Complex sentence: On December 17 1717, Reverend Jacob Henderson was appointed as rector of Queen Anne Parish and had acquired numerous parcels of property through his marriage to the twice widowed, Mary Ridgely (nee Duvall, nee Stanton).
Split into simpler sentences: On December 17 1717, Reverend Jacob Henderson was appointed as rector of Queen Anne Parish. About that time he acquired numerous parcels of property through his marriage to the twice widowed, Mary Ridgely (nee Duvall, nee Stanton).