Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Originally , the bill to create the county had the name Union , but was changed to Buncombe in honor of Col. Edward Buncombe , a Revolutionary War hero from Tyrell County , North Carolina .
Simplified: Originally , the new county would be called Union , but was changed to Buncombe in honor of Col. Edward Buncombe , a Revolutionary War hero .