The paternal relationship between William Thomas Carpenter and his daughter
Mary Jane Carpenter is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant CM.
The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between CM and other confirmed descendants of
John Carpenter/
Elizabeth Jane Higginbottom is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since CM descends from John Carpenter/Elizabeth Jane Higginbottom through William Thomas Carpenter and his daughter Mary Jane Carpenter, the presence of significant shared DNA between CM and other known descendants of John Carpenter/Elizabeth Jane Higginbottom validates the generational links along this paternal line.
This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple John Carpenter/Elizabeth Jane Higginbottom through William Thomas Carpenter to Mary Jane Carpenter, and ultimately to CM, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.