: External reference; current availability not yet verified.