The aforementioned Simon Hoyt and John Hoyt are not related. It is also clear that there are many different Hite and Hight lineages in the United States, some of German origin and others of English origin. For the Hite surname, this is particularly noteworthy because for many years, most Hite researchers assumed that all Hites were descended from, or related to, Jost Hite of the Shenandoah Valley.