John King Beck

John King was born about 1720 in Kent County, Maryland.  John King's father was John Beck and his mother was Sophia King.  His paternal grandfather was Beck; his maternal grandparents were John King and Juliana Thomas. He had two brothers named Samuel and James.  He was the youngest of the three children. He had four half-brothers and two half-sisters, named Edward, John, Matthew, William, Mary and Rebecca.