Enslaved by different families for much of their lives, Toby Bardo and his wife, Jude, left their marks on the town of Westbrook. Toby Hill, a meandering country road, still carries the name of the man named Toby who was enslaved in the neighborhood and continued to live there, reportedly in a small cabin with his wife, after gaining his freedom in 1782. A 1768 probate record shows John Lay of Lyme giving his “wellbeloved daughter Jerusha, the new wife of Mr William Murdock of Saybrook …. One Negro girl named Jude which now lives with her.” Although we cannot know for certain why Jude came to live in the Murdock household, the supposition is that John Lay gave Jude’s services to his daughter when she married William Murdock. In his will, John Lay “gives” Jude to Jerusha in perpetuity. Historical accounts describe Toby and Jude as a “worthy couple” who were “permitted to sit on the broad stairs to the gallery and listen to the sermons” at the Congregational Church. Despite being enslaved by different families and living in separate households for much of their adult lives, Toby and Jude raised a family, including a son named Eliakim and a daughter named Cloe, and we can see the contributions of their descendants today.