Complex sentence: The land upon which Valley View is located was originally part of the Northern Neck Proprietary, a land grant awarded by Charles II of England to seven of his supporters in 1649, and again in 1688 by official patent.
Split into simpler sentences: The land upon which Valley View is located was originally a component of the Northern Neck Proprietary. The Northern Neck Proprietary was granted by Charles II of England to seven of his supporters in 1649, and again in 1688 by official patent.