Matthias Maurle Lukens (1731 - 1783)

The proposed relationship of Matthias Maurle Lukens as the father of Jacob Lukens and Abraham J. Lukens is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between WCL (a descendant of the Abraham J. Lukens ancestral line) and DL (a descendant of the Jacob Lukens ancestral line) with a shared segment of 60.07 cM across 3 HIR segments.

This match is consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.

Further support for shared ancestry within Jacob Lukens and Abraham J. Lukens is provided by an additional 1 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.

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