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ANDREW CHRISTIAN ZABRISKIE, realty owner, born in New York city. May
30, 1853, is a son of Christian A. Zabriskie and Sarah Jane Titus, his wife.

The founder of this family in America was Albert Zborowski, a nobleman, who emi¬
grated from Holland in 1650, having previously fled from Poland, his native land, to
escape political tyranny. He settled on the banks of the Hackensack river in New Jer¬
sey and married a daughter of one of the Dutch settlers. His five sons founded the
numerous branches of the Zabriskie family in this country. The evolution of the sur¬
name was effected through a' long series of years, until the present spelling was finally
adopted. The paternal grandfather of Andrew C. Zabriskie, after whom he was named,
was a well known New York merchant in the early part of this century and Adjutant
of a squadron of horse in the county of Bergen, N. J., in 1798. The maternal grand¬
father, William M. Titus, also for many years a well known merchant in New York,
served during the war of 1812 in the nth Artillery of New York, and was on duty
in the forts which guarded the mouth of New York harbor. Subsequently, he became
a Captain in the same regiment. The State authorities renamed this regiment in after
years as the 27th N.  Y. Inf. and it is now known as the 7th Regiment, N. G., N. Y.

Christian A. Zabriskie never engaged in active business but preferred the quiet
enjoyments of country life, .spending much time at Paramus, N. J., upon a farm which
comprises part of the estate which has now been owned by the family for more than
two hundred years. His death, which took place in July, 1879, was particularly sad
as he was instantly killed by the cars at Central Morrisania. One of the New York
papers in its notice of the event called attention to the fact that sudden death was a
mysterious heirloom in the Zabriskie family, both uncles of Andrew C. Zabriskie—■
Martin and John Jacob—having died suddenly. It also remarked that their family had
al-w^ays exerted a potent influence for good both in its native State and New York City
in Church and Sunday School work. The wife of Christian A. Zabriskie was well
known for large hearted charity and liberality. Possessed of an ample fortune in her own
right, which she inherited from her mother, who was a daughter of Thomas Gardner,
she took delight in assisting all good works, both within and without the Episcopal
Church.    Her devotion to her children was also one of her marked characteristics.

Andrew C. Zabriskie received an excellent education in private schools and Co¬
lumbia College and early in life assumed charge of the large real estate interests of his
family, a portion of which he inherited. He is a capable and enterprising man, the
soul of honor, and highly regarded for ability and character by all who are admitted to
his acquaintance. Possessing the miUtary tastes of his family, he now has a long record
of military service to his credit. He enlisted in 1873 in Company B., 7th Regiment,
N. G., N. Y., and served over seven years in that historic and favorite organization.
Subsequently, he was elected Captain of Company C, 71st Regiment, N. G., N. Y.,
which position he resigned only to accept, a few years later, the position of Inspector of
Rifle Practice on the staff of the same organization. Captain Zabriskie is the donor
of a handsome bronze trophy, which is annually shot for by the various companies
of the 71st Regiment and is known as the Zabriskie Trophy.