John Stanbridge's family had, perhaps, the most tragic history of any family in Glynde's recorded history. He married Mary Pearse (often spelt Peerse, Pierce or Pearce) at Glynde 6 May 1650. Mary, a daughter of John and Mary Pearse, was baptised 20 October 1629 at Glynde.

Either Mary or John had the gene for multiple births as the first recorded baptism of any of their children was for three daughters, baptised at Glynde 29 November 1650. They were named Mary, Sarah and Deborah but the parish register noted that 'they lived two days'.

It was common practice to name the first born son and daughter after the parent, or sometimes grandparent. It was also usual at this time, if a child died, to give the same Christian name to a later child. So, on 16 April 1652, John and his wife Mary had a son John baptised, and on 12 September, 1654 a daughter Mary was born, baptised five days later.

Mary was followed by Edward, born 12 April 1657, but he was buried on the twentieth of the same month. John and Mary had another boy, who they also named Edward, born 14 March 1658. This Edward was followed by Richard, baptised 23 November, 1660. Richard must have been a twin as, two days later, the parish register noted 'buried two young children of John Stanbridge's, of which one was baptised and named Richard'.

The final child of John and Mary was Susanna, baptised 18 May 1662.

On 3 May 1664, John and Mary's daughter Mary was buried, presumably the Mary born in 1654, and her mother was buried on 13 December later the same year.

In 1671 John Stanbridge the younger was buried, again probably the John baptised in 1652, and John Stanbridge the elder was buried later that year on 5 November.

This means that of the ten children born to John and Mary only John, the second Mary, the second Edward and Susanna survived infancy, and John died aged 19 and Mary aged 10.

John Stanbridge's will, written on 20 November 1671, and in which he described himself as a weaver, was nuncupative; that is to say he made no written will but people present at his death reported his dying testament. John left to his son Edward two pairs of sheets, one gold ring, one silver spoon and one loom. All the rest of his personal estate he gave to his daughter Susan Stanbridge. The inventory of his goods amounted to £146 5s11d.

Mary Stanbridge, neé Pearce, had a younger sister named Deborah born in 1633 who, as the youngest daughter of John Peirce and in the custom of the manor of Glynde, inherited her father's property in 1652. This consisted of a messuageHouse or dwelling,
inc. outbuildings &
orchard, courtyard
or gardens, barn, orchard and five acres of land in Glynde. The house stood on a plot of land where Rose and School View Cottages would later be built. Deborah married James Murrell of Ringmer in 1655 but died in 1660 and in 1663 her Glynde property passed to her elder sister Mary Stanbridge.

By the time of his death John Stanbridge, as well as owning his wife's house and five acres in Glynde also owned the house now called Wisdoms.