The paternal relationship between Simeon Lemen Pennington and his daughter
Mary Lusetta Polly Pennington is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant AF.
The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between AF and other confirmed descendants of
James Chapman/
Ruth Bertha Hammer is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since AF descends from James Chapman/Ruth Bertha Hammer through Simeon Lemen Pennington and his daughter Mary Lusetta Polly Pennington, the presence of significant shared DNA between AF and other known descendants of James Chapman/Ruth Bertha Hammer validates the generational links along this paternal line.
This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple James Chapman/Ruth Bertha Hammer through Simeon Lemen Pennington to Mary Lusetta Polly Pennington, and ultimately to AF, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.