Myth: Betsy Ross Designed The American Flag

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One of the most inspiring stories regarding the birth of the United States of America is Betsy Ross designing the American flag. Unfortunately, there is no evidence to support the story whatsoever.

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 In fact, it was not until 100 years later that the story even surfaced, thanks to a grandson of Ross called William Canby, who claimed that Betsy had told him the story before she died, when he was just six years old. His only evidence was affidavits from family members claiming they had also heard Betsy tell the story.Even according to Canby’s account, Betsy Ross only had one contribution to the design of the flag—the five-pointed star.


According to Canby, Washington originally preferred a six-pointed star, but Ross convinced everyone to go with the alternative by showing them how easy a five-pointed star would be to make. Other family members later expanded the story to give Betsy credit for the full design.We may never know exactly who invented the American flag as we know it today. It is likely that many people contributed to the final design.

As far as Betsy Ross goes, all we can say for sure is that she was a seamstress who lived on Arch Street and that she did, at one point, sew a naval ensign for Pennsylvania ships. We know this because of government records, but everything else is uncertain.

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