The proposed relationship of Rachel Wiseman as the mother of Sarah Ann Bean, James Franklin Bean and AMB is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between JPS (a descendant of the Sarah Ann Bean ancestral line) and CS (a descendant of the James Franklin Bean ancestral line) with a shared segment of 27.80 cM .

It also confirms a distant cousin relationship between JT (a descendant of the Sarah Ann Bean ancestral line) and DB (a descendant of the AMB ancestral line) with a shared segment of 57.08 cM .

These matches are consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.

Further support for shared ancestry within Sarah Ann Bean, James Franklin Bean and AMB is provided by an additional 4 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.

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