The maternal relationship between Helen Faye Hines and her DNA tested daughter RLB is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA.
The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between RLB and other confirmed descendants of
Robert Travis/
Mary Polly Cramer is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since RLB descends from Robert Travis/Mary Polly Cramer through Helen Faye Hines, the presence of significant shared DNA between RLB and other known descendants of Robert Travis/Mary Polly Cramer validates the generational links along this maternal line.
This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Robert Travis/Mary Polly Cramer through Helen Faye Hines to RLB, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.