Was Thomas Hooker related to Joseph Hooker?

Thomas Hooker and Joseph Hooker were not directly related; they lived in different centuries and had different backgrounds. Thomas Hooker (1586-1647) was a Puritan minister and a founder of the Connecticut Colony. Joseph Hooker (1810-1911) was a Union general during the American Civil War. Any connection between them would be distant and based on shared ancestry rather than direct familial ties.