Peep was born in 1739. Peep's father was Toots and his mother was Epp. His paternal grandfather was Peeter and his paternal grandmother is <Unknown>; his maternal grandparents were Peeter and Eva. He had three brothers and five sisters, named Toomas, Paap, Mikk, Katri, Kärt, Annika, Mai and Katri. Peep, Kärt and Annika were triplets. He had a half-brother and five half-sisters, named Tõnn, Liis, Tiiu, Mai, Kärt and Ann.