mercy, are substantially correct.
    Any young Indian boy who had witnessed the treatment of his fellow tribespeople at the hands of the Mohegans might have appealed to the white man for mercy and to escape possible torture from the Mohegans.
    Based upon the high esteem which Col. Johnson commanded from his peers, it seems likely that such an appeal from a young boy might be successful.
    While there is no proof this was how Toby came to be a slave of Ebenezer Johnson, it is - in this writer's opinion - an assumption which fits in with the available records and also conforms to the early tradition. Ebenezer Johnson is known for his ownership of several slaves, and is most remembered for his aid to Toby. The Indian was freed in 1688, and in 1693, through the influence of Johnson the Paugasuck Indians sold to Toby a large tract of mountainous land lying in the northwestern part of what is now Beacon Falls. This land was purchased for 10 pounds cash and a barrel of cider and included High Rock. This land was legally confirmed to Toby in 1713, and here Toby resided until his death in 1734.
    During his lifetime on Toby's mountain, Toby the Indian apparently became a special friend to young boys in the area.
    Among long-term residents of Chestnut Tree Hill, several families have related to the author a tradition of boys visiting Toby. Different families have stories of members of their early family, as young boys, walking to Toby's Mountain. There was a special significance attached to Good Friday, when boys from the Chestnut Tree Hill area packed hard boiled eggs to share with Toby.
    Upon the death of Toby, the mountain became the property of white men again, as the Indian left the land to three sons of Colonel Johnson and to Timothy Wooster.
    Another Indian slave of Ebenezer Johnson played a part in the early history of Beacon Falls. This history is given by J.L. Rockey:
    "It appears singular that another Indian slave of Colonel Johnson should be connected with a land purchase in Beacon Falls, but such is the fact. One of his maid-servants was a young squaw, Sarah, who was desired by an Indian for his wife, and she was sold to him in 1709. This dusky lover was named Chetrenasut, and he secured his bride