Douw Jellise Fonda (1700–1780) was a prominent settler and trader in the Mohawk Valley of New York State.
Maritje died in 1756, and apparently Douw remarried, to the widow Deborah (Veeder) Wimple.
[4] Many residents fled the area, but Fonda decided to stay and fight.
On May 22, 1780,[5] he was captured by a Mohawk called "One Armed Peter", with whom he was acquainted, tomahawked, and scalped.
"[6] Two of Douw Fonda's sons, John and Adam, were taken prisoner in the raid and taken to Canada.