Complex sentence: At the August 1697 town meeting, John Seeley first proposed building a gristmill at the "narrows" of the Pequonnock River southward of "Eassays Pond", however, it took until July 1704 to come to terms with the town and finish construction.
Split into simpler sentences: At the August 1697 town meeting, John Seeley first proposed building a gristmill at the "narrows" of the Pequonnock River southward of Eassays Pond. It took until July 1704 to come to terms with the town and finish construction.