The maternal relationship between Sarah Jane Murdoch and her daughter
Emily Isabella Rasband is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant JM.
The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between JM and other confirmed descendants of
John Murray Murdoch/
Ann Steele is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since JM descends from John Murray Murdoch/Ann Steele through Sarah Jane Murdoch and her daughter Emily Isabella Rasband, the presence of significant shared DNA between JM and other known descendants of John Murray Murdoch/Ann Steele validates the generational links along this maternal line.
This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple John Murray Murdoch/Ann Steele through Sarah Jane Murdoch to Emily Isabella Rasband, and ultimately to JM, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.