When Jochum Pedersen Høgh was born in 1736, in Dråby, Kalø, Denmark, his father, Peder Jensen Hoeg, was 19 and his mother, Dorthea Rasmusdatter, was 34. He married Mette Sofie Jensdatter in 1767. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 14 January 1809, in Handrup, Dråby, Mols, Randers, Denmark, at the age of 73.