Of all the enslaved individuals held by the Hand family, we know the least about Bet. In 1780, when she is registered by Edward Hand in compliance with the Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery, she is described as a “mulatto.”  This offensive and outdated term referred to Bet’s mixed White European and Black ancestry. “Bet” is the familiar form of the proper name, Elizabeth, and was common among enslaved females.

In 1780, the Hand family continued to be taxed in Lancaster Borough, or is it is known today, the City of Lancaster. It is doubtful that Bet accompanied the Hand family when they moved to their property Historic Rock Ford, in West Lampeter. Besides her mention in the 1780 registry, Bet does not appear in any tax or census records, official or personal correspondence.