Complex sentence: Thomas Drury (1668-1723) was a founder of Framingham, Massachusetts in 1700 and in 1701 was a Deputy of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts as the first representative from Framingham.
Split into simpler sentences: Thomas Drury (1668--1723) was a founder of Framingham, Massachusetts in 1700. In 1701 Drury was a Deputy of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts as the first representative from Framingham.