Toots was born in 1778. Toots' father was Jüri and his mother was Madli. His paternal grandparents were Henno and Katri; his maternal grandparents were Hans and Anu. He had a sister named Ann. He was the older of the two children. He had three half-brothers and a half-sister, named Jakob, Jaan, Juhan and Mari. He died at the age of 46 in 1824.