The maternal relationship between Ellen Frances Friel and her daughter VCK is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant KW.

The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between KW and other confirmed descendants of RP/Mary Bridget Baldwin is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since KW descends from RP/Mary Bridget Baldwin through Ellen Frances Friel and her daughter VCK, the presence of significant shared DNA between KW and other known descendants of RP/Mary Bridget Baldwin validates the generational links along this maternal line.

This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple RP/Mary Bridget Baldwin through Ellen Frances Friel to VCK, and ultimately to KW, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.