Epp was born in 1766. Epp's father was Märt and her mother was Katri. Her paternal grandparents were Mats and Pabbo. She had two brothers and a sister, named Jaan, Hans and Kärt. She had three half-brothers and four half-sisters, named Mats, Mihkel, Hans, Els, Epp, Madli and Ann. She died at the age of 52 in 1818.