Complex sentence: In December 17 1717, Reverend Jacob Henderson was appointed as rector of Queen Anne Parish and had acquired numerous parcels of property through his marriage to the widow, Mary Stanton/Duvall/Ridgely.
Split into simpler sentences: In December 17 1717, Reverend Jacob Henderson was appointed as rector of Queen Anne Parish. That same year, he acquired numerous parcels of property through his marriage to the widow, Mary Stanton/Duvall/Ridgely.