Peep was born in 1784. Peep's father was Henno and his mother was Pabbo. His paternal grandparents were Tõnn and Mari; his maternal grandparents were Tints and Liis. He had a brother and three sisters, named Rein, Tiiu, Ann and Katri. He had a half-brother and two half-sisters, named Jakob, Mai and Madli. He died at the age of 43 in 1827.