What do the following names have in common? (with respect to the Hudson Valley)

Question: What do the following names have in common!? (with respect to the Hudson Valley)

Alexander Hamilton
Robert Fulton
Hendrick Hudson
Peter Stuyvesant
Chauncey Depew
Washington Irving
DeWitt ClintonWww@QuestionHome@Com

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This is a riddle!? My guess is that their all of Dutch descent!.Www@QuestionHome@Com