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 74.97 cM of shared DNA across 3 HIR segments.
This match is consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.
Further support for shared ancestry within the Robert Francis Emmerson and Edward Emerson lines is provided by an additional 2 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.
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