The maternal relationship between Frances Powers and her daughter Ellen Frances Friel 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 Frances Powers and her daughter Ellen Frances Friel, 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 Frances Powers to Ellen Frances Friel, and ultimately to KW, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.