Laura,
In your Issac Strickland line have you ever seen an Elkanah (Cainey, Caney, Cany) Strickland connected ?
This is my g-g-grandfather. 1850 Fayette Co. GA census indicates he was born NC c. 1805.
Circumstantial evidence indicates there may be a connection but no solid proof.
See my Family Tree Maker Home Page at
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/t/r/Charles-W-Strickl...Thanks
Charles Strickland East Point GA
cwsacc@mindspring.com