Penton is an unincorporated community located within Alloway Township in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Locality Search, State of New Jersey. The community is the site of the historic Penton Chapel.Penton ChapelPenton Chapel, New Jersey Churcscape
History William Penton received of land from John Fenwick. William and Daniel Penton lived on a section of this land. The area was later named after a Penton family member (either Daniel or Abner), and was known as Penton Abbey, Pentonville, and Penton.Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed November 14, 2015. Burton Penton, who died there around 1795, stated Guineatown was the name of the village. His granddaughter suggested the name Penton when the post office was established.Place Names of Salem County N.J., West Jersey History Project
The village was known for its brickyards. Some early ones were established by Jacob Thackra, John Bee, and Smith B. Sickler.The Clay-worker, Volumes 41-42
An 1834 survey suggested the town was mostly inhabited by African Americans.
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