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Does anyone know who Albert Zabriskie's parents were? I have heard he was a cousin to
King John III of Poland from a brother of James(Jakub) Sobieski. I have not been able to
find any documentaion to prove this nor can I find a brother of James(Jakub) Sobieski.
Albert was suppose to have been sent to New Amsterdam to study Theology by his father in
hopes that he would become part of the ministry but Albert did not find studying to his
liking. Then he was pressed into the Prussian Army but found this less to his liking since
this was an old enemy of his land Poland.
This is what I do know. Albert Zabriskie or Albert Saboriski from Prussia arrived in New
York or New Jersey on a ship named "D'Vos" (The Fox) from The Netherlands on
August 31, 1662. He married Machtelt Van der Linde, the daughter of Joost Van der Linde
and Fyrtje Roelofs Van Gelder December 17. 1676. He was part of the Dutch Reform Church in
Bergen County, New Jersey.
I can trace all of Albert's decendents to the present but do not now who his parents
were.
Can anyone help me.