1 4 4 2 ) ▁was ▁W arden ▁of ▁the ▁Fle et ▁Pr ison ▁and ▁K ee per ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Palace ▁of ▁West min ster , ▁both ▁posts ▁were ▁success ively ▁held ▁by ▁this ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Bab ing tons . ▁ ▁Philip ▁Bab ington ▁( 1 6 3 2 - 1 6 9 0 ), ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁William ▁Bab ington ▁( born ▁circa ▁ 1 4 4 2 ) ▁was ▁Governor ▁of ▁Ber wick - up on - T we ed ▁from ▁ 1 6 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 6 9 0 ▁and ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Ber wick - up on - T we ed ▁from ▁ 1 6 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 6 9 0 . ▁William ▁III ▁of ▁England ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁' a ▁very ▁pr udent ▁and ▁hon ou rable ▁man , ▁and ▁assured ly ▁a ▁very ▁brave ▁and ▁excellent ▁officer — even ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁who ▁have ▁served ▁me ▁here ▁of ▁his ▁nation '. ▁ ▁Bab ing tons ▁of ▁D eth ick ▁ ▁The ▁Bab ing tons ▁inherited ▁D eth ick ▁Man or ▁( through ▁the ▁marriage ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Bab ington ▁( d ied ▁ 1 4 6 4 ) ▁to ▁Isabel ▁D eth ick , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Robert ▁D eth ick ) ▁on ▁Robert ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 4 0 3 . ▁Thomas ▁and ▁Isabel ▁( née ▁D eth ick ) ▁had ▁two ▁children : ▁Sir ▁John ▁Bab ington ▁of ▁D eth ick ▁( see ▁above ) ▁and