I keep nibbling at this story, and I learned a bit more the other day when I visited the Mamakating Museum in Summitville. Although Fort Roosa was in existence in 1757, it wasn't manned at that time. As the Indian threat lessened and settlement continued farther west, the fort had been abandoned. It wasn't until Joseph Brant's raid that appeals were made to Gov. Clinton to send soldiers to garrison Fort Roosa again.
Because of that, it was entirely possible for the Indians to take their captives right past the fort with no interference. That is also why the rescue effort was left up to the townspeople.
The fort was garrisoned again during the Revolution.
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