Harrison family.

The Harrison family, descendants of Benjamin Harrison, Clerk of the House of Virginia (fl. 1642), were a wealthy Virginia family of planters, soldiers, and politicians. Among the most prominent family members were Benjamin Harrison (1673-1710), speaker of the House of Burgessess, Treasurer and Attorney General of Virginia and Benjamin Harrison (ca. 1726-1791), Governor of Virginia in 1782-1784 and father of President William Henry Harrison. His other son, Benjamin Harrison, Jr. (d. 1799), Paymaster General of the Southern Department, was engaged in the tobacco trade.

From the description of Harrison family papers, 1701-1910 (bulk 1780-1880). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 86129700