The paternal relationship between Richard Hopper and his DNA tested daughter LH is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA.
The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between LH and other confirmed descendants of
Zadock Barnard/
Mary Short is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since LH descends from Zadock Barnard/Mary Short through Richard Hopper, the presence of significant shared DNA between LH and other known descendants of Zadock Barnard/Mary Short validates the generational links along this paternal line.
This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Zadock Barnard/Mary Short through Richard Hopper to LH, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.