Jakob was born in February 1771. Jakob's father was Jüri and his mother was Krõõt. His paternal grandparents were Niklus and Ann; his maternal grandparents were Hans and Margret. He had two brothers and a sister, named Hindrik, Jaak and Ann. He had six half-brothers and three half-sisters, named Evert, Peep, Peeter, Juhan, Jaan, Hans, Tiiu, Margaret and Mari.
Jakob 
