Where is betsy rosss grave

Or is it? Is it correct or just a front? In May of , Betsy was married for the third time, the ceremony performed at Christ Church. Her new husband was none other than old friend John Claypoole. Betsy Ross Claypoole convinced her new husband to abandon the life of the sea and find landlubbing employment.

Claypoole initially worked in her upholstery business and then at the U. Customs House in Philadelphia. Accounts that Ross was buried in Basking Ridge were prevalent in the early s. When doing research for a book about the Bernards Township Library in , I found scrapbooks compiled by the late Dr. William Pennington that revealed clippings about the Ross burial in Basking Ridge. The earliest mention was in a July 4, speech given by E. Pennington relationship to Dr. Pennington not known.

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Log in now. However, since a major renovation in the s, the entire home has been open to for visitors to see. Today, there is a beautiful courtyard next to the home that features a fountain and the grave of Betsy Ross.

Not surprisingly given the questions around the story of the flag and the home itself, there are also questions about the grave. Twenty years later, he remains were moved to a family plot in Mount Moriah Cemetery.

However, when they went to once again remove her remains, no body was found in her gravesite. So, they removed a nearby female body and buried it at the home. Was that the remains of Betsy Ross? No one is quite sure. To enter the home, head into the addition at the back of the home which serves as a gift shop and visitor center. While you have the option of paying a bit less for a standard tour, I highly recommend paying the few extra dollars for an audio guide.

While the signage in the home is decent, the guide adds a ton of great context to the visit. There is even an audio guide for kids that helps them to understand the home.