This surname believes that all people with the surname Amyx came from a common male ancestor named Matthew Amick-Amack-Amyx born approx 1700-1715. His country of origin is unknown. His sons, Samuel b. 1745 and Matthew b. 1753 show up in Virginia and North Carolina in the mid 1700's. Most of the Amyx descendents come from Matthew, and Amick/Amicks descendents are usually from Samuel. This project is trying to learn what country Matthew was born in so that we can continue to trace the lineage. This project is using y-DNA and mtDNA to verify relationships so that will lead us to a probable country of origin. Anyone is welcome to join who thinks they are related and has or wants testing. There is no minimum number of DNA markers required to join. At present, the smallest DNA profile available from Family Tree is the 12 marker. If you've had your DNA done on another site, please join and we will help get the data added to this site.