Beck baronets

The Beck Baronetcy, of the City of London, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 1 November 1714 for Justus Beck, a London merchant.[1] It was the first baronetcy created in the reign of George I of Great Britain. The title became extinct on the death of his second son, the third baronet, in 1764.[2]

Beck baronets, of the City of London (1714)
  • Sir Justus Beck, 1st Baronet (died 15 December 1722), married Rachel Chamberlayne (died 1 October 1734), daughter of Charles Chamberlayne. His father-in-law was Alderman of London (1687–88). They had five sons: Chamberlayne, Justus, Jacob, George and Frederick, two of whom succeeded to the baronetcy.[2]
  • Sir Chamberlayne Beck, 2nd Baronet (died unmarried August 1730)[2]
  • Sir Justus Denis Beck, 3rd Baronet (died unmarried aged 56 on 12 January 1764 in Wood Street, London)[2]

References
  1. "No. 5275". The London Gazette. 6 November 1714. p. 2.
  2. Cokayne, George Edward (1906) Complete Baronetage. Volume V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co. LCCN 06-23564. pp. 20–21
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