Arike was born on December 31st, 1758 in Gameren and her baptism took place there on December 31st, 1758.1 Her godmother was Hilleke de Geus vrouw van Aart van Ballegooijen. Arike's father was Roelof de Geus and her mother was Geertje de Geus. Her paternal grandparents were Hendrik Roelofszn de Geus and Aarke Salomons; her maternal grandfather was Jan Corneliszn de Geus and her maternal grandmother is Jenneke Jacobs Salomons. She had a brother named Jan. She was the older of the two children.