"It is unknown whether personal animosity or differences about public policy led Drummond to support Nathaniel Bacon in opposition to Berkeley during the rebellion of 1676.
Drummond was "an important member of the leadership"[4] of Bacon's Rebellion, being an outspoken woman and being essentially a landowner, she held incredible influence in the colonies.
Sarah Drummond participated in the rebellion by spreading the word to other households and publicly questioning the authority of William Berkeley.
[5] One instance where Sarah was informed that Britain might send the army to Virginia to put down the rebellion, she picked up a twig or straw and cried: "I value the power of England no more than that".
When Nathaniel Bacon died in October, the Drummonds continued to "fight back on the governor's forces for another two and a half months.
"[1] Sarah Drummond gave power of attorney to one of her son's to regain her property on October 10, 1679, and her name last appears on a public record, leasing land in 1683.
[1] Sarah Drummond's writings have gone down in history, providing context to Sir William Berkeley's actions "before and after the rebellion" to historians.