os ▁ship ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 2 . ▁ ▁Through ▁his ▁pat ernal ▁a unt , ▁Mat ilda ▁Mary ▁( née ▁Z ab ris kie ) ▁Gre ene , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁first ▁cousin ▁of ▁Al ister ▁Gre ene , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Z ab ris kie ' s ▁best ▁man ▁at ▁his ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁wed ding . ▁ ▁Through ▁his ▁uncle ▁Martin , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁first ▁cousin ▁of ▁Eli ot ▁Z bor owski , ▁who ▁married ▁Margaret ▁Ast or ▁Care y , ▁a ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁William ▁Back house ▁Ast or , ▁Sr . ▁His ▁mat ernal ▁grand par ents ▁were ▁Captain ▁William ▁M . ▁Tit us , ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁and ▁Maria ▁( née ▁Gard ner ) ▁Tit us . ▁ ▁Z ab ris kie ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁private ▁schools ▁and , ▁later , ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁M ines ▁at ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁ ▁Career ▁Z ab ris kie ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁real ▁estate ▁own ers ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁devoted ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁to ▁man aging ▁the ▁estate . ▁ ▁His ▁office ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁ 5 2 ▁Be aver ▁Street ▁in ▁a ▁building ▁built ▁by ▁his ▁grand father , ▁William ▁M . ▁Tit us , ▁on ▁land ▁once ▁owned ▁by ▁his ▁great - grand father , ▁Thomas ▁Gard ner , ▁" a ▁wealth y ▁resident ▁of ▁Param us , ▁and ▁who ▁was ▁somewhat ▁ecc ent ric