Mats was born in 1748. Mats' father was Märt and his mother was Liis. His paternal grandparents were Mats and Pabbo; his maternal grandparents were Mats and Ann. He had a brother and three sisters, named Mihkel, Els, Epp and Madli. He had two half-brothers and two half-sisters, named Jaan, Hans, Epp and Kärt. He died at the age of 32 in 1780.