The proposed relationship of Edward Carpenter as the father of
John Carpenter and
Samuel B. Carpenter is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.
Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between MC (a descendant of the John Carpenter ancestral line) and AV (a descendant of the Samuel B. Carpenter ancestral line) with 28.91 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 Carpenter and Samuel B. Carpenter lines is provided by an additional 4 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.
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