Jüri was born in 1739. Jüri's father was Andres and his mother was Epp. His paternal grandparents were Toots and Ann; his maternal grandparents were Peedu and Kärt. He had four brothers and a sister, named Juhan, Jaak, Tõnn, Mats and Kärt. He had a half-brother and two half-sisters, named Mihkel, Liis and Margret. He died at the age of 59 in 1798.