John Claypoole
Yes, she was from a Quaker family. Ross is the name of her third husband.
Her thrid husband was John Ashburn. I wonder if it pained her to be married to someone who had the same first name as her first husband John Ross.
John Ross,Joseph Ashburn and John claypoole
Betsy Ross and her husband John Ross (first husband) set up a small shop in Pennsylvania. So yes. :)
Because the story was not told until 1870 by Betsy's grandson, and she had been married by then and taken the last name of her husband, as was (and is) traditional. http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blross.htm
Betsy King Ross's birth name is Elizabeth Ross.
Betsy Ross real name is Elizabeth Griscom
Samuel Griscom was Betsy Ross's fathers name
betsy is her nickname. her real name is Elizabith Grescom
Samuel Ross.
Betsy Ross first eloped with john Ross. he died January 21st 1776 due to an injury from an explosion. she married her second husband in June of 1777, his name was Joseph Ashburn. when Ashburn was captured by the British and Betsy Ross was later informed of this by her last husband John Claypoole.
Betsy's middle name is Abigail