1. The Astors settled in North America , first appearing in Germany in the 18th century with John Jacob Astor , one of the richest people in history .
2. The astors settled in North America , appearing for the first time in the 18th century in Germany with John Jacob Astor , one of the richest people in history .

Select your answer from the options. Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
Options are:
a). no.
b). yes....I think the answer is
b).