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