Complex sentence: Following the American Revolution, the captain retired from the sea and slave trade, settling in Charleston, South Carolina, which had been settled from Bermuda in 1669 and where numerous Bermudians, such as Thomas Tudor Tucker had settled prior to American independence.
Split into simpler sentences: Following the American Revolution, the captain retired from the sea and slave trade, settling in Charleston, South Carolina, which had been settled from Bermuda in 1669. Numerous Bermudians, such as Thomas Tudor Tucker, had settled prior to American independence.