Иван was born in 1726. Иван's father is Алексей Хмелёв and his mother is <Unknown>. His paternal grandfather was Иван Афонасьевич Хмелёв and his paternal grandmother is <Unknown>. He has three brothers and a sister, named 2ой, Кирило, Гавриил and Марфа. He is the oldest of the five children.