Remember to check when a county came into existence so you will know where to look for documents pertaining to that county. Bradford became a county in 1812. (Actually 1810 but did not become official until 1812.) Before that it was part of Luzerne County. And before that in 1804 part was detached and became part of Lycoming County until after 1810. The townships included Athens, Burlington, Smithfield, and Ulster. I don't know if records were kept in Lycoming Co pertaining to these townships at that time. Does anyone know for sure? Sandra Johnson