When Sarah Swearingen was born on 5 November 1760, in Frederick, Maryland, United States, her father, John S. Swearingen Sr, was 40 and her mother, Catherine Mary Stull, was 34. She married Charles Larsh in 1781, in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 14 March 1849, in Dixon Township, Preble, Ohio, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in West Florence, Preble, Ohio, United States.