The Thyngs of Exeter (New Hampshire)

"In the early days of the town the Thyngs were a very prominent family. Their name was often written "Thing"; but it was at the start, "Thyng," and in England probably "Thynne." I know several branches of the descendants. Some of them have changed their name to "Thwing<" and other have taken new names, as I suppose; for, if it wree not so, the name would be very common to this day.  Their burial place was on the high knoll, near the gas house, on Water Street.  They may have had other burial places in the town.  Several monuments there have inscriptions of the early forefathers of that honored name.  The history of Exeter calls this a "neglected burying ground." and says "Rev. Samuel Dudley had a tomb there beneath a large stone, with a mortise for a tablet." I was there yesterday and found the tombstone still lying on the ground, just as it was in 1818. "
[Dudley p924-925]