Peep was born in 1781. Peep's father was Villem and his mother was Madli. His paternal grandparents were Niklus and Liis; his maternal grandparents were Hindrik and Ann. He had a brother and five sisters, named Jaan, Mai, Margaret, Leenu, Juuli and Mari. He was the second oldest of the seven children. He died at the age of 35 in 1816.