Anne Stephens

(1802-1863)

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Anne Stephens was born on March 12, 1802, in New Bern, NC. She died on April 13, 1863.

Places of Residence

• New Bern, NC, from March 12, 1802 [1].
• Rowan County, NC, until April 13, 1863. Anne Stephens refugeed in Rowan County with her daughter-in-law when Federal forces occupied New Bern during the Civil War. She died in Rowan County on April 13, 1863 [1].

Relatives

• Parent: Marcus Cicero Stephens [1].
• Spouse: Robert Stuart Primrose (1782-1856), married until December 6, 1856 [1].
  Children:
  
  • two sons, Robert Stuart Primrose Jr (1828-1870) [1] and Cicero Stevens Primrose (1831-1867) [1].
  • one daughter, Mary Anne Primrose (1826-1916)  [1].
• Others: Caroline Primrose (granddaughter, b. 1858), Mary Ellis Primrose (granddaughter, 1863-1949), Robert Stuart Primrose III (grandson) and Marcus Cicero Stephens Noble (grandson).

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).