 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Jane McCrea akaberekerwa muBedminster, New Jersey, mumwe wevana vaduku mumhuri huru yaRev. James McCrea. Pashure pokunge amai vake vafa uye baba vake varoorwazve, McCrea akatamira kunogara nomunununa wake John uyo aigara pedyo neSaratoga, New York, kwaakazopedzisira achidanana naDavid Jones. Apo Hondo yeAmerica yeRusununguko yakatanga, vakoma vake vaviri vakabatana neContinental Army uye vamwe vatatu vakava vakavimbika, nepo mukomana wake akatizira kuQuebec, iyo yakanga iri pasi peBritain. Mukati mezhizha ra 1777, sezvo mukuru wemauto eBritish John Burgoynes expedition akaswedera pedyo neRwizi rweHudson, John uyo zvino akanga achishanda semukuru wemauto muAlbany County militia akatora basa mu13th Albany County Militia Regiment. Jones, kune rumwe rutivi, akanga achibatira somutevedzeri muuto revarwi veLoyalist vaiperekedza rwendo rwaBurgoyne, uye akanga akamiswa paFort Ticonderoga pashure pokunge vaBritain varitora kuvaAmerica. 