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Giles was commissioner of array in the counties of Surrey & Sussex. He died in 1364 & his great nephew John was his heir. He is thought to have built the knave of All Saint's Church, Purleigh, Essex where the above stained glass is(Calendar of Inquisition's Edward III)

As I have mentioned about the name origin, Breancon (Brienson). The land owner was the Count of Eu. He was a cousin of William the Conqueror & after the battle of Hastings in 1066 was given a considerable amount of land in England. The largest amount was in Sussex. He also held some land in Essex. Briencon had salt pit's & the salt was valuable for preserving food. His grandson's Thomas, John & Bartholomew de Briencon were the son's of Robert de Eu. Robert was the brother of Henry, Count of Eu.

The Victoria History Of the County Of Essex:  vol. VIII,  page 59, West Thurrock.

MANORS.  Doomsday Book lists 7 separate estates in Thurrock. One held by the bishop of London, was in Little Thurrock. Another held by William Peverel, was in Grays Thurrock. The largest, held by the count of Eu, became the manor of West Thurrock. Three estates held  by Odo, bishop of Bayeux, & one held by Terry Pointell, cannot be certainly identified. They were probably not in West Thurrock, unless one of them can be identified with the latter tenement of Mitchell's. The manor of West Thurrock  or West Hall seems to originally to  have comprised most  of the parish, but was gradually reduced in size  by the formation of  later manors. It was held in 1066 by Earl, later King Harold as 13 hides & in 1086 by Robert, count of Eu, in demesne.  The tenancy in chief descended with the honour of Hastings. The demesne tenancy was held from the 12th to 14th century by the family of Brinson (de Breaunzon, Brianzun), who were descended from the count's of EU.  In 1198 the manor was granted to Bartholomew Brinson as part of  a family settlement in which Walter de Cambrun & his wife received lands in France formerly held by Thomas Brinson, son of Robert of Eu.  Robert was the brother of Henry of Eu (d 1140), count of Eu. About 1210 Bartholomew Brinson was holding a knight's fee in West Thurrock. He had died by 1212, leaving an heir under age. A later  Bartholomew Brinson was holding the manor in 1262 & 1268. He or a namesake, died  in 1286, leaving William Brinson , his infant  son & heir. The wardship of William, after passing through several hands, was acquired  in 1291 by Walter Langton, rector of West Thurrock, later treasurer of England & bishop of  Litchfield. In the following years Langton was closely associated with the Brinson's in both West Thurrock & Aveley. William Brinson came of age c 1305, & died holding the two manors in 1310. West Thurrock  descended with Aveley until the death of Joan Brinson in 1339.

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The name is of Norman origin from

Breancon. This being a small village about 25 Km north west of Paris. The early family is well documented in Essex from 1066 to about 1366. In fact they owned several manor's, including

West Thurrock & Aveley. The family are mentioned in many document's but a history is given in The Victoria History of the County of Essex, Vol. VIII.

A Dictionary of English Surnames: Reaney & Wilson

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