Complex sentence: Ward was born in Fayette County, Kentucky, and moved to Tallahassee, Florida Territory, in 1825 where he became the Registrar of the territorial Land Office, succeeding Samuel R. Overton.
Split into simpler sentences: Ward was born in Fayette County, Kentucky, and moved to Tallahassee, Florida Territory, in 1825. He was appointed as Registrar of the territorial Land Office, succeeding Samuel R. Overton.