Mats was born in 1732. Mats' father was Peep and his mother was Epp. He had two sisters named Epp and Kärt. Mats and Kärt were twins. He had seven half-brothers and five half-sisters, named Jaan, Toomas, Hans, Mikk, Mihkel, Toomas, Jüri, Ann, Mari, Epp, Mai and Ann. He died at the age of 24 in 1756.