He is one of the characters in the pc game Civilization 4: Colonization. There are a number of famous explorers and colonizers you can play and Peter is one of them. Either that or he is one of the founding fathers in the game. Not exactly sure but I know he's in there somewhere.

Cool having such a famous ancestor. Michael Douglas is also descended from him. Interesting.
Perp Reviewed by Perp on . Picture of my Ancestor - 17th century This is my ancestor from my grandfather's side of the family. His name is Peter Stuyvesant. Peter Stuyvesant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia My last name is German through my father, but I am very Dutch through my maternal grandfather. I will not say my last name or my grandfather's last name obviously for security purposes. I'm also a relative of Sebastian Spering Kresge, the founder of K-Mart and the Sears Holdings Corporation through my mom's side as well. Just thought it was Rating: 5