Dirk van Foreest was born 3 August 1676 in Hoorn, North Holland, Netherlands to Jacob van Foreest (1640-1708) and Maria Sweers (1649-1720) and died 7 December 1717 Hoorn, North Holland, Netherlands of unspecified causes. He married Eva Maria de Groot (1677-1706) 21 November 1700 .
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Cornelis van Foreest (1704-1761) | 10 February 1704 Hoorn, North Holland, Netherlands | 11 August 1764 Hoorn, North Holland, Netherlands | Maria Eva van Akerlaken (1705–1736) |
| Eva Maria van Foreest | |||