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MATTHEW D. AMICKS (son of JOHN HARSTON AMUCKS) was born Abt 1715 in Yeoman,Germany, and died 10 April 1779 in Botetourt, Co,. Virgina. He married Mary on 1740.

 Includes NotesNotes for MATTHEW D. AMICKS:
Mathew was the starting point of our Amyx history. He was the progenitor of the Amyx clan in America, he was a landholder and a farmer.
Morgan County History Book
This well-known old family name is spelled in several different ways, depending somewhat on where thi family lies. For instance, in most places in Kentucky it is Amyx.
but if in Virginia it is likely to be Amick. Thes variations of the name came from early history in a sort of phonetic spelling old hand-written documents hadto be interpreted as best the reader could. Therefore, the name Amyx, Amick, Amix, Amecks, All seemed to be about the same family. The Amyx, or more often Amick, lived chielfy in Boetetourt County, VA though some others lived in Guilford County, NC.
Matthew Amick Lived in Finastle, Virgina, in 1771 and Was released from road work as he was too old then. Name mentioned to be German but may be of Dutch origin. From " Selections from Morgan County History" Sesquicentennial Volume by Helen price stacy and Wm. Lynn Nickell, Volume I:
Lived in Fincastle, Va in 1771 and was released from road work as he was too old then.

More About MATTHEW D. AMICKS and Mary:
Marriage: 1740

Children of MATTHEW D. AMICKS and Mary are:
  1. +JAMES F MELTON AMYX, b. 1744, ,Orange, Virgina, d. 1815, Floyd Co, Kentucky.
  2. Matthew J AMYX, b. Abt 1751, , Botetourt, VA, d. 12 May 1832, Burkesville, Cumberland, Kentucky.
  3. Mary AMYX, d. date unknown.
  4. Samuel AMYX, b. Abt 1745, d. 1817, ,BOTETOURT, VA.
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