Mary Short
(ABT 1781 - 1871)
The proposed relationship of Mary Short as the mother of
Sarah Barnard,
Susannah Barnard and
Margaret Barnard is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.
Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between JWF (a descendant of the Sarah Barnard ancestral line) and LH (a descendant of the Susannah Barnard ancestral line) with a shared segment of 61.70 cM across 2 HIR segments.
It also confirms a distant cousin relationship between JWF (a descendant of the Sarah Barnard ancestral line) and DLW (a descendant of the Margaret Barnard ancestral line) with a shared segment of 64.10 cM across 1 HIR segments.
These matches are consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.
Further support for shared ancestry within Sarah Barnard, Susannah Barnard and Margaret Barnard is provided by an additional 2 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.
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