William Grant II - William Grant II

Thanks, Lowell. I added your comment to the Overview section.

Miss Wilson, perhaps I should reread my material because what I wrote was partially in error) use to get me in trouble in school). The date 1816 should read 1716. My apologies.
A side note for this is that there are too many inconsistencies on this subject. I have been studying this for awhile and am not sure just what the answer is on William Grant's background. I'm trying to run across issues with the various versions. Spraker's account is the acceptable version on his origins, but then you find several others. There is the one that he was a Douglas and changed his name (DNA tests have not been conclusive for this). There is the one that he was Born in Philadelphia and had a sister, also no proof.
The other version, which makes more sense, is that he came to the American Colonies after the Scottish Rebellion of 1716, which to me, is more plausible, but still no proof. Why it makes sense in this is for the following reasons:
The one account about him coming over in 1745 after the Rebellion with Prince Charlie is that everything is cramped together within too short of a time period. He would have to had married in Scotland before the Rebellion, been transfered to the Colonies, his son would have to have been transferred during the same battles, his wife would have been able to ship over shortly there after, etc. It would be very complicated and very unlikely with too many what ifs. It's not a very plausible account (you also have to remember that Spraker was more concerned with with Boone origins and not Grant, so accuracy on this line was not her goal).
Another account says that William II was born in Piladelphia

Oops, working with phone. Should read Philadelphia.
If he was born in Philadelphia, how did he fight in the Rebellion of 1745?
My account states that he, William I, fought in the Rebellion against the Pretender. That would be 1715. It also states that he was a political prisoner and did servitude (normally seven years) and was banished to the Colonies (more than likely the Present day USA). More than likely Maryland. It states that he was forced into fighting and his companions were all killed. That fits perfect, because many were put to death after this Rebellion.
I have found a prisoner that did that and arrived in the American Colony of Maryland August 1716. He was sold into servitude. However he did not live in the highlands nor can I verify his age (all the other prisoners had their age given, for some reason his was witheld). Yet I can not rightly say this was him because documentation is lacking.
Sad to say, there is too many flaws in these accounts, yet everyone is sure that theirs is right. I'm hoping to come up with the correct one, but it's an uphis battle.
By the way, the story of his mother is interesting to say the least. If she died drowning holding her baby while hold her baby along with her slave is another example of inconsistency. If that account is true, she was a miracle. Supposedly she was between 60's and 70's when she died. Isn't that a bit old, especially for that timeframe to be having children? I would think so.
So what's the truth in all this? I don't know. I suspect, as one of my Grant cousins has said, that I'm on the right track, but since I have limitations in my means of resources, I don't know.
I have a group of Grant cousins from verging branches of William and Elizabeth Boone Grant on Facebook. I can also discuss it with anyone via email. However we all must come to one conclusion, unless you have absolute period, we have no answers. We need to work together on this before our descendants become more confused than us!
Thank you.

Again, my typing is atrocious. I presently have no computer and rely upon a phone that has typing suuses. I hit send before rereading. A bad habit.