Identifier

NJS-PER-04791

Given Name

Annis

Family Name

Stockton

Alternate Name

Boudinot

Birth Date

July 1, 1736

Death Date

February 6, 1801

Sex

Female

Biographical Description

Annis Boudinot Stockton (1736-1801) was the daughter of Huguenot silversmith Elias Boudinot III and Catherine Williams. Her father worked as Postmaster and kept a tavern on Nassau Street. Annis married Richard Stockton late around 1757. Annis was a poet. Upon her husband’s death, Annis turned Morven over to her son, Richard “the Duke” Stockton and his wife, Mary Field Stockton.

This biographical note was adapted from the Morven Museum and Garden permanent exhibit text.

Keywords

white person

enslaver

Places

Morven, Princeton

Spouse of

Richard Stockton (1730-1781) {the Signer}

Record Contributor

Gloria Schulz

Morven Museum & Garden