This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Reysdorp(Risedorph) & Scherp (Sharp) Classification: marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.columbia/1947.2.4/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Peter Risedorph was my great-great grandfather also. His father's name was John L. Reysdorp and he was born in New York (1784). His mother's name was Hendrickje Scherp and she was born in Holland (1785). The spelling of these two names was later changed.