birth and death dates are actually christening and burial dates
Sources
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N59G-VXN : accessed 28 March 2016), Mary Distin, 21 Apr 1771; citing HOLBETON,DEVON,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 917,144.
"England, Devon, Parish Registers, 1538-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCS6-9FY : accessed 28 March 2016), Mary Distin, 1772, Burial; from "Church of England parish registers 1538-1911," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Devon, archive reference , images provided by FamilySearch International.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary: