The proposed relationship of Phebe as the mother of Delilah Phillips and Martin Phillips is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between VR (a descendant of the Martin Phillips ancestral line) and KC (a descendant of the Delilah Phillips ancestral line) with a shared segment of 22.27 cM across 2 HIR segments.

This match is consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.

Further support for shared ancestry within Delilah Phillips and Martin Phillips is provided by an additional 1 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.

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