Priscilla was born in 1793. Priscilla Townsend ... She passed away in 1856.
An incorrect YOB of 1786 is at http://records.ancestry.com/priscilla_townsend_records.ashx?pid=79767767 - this source also states she married William Hudson - but provides no further details. I believe this is incorrect. Vondrak-7 11:55, 11 June 2015 (EDT)
Marriage
The 1816 marriage is between Daniel Ruark and Priscilla Hudson[1]
Name: James Ruark
Age: 25
Birth Year: abt 1825
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1850: Between Macoupin and Apple Creeks, Greene, Illinois
Gender: Male
Family Number: 281
Household Members:
Name Age
James Ruark 25
Rebecca Ruark 22
Josiah Ruark 4
Mary E Ruark 0
Nancy Ruark 16
Presilla Ruark 57
Note
Note 1850: living with daughter Nancy, Son James - his wife and 2 children
Burial
She is buried in Rubicon Cemetery, Greene Co, IL see the following link:[2] Her tombstone has her first name misspelled![4]
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85T-8MJ : 27 February 2020), Presilla Ruark in household of James Ruark, Greene county, part of, Greene, Illinois, United States; citing family 281, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Priscilla by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Priscilla: