Leonard Stom

  General Notes:

Stom, Leonard assignee of Peter Shull
Leonard Stom assignee of Peter Shull enters 188 acres of Land on his Certificate No. 31 granted by the County Court of
Muhlenberg at their March Term 1801 and Located as follows. Begining at a white oak corner of a former survey runing thence
N35W 179 poles to three gums North 40E150 poles to a walnut on the bank of Green River thence with the River S50E40 poles
thence S27E108 poles to two white oaks thence S40W120 poles to a gum and hickory thence to the begining so as to include his
improvement and quantity. Recorded the 22nd of October 1807.
Submitted by Dorann O'Neal Lam Source: Muhlenberg County KY Land Claims 1800-1822


Paradise was an eastern Muhlenberg county town on the Green River about ten miles northeast of Greenville. It was settled early in the nineteenth century and was known as Stum's Landing (for Leonard Stum who owned a store and ferry there). It may have also been known as Monterey (for the town in Mexico), but was renamed Paradise for reasons that are now obscure. The site of Paradise is now occupied by a Tennessee Valley Authority coal-fired electric plant. The Paradise post office opened in 1852 andclosed in 1967.

Listed on the 1800 Muhlenberg County, KY census/tax list along with John Stom and Phillip Stom. Who is Phillip? And is the John listed his son or brother?


Muhlenberg Court Order Book 1 Pages 26-50

Page 38 September 24, 1799

On the motion of Leonard Stom It is Ordered that a ferry be established on his land on Green River On his entering into bond in the Clerks Office as the Law directs And that the rates of ferriage be as follows (towit)
For a single man 4½p
For a single horse 4½p

The persons appointed for that purpose made the following report (towit) “We do hereby certify (that after being) sworn we have viewed and marked the nearest and best road from York Town to the Logan road according to the best of our skill and Judgment to go through the following men's Land whose names are annexed Jacob Canoy George Hunsaker Francis Stump Joseph Wardin And we do hereby report the same to the Worshipful court of Muhlenberg” Jacob Ham, John Stom Viewers…

Page 39 September 24, 1799

…And it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the proprietors of the land through which the same is viewed has consented thereto It is Ordered that the same be established accordingly.

Leonard married Margaret Hahn, daughter of Matthew Hahn and Barbara, on 17 Apr 1781. (Margaret Hahn was born on 15 Feb 1759 in Germany, died on 15 Jul 1830 and was buried in Jul 1830 in Clark Cemetery, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.)