When Sarah Ryckman was born on 15 December 1783, in Schaghticoke, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States, her father, Garret Luccase Ryckman, was 44 and her mother, Elisabeth Van Buren, was 36. She married Gerrit Hooghkirk on 18 October 1801, in Albany, Albany, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 1 October 1823, in Albany, Albany, New York, United States, at the age of 39.