I've been active for a while on the Devon list, and yesterday I was revising my profile to add a couple of surnames I was interested in, including Churchill. I have long thought that my great[8]grandfather John Churchill of Muston was unrelated to the family of the Dukes of Marlborough, but given that my John Churchill and the Sir John Churchill (1585-1673) who bought Montacute were contemporaries and were both established in Dorset I think I jumped to that conclusion too quickly. However, I haven't found any clear link, though I haven't looked too deeply.
Any suggestions? Is anyone here knowledgeable about the Churchill families?
