I would doubt that the name Hightower is connected in any way with the name Hitt. For one thing, the number of syllables is different. I have no thoughts about the origin of the Hightower name. -- John.Blankenbaker@comcast.net The original message said: > Do you think the Hitt name could in any way, been,-- or be, connected > with.-- another name such as Hightower? I don't know where my Hightower line > comes > from (what country) as we seem to have a brickwall with a courthouse fire. > Nobody researching this line can optain a piece of documentation to connect > our Hightower line to the others in the area at the time. I'm sure they are > related, but no documentation to this point. Just wondered what you thought > about this surname - HIGHTOWER--and any connection with the Hitt surname.