Complex sentence: The Higginson Fleet set sail on the 1 May 1629, arriving in Salem harbor on the 24 June 1629, and was greeted by a small group of settlers, led by John Endecott.
Split into simpler sentences: The Higginson Fleet set sail on the 1 May 1629, arriving in Salem harbor on the 24 June 1629. Higginson's fleet was greeted in Salem, Massachusetts by a small group of settlers, led by John Endecott.