Betsey Spalding Griffin The name of the artist who painted Betsey Spalding Griffin's portrait is unknown Betsey Spalding was born on Feb. 26, 1785, in Plainfield, Windham county, CT, to Ezra Spalding (1854-1828) and Hannah Eaton (1758-1827). Betsey was descended from Joseph Spalding (1646-1740), a distant relative of Simon Spalding, one of the earliest white settlers of Sheshequin. She moved from Plainfield to Canton, Bradford county, with her parents in 1796, when she was ni