I am going to go with a male founder this time round,watch out Haggness I mean Agnes I am coming to get you.
Rachel
Nice choice, but I think you know that Agnes is already a young adult (at the time that you start the game with 3-4 days till reaching adulthood). That may cause some issues as she'll die earlier, even before your Sim eats Ambrosia, I think. And I would also recommend Holly Alto (once she reaches young adult), in my game she has lots of days till adult and has high levels in gardening, cooking and fishing.
Morgana Wolff is another great choice but she can't sell the house like Agnes, because she has a husband, Thornton Wolff. I think you knew everything I've written long before this, but still I would suggest to think lots on your second dynasty attempt. I say that because because of bad strategy I had to start all over again, recently...
I have an issue. Holly Alto skipped the adult phase, and went straight to elder. Is there a way to fix this, or should I just deal with the issue?
As far as I know there is no way to overcome this bug/glitch. That's because there is absolutely NO WAY to return to a previous life stage (nor cheats, nor mods). I've never seen it happen before to a townie. I suggest testing with your other save files or start a new game to see if this bug reoccurs. If it does reoccur with another Sim, I would recommend fully restarting the game and the computer. This sure cures a lot of game bugs and glitches.
Call me crazy but I can't wait for you to start a new one!
Me too! I really like reading other members' stories, it sure helped me lots.