Complex sentence: Clement Weaver, a native of Newport, Rhode Island, built the house in 1679 after fighting in King Philip's War, and his descendants sold the house to Daniel Howland in 1784.
Split into simpler sentences: Clement Weaver, a native of Newport, Rhode Island, built the house in 1679, after fighting in King Philip's War. His descendants sold the house to Daniel Howland in 1784.