Complex sentence: He received four square leagues in 1842 known as Rancho Suisun, however he was not able to retain it for his people after his death, most of the land went to Archibald A. Ritchie in 1857, another section to J.H. Fine.
Split into simpler sentences: He received four square leagues in 1842 known as Rancho Suisun. However, he was not able to retain it for his people after his death; most of the land went to Archibald A. Ritchie in 1857, another section to J.H. Fine.