▁from ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁to ▁New ▁Nether land ▁and ▁export ing ▁f urs ▁and ▁other ▁natural ▁resources ▁from ▁Manh attan . ▁▁ ▁Pi eter ' s ▁mat ernal ▁grand par ents ▁were ▁from ▁Norway . ▁Ro el iff ▁J ansen ▁( 1 6 0 2 – 1 6 3 7 ) ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ ▁Mar str ands ön , ▁ ▁a ▁small ▁island ▁situated ▁in ▁Boh us l än ▁province ▁in ▁Norway , ▁today ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁ ▁K ung äl v ▁Municip ality , ▁V ä stra ▁G öt aland ▁County , ▁Sweden . ▁Anne ke ▁J ans ▁( l ater ▁Anne ke ▁J ant z ▁Bog ard us ) ▁( 1 6 0 5 – 1 6 6 3 ) ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁Fle k ker ø y , ▁ ▁an ▁island ▁situated ▁outside ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Krist ians and , ▁V est - Ag der ▁county , ▁Norway . ▁ ▁His ▁sister , ▁C ath arina , ▁married ▁Hend rick ▁van ▁R ens sel a er , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁R ens sel a ers wy ck ▁pat ro on , ▁Jer em ias ▁van ▁R ens sel a er . ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁serving ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁milit ia ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Van ▁Bru gh ▁entered ▁the ▁family ▁business ▁and ▁lived ▁with ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁family ▁in ▁Alb any . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁const able ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 2 ▁followed ▁by ▁several ▁other ▁public ▁duties ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁years . ▁ ▁In