"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCTG-HND : 9 November 2014), Mariah Smith in household of R B Smith, Hanover, Chautauqua, New York, United States; citing family 733, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6SG-CK8 : 19 November 2014), Maria Smith in household of Rodney B Smith, E.D. 2, Hanover, Chautauqua, New York, United States; count clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 479,634.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Maria 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 Maria: