The Beck Baronetcy, of the

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, was a title in the

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. It was created on 1 November 1714 for Justus Beck, a

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merchant. It was the first

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cy created in the reign of

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. The title became extinct on the death of his second son, the third baronet, in 1764.

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(1906)
Complete Baronetage
'. Volume V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co. . pp. 20–21

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

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(1687–88). They had five sons: Chamberlayne, Justus, Jacob, George and Frederick, two of whom succeeded to the baronetcy. *Sir Chamberlayne Beck, 2nd Baronet (died unmarried August 1730) *Sir Justus Denis Beck, 3rd Baronet (died unmarried aged 56 on 12 January 1764 in

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)

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