Thomas Paine- The radical propagandist and voice of the common man, Thomas Paine,was born in Thetford in Norfolk on January 29, 1737.

http://www.myfreeoffice.com/jelaine/ThomasPaine.html

Thomas Jefferson- Thomas Jefferson wished to be remembered for three achievements in his public life. He had servedas governor of Virginia, as U.S. minister to France, as secretary of state under George Washington,as vice-president in the administration of John Adams, and as president of the United States from1801 to 1809. On his tombstone, however, which he designed and for which he wrote the inscription, there is no mention of these offices. Rather, it reads that Thomas Jefferson was "author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia" and, as he requested, "not a word more." Historians might want to add other accomplishments--for example, his distinction as an architect, naturalist, and linguist--but in the main they would concur with his own assessment.

http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/tjefferson.html

Abigail Adams- Abigail Adams, b. Weymouth, Mass., Nov. 11, 1744, d. Oct. 28, 1818, was the wife of John ADAMS, the second president of the United States, and the mother of John Quincy ADAMS, sixth president. Originally named Abigail Smith, she was the daughter of a clergyman in Weymouth.

http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/aae/first/02pw.html

Loyalists- About 16% of the total American population were colonists who did not want to break away from Britain. That meant that 500,000 colonists wished to remain loyal to the British crown. They were mostly farmers. They were called British Empire Loyalists because of their loyalty as British subjects.

http://www.plpsd.mb.ca/amhs/history/loyalists.html

Salem Poor- he fought to help repulse several British charges.

http://hyperion.advanced.org/10320/Poor.htm