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- May 7, 2015
This is confirmed. While I don't know about WW Link being the descendant of a Hylian soldier, the Deku Tree says that he has "no relation" to the Hero of Time.
You're thinking of the King. He's not omniscient or anything. And unless he's been stalking Link and all his ancestors for their entire lives (creepy), he has absolutely no way of knowing whether WW Link would be a distant relation to OOT Link or not, and he wouldn't be checking either.
The King was looking specifically for the Hero of Time. It was a fool's errand sprung from guilt, false hope, whatever you want to suggest, as he was looking for someone who no longer existed. The kid he found floating in the ocean was a gamble. Any relation (if there was) would be a coincidence. Once again, it's not something the King would be checking for at this point.
Outset island is interesting. It is located south of "Hyrule", has triforce markings everywhere, has its own traditions and lore about the Hero of Time, etc. What's interesting is that the Hero has been largely forgotten in WW's world. If WW Link isn't OOT Link's descendant, then he is the descendant of some sort of "next of kin" who was either close to him, or received his stuff.