Complex sentence: The first lots at the mouth of Fishing Creek were surveyed in 1769, when European settlers began moving into the area and in the same year, the Penn family purchased 1060 acres (430 hectares) of land upstream of Benton.
Split into simpler sentences: The first lots at the mouth of Fishing Creek were surveyed in 1769, when European settlers began moving into the area. In the same year, the Penn family purchased 1060 acres (430 hectares) of land upstream of Benton.