The Palatine people of Saugerties,NY married many of the Local Indians. What tribe would that be?

Answer 1

The local tribe of Saugerties, NY that intermarried with Palatine settlers was known as the Esopus tribe of the Lenape Indians. The Lenape were an Algonquian affiliated tribe, ie spoke a language of the Algonquian sub-family. Prior to German-Palatine settlement, the Esopus tribe actually fought two wars against the Dutch settlers in the same region towards the latter half of the 17th century.

Hope this info helps!

Answer 2

Hey Clem,

Perhaps the Delaware Indians.

It is of this Indian people that I venture now to offer a brief history covering the early legendary period, tracing their course from the time when as a mighty nation embracing many bands they owned and occupied that vast and magnificent territory extending along the Atlantic coast from Virginia to Massachusetts, and following them in their successive migrations and removals through western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, and finally dealing with them in their ultimate home within the Cherokee Nation in the Indian Territory.

My effort is to produce a brief and accurate sketch of the history of my people, at the time when the last bond uniting them in their tribal relations is being severed by the action of the General Government in segregating their lands, allotting them in severalty, and thereby rendering them in all respects citizens of the United States.

Also the Cayuga and Seneca.

Answer 3

Both of the above are correct.

more info here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenape