Blood is thicker than geography

I haven't been working on the family history much--just too much else to do. But I recently discovered a couple of stores on eBay that sell CDs with copies of old books and documents. I bought a couple, and they're really useful. While looking through one, I discovered something interesting--I've known for quite a while now that I'm descended from Jost Hite, a well-known Virginia pioneer. The line of descent goes:

Jost Hite > Colonel John Hite > John Hite, Jr. > Francis Asbury Hite > Mary Jane Hite + Peter Adam

Mary Jane Hite and Peter Adam are my 3rd great-grandparents. What I just discovered, though, is that Jacob Hite, brother of Francis Asbury, is my 4th Great-grand uncle (by marriage). Peter Adam's mother was Elizabeth Scales, whose sister married Jacob Hite.

I find it impossible to believe that Peter moved from Cabell County, WV to Madison, Indiana, and just happened to find there the niece of his uncle by marriage. There must have been some kind of communication between the families, but I don't want to go so far as to suggest that it was an arranged marriage. It's just very interesting how families kept so close while spreading out over the growing country.