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Jan Poot was active in the evangelical movement, with his roots in
Deventer, and the preaching of his beliefs in a receptive Friesland. Two
of his close friends, Earl H. Alderburg Bentinck and Baron van Doorn van
Westkapelle were nationally prominent men who actively supported the
evangelic movement, particularly in Deventer. Jan Poot met with these
men many times.

The family of Baron van Doorn van Westcapelle was an important and
powerful family in the Netherlands. Abraham van Doorn was governor of
Zeeland 1808-1810. His son, Hendrick Jacob (H.J.) Baron van Doorn, was
also a governor, national treasurer, national vice president and was
Minister of State in 1841. There were two members of this family alive in
the late 1800's, and it would appear that one or both were friends of the
Poots. E.C.U. Baron van Doorn lived from 1799-1883. He had served as
agent for the pastor of Utrecht, was in the community council, and later
in the second chamber of parliament. E.C.U. was also minister of finance
for the national church and was governor of Utrecht for the period 1860-
1880. W.F. Baron van Doorn was the son of H.J. Baron van Doorn, and
lived 1825-1893. After graduating in the law from Leiden University in
1848, he served as attendant to the king from 1849 until the king's
death in 1890.

The Bentinck (ben'-tingk) family was and still is a very important family in
Europe. They were ancient nobility and became prominent as Barons of
the Gelderland province by the 1300's. In the 1680's a Bentinck aided
Prince William of Orange to become King William III of England, and
became second in power only to the King. In the 1830's a Bentinck ruled
India, reformed its government, eradicated the Thuggee radicals (source
of the word "thug"), and banned the burning of widows ("settee").
Bentincks were notable generals and commanders in numerous European
wars, World War I, and WWII, as well as governors and prime ministers in
both England and the Netherlands. Today they hold titles of Baron and
Baroness in the Netherlands, Count of the Holy Roman Empire, and in
Britain hold titles of Duke of Portland, Earl, Lord, Governor, Count and
Sir. They are active today in international affairs, include ambassadors to
England and the Vatican, and attendant to Queen Beatrix. They are also
prominent in cultural and historical organizations. They have extensive
land and wealth. They are celebrated in carvings in the front of the
Netherlands national church in Amsterdam and in statues and
monuments in Britain. They are claimed in the bloodlines of Martin
Luther, the Prince of Wales, and the German monarchy. One was the
Archdeacon of Westminster in England. A .A. Baron Bentinck was
Minister of State for the Netherlands in 1848. B.H. Bentinck was a
previous governor of the Overijssel province where Jan Poot was born.
The Dutch title "Graaf" is translated to mean "Count" or "Earl", and
religious history records a Graaf H. A. Bentinck who was almost certainly
the close friend of the Poots.

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