The paternal relationship between Robert Pikalek and his daughter AP is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant AP.

The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between AP and other confirmed descendants of Nicholas C. Powers/Bridget J. I. Skehans is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since AP descends from Nicholas C. Powers/Bridget J. I. Skehans through Robert Pikalek and his daughter AP, the presence of significant shared DNA between AP and other known descendants of Nicholas C. Powers/Bridget J. I. Skehans validates the generational links along this paternal line.

This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Nicholas C. Powers/Bridget J. I. Skehans through Robert Pikalek to AP, and ultimately to AP, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.