Married Anne Gilbert in 1766. During the Revolutionary War he served in the Provincial Army 1775 to 1776. He married a second time to Mary on December 2, 1797. Served as sanitary commissioner 1784 to 1785. He performed services as a coroner 1786 to 1791. He was an assistant justice 1794 to 1797. In addition to his silversmith work he was an election inspector 1796 to 1809 and a commissioner of excise 1806 until his death.

Brasher was a jeweler, silversmith and goldsmith in New York. His counterstamp EB on coins would have been a guarantee of quality. One of his customers was George Washington. Another was George Clinton. In 1787 he petitioned for the right to produce copper coins.

It is known that Brasher produced the 1787 New York Doubloons. It is not known if these were intended as patterns or if they actually were produced as circulating coinage.