Tõnn was born in 1765. Tõnn's father was Evert and his mother was Epp. His paternal grandparents were Mats and Mai; his maternal grandparents were Peep and Epp. He had two brothers and two sisters, named Mihkel, Ado, Mai and Mari. He was the second oldest of the five children. He died at the age of 42 in 1807.