This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/292.2 Message Board Post: Your Ripperda ancestor might be from Lengerich, Emsland (north G., close to dutch border, today Niedersachsen) http://www.lengerich-emsl.de/ "At least the integrated municipality Lengerich developed in the course of the municipality reform 1974 from the in former times independent municipalities Lengerich on the Wallange, Langen, Gersten, Handrup, Wettrup and Bawinkel. While Lengerich with Langen, Gersten, Handrup and Wettrup (around 1900 "abgepfarrt" - without own "Pfarrei"/ churchcommuniy) formed a parish, has Bawinkel (with the local parts Plankorth and Duisenburg) since 1456 its own Pfarre... " they have an own genealogy webpage.