Complex sentence: Sampson was born in Plympton, Massachusetts in 1794 and traced his lineage to Abraham Sampson who had come to Plymouth Colony in 1629-1630 and also to original Pilgrims Miles Standish and John Alden.
Split into simpler sentences: Sampson was born in Plympton, Massachusetts in 1794. Sampson traced his lineage to Abraham Sampson who had come to Plymouth Colony in 1629-1630 and also to original Pilgrims Miles Standish and John Alden.