Joseph Galloway, Sr. was a Revolutionary War soldier who served as a private in Pennsylvania's 5th Battalion of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, under Capt. Alexander McCoy and First Lt. James Dickson, entered service in July 1778, later served in the 8th Battalion, Third Company, of Cumberland County militia beginning March 12, 1782, was born 8 January 1757, and died 19 August 1838 in Noble County, Indiana.