... "Pretty Betty Martin" was the famous Colonial belle, to whom the following lines were penned by a despairing swain:
"Pretty Betty Martin,
"Tip-toe fine,
"Could not find a lover
"To please her mind!"
There is a tradition that William Smith was a stepson of the Duke of Marlborough. Richard Dallam was his rival for the hand of Elizabeth Martin, and they fought a duel for her hand. Dallam was wounded and won "Pretty Betty" for his wife. After his death, which occurred soon after, she became the wife of his rival, William Smith. ...
