The maternal relationship between Anne Louise Powers and her daughter MB 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 Anne Louise Powers and her daughter MB, 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 maternal line.

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