Belle spent a very exciting life. When she was 10 she rode her pony into the hallway and by the age of 18 she shot a young soldier. She also carried messages to Jackson. When she was captured on the high seas, her captor was soon proposing marriage. 

She had three husbands and five children, and was a well known actress until her death at the age of 57. Two of her daughters also became actresses. Marie Isabelle Hammond (Belle, Jr. as she was often referred to) was listed on the theater poster as Isabel Hammond; and daughter Byrd Hammond was known on the stage as Sarah Boyd or Boyd Swainston.

One of her sons, John Edmund (Bobby) Hammond, became a world renowned race car driver. A collection of Bobby’s early career is on display. 

Don’t miss visiting the Belle Boyd House, where Belle spent part of her childhood.

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