She was a daughter of George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly and Henrietta Stewart.
[1] The marriage was planned by James VI of Scotland in February 1603 as an act of reconciliation.
[3] She argued with a neighbouring landowner over rights to lime for the building works in 1618.
Anne Gordon was a friend of Margaret Seton, Countess of Seaforth, her neighbour at the Chanonry, and she frequently visited her relations at the Bog o'Gight, now known as Gordon Castle.
John Taylor the Water Poet visited the Earl and Countess at Darnaway in 1618, enjoying four days of "good cheere in all variety".