In the Oxford English Dictionary: 1. Bread soaked in water. [Cf. G. wassersuppe.] 14.. Nom. in Wr.-Wülcker 742/6 Hic ipa, a watyrsope. 2. Some kind of fruit, prob. = ANCHOVY-PEAR. [Cf. SOP n.1 5.] 1716 Petiveriana I. 205 Water sop or River-Apple. But I have no idea why the Couches would be watersop. Lesley Richardson MR5X95@aol.com 10/20/2004 05:57 PM Please respond to COUCH-L To: COUCH-L@rootsweb.com cc: Subject: [COUCH] Couch watersops Does anyone know anything about the Couch's that were called "watersops"? Why & what is a watersop? thanks ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237