Complex sentence: The Moreton family's roots in the area can be traced to the marriage in 1216 of Lettice de Moreton to Sir Gralam de Lostock, who inherited land at Little Moreton; succeeding generations of the de Lostocks adopted the name of de Moreton.
Split into simpler sentences: The Moreton family's roots in the area can be traced to the marriage in 1216 of Lettice de Moreton to Sir Gralam de Lostock, who inherited land at Little Moreton. Succeeding generations of the de Lostocks adopted the name of de Moreton.