Betty appears in the 1800 US federal census as living alone in Lee, Massachusetts. She is listed in the "All Other Free Persons" column. By 1810, she had moved to Conway, Massachusetts, where the census for that year lists her with two in the "Others" column, and in 1820 she was still in Conway, listed as one "Free Colored" person over the age of 45, with one "Free Colored" male under the age of 14.