 He departed Sweden on the ship "Örn" ("The Eagle") on February 2, 1654, and arrived in New Sweden on May 22, 1654.As he may have been only 15 years old, he was possibly part of the contingent of twelve boys on the ship from the Building College of Stockholm.On April 16, 1675, Johan Anderson Stalcop conveyed half his land in Wilmington to Peterson and Lars Cornelison.