The proposed relationship of Rachel Wiseman as the mother of Sarah Ann Bean, William M Jr Beane, James Franklin Bean and AMB is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between JB (a descendant of the William M Jr Beane ancestral line) and EN (a descendant of the Sarah Ann Bean ancestral line) with a shared segment of 29.13 cM across 1 HIR segments.

It also confirms a distant cousin relationship between JPS (a descendant of the Sarah Ann Bean ancestral line) and CS (a descendant of the James Franklin Bean ancestral line) with a shared segment of 27.80 cM across 2 HIR segments.

It also confirms a distant cousin relationship between JT (a descendant of the Sarah Ann Bean ancestral line) and DB (a descendant of the AMB ancestral line) with a shared segment of 57.08 cM across 2 HIR segments.

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

Further support for shared ancestry within Sarah Ann Bean, William M Jr Beane, James Franklin Bean and AMB is provided by an additional 13 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.

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