The maternal relationship between Mary Ann Tompkins and her daughter Goldie LaVon Sutton is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant PR.

The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between PR and other confirmed descendants of Abram Tompkins/Mary Ann Eaton is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since PR descends from Abram Tompkins/Mary Ann Eaton through Mary Ann Tompkins and her daughter Goldie LaVon Sutton, the presence of significant shared DNA between PR and other known descendants of Abram Tompkins/Mary Ann Eaton validates the generational links along this maternal line.

This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Abram Tompkins/Mary Ann Eaton through Mary Ann Tompkins to Goldie LaVon Sutton, and ultimately to PR, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.