The maternal relationship between Clarenda Headley and her son
William Miller Auten is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant AM.
The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between AM and other confirmed descendants of
William Jarvis/
Elizabeth Dillon is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since AM descends from William Jarvis/Elizabeth Dillon through Clarenda Headley and her son William Miller Auten, the presence of significant shared DNA between AM and other known descendants of William Jarvis/Elizabeth Dillon validates the generational links along this maternal line.
This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple William Jarvis/Elizabeth Dillon through Clarenda Headley to William Miller Auten, and ultimately to AM, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.