The proposed relationship of Christiana Heffilfinger as the mother of Christianna Carner and Jacob Carner is supported by DNA evidence indicating shared ancestry within the family lines.

Specifically, DNA evidence confirms a distant cousin relationship between TC (a descendant of the Jacob Carner ancestral line) and DB (a descendant of the Christianna Carner ancestral line) with a shared segment of 40.34 cM across 2 HIR segments.

This match is consistent with their placement within these shared ancestral branches.

Further support for shared ancestry within Christianna Carner and Jacob Carner is provided by an additional 1 DNA confirmed relationships among other tested descendants tracing back to these lines.

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