Complex sentence: The area was first populated in 1821 on the legendary site of Montezuma's Indian village, then in 1822 land grants were issued to members of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred, who included Benjamin Beason and his wife Elizabeth "Betsy" and family.
Split into simpler sentences: The area was first populated in 1821 on the legendary site of Montezuma's Indian village. Then in 1822 land grants were issued to members of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred, who included Benjamin Beason and his wife Elizabeth "Betsy" and family.