Complex sentence: Brograve was the eldest son and heir of Thomas Brograve (1691-1753) of Great Baddow, Essex, and his wife Juliana Berney, and a descendant of Sir John Brograve (d.1613), Attorney-General to the Duchy of Lancaster.
Split into simpler sentences: Brograve was the eldest son and heir of Thomas Brograve (1691-1753) of Great Baddow, Essex, and his wife Juliana Berney. He was a descendant of Sir John Brograve (d.1613), Attorney-General to the Duchy of Lancaster.