In a message dated 5/24/00 12:03:47 PM Central Daylight Time, FordMA@aol.com writes: << Thomas Paine's parents were John and Frances Coleman, Paine. Anyone see a connection here?? >> The Colemans were a prominent family in Spotsylvania. Do you see a Spilsby Coleman in the crowd" He was born somewhere around 1740 and his parents were Samuel Coleman and Elizabeth Wyatt. He had brothers Francis and Wyatt Coleman. Jno