Complex sentence: Pieter Claesen Wyckoff (January 6,1625--June 30,1694) was landowner in New York and New Jersey, and the town of Wyckoff, New Jersey is named for him.
Split into simpler sentences: Pieter Claesen Wyckoff (January 6,1625--June 30,1694) was a landowner in New York and New Jersey. The town of Wyckoff, New Jersey is named for him.