Christiana Heffilfinger (1792 - 31/05/1872)

The proposed relationship of Christiana Heffilfinger as the mother of Christianna Carner, Jacob Carner and Sophia Carner is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between TDC (a descendant of the Jacob Carner ancestral line) and DB (a descendant of the Christianna Carner ancestral line) with 40.47 cM of shared DNA across 2 HIR segments.

It also confirms a distant cousin relationship between TC (a descendant of the Jacob Carner ancestral line) and SS (a descendant of the Sophia Carner ancestral line) with 25.79 cM of shared DNA across 1 HIR segments.

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

Further support for shared ancestry within the Christianna Carner, Jacob Carner and Sophia Carner lines is provided by an additional 10 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.

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