Complex sentence: The area was well settled by members of the Van Rennselaer family who eventually acquired the farm upon Conyn's demise and have held it since.1 The historic home of Hendrick I. Van Rensselaer is nearby on Yates Road in the town of Greenport.
Split into simpler sentences: The area was well settled by members of the Van Rennselaer family who eventually acquired the farm upon Conyn's demise and have held it since. The Settlement of Claverack By Captain Franklin Ellis, 1878, Page 235 The historic home of Hendrick I. Van Rensselaer is nearby on Yates Road in the town of Greenport.