Birth Name: Peter Henry Fonda
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Birth: 23 February, 1939
Ethnicity: Dutch, English, Scottish, French-Canadian, around 1/64th Italian, and remote Norwegian
Peter Fonda is an American actor. He is the son of socialite Frances Ford (Seymour) and actor Henry Fonda (Henry Jaynes Fonda). His daughter is actress Bridget Fonda, her sister is actress Jane Fonda (Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda), and his nephew is actor Troy Garity.
Peter is of Dutch, English, Scottish, French-Canadian, around 1/64th Italian, and remote Norwegian, descent.
The “Fonda” surname is said to originate with an Italian who moved to the Netherlands in the 1500s. It is not clear if this information has been genealogically verified. Peter’s patrilineal ancestor, Jacob Harmense Fonda, was born in the Netherlands, c. 1515. However, one of Peter’s maternal great-great-great-great-grandfathers, Giovanni Gualdo, was Italian, making Peter of 1/64th Italian ancestry.
Peter’s paternal grandfather was William Brace Fonda (the son of Ten Eyck Hilton Fonda and Harriet McNeil). Ten Eyck was the son of Garret Tunis Breese Fonda and Rachel Polhemus. Harriet was the daughter of James Amos McNeil and Eliza Ann Paris.
Peter’s paternal grandmother was Herberta Krueger Jaynes (the daughter of Henry Silas Jaynes and Elma Lampher). Henry was the son of Henry Clinton Jaynes and Almia A. Jacobs. Elma was the daughter of Marie L.
Peter’s maternal grandfather was Eugene Ford Seymour (the son of George DeVillers Seymour and Frances Gabriella Ford). George was the son of George Nichols Seymour and Sophia Marie Lefebre De Villers/DeVilliers. Frances was the daughter of Henry Augustus Ford and Jane Hosack Millen.
Peter’s maternal grandmother was Mildred Sophie Bower (the daughter of Harvey Bower and Frances Marcella Capel). Mildred was born in Kemptville, Ontario, Canada. Harvey was the son of Joseph Bower and Mary Ann Huntington. Frances was the daughter of John Capell and Eliza Monro.
Sources: Genealogies of Peter Fonda – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://www.wikitree.com
https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Peter’s maternal grandfather, Eugene Ford Seymour – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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