The maternal relationship between Mina Lee Ward and her daughter NC is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant NC.

The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between NC and other confirmed descendants of Timothy Pennington/Nancy Susannah Riggs is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since NC descends from Timothy Pennington/Nancy Susannah Riggs through Mina Lee Ward and her daughter NC, the presence of significant shared DNA between NC and other known descendants of Timothy Pennington/Nancy Susannah Riggs validates the generational links along this maternal line.

This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Timothy Pennington/Nancy Susannah Riggs through Mina Lee Ward to NC, and ultimately to NC, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.