 One night in 1780, the Farrow household was awoken by a voice at their gate that informed them that three of the Farrow sons had been captured by the British and were imprisoned at the Ninety-Six District, South Carolina.Hearing that the British Colonel John Cruger would be willing to release her sons in exchange for British prisoners, Rosanna Waters Farrow sprung into action.She gave her daughters directions to keep the windows and doors closed, and to allow no one except friends into the home.