Complex sentence: Another strong influence on Hutchinson was closer to her home, in the town of Bilsby, where her husband's brother-in-law, the young minister John Wheelwright, preached a message like that of Cotton.
Split into simpler sentences: Another strong influence on Hutchinson was closer to her home. In the nearby town of Bilsby, her husband's brother-in-law, the young minister John Wheelwright, preached a message like that of Cotton.