The paternal relationship between Barnwell BRIGHT and his daughter Lucy Ann BRIGHT is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA down to their DNA tested descendant JEC.

The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between JEC and other confirmed descendants of Edmund BRIGHT/Mary Ann BARNETT is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since JEC descends from Edmund BRIGHT/Mary Ann BARNETT through Barnwell BRIGHT and his daughter Lucy Ann BRIGHT, the presence of significant shared DNA between JEC and other known descendants of Edmund BRIGHT/Mary Ann BARNETT validates the generational links along this paternal line.

This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple Edmund BRIGHT/Mary Ann BARNETT through Barnwell BRIGHT to Lucy Ann BRIGHT, and ultimately to JEC, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.