 Under the act establishing the county, the first county court was to have been held in June 1754; however, the first court was not held until December 1757.The first court to be held was, in addition to Martin, composed of justices James Simpson, William Miller, Solomon Hedges, and Nathaniel Kuykendall with Gabriel Jones serving as the Clerk of Court.In 1755, Martin was further appointed as the County Lieutenant of Hampshire County.