 Cresap fought a number of skirmishes with the Indians and stood his ground, assisted by his wife and later his sons.When Cresap's stronghold was surrounded by militia from Donegal Hannah knew how to handle a musket.She also superintended the construction of a house and the building of some flatboats, in the absence of her husband, at John Hendricks', now the upper end of Wrightsville, where forcible possession had been taken of Hendricks' plantation by Cresap.