William Emerson (1795 - 1874)

The proposed relationship of William Emerson as the father of Robert Francis Emmerson and Edward Emerson is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between JE (a descendant of the Edward Emerson ancestral line) and NAS (a descendant of the Robert Francis Emmerson ancestral line) with a shared segment of 74.97 cM across 3 HIR segments.

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

Further support for shared ancestry within Robert Francis Emmerson and Edward Emerson is provided by an additional 2 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.

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