Complex sentence: Born into the illustrious Lee Family of Virginia, he was the son of Richard Bland Lee (1761-1827) and his wife Elizabeth Collins (1768-1858), the seventh of their nine children, and was named for his maternal uncle Zaccheus Collins.
Split into simpler sentences: Born into the illustrious Lee Family of Virginia, he was the son of Richard Bland Lee (1761-1827) and his wife Elizabeth Collins (1768-1858). He was the seventh of their nine children and was named for his maternal uncle Zaccheus Collins.