Complex sentence: In 1790 he settled in the town of Burlington, Otsego County, New York, where he worked as a surveyor and millwright, studied law, was appointed as a judge, wrote political tracts, and conducted religious services on request.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1790 he settled in what was to become the the town of Burlington, Otsego County, New York. He also worked as a surveyor and millwright, studied law, was appointed as a judge, wrote political tracts, and conducted religious services on request.