The

Determiner

  title

Noun

  was

Auxiliary

  passed down

  over

Adposition

  seven

Numeral

  generations

Noun

  and

Coordinating conjunction

  was

Auxiliary

  held

Verb

  by

Adposition

  nine

Numeral

  persons

Noun

.

The title was passed down over seven generations and was held by nine persons.

The title was passed down over seven generations and was held by nine persons.