Andres was born in 1748. Andres' father was Märt and his mother was Mai. His paternal grandparents are Mihkel and Els; his maternal grandparents were Tints and Kärt. He had three brothers and five sisters, named Toomas, Hindrik, Niklus, Jüri, Epp, Eva, Mai and Kärt. He died at the age of 59 in 1807.