John Carpenter (1815 - 1864)

The proposed relationship of John Carpenter as the father of Edward S. Carpenter, Jesse D. 'Luke' Carpenter and David R. Carpenter is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a 3rd cousin, twice removed relationship between JB (a descendant of the Edward S. Carpenter ancestral line) and JM (a descendant of the Jesse D. 'Luke' Carpenter ancestral line) with a shared segment of 144.98 cM across 7 HIR segments.

It also confirms a 3rd cousin, once removed relationship between KC (a descendant of the Edward S. Carpenter ancestral line) and CP (a descendant of the David R. Carpenter ancestral line) with a shared segment of 51.10 cM across 3 HIR segments.

It also confirms a 3rd cousin, once removed relationship between MS (a descendant of the Jesse D. 'Luke' Carpenter ancestral line) and CP (a descendant of the David R. Carpenter ancestral line) with a shared segment of 40.74 cM across 2 HIR segments.

These matches are consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.

Further support for shared ancestry within Edward S. Carpenter, Jesse D. 'Luke' Carpenter and David R. Carpenter is provided by an additional 20 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.

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