The maternal relationship between Sarah Higgins Stout and her son
Obadiah Oliphant is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant M.
The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between M and other confirmed descendants of
Freegift Stout/
Mary Higgins is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since M descends from Freegift Stout/Mary Higgins through Sarah Higgins Stout and her son Obadiah Oliphant, the presence of significant shared DNA between M and other known descendants of Freegift Stout/Mary Higgins validates the generational links along this maternal line.
This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Freegift Stout/Mary Higgins through Sarah Higgins Stout to Obadiah Oliphant, and ultimately to M, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.