His son Frederik van Heeckeren van der Eze (1320 – c. 1386) was the head of the Heeckerens faction during the War of the Guelderian Succession.

[1] During the 19th and 20th century, the family produced several high-ranking officers of the Dutch Army, Commissioners of the Queen, diplomats, as well as members of the House of Representatives and Senate.

One branch belongs to Belgian nobility: the children from the second marriage of Franciscus baron van Voorst tot Voorst (1884 – 1955) with jkvr.

[2] The coat of arms consists of three red chevrons on a field of gold.

[3] This coat of arms is depicted in the medieval Gelre Armorial (folio 88v[citation needed]).