| Isaac Young Davis | |
|---|---|
 Isaac Young Davis, ca. 1860s. | |
| Born | 1824 Waimea |
| Died | June 16, 1882 Honolulu |
| Spouse | Maolioli Ruth Keʻelikōlani Louisa Kolohu Spencer |
| Issue | unnamed daughter Keolaokalani Davis |
| Father | George Hūʻeu Davis |
| Mother | Kahaʻanapilo Papa |
Isaac Young Davis (1824–1882) was a Hawaiian high chief, being the hapa-haole grandson of Isaac Davis, the Welsh advisor of Kamehameha I, who helped him unify the island in 1810. He was the second husband of Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani.
Life
editHe was born in 1824, in the district of Waimea on the Big Island of Hawaii. His parents were George Hūʻeu Davis (1800–1873) and Kahaʻanapilo Papa (1800–1858).[1] His father was the son of High Chiefess Kalukuna and Isaac Davis (1758–1810), a Welshman from Milford Haven, known as ʻAikake by the Hawaiians, who along with John Young was one of King Kamehameha I's advisors and companion-in-arms. His grandfather had helped Kamehameha conquered most of the islands and negotiated the submission of Kaumualii.[2][3] Through his mother and paternal grandmother, he was a relative of the House of Kamehameha.[4] From his mother Kahaʻanapilo Papa, he was descended from the Waimea line of chiefs. His maternal grandfather Papa was the grandson of High Chief Heulu, descendant of Kumalae, the younget son of ʻUmi-a-Liloa, the ancestor of Kamehameha I.[5][6] One of nineteen children, he had fifteen full-blood siblings and four half-siblings from his father's second marriage to Kalapuna.[4][7] Davis was considered a hapa-haole or half-white even though he had three-quarters native Hawaiian ancestry. He had little contact with his patrilineal heritage and grew up speaking very limited amount of English.
Davis served as luna (supervisor) of governmental cattle on Keoni Ana's ranch in Waimea.[8]
His first wife was a woman named Maolioli, who was born in 1826.[9] They had a daughter, who died in 1861.[10]
In June 2, 1856, he married his second wife, Ruth Keʻelikōlani (1826–1883), daughter of Mataio Kekūanaōʻa and Pauahi (therefore the half-sisters of Kamehameha IV and Kamehameha V). They were second cousin twice removed, both being descendant from High Chief Heulu.[11]
They divorced on May 20, 1868.[12][13]
In August 18, 1865, he married his former mistress Louisa Kolohu Spencer at Honolulu. Her name was often spelled Kaolohu or Kaholapua.[14]
Standing at 6 ft 2 in, he was considered rather handsome by many including foreign visitors such as Lady Franklin and her niece Sophia Cracroft.[16] Their marriage was an unhappy one, and they divorced in 1868. The early loss of their son did not help.[17]
Keolaokalani Davis, son of Isaac Young Davis was born in February 1862 and hānai (adopted) against his father's wishes to Bernice Pauahi Bishop. He died in August 29, 1863, aged 6 months.[18][19]
Davis and Lot Kapuāiwa, his wife's half-brother and the later Kamehameha V, objected to Keelikōlani's decision to give the child away.[20]
Reference
edit- ^ Dean Kekoʻolani. "Hawaiian Genealogy: George Hueu Davis Sr". Kekoʻolani Ohana (Family) Web Site. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ^ Restarick 1914, p. 34.
- ^ Lydgate 1916, p. 31.
- ^ a b Day 1984, p. 32.
- ^ http://nahoahanau.wordpress.com/grandma-ana/
- ^ Pratt 2009, p. 40.
- ^ "HUEU, George Hueu Davis-LCA 8521-B" (PDF). Kanaka Genealogy web site. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ^ Klieger 1995, p. 45.
- ^ Dean Kekoʻolani. "Hawaiian Genealogy: George Hueu Davis Sr". Kekoʻolani Ohana (Family) Web Site. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ^ Zambucka 1977, p. 32.
- ^ Liliuokalani 2007, p. 408-409.
- ^ Zambucka 1977, p. 36-38.
- ^ "Divorce records, 1851 to 1908". state archives digital collections. state of Hawaii. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ^ "Marriage records, Oahu, 1832-1910". state archives digital collections. state of Hawaii. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ^ Christopher Buyers. "The Kamehameha Dynasty Genealogy (Page 6)". Royal Ark web site. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ^ Cracroft, Franklin & Queen Emma 1958, p. 77.
- ^ Zambucka 1977, p. 24.
- ^ Kanahele 2002, p. 105.
- ^ Zambucka 1977, p. 34.
- ^ "Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani" (PDF). Biography Hawai‘i: Five Lives; A Series of Public Remembrances. University of Hawaii. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
Bibliography
edit- Cracroft, Sophia; Franklin, Jane; Queen Emma (1958). Korn, Alfons L. (ed.). The Victorian Visitors: An Cccount of the Hawaiian Kingdom, 1861–1866, Including the Journal Letters of Sophia Cracroft: Extracts from the Journals of Lady Franklin, and Diaries and Letters of Queen Emma of Hawaii. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/39981. ISBN 978-0-87022-421-8.
- Day, Arthur Grove (1984). History Makers of Hawaii: a Biographical Dictionary. Mutual Publishing of Honolulu. ISBN 0935180095.
- Liliuokalani (2007) [1898]. Hawaii's story by Hawaii's queen, Liliuokalani. Lee and Shepard, reprinted by Kessinger Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-0-548-22265-2.
- Kanahele, George S. (2002) [1986]. Pauahi: the Kamehameha legacy. Kamehameha Schools Press. ISBN 0-87336-005-2.
- Kanahele, George S. (1999). Emma: Hawaii's Remarkable Queen. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-2240-4.
- Klieger, P. Christiaan (1995). Nā Maka o Hālawa: A History of Hālawa Ahupuaʻa, Oʻahu (PDF). Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press. ISBN 0930897900.
- Lydgate, John M. (1916). "Ka-umu-alii, The Last King of Kauai". Hawaiian Journal of History. Hawaiian Historical Society: 21–43. hdl:10524/96.
- Pratt, Elizabeth Kekaaniauokalani Kalaninuiohilaukapu (2009) [1920]. Daniel Logan (ed.). History of Keoua Kalanikupuapa-i-nui: Father of Hawaii Kings, and His Descendants. Honolulu: republished by Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 978-1-104-76661-0.
- Restarick, Henry B. (1914). "John Young of Hawaii, an American". Hawaiian Journal of History. Hawaiian Historical Society: 25–43. hdl:10524/88.
- Taylor, Albert Pierce (1922). Under Hawaiian Skies: A Narrative of the Romance, Adventure and History of the Hawaiian Islands. Board of Education of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
- Zambucka, Kristin (1977). The High Chiefess: Ruth Keelikolani. Honolulu: Mana Pub. Co.
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