Margaret Barnard (1806 - 1884)

The maternal relationship between Margaret Barnard and her daughter Marilda Mayberry is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant DLW.

The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between DLW and other confirmed descendants of James Alexander Short/Elizabeth Moore is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since DLW descends from James Alexander Short/Elizabeth Moore through Margaret Barnard and her daughter Marilda Mayberry, the presence of significant shared DNA between DLW and other known descendants of James Alexander Short/Elizabeth Moore validates the generational links along this maternal line.

This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple James Alexander Short/Elizabeth Moore through Margaret Barnard to Marilda Mayberry, and ultimately to DLW, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.