The maternal relationship between Patience Mount and her son
Lathrop Meeker is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant
Barbara Joyce Meeker.
The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between Barbara Joyce Meeker and other confirmed descendants of
Amos Mount/
Nancy Kirby is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since Barbara Joyce Meeker descends from Amos Mount/Nancy Kirby through Patience Mount and her son Lathrop Meeker, the presence of significant shared DNA between Barbara Joyce Meeker and other known descendants of Amos Mount/Nancy Kirby validates the generational links along this maternal line.
This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Amos Mount/Nancy Kirby through Patience Mount to Lathrop Meeker, and ultimately to Barbara Joyce Meeker, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.