The proposed relationship of Silence Fitch as the mother of
John Leavitt and
Abiah Leavitt is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.
Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between CDC (a descendant of the Abiah Leavitt ancestral line) and GF (a descendant of the John Leavitt ancestral line) with 58.19 cM of shared DNA across 2 HIR segments.
This match is consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.
Further support for shared ancestry within the John Leavitt and Abiah Leavitt lines is provided by an additional 3 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.
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