The maternal relationship between Velda Murdoch and her daughter
Deanne Depoister is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant JWF.
The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between JWF and other confirmed descendants of
John Murray Murdoch/
Ann Steele is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since JWF descends from John Murray Murdoch/Ann Steele through Velda Murdoch and her daughter Deanne Depoister, the presence of significant shared DNA between JWF 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 Velda Murdoch to Deanne Depoister, and ultimately to JWF, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.