The proposed relationship of Richard Powers as the father of Frances Powers and Nicholas C. Powers is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between KW (a descendant of the Frances Powers ancestral line) and MH (a descendant of the Nicholas C. Powers ancestral line) with a shared segment of 42.43 cM across 2 HIR segments.

This match is consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.

Further support for shared ancestry within Frances Powers and Nicholas C. Powers is provided by an additional 2 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.

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