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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 151880, member: 44&quot;]That Jacon Van Foreest&#039;s father, according to that Dutch paragraph, was Dirk Van Foreest.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;N.B. Secretary Committed Councils of West Friesland and the Northern Quarter, next to first, and in 1676 as a successor to his father Dirk van Foreest. Mayor, city council and ships of Hoorn. Header country Heerhugowaard, the Schermeer, the Beemster and the Purmer. Government Governor of the Dutch East India Company Room Horn. Counsel and accountant of the areas of Holland and West Friesland ?? (See RdBew 122) Married in 1671 with Maria Swerts (1649-1720). He is the compiler of the genealogy of Foreest and the Register of certificates thereon (nos 12 and 13-15).&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>There were several van Foreest back when as well as ships such as the <i>Huis Van Foreest</i>. Probably the most notable van Foreest in Dutch history was the physician Pieter van Foreest / Petrus Forestus (1521-1597) known as the &quot;Dutch Hippocratus.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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