Complex sentence: Born in Warwick, a son of William Greene and Catharine Greene (née Ray), he pursued classical studies and graduated from Yale College in 1784; he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Providence.
Split into simpler sentences: Born in Warwick, a son of William Greene and Catharine Ray, he pursued classical studies and graduated from Yale College in 1784. He then studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Providence.