Margaretha Schellenberg (ABT 1788 - ABT 1821)

The maternal relationship between Margaretha Schellenberg and her daughter Margaretha Braun is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant HW.

The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between HW and other confirmed descendants of Jacob Schellenberg/Christina Loewen is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since HW descends from Jacob Schellenberg/Christina Loewen through Margaretha Schellenberg and her daughter Margaretha Braun, the presence of significant shared DNA between HW and other known descendants of Jacob Schellenberg/Christina Loewen validates the generational links along this maternal line.

This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Jacob Schellenberg/Christina Loewen through Margaretha Schellenberg to Margaretha Braun, and ultimately to HW, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.