William M Sr Bean ( - 1864)

The proposed relationship of William M Sr Bean as the father of Sarah Ann Bean, William M Jr Beane and AMB is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between KS (a descendant of the Sarah Ann Bean ancestral line) and JB (a descendant of the William M Jr Beane ancestral line) with a shared segment of 29.02 cM across 1 HIR segments.

It also confirms a distant cousin relationship between DB (a descendant of the AMB ancestral line) and KS (a descendant of the Sarah Ann Bean ancestral line) with a shared segment of 56.79 cM across 2 HIR segments.

These matches are consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.