Did Betsy Ross sew the first American Flag, and was it in a 13 Star Circle Pattern?
Although documents exist that show that Betsy Ross did indeed sew flags for use in the American Revolution, the pattern of the stars and the general form and style of the flags she produced are unknown. The pattern that we today know as the Betsy Ross Pattern of 13 Stars arranged in a circle on the flag’s canton is one contrived by her grandson, William J. Canby, in 1870.
