Complex sentence: Rev John Witherspoon was born in Gifford in 1723, and went on to be a major leader of the Presbyterian Church in America, and was the only clergyman to sign the United States Declaration of Independence.
Split into simpler sentences: Rev John Witherspoon was born in Gifford in 1723, and went on to be a major leader of the Presbyterian Church in America. He was the only clergyman to sign the United States Declaration of Independence.