Jaan was born in 1764. Jaan's father is Hindrik and his mother is Mari. His paternal grandparents were <Unknown> and Els; his maternal grandfather was Andres and his maternal grandmother is Mai. He had a brother and a sister, named Hindrik and Liis. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named Jüri, Mihkel and Mai. He died at the age of 57 in 1821.