John Phillips (1725 - 1801)

The proposed relationship of John Phillips as the father of Robert Phillips, Gabriel Phillips and Jonathan Phillips is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between PET (a descendant of the Gabriel Phillips ancestral line) and LRP (a descendant of the Robert Phillips ancestral line) with a shared segment of 48.57 cM across 1 HIR segments.

It also confirms a distant cousin relationship between MC (a descendant of the Robert Phillips ancestral line) and SG (a descendant of the Jonathan Phillips ancestral line) with a shared segment of 25.92 cM across 1 HIR segments.

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

Further support for shared ancestry within Robert Phillips, Gabriel Phillips and Jonathan Phillips is provided by an additional 5 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.

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