, ▁Mary ▁No yes , ▁rem ar ried , ▁to ▁Hum ph rey ▁M err ill ▁of ▁Fal mouth . ▁ ▁Once ▁res ett lement ▁began , ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 7 , ▁the ▁town ' s ▁population ▁began ▁to ▁grow ▁rapidly . ▁A ▁propriet ors ' ▁map ▁was ▁drawn ▁up . ▁It ▁survey ed ▁land ▁divisions ▁made ▁with ▁ 1 0 3 ▁original ▁propriet ors , ▁each ▁with ▁a ▁home ▁lot ▁of ▁ten ▁acres . ▁If ▁this ▁lot ▁was ▁occupied ▁and ▁improved , ▁the ▁sett ler ▁was ▁permitted ▁to ▁apply ▁for ▁larger ▁after - div isions . ▁ ▁The ▁struct ural ▁frame ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁meeting ▁house ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 9 ▁near ▁West c ust ogo ▁Hill ▁on ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Gil man ▁Road , ▁and ▁nine ▁years ▁later ▁the ▁first ▁school ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁north western ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁Prin ces ▁Point ▁Road ▁intersection . ▁ ▁North ▁Y arm outh ▁held ▁its ▁first ▁town ▁meeting ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 7 3 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 7 4 6 , ▁a ▁party ▁of ▁thirty - two ▁Indians ▁secret ed ▁themselves ▁near ▁the ▁Lower ▁F alls ▁for ▁the ▁apparent ▁purpose ▁of ▁surprising ▁We are ' s ▁g arrison , ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁killing ▁ 3 5 - year - old ▁Philip ▁Gre ely , ▁whose ▁b ark ing ▁dog ▁ble w ▁their ▁cover . ▁His ▁wife ▁was ▁Hann ah . ▁Their ▁son , ▁Captain ▁Jonathan ▁Gree ley , ▁died ▁in