Birth Name: Troy O’Donovan Hayden
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: July 7, 1973
Ethnicity:
*Irish (father)
*Dutch, English, Scottish, French, around 1/64th Italian, and remote Norwegian (mother)
Troy Garity is an American actor. He is the son of politician Tom Hayden and actress Jane Fonda (Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda), a grandson of actor Henry Fonda, a nephew of actor Peter Fonda (Peter Henry Fonda), and a cousin of actress Bridget Fonda.
Troy’s father is of entirely Irish descent. Troy’s mother’s roots include Dutch, English, Scottish, French, around 1/64th Italian, and remote Norwegian.
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. Troy’s ancestor Gilles Douwese Fonda was born in Gelderland, the Netherlands, c. 1614. However, one of Troy’s maternal grandmother’s great-great-great-grandfathers, Giovanni Gualdo, was Italian, making Troy of around 1/128th Italian ancestry.
Troy’s paternal grandparents were John Francis Hayden (the son of Thomas Francis Hayden and Mary Agnes Ducey) and Genevieve Isabelle Garity (the daughter of Emmet Owin Garity and Ethel Mary Olwell).
Troy’s maternal grandfather was Henry Jaynes Fonda (the son of William Brace Fonda and Herberta Krueger Jaynes). William was the son of Ten Eyck Hilton Fonda and Harriet McNeil. Herberta was the daughter of Henry Silas Jaynes and Elma Lampher.
Troy’s maternal grandmother was Frances Ford Seymour (the daughter of Eugene Ford Seymour and Mildred Sophie Bower). Eugene was the son of George DeVillers Seymour and Frances Gabriella Ford. Midred was the daughter of Harvey Bower and Frances Marcella Capel.
Sources: Genealogy of Troy Garity – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy oF Troy’s paternal grandfather, John Francis Hayden – http://records.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Troy’s maternal great-grandfather, Eugene Ford Seymour – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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