Complex sentence: The first European settlement in what was to become Orange County was Germanna, formed when Governor Alexander Spotswood settled 12 immigrant families from Westphalia, Germany there in 1714; a total of 42 people.
Split into simpler sentences: The first European settlement in what was to become Orange County was Germanna. In 1714 Governor Alexander Spotswood settled 12 immigrant families from Westphalia, Germany there; a total of 42 people.